Crown Elite Basketball Championship

Crown Elite Basketball League

Organising body	Crown Elite Sports
Founded	2021
First season	2021
Countries	Nigeria
Regions	West Africa
Number of teams	8
Related competitions	Nigerian Premier League
Current champions	Men: Rivers Hoopers (1st title) Women: First Bank (1st title) (2022)
Most championships	Rivers Hoopers Ebun Comets (1 title each)
CEO	Hanson O. Oguche

The Crown Elite Basketball Championship is a professional basketball league for men's and women's teams in Nigeria and Western Africa. It is founded and organised by the Crown Elite Sports, a sports management company.[1] The organization is affiliated with the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) and the Nigerian University Games Association. The first season was played in 2020.[1]

Men

The inaugural season was held on July 13 and July 14, 2021, in the indoor hall of the National Stadium in Lagos. The Ebun Comets won the inaugural title.[2] The second season was held from February 1 to February 6, 2022, when the Rivers Hoopers won the second men's title and claimed the ₦ 1.5 million prize money.[3]

List of champions

Edition	Season	Champions	Final score	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
1	2021	Ebun Comets	58–52	Lagos Legends
2	2022	Rivers Hoopers	79–71	University of Lagos	Lagos Legends	Lagos Islanders

2022 season

Group A

Team	W	L
Lagos Islanders	2	1
University of Lagos	2	1
Kwara Falcons	1	2
Ebun Comets	1	2

Group B

Team	W	L
Rivers Hoopers	2	1
Lagos Legends	2	1
Raptors	1	2
Dodan Warriors	0	3

Final Four

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Lagos Islanders	49
	4	Rivers Hoopers	64
						Rivers Hoopers		79
						University of Lagos		74
	3	Lagos Legends	53
	2	University of Lagos	64			Third place
						Lagos Legends		75
						Lagos Islanders		40

Women

From August 21, to August 27, 2022, the first women competition was held.[4] The tournament existed of six Nigerian teams, one team from Togo, and one team from Ghana.

List of champions

Edition	Season	Champions	Final score	Runners-up
3	2022	First Bank	44–27[5]	Mountain of Fire Miracles

References

1. "Crown Elite Basketball Championship returns in February". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
2. "Crown Elite Basket Ball Championship 13-14 July 2021". Crown Elite. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
3. "Rivers Hooper's emerge champions of Crown Elite Basketball tourney". The Eagle Online. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
4. Mix, Pulse (15 May 2022). "Crown Elite announces dates for Third Elite Basketball Championship, August 21-27, 2022". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
5. "First Bank demolish Mountain of Fire, wins Crown Elite Basketball Championship". NNN. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

External links

• Official website