Raptors Basketball Academy

{{Short description|Nigerian basketball team}}

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| leagues = Nigerian Premier League

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| history =Spiders
2001–2006
Raptors Academy
2006–present

| arena = Indoor Sports Hall

| capacity = 3,000{{Cite web|url=https://punchng.com/lagos-ready-to-take-over-surulere-national-stadium-ambode/|title = Lagos ready to take over Surulere National Stadium – Ambode|date = March 2017}}

| location =Lagos, Nigeria

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| sponsor =Flour Mills of Nigeria

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| president = Dipo Fagbemi

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| coach = Charles Ibeziakor

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Raptors Basketball Academy, better known as Raptors, is a Nigerian basketball team based in Lagos. It plays in the Nigerian Premier League.

The team was founded in 2001 by coach Charles Ibeziakor as Spiders. In 2006, he changed the name to Raptors as a reference to the Toronto Raptors. In the 2019 season, the Raptors made their debut in the Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://guardian.ng/sport/raptors-rise-to-the-top-was-long-in-coming/|title=Raptors rise was long incoming|work=The Guardian|date=11 December 2019|author= Christian Okpara|accessdate=6 March 2020}} In its debut season, Raptors reached the final of the 2019 NBBF President Cup after beating Niger Potters in the semifinals.{{cite web|url=https://www.today.ng/sport/basketball/raptors-lagos-defeat-niger-potters-book-final-spot-nbbf-president-cup-264110|title=Raptors of Lagos defeat Niger Potters to book a final spot in the NBBF President Cup|date=17 November 2019|work=TODAY|accessdate=29 November 2019}} In the final, the team lost to Rivers Hoopers.