Mark Mentors Crash out Of Kano Pillars, Kwara Falcons lead 6 others to DStv Premier League Final 8

Regular season leaders, Kano Pillars and Kwara Falcons cruised past all opponents as both teams topped the Savannah and Atlantic Conference in the Just concluded conference playoffs.

Pillars who lost 2 regular season games took down all opposition in the Savannah Conference Playoffs going 5 of 5 to seal their place in the DStv Premier Basketball League Final 8.

Joining them in the Final 8 is surprise package Plateau Peaks tutored by Female coach Jacqueline

Niagwan and premier league returnees Niger Potters, who took games against favorites Gombe Bulls -finishing ahead of them and defending champions Mark Mentors, ending their (Mark Mentors) quest for qualification to the Final 8 suffering a 3rd crushing defeat- having already lost to Pillars and Bulls as well.

It  was also dramatic in the Atlantic Conference as Kwara Falcons took top spot in the 5 team playoffs after scoring a record 105-68 points win over Delta Force and a comfortable win over fast rising Customs  and Oluyole Warriors to finish top in the conference. 

Former 2 Time Champions Rivers Hoopers went straight from Div 1 to the Final 8 as they finished runners up behind Falcons ahead of Customs and surprise Oluyole Warriors who finished 5th in the regular season behind Delta Force with just 2 wins.

The stage is now set as the top 4 teams from both conferences to battle it out for the national title.

- Mark Mentors Miss of the playoffs is the first time a defending champion will fail to at least make the Final 8

The FINAL 8.

Savannah: 1. Kano Pillars 2.Plateau Peaks 3.Gombe Bulls 4.Niger Potters.

Atlantic Conference: 1. Kwara Falcons 2. Rivers Hoopers 3. Customs 4. Oluyole Warriors