2023 NBL Uganda season
2023 NBL Uganda season | |
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League | NBL Uganda |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 19 March – 25 October 2023 |
Regular season | |
Top seed | City Oilers |
Season MVP | Titus Lual (City Oilers) |
Top scorer | Peter Cheng (Nam Blazers) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Jimmy Enabu (City Oilers) |
Finals | |
Champions | City Oilers (9th title) |
Runners-up | KIU Titans |
Seasons | |
← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 NBL Uganda season was the 27th season of the National Basketball League of Uganda, organised by the FUBA. The season began on 19 March and ended on 25 October 2023.
The City Oilers won a record-extending 9th consecutive national championship, after edging the KIU Titans 4–2 in the finals of the playoffs.[1] The season was marked by the withdrawal of second-seeded Namuwongo Blazers ahead of the playoffs.[2]
Team changes
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Kampala Rockets Rezlife Saints | Tropical Royals Victoria University-Sharing Falcons |
Regular season
The regular season began on 19 March and ended 10 September 2023.[3] The Namuwongo Blazers withdrew from the league ahead of the playoffs as a protest by the federation's decision that the winner of the previous season had already qualified for the 2024 BAL qualification.[2]
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | City Oilers | 22 | 21 | 1 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Namuwongo Blazers | 22 | 17 | 5 | Withdrew |
3 | KIU Titans | 22 | 17 | 5 | Qualification to playoffs |
4 | Betway Power BC | 22 | 13 | 9 | |
5 | UCU Canons | 20 | 10 | 10 | |
6 | Our Saviour | 22 | 9 | 13 | |
7 | KCCA Panthers | 22 | 8 | 14 | |
8 | Ndejje University Angels | 22 | 8 | 14 | |
9 | Kampala Rockets | 22 | 8 | 14 | |
10 | JKL Dolphins | 22 | 8 | 14 | |
11 | UPDF Tomahawks (R) | 22 | 7 | 15 | Relegated to Division 2 |
12 | Rezlife Saints (R) | 22 | 6 | 16 |
(R) Relegated
Results
Home \ Away | COB | JKL | KAM | KCC | KIU | NAM | NDE | OUR | POW | REZ | UCU | UPD |
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City Oilers | — | 74–62 | 94–68 | 72–54 | 80–72 | 57–51 | 80–88 | 85–55 | 84–41 | 87–64 | 87–53 | |
— | 80–60 | |||||||||||
JKL Dolphins | — | 71–80 | 91–81 | 64–76 | 68–77 | 72–74 | 80–79 | 71–60 | 77–68 | 53–68 | 70–57 | |
— | ||||||||||||
Kampala Rockets | 45–58 | 66–70 | — | 58–71 | 61–57 | 39–81 | 75–97 | 69–95 | 67–84 | 69–74 | 75–68 | |
— | 85–78 | |||||||||||
KCCA Panthers | 50–75 | 78–69 | 72–65 | — | 42–76 | 102–99 | 65–74 | 67–74 | 87–81 | 80–90 | 77–72 | |
— | ||||||||||||
KIU Titans | 51–79 | 59–44 | 78–53 | 84–71 | — | 74–69 | 89–72 | 72–62 | 74–54 | 68–69 | 100–51 | |
75–45 | — | 101–84 | ||||||||||
Namuwongo Blazers | 52–72 | 71–62 | 103–70 | 89–69 | 68–57 | — | 65–57 | 52–48 | 62–88 | 77–87 | 62–49 | |
— | ||||||||||||
Ndejje Angels | 57–79 | 63–66 | 48–62 | 71–69 | 55–76 | — | 99–98 | 62–88 | 63–65 | 66–62 | ||
48–75 | — | |||||||||||
Our Savior | 51–88 | 74–77 | 63–51 | 73–72 | 77–78 | 53–66 | 65–53 | — | 66–73 | 64–47 | 60–53 | |
61–84 | — | |||||||||||
Power | 49–106 | 74–52 | 53–55 | 84–80 | 53–68 | 60–63 | 68–59 | 63–55 | — | 83–81 | 62–66 | |
— | ||||||||||||
Rezlife Saints | 55–88 | 57–55 | 57–71 | 48–70 | 65–84 | 56–85 | 90–88 | 67–76 | — | 35–87 | 54–48 | |
72–81 | — | |||||||||||
UCU Canons | 71–79 | 57–41 | 55–73 | 47–66 | 55–64 | 55–61 | 81–50 | 72–60 | — | 53–61 | ||
82–89 | 67–66 | 0–20 | — | 53–57 | ||||||||
UPDF Tomahawks | 50–75 | 68–54 | 63–45 | 58–62 | 58–64 | 51–67 | 72–59 | 66–63 | 53–60 | 48–49 | — | |
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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Playoffs
The playoffs began on 16 September and ended 25 October 2023.[3]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | City Oilers | 2 | ||||||||||||
9 | Kampala Rockets | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | City Oilers | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Our Saviour | 0 | ||||||||||||
8 | Ndejje Angels | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | Our Saviour | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | City Oilers | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | KIU Titans | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | KIU Titans | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | KCCA Panthers | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | KIU Titans | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | UCU Canons | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Betway Power | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | UCU Canons | 2 |
References
- ^ Kule, Edwin Kyle (25 October 2023). "City Oilers lift record ninth straight National Basketball League title". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b Sports, Pulse (29 August 2023). "Namuwongo Blazers withdraw from the 2023 NBL season ahead of the playoffs". Pulse Sports Uganda. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b "National Basketball League 2023, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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