SAITAMA, JAPAN - Dirk Nowitzki no longer needs help locating Africa on the basketball map. It seems the entire continent is breathing down his neck. There was the horse who pulls the Dallas ...

More must be done to encourage female coaches, says the first woman to take charge of a Basketball Africa League club.

The NBA is launching a professional basketball league in Africa that will feature 12 teams from several countries across the continent. The league will debut next year, and will be referred to as ...

With the help of 6-9 Ni­ger­ian basketball prospect Ejike Obinna, Antwaan Randle-El is putting Virginia Academy on the national high school basketball map. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) ...

The Basketball Africa League can be "a catalyst" to develop the sports and entertainment industry across the continent.

Basketball South Africa, the organisers of the tournament, announced training squads for the South African national boys’ and girls’ U18 teams on 21 July 2023.

Sarah Chan, manager of Africa scouting for the 2019 NBA champion Toronto Raptors team, says the BAL tournament will be a breeding ground for the next generation of African athletes ...

Tommy Lloyd and the Arizona Wildcats are looking forward to the 2025-26 basketball season. The Wildcats will begin the new campaign this fall with a different look than the team that reached the ...

Basketball Africa League announces host cities, venues and dates for 2024 regular season tipping off March 9 in Pretoria, South Africa BAL's expanded fourth season will feature record 48 games in ...

The Basketball Africa League crowns a new champion this weekend, marking the venture's fifth anniversary. But can the NBA-backed league turn courtside glam and pan-African buzz into lasting success?

The NBA is launching a professional basketball league in Africa that will feature 12 teams from several countries across the continent.