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Explosive guard Brenda Ekone flipped the switch as JKL Lady Dolphins beat Nabisunsa Girls 80-64 in an NBL encounter at the MTN Arena.

Ekone, who is the leading scorer in the league, scored 37 on 14-of-31 shooting and also picked 9 rebounds.

JKL finish the first round with nine wins from as many games as the side confirms their intent of a three-peat.

JKL even afforded to rest Hope Akello and Ritah Imanishimwe to give the rest of the pack more minutes but Nabisunsa got off the blocks to lead 23-9 after the first quarter.

Stella Oyella was brought off the bench to restore parity and the team got stability thereafter as Nabisunsa was limited to just nine points in the second quarter for the defending champions to lead 37-32 at halftime.

JKL never looked back in a game Evelyn Nakiyinji shot 4-for-7 from three while Hope Gimono (14) also scored in double figures.

Priscilla Nambogo and Patience Karungi notched 17 and 14 points respectively for Nabisunsa Girls who suffered their seventh loss of the season.

This is Nabisunsa’s second of the three rescheduled games and the side will return to action on Saturday against UCU Lady Canons at YMCA. The games were postponed at Nabisunsa’s request as the side had three players on Uganda’s team at the concluded ISF World Schools Games in France.

The Second Round of the National Basketball League will tip off on June 3rd.

Friday Results

JKL Dolphins completed the first round of the National Basketball League with a 58-52 win over Our Saviour at YMCA in Wandegeya.

Mabor Makol was the star of the show with a game-high 23 points and 16 rebounds that earned him the player of the game honours.

Makol scored 13 of JKL’s 19 points in a crucial fourth quarter.

Dolphins led 36-27 at the half but were limited to just three points in the third quarter as Our Saviour moved to within two points going into the last quarter of the game.

Our Savior guard Joseph Wacha opened the fourth quarter with a layup to tie the game at 39 before multiple lead changes but Makol took charge for the Dolphins.

JKL finish the first round with a 5-7 record.

It was the sixth loss for Our Savior who still has two games to complete the first round.

Maluel Dier complemented Makol with a double double of 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Elton Donald Bakara and Moses Mugisha scored 13 points each while the tallest Sam Gombya had 12 rebounds in a losing effort for Our Saviour.

Remaining 1st Round Fixtures

Sunday, 22nd May (Lugogo)

Wednesday, 25th May (Lugogo)

Friday, 27th May (Lugogo)

Saturday, 28th May (Mukono)

The FUBA Competitions Committee has also released fixtures for the second round of the National Basketball League.

The second round starts on Martyrs Day (3rd June) with four games that will be highlighted by City Oilers taking on UCU Canons at the MTN Arena in Lugogo.

The second round will end on 7th August before the much-anticipated playoffs start on 12th August 2022.

As has been the case in the first round, the games will be played on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Lugogo, YMCA Wandegeya, KIU Kansanga and UCU Mukono.

Meanwhile, the nine First Round games that were postponed due to venues and team unavailability, have been rescheduled as follows.

Friday, 20th May (YMCA)

Sunday, 22nd May (Lugogo)

Wednesday, 25th May (Lugogo)

Friday, 27th May (Lugogo)

Saturday, 28th May (Mukono)

Six-time champions Falcons have completed the first round of the National Basketball League without registering a single win.

Falcons lost 76-60 to Nam Blazers on Wednesday at YMCA in a rescheduled game. It was the club’s 12th loss from as many games and remains rooted at the bottom of the 13-team log.

The side coached by Tonny Oluka will be hoping to make amends when the second round tips off on 3rd June.

Falcons won two quarters and outrebounded Nam Blazers 49-44 but 25 turnovers proved costly in a game they scored only two three-pointers.

Guard Blair Wadaya scored a game-high 25 points, Ariel Okall Koranga had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Blazers.

Emmanuel Ateng had 20 points, Mark Ngobi and Henrison Mbaziira scored 18 and 10 respectively for Falcons.

With three teams to be relegated after the second round, the Falcons could face the drop.

JKL Lady Dolphins edged KIU Rangers to remain unbeaten in the 2022 National Basketball League season.

The two-time champions however had to hold off a late KIU surge in what proved to be their closest game this season.

KIU Rangers matched JKL shot for shot and the latter led by just a point at halftime (39-38).

JKL started to pull away and opened the fourth quarter with a 12-0 run to open an 18-point gap in a five-minute spell that saw KIU miss all their six shots.

But the Rangers exhibited a high fighting spirit ignited by guard Fildauce Namuleme who made three triples to bring her side within three points with just half a minute on the clock.

They could have done better when they got possession after Stella Oyella fluffed a lay-up, but having used all their timeouts, the Rangers failed to make good use of their possession and Ines Kanyamunza saw her lay-up rim out and with it, went all their chances.

Hope Akello led the way for the Dolphins with 18 points and 12 rebounds to take home the player of the match accolade. Brenda Ekone scored a game-high 20 points, while Evelyn Nakiyinji scored 12 points and made 5 assists.

Ines Kanyamunza had 15 points, Namulema scored all her 12 points from downtown while Perus Nyamwenge had 13 points in a losing effort.

Sharon Kirabo had 13 rebounds and 4 assists while Patricia Cate Nakiru had 10 points including two beautiful back-to-back threes that gave KIU a fighting stance when JKL tried to pull away.

JKL has now won eight in as many games and will complete their first round with a pending fixture against Nabisunsa Girls.

Peter Sifuma put up another man of the match performance as UCU Canons rolled past JKL Dolphins in the NBL at the MTN Arena.

Sifuma finished the game with 20 points and 13 rebounds to earn the player of the game.

The Canons needed to come from down after trailing 29-31 at halftime. They limited JKL to just 10 points in the third quarter to gain control and did just enough from there on to finish off the game.

Jerry Kayanga and Fadhil Chuma added 13 and 12 points respectively, and the latter added 12 rebounds to complete his double-double.

UCU Canons have completed their first-round campaign on top with 11 wins and just one loss. That loss, against Victoria University, came on Sunday on the back of back-to-back games played on Friday and Saturday!

Mabor Makol collected a game-high 23 points but his effort was not enough for JKL who recorded the seventh loss of the season.

The action continues on Saturday with four games at KIU in Kansanga. Our Saviour Vs City Oilers has been postponed after the Oilers players were involved in an accident on their way back from the burial of James Okello’s Mother.

Friday Results

Sunday, 1st May

Isaac Afidra turned in a man-of-the-match performance as Power edged Ndejje University Angels in the National Basketball League at MTN Arena in Lugogo.

Afidra made a game-winning layup as time elapsed and was deservedly named player of the match after stuffing the stat sheet with 16 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists.

Innocent Ochera scored a game-high 19 points, while Nasser Gudoi had 12 points.

Haron Alinaitwe (15), Cikom Monybai (13), and Livingston Kimambo (11) all scored in double figures for Ndejje in a losing effort.

It was the eighth win for Power who move second with an 8-3 record for the season. Meanwhile, Ndejje University Angels suffered their fifth loss in eight games thus far.

In other games, Tonny Drilleba scored a game-high 28 points as City Oilers rolled over Tropical Royals, 95-55.

Martin Buluma grabbed a 20 points and 16 rebounds double-double as KCCA Panthers extended Falcons winless run this season.

Ines Kanyamunza had 22 points for KIU Rangers in the 54-48 win over Magic Stormers.

UCU Lady Canons eased past A1 Challenge with Tracy Namugosa scoring 22 points in a commanding 90-53 win.

Saturday, 30th April

Sunday, 1st May (MTN Arena, Lugogo)

Nam Blazers suffered their fourth loss of the season in the National Basketball League.

The side season by many as challengers to City Oilers throne this term lost 73-67 to UPDF Tomahawks on Saturday at YMCA in Wandegeya.

It was a second consecutive loss having fallen to UCU Canons at the MTN Arena in Lugogo on Firday night.

The Blazers were up by 10 points going into the last quarter but collapsed in the fourth in which they scored just 8 to UPDF’s 29.

David Okello was Blazers’ tormentor in chief with a huge double-double of 28 points and 11 rebounds, earning himself the player of the match honour.

Brian Opiyo and Arthur Wanyoto had 12 and 11 points respectively for UPDF.

Paul Odongo scored 20 points, Amisi Saidi and Richard Ongom had 16 and 12 in that order for the Blazers.

In other games played on the day, Denis Tom Omara scored a game-high 23 points, Juma Osman and Allan Nandala added 17 and 12 points respectively as Tropical Royals stunned KIU Titans 87-73.

Maker Mayen’s game-high 22 points were not enough as Victoria University lost to Power 74-64.

Peter Sifuma’s 23 points and 10 rebounds double-double led UCU Canons to a 70-52 win over Our Saviour.

Diana Letaru scored 24 points and picked 13 rebounds as Magic Stormers beat Angels 51-37.

Friday, 29th April

Saturday, 30th April (YMCA)

UCU Canons edged Namuwongo Blazers in the National Basketball League game played on Friday night at the MTN Arena in Lugogo.

The clash between the sides seen as challengers to City Oilers went down to the wire and had to be decided in the final minute of the game.

Blazers were guilty of committing two costly turnovers that handed the game to UCU down the stretch.

Peter Sifuma netted two free-throws to draw UCU level 62-62 inside the last minute of the game. The center later picked a defensive rebound after off Daniel Juuko’s miss to set offense running through Jerry Kayanga who was sent on the line and the guard netted both throws to put UCU up by two with 00:29 on the clock.

Jjuko then turned over and Sifuma finished off a quick UCU transition with a lay up to widen the gap to four points with 10 seconds on the clock.

The Blazers went back for another timeout, and on return, Ikong’s inbound was stolen by Sudi Ulanga who ran down the clock.

Sifuma finished the game with a double-double of 13 points and 14 rebounds to take home the player of the match award.

Jerry Kayanga scored 16 points while Lwabaga Ibanda had 14 for UCU who were without point guard Fayed Bbale.

Amisi Saidi came off the bench to score 15 points, Chuol Nyuot and Paul Odong added 14 and 13 respectively in the losing effort.

Syrus Kiviiri made a cameo appearance for the first time this season after nursing a knee injury.

UCU Canons tightens their grip on the top of the table with nine wins from 10 games.

It’s the third loss for the Blazers who were also beaten by JKL Dolphins and Our Saviour.

The National Basketball League (NBA) side Phoenix Suns have given Ishmail Wainright a standard NBA contract.

The Silverbacks forward had been on a two-way contract since joining the side at the start of the season.

Having secured the full contract, Wainright can now play in the playoffs. He takes the roster spot of Frank Kaminsky who was waived.

Wainright has proven himself during the course of the season to be more valuable than his two-way status suggested.

The 6’6″ versatile forward scored a career-high 20 points in the fourth quarter against the Clippers and has averaged just over 17 points in the last two regular-season games.