Alexander Nwora

Alexander Nwora is a Nigerian basketball coach of the Nigerian national team D'Tigers, which he coached at the AfroBasket 2017.[1] He also been the head men's basketball coach at the Erie Community College[2]buffalo, New York since 1999.[3]

Alexander Nwora
Erie Kats
PositionHead coach
LeagueNJCAA
Personal information
BornNigeria
NationalityNigerian
Career history
As coach:
1996–1999Medaille College (Assistant Coach)
1999–presentErie Men's Basketball team
2007–2013Cape Verde (Head Coach)
2017–presentNigeria (Head Coach)

Early life

He was born in the Eastern part of Nigeria. He started out as a basketball player.[4]

Nigerian national basketball team

He led the Nigerian national basketball team to the 2017 FIBA Afrobasket tournament, after he was appointed as head coach of the male national basketball team D'Tigers[5] by the Nigerian Basketball Federation.

Cape Verde National team

He was once a coach of the Cape Verde National Basketball side. He coached the side for about six years, he led the team to the 2013 Afrobasket tournament where they defeated the Nigerian national basketball team D'Tigers by 79 to 76 points.[6]

Personal life

Nwora is married to Amy, an American who bore him four kids who play basketball,[4] one of whom is Jordan Nwora, who plays college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.[3]

During the June 28–30, 2018 FIBA Worldcup qualifiers that took place in Lagos, Alex and his son Jordan became the first Nigerian father and son to represent a National team side at the same time.[7]

References
  1. "Alex Nwora named new Nigeria basketball coach". espn.com. August 10, 2017.
  2. [Alex Nwora - Coach Profile basketball.eurobasket.com › USA]
  3. "Jordan Nwora - 2017-18 Men's Basketball - University of Louisville". gocards.com.
  4. "Basketball Coaching : Bakare, Voigt Not In My Class – Nwora - The Sun News". March 3, 2018.
  5. [ Nigeria - FIBA Afrobasket 2017 - FIBA.basketball www.fiba.basketball › afrobasket › Nigeria]
  6. "NBBF appoints Alex Nwora as D'Tigers Coach for AfroBasket 2017 - Brila". August 9, 2017.
  7. "D'Tigers Coach Nwora Names Son, 11 Others In Squad For FIBA World Cup Qualifiers - Complete Sports Nigeria". June 28, 2018.
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