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Hard work, team cohesion, gave us our victory – Rivers Hoopers' coach, Odaudu

Posted : 20 November 2024

The Head Coach of Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club of Port Harcourt, Ogoh Odaudu, said on Tuesday that his team worked hard to emerge as champions of the just-concluded basketball league.


He stated that the team had a good balance in all departments and strong team cohesion, which helped them prevail over the opposition.

 

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Recall that the Hoopers beat all the participating teams from the Atlantic Conference up until the Final Eight championship.


They defeated Hoops and Read Basketball Club of Lagos 71-54 in the finals to become this year’s winners of the Nigeria Basketball Men’s Premier League in Rivers.


An elated Odaudu, in a telephone interview, said that the team had prepared well ahead of the championship and was happy with the outcome.


“We worked hard for this competition, knowing full well that there were no small teams in the competition. 


“We had a target, which was to reach the final, and it was fulfilled. Afterward, it gave us all the determination we needed to achieve our ultimate objective,” he said.


Odaudu added that the team was proud to win the championship back to back, stating, "We look forward to doing more in the near future."


ASN reports that as champions of the Premier League Basketball, the Hoopers have qualified to participate in the Basketball African League (BAL), which kicks off soon.


Odaudu said that his team would go home and rest until the release of the fixtures for this year’s BAL championship.


According to him, “We need to rest now because it has been a very competitive competition that really took a toll on our strength.”


Rivers Hoopers came third in the last continental showpiece and are confident of going further with the valuable experience they gained from the previous championship.


“We are confident of doing better than we did in our last participation. We are now better experienced than before and will approach it differently,” he said.

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