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4th Ibadan Basketball Championship begins

Posted : 20 January 2025

The fourth edition of the Ibadan Basketball Championship began on Friday at the Lekan Salami Stadium, with defending champions Hoop Dreams losing their opening game.


Eight teams are taking part in the two-day competition, with six teams in the male category and two in the female category.


The male teams are Showtyme Hoopers, Liberty Spears, University of Ibadan, The Polytechnic Ibadan, Rising Stars, and Hoop Dreams, while the female teams are Rising Stars and Showtyme Angels.


Opeyemi Adekunle, the coach of Hoop Dreams, speaking after their game, said their goal remains to retain the title, even though they lost their first match 63-70.


“We lost our first match by seven points to the University of Ibadan, but that will not derail us. We are here to retain our title.


“We played the first match in the tournament with fatigue and some other technical issues, which contributed to our loss.


“But we have put the loss behind us and are ready to play the other games cautiously to achieve our target,” he said.


In other games played on Friday in the male competition, Showtyme Hoopers defeated The Polytechnic Ibadan 62-49, while the University of Ibadan defeated Liberty Spears 57-52.


In the male category, the top winners will go home with N250,000, while the first runners-up and second runners-up will receive N150,000 and N100,000, respectively.


In the female category, where the two participants will only face each other, the winners will receive N200,000, while the losers will get N150,000.


The championship is being sponsored by some now-retired Oyo State basketballers based in the diaspora.

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