City Oilers

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City Oilers
City Oilers logo
Leagues NBL Uganda
BAL
Founded 2011; 13 years ago (2011)
History City Oilers
(2011–present)
Arena MTN Arena
Location Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda
Team colors Blue, gold and green
              
Main sponsor City Oil
President Hajji Mohamed Ghedi Santur
Head coach Mandy Juruni
Team captain James Okello
Championships 8 Ugandan Leagues

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 eight championships, the most in league history.[1] The Oilers play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2023 season.

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 eight straight years from 2014. Additionally, the team made several continental appearances, including the 2009 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup.

The team played in the first round of the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments[3] where it finished the group play 2-0 but eventually withdrew before the start of the Elite 16. The following year, City Oilers successfully qualified for the 2023 BAL season after beating Urunani in the third place game of the Road to BAL.[4]

Honours

File:City Oilers champions.jpg
The Oilers celebrating winning the 2022 NBL championship

National Basketball League

  • Winners (8): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022[5]

In international competition

In the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (1 appearance)

2009 – Ninth Place

In the Basketball Africa League

The City Oilers have played in the Road to BAL three times, qualifying in 2023.[4]

Season Road to BAL Main competition
W L Result Qualified W L Result
2021 5 4 Fourth Place No DNQ
2022 2 0 Elite 16[lower-alpha 1] No DNQ
2023 6 2  Bronze Yes TBD
Total 13 6 1/3 0 0
  1. ↑ In the 2022 qualification, City Oilers withdrew before the start of the Elite 16.

Personnel

File:Mandy Juruni.jpg
Mandy Juruni is the Oilers' head coach since 2013

Current roster

The following is the City Oilers roster for the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments:[6]

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. # Nat. Name
G 4 Uganda Drileba, Tonny
G 5 Uganda Mayes, Jordin
G 8 Uganda Komakech, Ben
G 9 Uganda Johnson, Josh
G 10 Uganda Muhwezi, Ivan
F 11 Nigeria Azolibe, Chijioke
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 Omongin, Abel
G 25 Uganda Juuko, Daniel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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.

References

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  3. ↑ Ulinzi starts Dar show DANN O’WERRE (The Star), 29 October 2021. Accessed 18 February 2022.
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mister City Oilers! John Vianney Nsimbe (The Observer), 13 February 2020. Accessed 29 June 2021.
  6. ↑ City Oilers at FIBA.com

External links

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