2024 Rivers Hoopers season

Rivers Hoopers

2024 season
Head coach	Ogoh Odaudu
NPL	TBD
BAL	TBD

The 2024 Rivers Hoopers season is the 19th season in club history and the 2nd season of the team in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The Hoopers will play in the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) once again as defending champions.

The Hoopers enforced their team with American guard Will Perry.

Roster

BAL roster

The final roster was revealed by the BAL on 4 May 2024.

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

2024 Rivers Hoopers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age CG 2 Offia, Abel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2005-02-14)14 February 2005 SF 4 Daramola, Michael 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2002-10-20)20 October 2002 PG 5 Anaiye, Johnson 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1997-11-06)6 November 1997 F 6 Ike, David (E) 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 16 – (2007-07-16)16 July 2007 SF 7 Nwaiwu, Onyebuchi 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1998-08-20)20 August 1998 G 10 Oyebanji, Mustapha 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2001-04-20)20 April 2001 PG 12 Perry, Will (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1993-10-11)11 October 1993 G 13 Amayo, Kelvin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1992-01-09)9 January 1992 C 14 Olisemeka, Peter 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1991-12-09)9 December 1991 PF 15 Koko, Victor Anthony (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1992-12-14)14 December 1992 SF 23 Eke, Devine 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1996-07-29)29 July 1996 PF 34 Wilkins, John (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1989-07-13)13 July 1989	Head coach Ogoh Odaudu Assistant coach(es) Abdulrahman Mohammed Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player (E): BAL Elevate player Injured Roster Updated: 4 May 2024

Games

BAL

Main article: 2024 BAL season

Sahara Conference

Main article: 2024 BAL Sahara Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PCT	Qualification
1	Rivers Hoopers	6	4	2	441	413	+28	.667	Advance to playoffs
2	AS Douanes	6	3	3	409	385	+24	.500
3	US Monastir	6	3	3	437	450	−13	.500
4	APR	6	2	4	432	471	−39	.333

Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

AS Douanes v Rivers Hoopers

May 4, 2024	AS Douanes	68–77	Rivers Hoopers	Dakar Arena, Dakar
5:30 PM	Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 16–19, 9–19, 20–21
	Pts: Akec 19 Rebs: Obekpa 14 Asts: Boissy 4	Livestats	Pts: Eke 31 Rebs: Eke 12 Asts: Amayo 8	Attendance: 8,543 Referees: Tyler Mirkovich, Aboolo Amr, Hassan Kamate

APR v Rivers Hoopers

May 5, 2024	APR	82–86	Rivers Hoopers	Dakar Arena, Dakar
2:30 PM	Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 22–21, 22–23, 20–23
	Pts: Noel 32 Rebs: Noel 7 Asts: Filer, Robeyns 4	Livestats	Pts: Perry 31 Rebs: Eke, Ike 8 Asts: Amayo 7	Attendance: 734 Referees: Kaitlynn Versoza, Kalume Tonton Banza, Adlen Larouci

US Monastir v Rivers Hoopers

May 7, 2024	US Monastir	63–84	Rivers Hoopers	Dakar Arena, Dakar
4:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 16–25, 22–18, 12–17
	Pts: Doucouré 21 Rebs: Crawford 7 Asts: Crawford 14	Livestats	Pts: Amayo 30 Rebs: Eke 12 Asts: Amayo, Perry 9	Attendance: 973 Referees: Tyler Mirkovich, Kalume Tonton Banza, Hassan Kamate

Rivers Hoopers v AS Douanes

May 9, 2024	Rivers Hoopers	54–56	AS Douanes	Dakar Arena, Dakar
7:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 5–14, 21–19, 15–7, 13–16
	Pts: Perry 17 Rebs: Olisemeka 18 Asts: Perry 5	Livestats	Pts: Akec 17 Rebs: Thomas 9 Asts: Boissy 4	Attendance: 6,876 Referees: Cameron Gelinas, Yann Vezo Davidson, Natascha Onono

Rivers Hoopers v APR

May 11, 2024	Rivers Hoopers	78–7102OT	APR	Dakar Arena, Dakar
2:30 PM	Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 15–11, 10–20, 17–8, Overtime: 17–8, 20–3
	Pts: Eke 18 Rebs: Eke 20 Asts: Perry 6	Livestats	Pts: Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 16 Rebs: Hunt 14 Asts: Hunt 7	Attendance: 750 Referees: Cameron Gelinas, Aboolo Amr, Kalume Tonton Banza

Rivers Hoopers v US Monastir

May 12, 2024	Rivers Hoopers	62–73	US Monastir	Dakar Arena, Dakar
2:30 PM	Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 20–19, 9–18, 20–17
	Pts: Eke 13 Rebs: Olisemeka 10 Asts: Amayo 7	Livestats	Pts: Crawford 21 Rebs: Majok 16 Asts: Crawford 9	Attendance: 2,604 Referees: Kenny Jones, Kalume Tonton Banza, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto

Playoffs

Main article: 2024 BAL playoffs

Seeding game (3rd–4th seed)

Rivers Hoopers v AS Douanes

25 May 2024	Rivers Hoopers	57–63	AS Douanes	BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
5:30 PM	Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 14–15, 5–13, 29–13
	Pts: Ike 11 Rebs: Olisemeka 13 Asts: Amayo 7	Livestats	Pts: Harouna 16 Rebs: Akec, Fofana 7 Asts: Akec 4	Attendance: 5,992 Referees: Hortensia Sanchez-Carrizales, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Amir Taboubi

Quarterfinal

Rivers Hoopers v US Monastir

27 May 2024	Rivers Hoopers	92–88	US Monastir	BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
5:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 25–19, 23–22, 24–26
	Pts: Perry 33 Rebs: Eke 12 Asts: Amayo 11	Livestats	Pts: Crawford 31 Rebs: Majok 7 Asts: Crawford 10	Attendance: 3,032 Referees: Chelisa Painter, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Aboolo Amr

Semifinal

Rivers Hoopers v Al Ahly Ly

29 May 2024	Rivers Hoopers	83–890OT	Al Ahly Ly	BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
5:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 16–21, 23–8, 13–70, Overtime: 10–16
	Pts: Amayo 26 Rebs: Amayo 15 Asts: Amayo 6	Livestats	Pts: Lual-Acuil 27 Rebs: Deng 13 Asts: Golden 5	Attendance: 4,037 Referees: Chelisa Painter, Yann Vezo Davidson, Mbaye Seye

Third place game

Rivers Hoopers v Cape Town Tigers

31 May 2024	Rivers Hoopers	80–57	Cape Town Tigers	BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
8:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 25–8, 18–21, 20–9, 17–19
	Pts: Amayo 25 Rebs: Koko 11 Asts: Perry 8	Livestats	Pts: Deing 17 Rebs: Sibanyoni 15 Asts: Manyang, Whitbread 2	Attendance: 4,379 Referees: Julian Scott, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Kalume Tonton Banza