Liberia Basketball Association
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| Country | Liberia |
|---|---|
| Confederation | FIBA Africa |
| Divisions | First Division Second Division Third Division |
| Number of teams | 61 (1st: 11, 2nd: 20, 3rd: 30) |
| Level on pyramid | 1–3 |
| International cup(s) | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
| Current champions | 1st Division: Mighty Barrolle (4th title) 2nd Division: Highway Kings 3rd Division: Bushrod Dreams (2024) |
The Liberia Basketball Association (LBA) is a men's professional basketball league in Liberia.[1] The is divided up into three divisions, with the First Division being the top league in the country.
The champions of the First Division are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Current clubs
[edit]Division One (9 teams)
[edit]| Team | Coach |
|---|---|
| Barnesville Dragons | |
| Bushrod Bulls | Richmond Tobii |
| Cestos Mogars | Zayzay Gizzie |
| Commissioners | |
| Desert Knights | |
| Invincible Eleven | |
| LPRC Oilers | Varfley Corneh |
| Mighty Barrolle | Assad Fadel |
| NPA Pythons |
Division Two (15 teams)
[edit]| Team | Coach |
|---|---|
| Bong Eagles | |
| Bushrod Ballers | |
| G-High Landers | |
| Georgia Warriors | |
| Global Spartans | |
| Highway Kings | |
| KA-Rockets | |
| Kardinal | |
| King George Knights |  Eddie Philips
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| Royal Legends | |
| Sac Base | |
| Spartacus | |
| Storm Troopers | |
| TS Warriors | Ernest Bestman
|
| Vision Shooters | Claudius Thompson
|
Past champions
[edit]| Season | Champion | Finalist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NPA Pythons | ||
| 2010 | Uhuru Kings | ||
| 2011 | LPRC Oilers | [2] | |
| 2012 | LPRC Oilers | Uhuru Kings | [2] |
| 2013 | LPRC Oilers | [2] | |
| 2016 | Mighty Barrolle | ||
| 2017 | LPRC Oilers | Mighty Barrolle | [3] |
| 2018 | LPRC Oilers | Harbel Pointers | |
| 2019 | NPA Pythons | Harbel Pointers | |
| 2022 | Mighty Barrolle | LPRC Oilers | |
| 2023 | Mighty Barrolle | ||
| 2024 | Mighty Barrolle | Cestos Mogars | [4] |
Titles by club
[edit]| Club | Champions | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| LPRC Oilers | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 |
| Mighty Barrolle | 4 | 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| NPA Pythons | 2 | 2007, 2019 |
| Uhuru Kings | 1 | 2010 |
In the Basketball Africa League
[edit]The champions of the Liberia Basketball Association First Division are invited to the qualifying tournament for the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Two teams, namely NPA Pythons and Mighty Barrolle, have represented the country in the BAL thus far.
| Season | Representative | Road to BAL | Main competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | Result | Qualified | W | L | Result | |||
| 2021 | NPA Pythons | 1 | 3 | 3rd in West Division Group B, First Round | No | Did not qualify | |||
| 2022 | Not invited | ||||||||
| 2023 | Not invited | ||||||||
| 2024 | Not invited | ||||||||
| 2025 | Mighty Barrolle | 2 | 4 | 3rd in West Division Group B, Elite 16 | No | Did not qualify | |||
| Total | 3 | 7 | - | - | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ 2016 Basketball League Opens Saturday, The Liberian Observer. 23 February 2016, retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Liberia Petroleum Refining Company ..::HAK Technology::..The difference is HERE". www.lprclib.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Oilers re-claim LBA title". Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ Writer, Contributing (2024-09-24). "Liberia: Defending Champions Mighty Barrolle Retain Crown in LBA". FrontPageAfrica. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
External links
[edit]- Liberia: LPRC Oilers Win LBA National League for Third Year in a Row at AllAfrica.com
- Liberian basketball at AfroBasket.com
- Liberia Basketball Network
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