Wednesday 9 March 2016

DSTV/Nigeria Premier Basketball League Dunks OFF Friday........Defending Champions Set For Challenge


Adeka.

The 2015/16 Men’s Basketball Premier League  is expected to tip off this weekend at both the Savannah and Atlantic Conferences with the defending champions Mark Mentors Basketball Club facing the Nigeria Immigrations in an opener.


The games will be played on Home and away bases ,so this means  the defending Champions will host Immigrations at the  Indoor Sports hall of the National Stadium, Abuja
Mark Mentors head coach,Adeka Daudu told amarignis.blogspot.com that his team is ready to  challenge for honours.

" We lost 80 percent nucleus of our players,we are in a rebuilding process trying to find a blend and rhythm with our relatively new set of players.We are working hard to ensure we close the gap created by the exit of our very experienced players"

"We know it will be a very challenging season,every team is strong and can win the League just like we did last season dethroning Kano Pillars,as Champions we know it will be a tough and copetitive  call but we are ready to take all opposition,Adeka concluded.


In other matches for the opening day, dethroned champions Kano Pillars will confront Gombe Bulls ,Plateau Peaks squares Bauchi Nets ,as Niger Potters will play Kada Stars in the week one fixtures released by the Nigeria Basketball Federation.
The top six teams from each conference will qualify for the conference play offs.



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