Uganda Silverback guard Adam Seiko has signed for Golden State Warriors ahead of the summer league.

Seiko’s thrilling shooting prowess greatly attracted the Golden State Warriors who emphasise the three-point effort.

The 25-year-old is gifted with the ability to pour in points outside the paint and as well as defend the D with his athleticism.

His current assignment will be showcasing what he is capable of in the 2023 summer league in Las Vegas.

The league is put in place to set the stage for youthful players to grow their talents so that they fight for spots in the roaster of the upcoming campaign.

If Seiko makes it to the NBA, he will join Ishmael Wainwright who is already playing Phoenix Suns.

In the aforementioned championship, the Golden State Warriors will take on the Pelicans, Mavericks, Lakers and Rockets.

National Basketball League

Sunday, June 26, 2023

Men

• Our Savior 66-67 UCU Canons
• Nam Blazers 62-49 UPDF Tomahawks

Women

• JT Lady Jaguars 70-29 Nabisunsa Girls

UCU Canons register a 67-66 narrow victory against Our Saviour in the National Basketball League at the KIU Court, Kasanga on Sunday evening.

It was a hard-fought win for the Mukono-based side that was out on the floor without their tactician Nicholas Natuhereza who is out of the country on national duty.

Our Saviour started on a slow pouring in only nine points while the Canons managed 15 to take an early lead.

At half-time, the Canons were holding onto an eight-point lead ahead of Our Savior in what seemed to be a closely contested game.

Coming from the resting rooms, Our Saviour came back a better side in the third quarter posting 23 points and limiting the Canons to only 13.

Our Saviour benefited from the bench that gave them over 48 points while the Canons’ bench only collected 19 points.

The man of the match Peter Sifuma managed a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds to give the Canons a victory.

UCU Canons CEO Sam Lukaire expressed his joy noting it was a heated duel and he is glad the boys fought till the end.

“The boys had taken long without playing but am glad they kept fighting. It was a very tight game but we managed to pick a win and we shall build from there in the next game,“ Lukaire told MTN Sports.

The victory means their score is (9-4) this going second on the log.

Next on the fixture, UCU Canons take on KIU Titans while Our Savoir will play against Power.

Saturday, June 24, 203

National Basketball League

• JT Lady Jaguars 74-31 Lady Marines

JT Lady Jaguars whitewashed Nkumba Lady Marines in a 74-31 victory in the National Basketball League at the KIU Basketball Court, Kasanga on Saturday morning.

After falling to the JKL Lady Dolphins in the second-round opener, Sudi Ulanga’s troops picked their second victory in the three games played so far.

Right after beating Kampala University Ladies, the raid was switched as the Jaguars took their wrath to the Marines of Nkumba.

Sarah Ageno led the party carding a double-double as she bagged 15 points and 10 rebounds to continue with her impressive run that has lifted the Jaguars.

Angella Zainah Lokwameri led the scoring chart dropping 18 points and assisting six times to sink the Marines further in sorrow.

The Lady Jaguars were ruthless as they registered a 36-13 lead going into the break.

The Marines came from the resting rooms pumped up pouring in 14 points in the third quarter but were limited to only four in the final quarter.

The victory meant it was their 11th win in 14 games why the Marines suffered their 13th loss in as many games played.

National Basketball League

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Women

• JT Lady Jaguars 74-31 Nkumba Lady Marines
• A1 Challenge 75-32 KU Ladies
• Miracle 51-35 Magic Stormers

Men

• Kampala Rockets 45-58 City Oilers

Titus Lual Odeke’s double-double inspired City Oilers past the Kampala Rockets to seal off the 13th straight win in the National Basketball League.

City Oilers registered a 58-45 win against the league newbies at KIU on Saturday evening extending their season record to 13-0.

Lual, who also doubled as the player of the game, scored 14 points, picked 13 rebounds and made two assists.

Youngster Allawi Ssenkuge also hit a double-figure scoring with a season-high of 14 points and four rebounds with limited time on the court.

However much the two sides differed in talent and quality, both sides played a slow and less enthusiastic game hence yielding a small score, unlike the ladies’ games that had been played earlier.

At half-time, City Oilers hhad a 37-28 lead.

After recess, the two sides returned even colder playing to a very low-scoring quarter where Kampala Rockets scored only six points while the Oilers managed 12.

The Rockets won the last quarter 11-9 but it was too little too late as the eight-time champions had already made the damage.

The victory keeps Mandy Juruni’s troops glued on the summit of the log.

In their next fixtures, City Oilers play KCCA Panthers while Kampala Rockets take on UPDF Tomahawks.

Team Uganda management has named a team of 19 ladies to kick-start preparations ahead of the FIBA Afrobasket finals.

The provisional squad is made up of 10 locally based players and the other nine are based outside the boundaries.

The selected 10 that play in the National Basketball League are the same that took part in the Zone V Championship that was played in February earlier this year.

JKL takes the biggest portion of the cake with six players namely Rita Imanishimwe, Flavia Oketcho, Brenda Ekone, Evelyne Nakiyingi and Hope Akello.

Bridget Aber, Shakira Nanvubya and Sheila Lamunu of UCU take up the other spots while Sarah Ageno of JT Lady Jaguars takes the last spot of the home-based players.

The foreign-based players are led by Janon Otto and Maria Najjuma who return to the squad after a thrilling show in the Zone V Championships.

Jamila Nansikombi, Lydia Babirye, Mellisa Akullu, and Jane Asinde will also bring their experience from College basketball to fight and take up slots onto the final sheet.

The technical team has remained intact. Alberto Atuna will be the head coach assisted by Nicholas Natuhereza and Mavita Ali.

Vicky Ntale (Team Manager), Vincent Etyang (Team Doctor) and Juan Ferreira (Video Coordinator) will beef up the backroom staff.

The preparations ahead of the grand stage will kick start on Sunday, July 2 with sessions at Lugogo Indoor Stadium and Africa Bible University, Lubowa.

On July 15, 2023, the final selected team will then head into a residential camp in Kigali, Rwanda.

The Gazelles will make their third appearance on the continent after debuting in 1997 and later in 2015.

The Summoned players

Evelyn Nakiyingi (JKL Dolphins)

Flavia Oketcho (JKL Dolphins)

Rita Imanishimwe (JKL Dolphins)

Hope Akello (JKL Dolphins)

Brenda Ekone (JKL Dolphins)

Leticia Awor (JKL Dolphins)

Shakira Nanvubya (UCU Lady Cardinals)

Bridget Aber (UCU Lady Cardinal)

Sheila Lamunu (UCU Lady Cardinals)

Sarah Ageno (JT Lady Jaguars)

Janon Otto (Eastern M-AUS)

Victoria Mukisa (Simpson College)

Lydia Babirye (Victoria Christian H/S)

Jamila Nansikombi (Troy University)

Priscilla Abby (Grayson College)

Jane Asinde (U-Tep)

Mellisa Akullo (Vanguard University)

Maria Najjuma

National Basketball League | Results

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Men

• JKL Dolphins 64-76 KIU Titans

Women

• Nabisunsa Girls 49-53 A1 Challenge

Shooting guard Ahmed Kassa scored 20 points as his new side JKL Dolphins lost to his former paymasters KIU Titans.

This was Kassa’s second game at the new home and he managed 20 points, six rebounds and three assists.

In his debut game against UPDF Tomahawks, he scored 14 points later adding six to those yesterday evening at the Lugogo Arena.

KIU Titans started off on the right foot ending the first quarter with 11 points (29-18). By the end of the first half, the Kasanga side was ahead by 18 (50-32).

After the long break, JKL Dolphins were well-ignited and ready to fight back into the game.

They made a 13-0 run into the second stanza thanks to their rebounding game plan and limited the Titans to only eight points in the third stanza.

The Dolphins were a shadow of themselves as they only posted 10 points as the Titans scored 18 to run away with the victory.

It was the 10th win for the Titans in 12 games while the Dolphins suffered the ninth loss of the campaign in as many outings.

For the Titans Isaiah Mabeny Ater, Amisi Dany Saidi and Innocent Ochera scored 14, 14 and 13 to hit double figures.

While for the Dolphins, Kassa, Fadhili Chuma and Derrick Katumba as well had a double scoring of 20, 10 and 8 points respectively.

However, Chuma had a double-double netting 13 points and picking 11 rebounds.

NBL | Fixtures

Friday, June 23, 2023

Women

• KIU Rangers vs KCCA Leopards

Men

• Nam Blazers vs D-mark Power

Results | Friday, June 17, 2023

• Men: Nam Blazers 52-72 City Oilers
• Women: JKL Lady Dolphins 65-59 JT Lady Jaguars

City Oilers continued their league dominance with yet another well-deserved victory against rivals Namuwongo Blazers.

The defending champions managed to clinch against Nam Blazers in a 72-52 win as the National Basketball League second round kicked off at Lugogo Arena on Friday night.

The win meant that Mandy Jurini’s charges had completed a double against Escodata Stephen Nyeko’s troops since the first leg ended 57-51 in favour of City Oilers.

Huge crowds turned up for the duel underlining that now this is the biggest game of basketball within the borders.

Both sides kicked off with the much-required energy and seal but equally missed their first shots on either flank.

City Oilers later trailed by four points earlier but went on to take home the bragging rights in the first quarter on 23-14 having James Okello’s thrilling handle as the highlight.

To prove that both sides struggled to convert, just like it was in the first quarter they played two minutes into the second quarter without any shot being converted.

However, Ivan Muhwezi converted a three-point jump shot before Chris Basheke Omanye responded to ignite the energetic crowds that kept rallying their sides.

At half-time, the scoreboard read 27-41 and it was City Oilers with a commanding lead.

After the long break, both sides came back with limited steam as they played to 10-12 hence keeping the Oilers in the driving seat before the fourth quarter ended 52-72.

Despite a poor evening on the line, Jimmy Enabu managed to score a game-high of 17 points.

The It Oilers that managed double digits for points were Fayed Bbaale (11) while James Okello, Tonny Drileba and Ivan Muhwezi all scored 10.

Only Paul Odong and Micheal Makiadi scored double digits gathering 14 and 12 points respectively.

It was a poor evening for Nam Blazers’ new signing Julius Trumane who hardly added a point on the scoreboard for his side.

It was the 12th win in 12 games for the Oilers while it was the fourth loss for the Blazers who have only won eight of their 12 outings.

Sunday, May 28

• City Oilers 94-68 Kampala Rockets

Women

• KIU Rangers 84-44 Nabisunsa Girls
• Miracle Eaglets 63-37 A1 Challenge
• KCCA Leopards 68-52 Angels
• UCU Lady Canons 45-56 Magic Stormers

City Oilers easily passed by newbies Kampala Rockets to seal off the National Basketball League with a perfect run.

In a game played at YMCA, City Oilers registered a 94-64 well-deserved win against Kampala Rockets on Sunday evening.

It was the 11th win in 11 games for the league’s record champion while it was the eighth loss for the newcomer who has won only thrice from the 11 outings.

The Oilers were playing for the first time since their early elimination from BAL and their class was written all over the walls.

The first quarter provided a close contest as the Oilers edged the Rockets 20-17.

In the second quarter, it was the same story as the Oilers put in a shift to keep ahead of the Rockets with only a margin of nine points (43-34) by halftime.

After a long break, Mande Juruni’s troops finally found their spark and rhythm commanding a (31-18) run widening the gap to 22 points.

In the fourth quarter, Oilers continued with their dominance to earn a 20-16 run hence climaxing the first round on a high with a 94-68 victory.

On the scoreboard, Jimmy Enabu, Luak Ruai and Ivan Muhwazi carded 14 points.

While Ceasar Kizito and Titus Lual added 13 and 12 to ensure the assignment is sealed.

On the other hand, Gideon Kasasa scored the game’s highest with 23 points and 10 rebounds as Emmanuel Okumu added 17 points for the Rockets.

Sunday, May 7

Men

• Kampala Rockets 69-74 UCU Canons
• KIU Titans 84-71 KCCA Panthers

Women

• Kampala University 62-47 Angels
• Nkumba Lady Marines 40-84 Magic Stormers

UCU Canons made a late charge to register a 74-69 victory against Kampala Rockets in the National Basketball League at YMCA, Wandegeya on Sunday evening.

Peter Sifuma scored a team-high 16 points and picked 18 rebounds for the Mukono based to register back-to-back wins in the just concluded weekend.

The newly promoted side kicked off right away with a perfect start winning the first quarter 21-12.

Kampala Rockets fell in the second quarter trailing by five points (14-19) but went into the long break with a four-point lead (35-31).

The Canons (6-3) returned a better side picking timely rebounds and distributing the ball with the perfect rhythm.

The third quarter ended at 54-52 as the Rockets had a narrow lead but in the fourth quarter, they levelled at 69-69 with 01:12 left on the clock before Jerry Samson Kayanja made a 3-point jump shoot and Ibanda Lwabaga concluded the party with a 2-point lay up.

The Cannons created a five-point gap to pick their successive win after beating RezLife Saints 87-35 on Saturday.

It was the sixth victory for Nicholas Natuhereza’s coached side who have also lost three in the nine games played so far.

City Oilers head coach Mandy Juruni says it was a good experience playing at the Basketball Africa League that was held in Cairo, Egypt.

Despite not making it to the playoff in Kigali, City Oilers picked several lessons going forward and for the tournaments to come.

The Ugandan side’s journey came to an end after failing to go past South Africa’s Cape Town Tigers in an 80-70 loss.

“It was a good experience,” Juruni said shortly after the end of the game before adding; “We had some good games, we had some great moments but had some bad moments as well.”

“But competitions are like that. This is a high competition in terms of clubs’ basketball in Africa, so for us to here and compete against the best on the continent is an honour,” he stressed.

The Oilers needed a win to squeeze in the last four who will play the BAL playoffs later on but the dream was shunned.

“We were a bit flat on defence. I do not think we did a good job of making consistent stops. They shot the ball, they drove the ball and we did not have the firepower in us.”

“Our efficiency was not good as on Friday and I think the other team also did a good job trying to stop our two scorers. Maybe the other guys should have come in to give us the lift.”

Germaine Roebuck Jr’s injury was a great blow to Juruni’s troops who greatly missed his drive. The burden was left to Falando Jones who managed to score 27 points while James Justice Jr had a bad day scoring only nine.

The oilers finished the group with only one win from five games. Their only win came against CFV de Beira in the second-last game of the fixture.

“We have learnt a lot and we are happy to be here to represent our club and country,” he concluded.