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).
 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:
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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), Ebun Comets and the Nigeria Customs, among others in the 2013 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup.[2]
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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