Oyedeji down with ailment but optimistic - Aug 28, 2010 (by Olusegun Ikuesan)
Nigeria international Olumide Oyedeji who has been battling with an ailment in the last one week few days to the commencement of the camp/clinic which also prevented him from attending his annnual Olumide Oyedeji Basketball Camp/Clinic in Lagos is optimistic of havinbg a good season in Italy.
The former Seattle Supersonics and Orlando Magic Centre told www [read more]
Nigeria international Olumide Oyedeji who has been battling with an ailment in the last one week few days to the commencement of the camp/clinic which also prevented him from attending his annnual Olumide Oyedeji Basketball Camp/Clinic in Lagos is optimistic of havinbg a good season in Italy.
The former Seattle Supersonics and Orlando Magic Centre told www.eurobasket.com that he was not a happy man after the ailment prevented from attending the tenth edition of the clinic that was coordinated by Patrick Omo-Osagie a Nigerian basketball youth coach based in Canada.
Oyedeji who joined Italian giant Pepsi JuveCaserta basketball club in the Italain SerieA for undisclosed fee promised to arrive Italy on time to team up with his new teammates.
Oyedeji who has had promising career in Germany, United States of America (NBA), China, Korea, Kuwait and in south America promised to contribute positively to the Caserta campaign in the SerieA this season.
'I felt bad to have missed out of my camp this season and my inability to report to my new club (Pepsi Caserta) as expected because of an ailment which prevented my movement, though I thank all the coaches who helped with the camp this year especially Patrick Omo-Osagie who stood in as the camp coordinator and with the report I got concerning the conducts of the kids rejuvenated my desire to continue.
'I want to give a personal commitement to the club fans of my hundred percent loyalty to the club.
The annual Olumide Oyedeji Basketball Clinic began in Lagos Nigerias commercial city, on Monday. The one week clinic has over 250 kids in attendance.
The programme organised and financed by the former Seattle Sonics centre is holding in the 10th anniversary. The 6-10 centre said that the goal of the programme has not changed over the years.
It is my desire to train young Nigerian basketballers mentally and socially so that after basketball there will be something to fall back on [read more]
The annual Olumide Oyedeji Basketball Clinic began in Lagos Nigerias commercial city, on Monday. The one week clinic has over 250 kids in attendance.
The programme organised and financed by the former Seattle Sonics centre is holding in the 10th anniversary. The 6-10 centre said that the goal of the programme has not changed over the years.
It is my desire to train young Nigerian basketballers mentally and socially so that after basketball there will be something to fall back on. And I am so happy to say that in the nearly 11 years of this programme over 40 of the kids have gone abroad. Nearly 40 made it to colleges and 35 are in professional basketball across the world. Oyedeji said.
The 2010 edition has been dedicated to the memory of Rob Muers. A Dutch who died in Germany in April this year in a motorbike accident who served as the camp coordinator from the inception until 2009.
Rob was like a friend and father to me and these kids. He had adapted to the Nigerian environment socially and we are going to miss him, Oyedeji said.
Defending champion of the Nigeria DStv Premier League, Kano Pillars basketball club Wednesday proved that its a real champion with a 75-57 points win over Niger Potters basketball club of Minna at the sports hall of the Sani Abacha stadium, Kano [read more]
Defending champion of the Nigeria DStv Premier League, Kano Pillars basketball club Wednesday proved that its a real champion with a 75-57 points win over Niger Potters basketball club of Minna at the sports hall of the Sani Abacha stadium, Kano.
The Coach Sani Ahmed tutored Pillars started the gane on a more cautious note with the first quarter ending at 16 points apiece but Pillars proved a champion stuff from the second quarter with combination from Nigeria senior national team forward, Mathew Onmonya, youthful guard, Musa Gwadabe and Dele Ademola who shot down the Potters with a 21-12 points second quarter win to gain a 9-point advantage going into the break with a 37-28 points.
Efforts by Potters to come back into the game in the third quarter was frustrated by Pillars who were determined to brighten their playoffs qualification ending the quarter with 19-17 points to further entend the margin between them and the Potters going into the final quarter with a 56-45 points lead.
The introduction of another DTigers player, Ibrahim Yusuf added fire to the already charged Pillars offenssive play who dominated the Potters from the start of the quarter to the buzzer with a 19-12 points win for a final score-line of 75-57 points.
In another Savannah conference mid-week cracker Yelwa Hawks basketball club of Bauchi defeated relegation threatened Tapgun Rockets who is Bauchi for a double road-game by 84-73 points and in Asaba, Delta Force basketball club failed to continue its superb form which has seen it humble teams like Union Bank, Dodan Warriors and Ebun Comets basketball clubs against a formidable Police Baton basketball club of Lagos.
The Warri-based Delta Force went down to the Coach Mark Balogun tutored Baton by 52-55 points thus putting its final-8 playoff qualification in check.
And on Thursday Niger Potters basketball club of Minna put behind it the 57-75 points lose to defending champion, Kano Pillars to punish AHIP Giants basketball club of Kano by 77-64 points to make 1-1 record on the road.
Potters who dominated the game from the first quarters won in the first and third quarter why tying the second with its host but gave away the last quarter by 12-19, 15-15, 16-21 and 21-19 to go past the further compound the woes of the Kano-based Giants.
The win thus shot the Minna side to the fourth place in the Savannah Conference standing with a game to go.
Also in Bauchi, home side Bauchi Nets effectively booked its playoff ticket with a resounding 74-59 points victory over visiting Tapgun Rockets basketball club of Jos.
The qualification is the first for the Nets in more than ten years in the Nigeria domestic league, Bauchi Nets is now second on the Savannah conference standing with a weekend cracker against defending champion, Kano Pillars basketball club who will storm Bauchi on the two-header.
Atlantic Conference Delta Force 52-55 Police Baton
Weekend Pairing Atlantic Conference Nigeria Customs Vs Dodan Warriors Friday (today) Union Bank Vs Nigeria Customs Sunday 4pm Ebun Comets Vs Lagos Islanders Sunday 6pm
Savannah Conference Plateau Peaks Vs Kada Stars Saturday Yelwa Hawks Vs Kano Pillars Saturday Bauchi Nets Vs Kano Pillars - Sunday
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