The 2019 NBBF Nigerian Premier League was the national championship for Nigerian basketball organised by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). The draw was held on 11 November 2019. All game were played at the National Stadium in Lagos. The winners of the President Cup qualify for the 2020 Basketball Africa League (BAL), the newly established pan-African league by FIBA and the NBA. Rivers Hoopers won its third Nigerian championship.
League stage The league stage was played in a round-robin format. The Atlantic Conference was played from October 12, to October 2022, in the Indoor Sports Hall of the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. The Savannah Conference was played in the Indoor Sports Hall in Lagos. The top four teams advance to the Final 8.
Atlantic Conference TeamGPW%1Rivers Hoopers2Kwara Falcons3Raptors Lagos4Lagos Islanders5Police Baton6Hoops and Read7Delta Force8Customs Lagos9Dodan Warriors10Invaders11Coal City Miners12Azure Raiders
Savannah Conference TeamGPW%1Niger Potters2Mark Mentors3Nigeria Army Rockets4Abuja Defenders5Plateau Peaks6Gombe Bulls7Kada Stars8Bauchi Nets9Kano Pillars10Benue Braves
Final 8 The Final 8 took place from November 12, to November 17, 2021.
Group A TeamGPW%1Rivers Hoopers2Lagos Islanders3Nigeria Army Rockets4Benue Braves
Group B TeamGPW%1Kwara Falcons2Niger Potters3Abuja Defenders4Raptors Lagos
Final round
Individual awards Highest Scorer: Oyebanji Mustapha (Kwara Falcons) Highest Rebounder: Ebuka Innocent (Raptors) Highest Blocked Shots: Victor Anthony Highest three points: Ginikachukwu Godpower (Raptors) + President's Cup Best FiveGuardsForwardsCenter Abdul Yahaya (Hoopers)Ikechukwu Godwin (Hoopers)Godwin David (Falcons)Gabriel Erameh (Potters) Ginikachukwu Godspower (Raptors)President's Cup MVP: Abdul Yahaya (Hoopers)
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