By Boluwaji Ogunmola
The University of Ibadan Basketball Club has won the sixth edition of the Propella 3×3 Male Open Challenge, defeating Beavers Basketball Club 21-17 in the final match held at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan.
Hoop Dreams of Ibadan clinched the third position after beating Better George 21-16. The University of Ibadan team’s victory was attributed to their experience, having competed outside Nigeria, including a fourth-place finish at the African qualifiers in Uganda in July.
The competition, which has shown improvements over the years, featured 12 teams from Oyo State and other parts of the South-West. The teams included Ollysan Basketball Club, Books’ and Ball, The Polytechnic Ibadan, Showtyme Hoopers, and Liberty Spears, among others.
The University of Ibadan team received a prize money of N150,000, while Beavers Basketball Club and Hoop Dreams got N100,000 and N50,000, respectively. Feranmi Babajide was awarded the Most Valuable Player at the event.
