AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers: D’Tigers’ American Coach Arrives Kigali As Team Begins Camping
By Dayo Badmus
Coach of the Nigeria men’s Basketball team, Mike Brown has arrived the Kigali camp of the team as Nigeria prepares for the 2021 Afro FIBA qualifiers.
The American touched down in Kigali, the venue of the championship, on Saturday evening to begin close camping ahead of the qualifiers billed to begin on November 27, 2020.
The 50 year old coach who was accompanied by one of his assistants Kuester John, former Detroit Pistons Coach was received by the Nigeria Basketball Federation Vice President, Babs Ogunade.
The former Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors Coach has invited 20 foreign based players for the assignment of which the invited players are expected to start arriving Kigali today.
Nigeria will compete in group D alongside Mali and South Sudan.
The Full List
Stan Okoye, Small Forward, Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria (Spain)Ikechukwu Nwamu, Shooting Guard Cholet (France);
Ike Iroegbu, Point Guard Capital City Go-Go (NBA G League, USA)
Talib Zanna, Centre, Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C (Israel)
Chima Moneke, Power Forward, Orléans Loiret Basket (France)
Obinna Enechionyia, Power Forward, Real Betis (Spain)
Michael Gbinije, Shooting Guard, BC Nevėžis (Lithuania)
Obi Emegano, Shooting Guard, Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain)
Mike Efevberha, Shooting Guard, JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole (France)
Michael Eric, Centre, Turk Telekom Basketball (Turkey)
Tonye Jekiri, Centre, Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia (Spain)
Rasheed Sulaimon, Shooting Guard Casademont Zaragoza (Spain)
Zaid Hearst-Okpalannaka, Shooting Guard, Antibes (France)
Ekpe Udoh, Centre, Beijing Ducks (China)
Ben Uzoh, Point Guard, Paris Basketball, (France)
Christopher Obekpa, Centre, (Unattached)
Ike Diogu, Centre, Shimane Susanoo Magic (Japan)
Braxton Ogbueze, Guard, Coruna (Spain)
Festus Ezeli, Centre, (Unattached)
John Ogburn, Centre, Busan KT Sonicboom, (South Korea)
