Lenoir-Rhyne Bears

How a love for J. Cole led a BAL fan-favourite, USA's Will Perry, to Africa

As a schoolboy at Wake Forest High in North Carolina, Will Perry could not have fathomed that he would go on to become a professional basketball player - let alone one of the best in an NBA-backed league in Africa.

Fan fave Will Perry will be key to Rivers Hoopers' success in BAL Playoffs

American point guard Will Perry has played all over Europe and Africa since leaving college at Lenoir-Rhyne in 2016, and his experience has been key to Nigerian side Rivers Hoopers finally reaching the BAL playoffs in Kigali, Rwanda.