Nigeria
FIBA Rank: 21
Group: A
Qualified: Bronze at 2005 FIBA Africa Championship
FIBA Team Page
2006 FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
TEAM PAGES
GROUP A GROUP B
Argentina
France
Lebanon
Nigeria
Serbia & Mont.
Venezuela
 Angola
Germany
Japan
New Zealand
Panama
Spain
GROUP C GROUP D
Australia
Brazil
Greece
Lithuania
Qatar
Turkey
 China
Italy
Puerto Rico
Senegal
Slovenia
USA

Nigeria's Ime Udoka spent some time with the Knicks in 2006.
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NBA PLAYERS
Ime Udoka

PRELIMINARY ROUND SCHEDULE
August 19: Nigeria vs. Serbia & Montenegro
August 20: Nigeria vs. Venezuela
August 21: Nigeria vs. France
August 23: Nigeria vs. Argentina
8 p.m. ET, on NBA TV
August 24: Nigeria vs. Lebanon
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HISTORY
Medals: None
Best Finish: 13th in 1998