City Oilers

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City Oilers
City Oilers logo
LeaguesNBL Uganda
Founded2011; 11 years ago (2011)
ArenaMTN Arena
LocationLugogo, Kampala, Uganda
Team colorsBlue, gold and green
     
Head coachMandy Juruni
Team captainJames Okello
Championships7 Ugandan League

City Oilers is a basketball club based in Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda. The team competes in the Ugandan National Basketball League (NBL), where it has won seven championships, the most in league history.[1]

History[]

The club was founded by a group of friends who decided to play basketball together. They started playing pick-up games at courts in Kampala, with former national league players joining. Later, Justus Mugisha became head coach and suggested the team joined a basketball league. In 2011, the team was pitched to the director of oil company City Oil and the team was founded as City Oilers.[2] The team started in the NBL Division III in 2011. Later, the team promoted to the NBL Uganda, which it would win seven straight years from 2014. Additionally, the team made several continental appearances, including the 2009 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup.

Honours[]

National Basketball League

  • Winners (7): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019[3]

In African competitions[]

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (1 appearance)

2009 – Ninth Place

BAL Qualifiers (2 appearances)

2021 – Fourth Place (East Division)
2022 – In progress

Personnel[]

Current roster[]

The following is the City Oilers roster for the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments:[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

City Oilers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
G 4 Uganda
G 5 Uganda
G 8 Uganda
G 9 Uganda
G 10 Uganda
F 11 Nigeria
F 12 Uganda Omony, Stephen
G 13 Uganda Opong, Robinson
SF 14 Burundi Ndikumana, Landry
F 15 Uganda Okello, James (C)
G/F 23 Uganda
G 25 Uganda
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • notavailable
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 17 October 2019

Notable players[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References[]

  1. ^ "City Oilers win sixth Uganda basketball championship". The Independent. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ^ Kaweru, Franklin (25 April 2020). "City Oilers: The making of Uganda's most successful basketball club". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Mister City Oilers! John Vianney Nsimbe (The Observer), 13 February 2020. Accessed 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ City Oilers at FIBA.com

External links[]

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