The Liberian Basketball Association League witnessed a familiar force erupt onto the scene this weekend, as scoring machine Mohamed Traore returned to lead his team, Cestos Mogars, to a dominant 74-62 victory against league favorites LPRC Oilers. Traore, fondly nicknamed “The Menace” by Liberian fans, wasted no time reminding everyone why he captured the scoring…
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FIBA Africa, the governing of basketball in our sub-regions has send a communication to the Minister of Youth & Sports. The letter sighted dated August 29th, 2023. Read letter below. Letter from FIBA Africa to Ministry of Sports of Liberia (1)
Team Hustlers are on a mission to become the National 3×3 Champion. They qualified to the maiden event by winning the Kakata Open Run Tour. 3×3 Liberia is a new brand in the local basketball community. The brand looks to promote 3-on-3 basketball as a world class event in Liberia. As you may remember, their…
On August 13th, Mighty Barrolle, Vision Shooters, and Invincible Eleven (f) all won their various divisions in the Promoting Peace Through Sports Basketball Tournament. King George Knights also lifted the giant trophy for the division three category. The tournament brought together athletes from diverse backgrounds to foster unity and harmony. Over twenty teams from all divisions took…
Flight Nation made history by becoming the first team to win the maiden edition of the 3×3 Monrovia Open Challenge. The competition was organized by 3X3 Liberia, a newly formed organization with the aim of taking 3on3 basketball to every corner in Liberia. The tournament consisted of two categories of male and female. In total…
The hashtag #BringBackOurBasketball is currently trending in the Liberia basketball circle. The hashtag seems to have originated because of the long break in the basketball season. The last season games were in October of 2022 and since then there have been no official games or tournaments by the Liberia Basketball Association. LBA 3rd Division Champions…
Thomas Bropleh was born in New York City, NY on August 17th, 1991 to Liberian parents. He then grew up in Denver Colorado, and went to high school at George Washington High School. This school is the same school as 2004 NBA Finals MVP Chauncey Billups. He then went to prep school for a year…
NPA Pythons and defending champion Mighty Barrolle are set for a pre-season thriller. Both teams last met in the 2022 season. The Rollers are replacing LPRC Oilers who were set to play Pythons but circumstances beyond their control came up. Nonetheless, Mighty Barrolle contacted Pythons and we now have a fracas for this Sunday at…
Mark Smith in his wisdom has decided to contribute to basketball, but he is not in it alone. He is doing it in collaboration with the musician, B-Fresh, owner of the designer line, iGOTTA GET IT. Giving back means different things to different people. To some, it is giving time, resources, and donations to…