Kenya men s coach Liz Mills ranks BAL contenders and players to watch
Liz Mills, coach of Kenya men s national basketball team, led her side to Afrobasket qualification, and has coached across Africa for the past decade.
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Kenya men s national team coach Liz Mills has spent the better part of the last decade coaching basketball in Africa and has detailed, first-hand knowledge of players and teams featuring in the Basketball Africa League [BAL].
It is knowledge that comes from traversing the continent, working with clubs, varsities, and national teams in Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Cameroon, Rwanda, and Kenya, both as a coach and as a scout, with her game-changing use of data and analytics.
Angola s Leonel Paulo bringing his experience to the court for AfroBasket qualification
YAOUNDE (Cameroon) - When you ve played at five FIBA AfroBasket events, two FIBA Basketball World Cups, and at the Olympics, there s a wealth of experience you garner and there s a sense of fulfilment that it usually ushers.
Often, basketball players with such pedigree on the continental scene seem less bothered about extending that record but that s not the case with Leonel Ditutala Paulo. He wants more.
At 34 and donning the toga as one of Angola s most experienced players still in action, Paulo s passion for basketball is undented as he has now cast his gaze on qualification for this year s AfroBasket as well as a sixth appearance on the continental scene.