Four home-based players wey win dia first Nigeria Premier Basketball League (NPBL) titles wit Rivers Hoopers don describe di club seventh championship as career milestone. Eric Okechukwu, Chinedu Nwaogu, Tom Aroko and John Idoga bin dey inside di squad wey lift di trophy two weeks ago and earn return to di Basketball Africa League.
Di quartet contribute to di team qualifying run through Phase One for Ibadan and Phase Two for Enugu, and to en playoff and Finals campaign. Okechukwu and Aroko, wey miss di playoffs roster, support di team from di sidelines. Idoga play for defence and score for di paint, while Nwaogu, dem dey call am "Sniper" because of en long-range shooting, provide scoring from di bench.
"Winning di 2026 NPBL title na one of my main goals for di year, and to achieve am wit Rivers Hoopers mean plenti," Okechukwu tok. "I don play for dis league for several years, dey prepare for moment like dis." E add say di chance to represent Nigeria for BAL make di victory special pass.
Aroko, wey join from Kwara Falcons dis season, say di title pass beyond just di trophy. Nwaogu say di win take away di pain of last season championship loss, while Idoga credit di collective work of local and foreign players for di squad.
