Full Court Press – Alumni
Staff, 2022-10-26 12:21:24,
Full Court Press
With a $1 billion valuation, a group of high-profile investors, an aggressive growth plan, and a mission to create deep economic and social change, NBA Africa is shooting for a continental shift in basketball
Re: Victor Williams (MBA 1998); Mark Tatum (MBA 1998); Tope Lawani (MBA 1995); By:
Dan Morrell
Topics: Leadership-Leading ChangeSports-BasketballManagement-Growth and Development Strategy
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On May 28, 2022, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) held the championship game of its second season, pitting the club team Petro de Luanda, from Angola, against US Monastir, from Tunisia.
Traffic snarls outside the stadium, congestion tightened by temporary road closures for the arrival of Rwanda’s first lady, Jeannette Kagame. Inside Kigali’s three-year-old, $104 million BK Arena (named for the Bank of Kigali), pregame entertainment features a troupe of thunderous, polyrhythmic drummers and dancers.The seats and court are adorned in bright green, yellow, and blue, and the concession stands offer popcorn as well as bowls of spicy beef over French fries. During timeouts, the nearly 10,000 fans—one of them painted head to toe in green, yellow, and red, and…
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