Uganda men's national basketball team

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

Uganda

FIBA ranking	97 4 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA	1963
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (FUBA)
Coach	Mandy Juruni
Nickname(s)	Silverbacks [2]
AfroBasket
Appearances	2
Medals	None
Home Away

Former logo of the FUBA

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.

FIBA Africa Championship record

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
2015	15[4]	FIBA Africa Championship 2015	Radès, Tunisia
2017	13	AfroBasket 2017	Senegal/Tunisia

Team

Current roster

At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification:[5]

Uganda men's national basketball team - 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Syrus Kiviiri 29 – 22 March 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Pemba Warriors PG 5 Jimmy Enabu 29 – 17 April 1988 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) City Oilers G/F 6 Robinson Odoch 28 – 10 May 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Óbila CB G 7 Joshua Johnson 25 – 20 September 1992 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) London Greenhouse Pioneers G 7 Emmanuel Mugenga 25 – 11 March 1992 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Betway Power PG 8 Mark Opio 30 – 6 November 1987 Riham Warriors SG 8 Jordin Mayes 25 – 30 November 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) City Oilers G 9 Samuel Mukooza 27 – 4 December 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Trelleborg Basket F 9 Deng Geu 20 – 1 January 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) North Dakota State Bison men's basketball PF 10 James Okello 27 – 26 January 1990 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) City Oilers F 11 Stanley Mugerwa 22 – 27 January 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Pemba Warriors F 12 Stephen Omony 36 – 3 November 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) City Oilers C 13 Brandon Sebirumbi 27 – 15 May 1990 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Cockburn Cougars F/C 13 Samuel Kalwanyi 22 – 20 May 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Wayland Baptist University F 14 Joseph Ikong 32 – 28 September 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Betway Power F/C 15 Stanley Ocitti 37 – 28 May 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) City Oilers C 15 Ivan Lumanyika 25 – 28 June 1992 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) JKL Dolphins	Head coach Mandy Juruni Assistant coach(es) Nicholas Natuhereza Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 November 2017

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

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 Syrus Kiviiri 29 – March 22, 1988 Pemba Warriors PG 5 Justin Obieng 29 – April 17, 1988 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) G/F 6 Robinson Opong 28 – May 10, 1989 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Free agent PF 7 James Okello 27 – January 26, 1990 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) City Oilers PG 8 Benjamin Komakech 31 – April 28, 1986 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) City Oilers F 9 Jonathan Egau 24 – March 2, 1993 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UCU Canons G 10 Jonah Otim 23 – January 10, 1994 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) City Oilers F/C 11 Samuel Kalwanyi 22 – May 20, 1995 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Wayland Baptist Pioneers SF 12 Stephen Omony (C) 37 – March 23, 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) City Oilers C 13 A'Darius Pegues 29 – March 21, 1988 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Pioneros de Los Mochis F 14 Joseph Ikong 31 – September 28, 1985 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Tiger Head Power PF 15 Stanley Ocitti 37 – May 28, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) City Oilers	Head coach George Galanopoulous 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 Ocitti, Stanley 35 – May 28, 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Aomori Watts SG 5 Enabu, Jimmy 27 – April 17, 1988 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) City Oilers SF 7 Ikong, Joseph 29 – September 28, 1985 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Tigerhead Power Basketball PG 8 Johnson, Josh 22 – September 20, 1992 Ipswich Basketball SG 9 Mukooza, Samuel 25 – December 4, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Östberga Basket PG 10 Nagwere, Kassim 25 – June 23, 1990 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fryshuset Basket PF 11 Kalwanyi, Samuel 20 – May 20, 1995 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) City Oilers SF 12 Omwony, Stephen 35 – March 23, 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Falcons Basketball Club C 13 Marial, Dhal 27 – April 24, 1988 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) C 14 Malinga, Henry 36 – April 4, 1979 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Riham Warriors C 15 Sebirumbi, Brandon 25 – May 15, 1990 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto	Head coach Mandy Juruni Assistant coach(es) Omar Ba Rajab Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2015

Head coach position

• Timothy Odeke – 2007-2009
• Mandy Juruni – 2015-2017
• George Galanopoulos - 2017
• Mandy Juruni – 2018-present

See also

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

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
2. Kaweru, Franklin, "Uganda’s Silverbacks ranked 89th in latest FIBA rankings", KAWOWO Sports, 9 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
3. FIBA National Federations – Uganda, fiba.com, accessed 21 July 2013.
4. http://www.fiba.com/afrobasket/2015/Uganda#%7Ctab=roster
5. Uganda - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers, FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
6. 2017 Afrobasket - Uganda, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
7. 2015 Afrobasket - Uganda, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

External links

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