Uganda men's national basketball team

Uganda

FIBA ranking	90 8 (9 August 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA	1963
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (FUBA)
Coach
Nickname(s)	Silverbacks[2]
AfroBasket
Appearances	3
Home Away

Former logo of the FUBA

The Uganda national basketball team represents Uganda in international basketball competitions. It is administrated by the (FUBA).^[3]

Uganda made its debut at the FIBA Africa Championship at its 2015 edition in Tunisia. There, Uganda beat Zimbabwe 72–64 to earn its first victory at the continent's prime tournament.

Outlook[]

At the AfroBasket 2021 qualification, Uganda had group plays against Egypt, Morocco and Cape Verde.^[4]

At AfroBasket 2021 in Rwanda, Uganda had its best performance in history as it reached the quarter-finals where it eventually lost to Cape Verde.

FIBA Africa Championship record[]

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L
1964	Did not qualify
1965
1968
1970
1972
1974
1975
1978
1980
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1992
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015	Round of 16	15th	5	1	4
2017	Preliminary round	13th	3	0	3
2021	Quarter-finals	6th	5	2	3
Total			13	3	10

Team[]

Current roster[]

Roster for the AfroBasket 2021.^[5]

Uganda men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 2 23 – (1998-02-27)27 February 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) San Diego State Aztecs SG 4 27 – (1993-12-19)19 December 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) City Oilers PG 5 Jimmy Enabu 33 – (1988-04-17)17 April 1988 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) City Oilers SG 6 Robinson Opong 32 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) CD Estela G 7 23 – (1997-11-07)7 November 1997 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Manitoba Bisons PG 8 35 – (1986-04-28)28 April 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) City Oilers C 9 Deng Geu 24 – (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Rasta Vechta PF 10 James Okello 29 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) City Oilers PF 11 22 – (1998-12-29)29 December 1998 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Uganda Christian University SF 12 25 – (1996-02-21)21 February 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Hamilton Honey Badgers SF 13 Ishmail Wainright 26 – (1994-09-12)12 September 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Toronto Raptors F 15 19 – (2002-03-01)1 March 2002 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Creighton Bluejays	Head coach Assistant coach(es) Mandy Juruni Andrew Senyondwa Legend Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 24 August 2021

Depth chart[]

Past rosters[]

Team for the 2017 FIBA Africa Championship.^[6]

Uganda men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 4 29 – (1988-03-22)22 March 1988 Pemba Warriors PG 5 29 – (1988-04-17)17 April 1988 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) G/F 6 Robinson Opong 28 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Free agent PF 7 James Okello 27 – (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) City Oilers PG 8 31 – (1986-04-28)28 April 1986 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) City Oilers F 9 24 – (1993-03-02)2 March 1993 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UCU Canons G 10 23 – (1994-01-10)10 January 1994 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) City Oilers F/C 11 22 – (1995-05-20)20 May 1995 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Wayland Baptist Pioneers SF 12 Stephen Omony (C) 37 – (1980-03-23)23 March 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) City Oilers C 13 A'Darius Pegues 29 – (1988-03-21)21 March 1988 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Pioneros de Los Mochis F 14 31 – (1985-09-28)28 September 1985 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Tiger Head Power PF 15 Stanley Ocitti 37 – (1980-05-28)28 May 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) City Oilers	Head coach Assistant coach(es) Mandy Juruni Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 8 September 2017

Team for the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship.^[7]

Uganda men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club PF 4 Stanley Ocitti 35 – (1980-05-28)28 May 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Aomori Watts SG 5 Jimmy Enabu 27 – (1988-04-17)17 April 1988 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) City Oilers SF 7 29 – (1985-09-28)28 September 1985 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Tigerhead Power Basketball PG 8 22 – (1992-09-20)20 September 1992 Ipswich Basketball SG 9 Samuel Mukooza 25 – (1989-12-04)4 December 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) PG 10 25 – (1990-06-23)23 June 1990 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) PF 11 20 – (1995-05-20)20 May 1995 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) City Oilers SF 12 35 – (1980-03-23)23 March 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) C 13 27 – (1988-04-24)24 April 1988 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) C 14 Henry Malinga 36 – (1979-04-04)4 April 1979 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Riham Warriors C 15 Brandon Sebirumbi 25 – (1990-05-15)15 May 1990 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto	Head coach Mandy Juruni Assistant coach(es) Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2015

Head coach position[]

• – 2007–2009^{[citation needed]}
• Mandy Juruni – 2015–2017^{[citation needed]}
• – 2017^{[citation needed]}
• Mandy Juruni – 2018–present^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• Uganda women's national basketball team
• Uganda national under-19 basketball team
• Uganda women's national under-19 basketball team

References[]

External links[]

• FIBA profile
• Uganda Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
• Africabasket – Uganda Men National Team