NBBF Grant Lagos Hosting Right

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has awarded the hostting of the 2010/2011 post season playoffs to the Lagos bidding teams.

The Lagos bid is said to be unique as it will be the first time since the coming of the premier league that more than one team will bid to stage the playoffs tagged ‘The Fibal-8 playoffs.

NBBF president, Tijjani Umar says Lagos was awarded the hosting right after a careful study of the bid documents submitted by all the bidders and that of Lagos meet the requirement of the federation.

He challenge the Lagos-teams to match their words with actions as the final-8 playoffs is the climax of the DStv Premier Basketball League and must surpass or equal what was witnessed at the 2009/2010 finals in Port Harcourt last year.

The Lagos bidding team gave assurance that the 2010/2011 playoffs will be the best ever.

Bid spokesman, Ayo Bakare of Comets basketball club and logistics officer Rotimi Savage of Union Bank basketball club says they are on top of the bid and will not disappoint the federation and basketball fans when the playoffs dunk-off on June 20 through the buzzer on June 27.

Eight clubs are already waiting to sweat it out for the title with defending champion Kano Pillars basketball club leading the challenge from the Savannah conference and the only team that did not drop any game all through the regular season of the 2010/2011 campaign.

Other teams in the race for the diadem include Kada Stars basketball club of Kaduna, Yelwa Hawks and Bauchi Nets basketball clubs of Bauchi, leading the challenge from the Atlantic conference is 2009/2010 third place finisher, Union Bank basketball club of Lagos last season runner-up Royal Hoopers basketball club of Port Harcourt former league champion Comets basketball club who is staging a come back to the post season after winning the league shield in 2003 and 2006 Africa Champions Cup third place side, Dodan Warriors basketball club of Lagos.

The eight teams will be divided into two groups with one of the host side Union Bank basketball club and defending champion and Savannah conference leader being seeded.