City Oilers
| City Oilers | |
|---|---|
| City Oilers logo | |
| Leagues | NBL Uganda BAL |
| Founded | 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.
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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
In international competition
In the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (1 appearance)
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- 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 | ||||||
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| W | L | Result | Qualified | W | L | Result | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | Fourth Place |  |
DNQ | |||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | Elite 16[lower-alpha 1] | |
DNQ | |||
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |  Bronze |
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TBD | |||
| Total | 13 | 6 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Current roster
The following is the City Oilers roster for the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments:[6]
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Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Jimmy Enabu
Kami Kabange- Stanley Ocitti
- James Okello[5]
- Stephen Omony
- Robinson Opong
- A'Darius Pegues
References
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- ↑ In the 2022 qualification, City Oilers withdrew before the start of the Elite 16.
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- ↑ Ulinzi starts Dar show DANN O’WERRE (The Star), 29 October 2021. Accessed 18 February 2022.
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mister City Oilers! John Vianney Nsimbe (The Observer), 13 February 2020. Accessed 29 June 2021.
- ↑ City Oilers at FIBA.com
