Baba Jubril
 Jubril in 2023 | |
| Kwara Falcons | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Nigerian Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 18 January 1990 Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria |
| Coaching career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| Nigeria Customs | |
| Kwara Falcons | |
| As coach: | |
| 2018–2019 | Kwara Falcons (assistant) |
| 2019–present | Kwara Falcons |
| 2023–present | Nigeria (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach:
| |
Kadri Baba Jubril (born 18 January 1990) is a Nigerian professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Kwara Falcons of the Nigerian Premier League (NPL).
Playing career
[edit]Jubril competed with the Nigeria Under-19 team at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he averaged 15 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.[1] During his professional career, he played for the Kwara Falcons (where he was the captain), the Ebun Comets and the Nigeria Customs,[2] among others.
Coaching career
[edit]Since 2023, Jubril is also an assistant coach for the Nigeria national men's team.[3] In 2018, Jubril started as assistant coach with the Kwara Falcons, under Lateef Erinfolami.[4] Since assuming the position a year later, Jubril has been the head coach of Kwara Falcons. He guided the team to their first-ever Premier League title in 2022.[5] As a result, he coached the Falcons in their debut season in Season 3 of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[6] The Falcons went winless in the Sahara Conference, finishing in sixth place with a 0–5 record.
Head coaching record
[edit]BAL
[edit]| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwara Falcons | 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5th in Sahara Conference | Did Not Qualify | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Kadri Baba Jibril profile, World Championship for Junior Men 1999". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Nigeria Customs not shaken by inaugural appearance at FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2016". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Fayiga, Kunle (10 February 2023). "FIBA World Cup Qualifiers: NBBF announce 21-man D'Tigers squad - AfrosportNow". Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Online, The Eagle (25 January 2018). "Kwara Falcons gets new coach -". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Omoniyi, Oluwaferanmi (13 November 2022). "NBBF Final 8: Kwara Falcons wins first title as High school student emereges MVP". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Kwara Falcons Coach Baba Jubril Unfazed On BAL Draws". 15 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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