Nigeria Men's Olympic Basketball Team 2021

Nigeria is the only African team to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Tokyo. With former NBA coach Mike Brown as their head coach, Nigeria will compete in Group B alongside Australia, Germany and Italy. Nigeria has eight NBA players, the most after the USA, on their roster and they became the first African nation to beat the US, who were playing the first of five tune-up games before Tokyo. The D’Tigers have their first game of the group phase against Australia on July 25.

Player	Position
Ike Iroegbu	Point guard
Stan Okoye	Shooting guard
Ekpe Udoh	Center
Chimezie Metu	Power forward
Josh Okogie	Shooting guard
Gabe Vincent	Point guard
Jordan Nwora	Small forward
Precious Achiuwa	Forward/Center
Caleb Agada	Point guard
Obi Emegano	Shooting guard
Michael Gbinije	Guard/Forward
Chima Moneke	Power forward
Jahlil Okafor	Center
KZ Okpala	Guard/Forward
Miye Oni	Guard/Forward

It has been a remarkable rise for the West African nation, struggling with a crippled domestic league following a protracted leadership crisis, as they have turned to overseas-born players and a strong community of diaspora players based in the United States. In 2015, they achieved continental success after winning the African Basketball Championship. No African nation has ever won an Olympic basketball medal, and the Nigerians are all set to compete hard for a medal.

NBA Players in the Nigeria Olympic Basketball team

Precious Achiuwa - Miami Heat

KZ Okpala - Miami Heat

Miye Oni - Utah Jazz

Josh Okogie - Minnesota Timberwolves

Jordan Nwora - Milwaukee Bucks

Chimezie Metu - Sacramento Kings

Jahlil Okafor - Detroit Pistons

Gabe Vincent - Miami Heat

Nigeria Men's Olympic Basketball Team 2021 Schedule

Date	Match	Time	Venue
July 25	Nigeria vs Australia	4:20 p.m. ET	Saitama Super Arena, Japan
July 28	Nigeria vs Germany	9:00 p.m. ET	Saitama Super Arena, Japan
July 31	Nigeria vs Italy	12:40 a.m. ET	Saitama Super Arena, Japan