Uganda national basketball team

Uganda Uganda
FIBA ranking T-89 Steady
Joined FIBA 1963
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federation Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA)
Coach Mandy Juruni
Nickname(s) Silverbacks [1]
Olympic Games
Appearances None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
African Championship
Appearances 1 (2015)
Medals None
Uniforms
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Former logo of the FUBA

The Uganda national basketball team represents Uganda in international competitions. It is administrated by the Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA).[2]

Uganda made its debut at the FIBA Africa Championship at its 2015 edition in Tunisia.

Competitions

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

FIBA World Cup

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
2015 15th[3] FIBA Africa Championship 2015 Radès, Tunisia
2017 To Be Determined FIBA Africa Championship 2017 Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

African Games

yet to qualify

Commonwealth Games

never participated

Roster

Team for the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship.[4]

Uganda men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club
PF 4 Ocitti, Stanley 35 – (1980-05-28)May 28, 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Aomori Watts Japan
SG 5 Enabu, Jimmy 27 – (1988-04-17)April 17, 1988 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) City Oilers Uganda
SF 7 Ikong, Joseph 29 – (1985-09-28)September 28, 1985 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Tigerhead Power Basketball Uganda
PG 8 Johnson, Josh 22 – (1992-09-20)September 20, 1992 Ipswich Basketball United Kingdom
SG 9 Mukooza, Samuel 25 – (1989-12-04)December 4, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Östberga Basket Sweden
PG 10 Nagwere, Kassim 25 – (1990-06-23)June 23, 1990 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fryshuset Basket Sweden
PF 11 Kalwanyi, Samuel 20 – (1995-05-20)May 20, 1995 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) City Oilers Uganda
SF 12 Omwony, Stephen 35 – (1980-03-23)March 23, 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Falcons Basketball Club Singapore
C 13 Marial, Dhal 27 – (1988-04-24)April 24, 1988 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
C 14 Malinga, Henry 36 – (1979-04-04)April 4, 1979 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Riham Warriors Uganda
C 15 Sebirumbi, Brandon 25 – (1990-05-15)May 15, 1990 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto Spain
Head coach

Uganda Mandy Juruni

    Assistant coach(es)

    Uganda Omar Ba Rajab

      Team doctor
        Physioterapist
          Legend
          • Club – describes last
            club before the tournament
          • Age – describes age
            on 20 August 2015

          Depth chart

          Pos. Starter Bench Bench Inactive
          C Stanley Ocitti Josh Johnson Marial Dhal
          PF Stephen Omony Samuel Kalwanyi
          SF Brandon Sebirumbi Henry Malinga
          SG Kassim Nagwere Joseph Ikong
          PG Samuel Mukooza Jimmy Enabu

          Notable players

          Other current notable players from Uganda:

          Uganda men's national basketball team roster
          Players Coaches
          Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club
          F Deng Geu 19 – (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) North Dakota State Bison men's basketball United States
          Legend
          • Club – describes current club
          • Age – describes age
            on 23 November 2016

          Head coach position

          See also

          External links

          References

          1. ↑ Kaweru, Franklin, "Uganda’s Silverbacks ranked 89th in latest FIBA rankings", KAWOWO Sports, 9 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
          2. ↑ FIBA National Federations – Uganda, fiba.com, accessed 21 July 2013.
          3. ↑ http://www.fiba.com/afrobasket/2015/Uganda#|tab=roster
          4. ↑ 2015 Afrobasket - Uganda, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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