Nigeria’s coaching duo of Ogoh Odaudu and Mohammed Abdulrahman are partaking in the on-going 2024 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada after been respectively picked as on the coaching staff of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Utah Jazz.
Ogoh Odaudu was the head coach and Mohammed Abdulrahman his deputy at Rivers Hoopers as the Nigerian outfit finished third at the 2024 Basketball Africa League with Ogoh Odaudu clinching the 2024 BAL Coach of the Year distinction.
The two Nigerians are part of a contingent of Twenty-five basketball coaches from 15 African countries selected to participate in the NBA 2K25 Summer League which began at the week through July 22.
The selected coaches form part of the Africa Coaches Program, which builds on NBA Africa’s and Basketball Africa League’s (BAL) commitment to building the capacity and expertise of coaches from across the continent, improving the quality of the on-court product, and contributing to the continued growth of basketball on the continent. Eight of the coaches represent teams that have participated in the BAL.
Francois Enyegue (Cameroon; San Antonio Spurs) and Emmanuel Mavomo (Democratic Republic of the Congo; Milwaukee Bucks) – return to the Summer League for a third consecutive year. Last year, they coached with the Orlando Magic and Utah Jazz, respectively.
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Six teams that took part in the 2024 BAL season will have at least one coach participating – Al Ahly (Egypt), Bangui Sporting Club (Central Africa Republic) City Oilers (Uganda), FUS de Rabat (Morocco), Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria), and US Monastir (Tunisia).
Listed below is complete list of African coaches participating in the NBA 2K25 Summer League and their NBA teams’ coaching staff.
1-Mohamed Lamine Kriedeche (Algeria)- New Orleans Pelicans
2- Stef Pare ( Burkina Faso)- Orlando Magic
3- Francois Enyengue (Cameroon)-San Antonio Spurs
4- Victor Samnick (Cameroon)-Denver Nuggets
5- Pierrot Ilunga (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Toronto Raptors
6- Emmanuel Mavomo (DRCongo)-Milwaukee Bucks
7- Ahmed Elgarhi (Egypt)-Minnesota Timberwolves
8- Alia Mahmoud (Egypt)-Washington Wizards
9- Ruth Bibeyi (Gabon)-Los Angeles Lakers
10- Ahmed Salam (Morocco)-Atlanta Hawks
11- John Wilkins (Morocco)- Phoenix Suns
12- Sofia Bey (Morocco)-Sacramento Kings
13- Karim Nesba (Morocco)-Sacramento Kings
14- Leonel Manhique (Mozambique)-Brooklyn Nets
15- Ogoh Odaudu (Nigeria)-Cleveland Cavaliers
16- Mohamed Abdulrahman (Nigeria)-Utah Jazz
17- Mugisha Igor Keys (Rwanda)-Boston Celtics
18- Prosper Naci (Rwanda)-Philadelphia 76ers
19- Matar Mbodji (Senegal)-Chicago Bulls
20- Goitsemang Ditsheko (South Africa)-Houston Rockets
21- Akech Wuoi Garang Ajak (South Sudan)-New York Knicks
22-Bechir Hadidane (Tunisia)-Memphis Grizzlies
23- Mhamed Gaddour (Tunisia)-Los Angeles Clippers