2025 Rivers Hoopers season
| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ogoh Odaudu |
| NPL | To be played |
The 2025 Rivers Hoopers season is the 20th season in club history and the 3rd season of the team in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The Hoopers will play in the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) as defending champions.
Roster
[edit]Will Perry signed with ASC Ville de Dakar, John Wilkins retired.
Meanwhile, Kelvin Amayo, who led the team to the 2024 Nigerian Premier League title, returned to the Hoopers. Madut Akec, who played in the 2024 BAL season with AS Douanes, was also signed.
BAL roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Transactions
[edit]Additions
[edit]| Date | Player | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2025 | Jackson Makoi[1] | Cairns Taipans |
| March 13, 2025 | Madut Akec | AS Douanes |
| March 23, 2025 | Raphiael Putney[2] | Pioneros de Los Mochis |
| March 26, 2025 | Maxi Munanga Shamba[3] |
Subtractions
[edit]| Date | Player | New team |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2024 | Devine Eke[4] |  Santa Cruz Warriors
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| February 26, 2025 | Will Perry[5] | ASC Ville de Dakar |
| John Wilkins | Retired |
Games
[edit]BAL
[edit]Nile Conference
[edit]The Hoopers were placed in the Kalahari Conference, which began on 5 April 2025 and was held in Rabat, Morocco.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al Ittihad Alexandria
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6 | 6 | 0 | 526 | 428 | +98 | 1.000 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 |  Rivers Hoopers
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6 | 4 | 2 | 484 | 466 | +18 | .667 | |
| 3 |  FUS Rabat (H)
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6 | 2 | 4 | 456 | 475 | −19 | .333 | Possibly advance to the playoffs |
| 4 |  Stade Malien
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6 | 0 | 6 | 395 | 492 | −97 | .000 |
References
[edit]- ^ @RiversHoopers (14 March 2025). "South Sudanese point guard Jackson Makoi joins #TheKingsMen for @thebal 5" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 March 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Rivers Hoopers sign American Putney for BAL challenge". The Nation Newspaper. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Congo DR Maxi Munanga Shamba joins Rivers Hoopers". Gongnews. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Select Seth Maxwell, Tommy Rutherford, and Devine Eke in the 2024 NBA G League Draft". NBA.com. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Basketsenegal (26 February 2025). "BAL 2025 - Will Perry, Abdoulaye Harouna et Ater Majok à l'ASC Ville de Dakar | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). Archived from the original on 28 February 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.