The stage is officially set for one of the biggest grassroots basketball gatherings Nigeria has seen in recent years, as over 200 of the nation’s most promising young basketball players prepare to storm Lagos for the highly anticipated Final Selection Event of the Templar-Adrenale Athlete Development Initiative.
The event, scheduled for Saturday, May 23, 2026, at the newly renovated Dolphins Basketball Court, Mongoro, Ikeja, is being organised in partnership with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, under the leadership of Hon. Adeyinka Anthony Adeboye, signaling growing federal support for structured youth athlete development in Nigeria.
For months, scouts and development officials traveled across the country identifying exceptional young talents between the ages of 13 and 18 years. The search began at the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta and continued through extensive follow-up evaluations in multiple states.
Now, the best of the best will finally come together in Lagos for one defining moment — a final evaluation that could change their lives forever.
According to organisers, athletes selected from the event will become the first official intake into the Templar-Adrenale High-Performance Development Programme, a groundbreaking initiative designed to provide elite basketball training, mentorship, education support, character development, and international exposure opportunities.
