City Oilers

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City Oilers
File:Basketball current event.svg 2024 City Oilers season
City Oilers logo
LeaguesNBL Uganda
BAL
Founded2011; 15 years ago (2011)
HistoryCity Oilers
(2011–present)
ArenaMTN Arena
LocationLugogo, Kampala, Uganda
Team colorsBlue, gold and green
     
Main sponsorCity Oil
PresidentHajji Mohamed Ghedi Santur
Head coachAndrew Tendo
Team captainIvan Muhwezi
Championships10 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 10 championships, the most in league history.[1] The Oilers currently also play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Founded in 2011 by a group of friends, the team is named after its main sponsor City Oil.

History

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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 qualified for the 2023 BAL season after beating Urunani in the third place game of the Road to BAL.[4] The Oilers finished 6th in the Nile Conference, winning one game out of five.

The Oilers won their ninth title on 25 October 2023, following a 4-2 series win over the KIU Titans.[5] The following month, they qualified for their second consecutive BAL season when they defeated Dynamo in the Road to BAL semi-finals on 25 November 2023.[6]

In December 2023, Mandy Juruni decided to leave the club for an opportunity in Rwanda. As a response, the Oilers hired his assistant Andrew Tendo as the new head of the team.[7]

Honours

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

National Basketball League

  • Champions (10): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022,[8] 2023, 2024

FIBA Africa Zone 5 Club Championship

  • Champions (2): 2016, 2017

In international competition

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In the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions

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FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (1 appearance)

2009 – Ninth Place

In the Basketball Africa League

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The City Oilers have played in the Road to BAL four times, qualifying in 2023.[4] and 2024. They won their first BAL game on May 5, 2023, beating Ferroviário da Beira 96-75.

Season Road to BAL Main competition Coach
W L Result Qualified W L Result
2021 5 4 Fourth Place No DNQ Mandy Juruni
2022 2 0 Elite 16[a] No DNQ
2023 6 2 File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Yes 1 4 6th in Nile Conference
2024 4 1 File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Yes 1 4 4th in Nile Conference Karim Nesba
Total 13 6 1/3 2 8
  1. ^ In the 2022 qualification, City Oilers withdrew before the start of the Elite 16.

Players

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Main category: City Oilers players

Current roster

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2023–24 City Oilers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 00 United States Rembert, Patrick (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 37 – (1989-04-09)9 April 1989
PG 1 Uganda Baale, Fayed 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 24 – (2001-12-28)28 December 2001
PF 4 Uganda Okello, James 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992
PF 6 United States Miller Jr., Dane (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 36 – (1990-05-10)10 May 1990
SG 7 Uganda Muhwezi, Ivan 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998
SG 10 Uganda Drileba, Tony 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 32 – (1993-12-19)19 December 1993
SF 12 Uganda Allawi, Ssenkubuge 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2002-08-24)24 August 2002
C/PF 13 Uganda Odeke, Titus 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1998-12-29)29 December 1998
SG 14 Uganda Opong, Robinson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 37 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989
PF 15 Ghana Ahmed, Muhammed (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1993-08-17)17 August 1993
G 23 United States Culpepper, Randy (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 37 – (1989-05-16)16 May 1989
F 24 South Sudan Maluach, Khaman (E) 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 19 – (2006-09-13)13 September 2006
Head coach
Legend
Updated: 19 April 2024

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

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File:Andrew Tendo City Oilers head coach.jpg
Andrew Tendo was appointed by the City Oilers as the head coach at the end of 2023. He replaced long-term coach Mandy Juruni, with whom he had worked as an assistant

References

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  8. ^ a b Mister City Oilers! John Vianney Nsimbe (The Observer), 13 February 2020. Accessed 29 June 2021.
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