(by Olusegun Ikuesan)
Defending champion of the Nigeria DStv Premier Basketball League Kano Pillars basketball club will this weekedn open its title defense away to Tapgun Rockets basketball club of Jos.
The Savannah conference pairing billed for the sporting facility of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria temporary home court of Tapgun will see the Coach Sani Ahmed tutored side continued from where it left off last season.
Pillars who drop only one game last season is hoping to continue its dominance of the Nigerian league as it set to snatch an away win today (Saturday).
Also in the Savannah Conference newly promoted Nigeria Immigration basketball club of Kano will be at home once again to Niger Potters basketball club of Minna at the gymnasium of the Sani Abacha stadium, Kofa mata, Kano.
Immogration who were humiliated at home last week by visiting Kada Stars basketball club of Kaduna (44-85 points) must be at its best so as to avoid another home defeat against former Africa Top-5 side (Potters).
It will be a double header in Bauchi on Sunday as Plateau Peaks basketball club of Jos settle down to its new home court when it play host to Bauchi Nets basketball club while Yelwa Hawks host Kada Stars basketball club of Kaduna.
In the Atlantic conference, Comets basketball club hit the road for a double road games against Delta Force basketball club of Asaba (Saturday) and will be the guest of Royal Hoopers basketball club of Port Harcourt on Sunday.
Commets who pounded newly promoted Chariots basketball club of Lagos last week by 76-44 points is set to further compound the woes of Delta Force who went down to Royal Hoopers by 89-45 points in the week-1 pairing of the conference.
Lagos will host two games come Monday as Police Baton basketball club of Lagos square up against Dodan Warriors basketball club at 14H00 while Chariots basketball club battle Islanders at 16H00.
Police Baton who went down to Union Bank basketball club by 82-60 points in the conference week-1 pairing will have its hands full when it step on court Warriors who enjoyed a slim 73-71 points win over Islanders.