2023 NBL Uganda season

2023 NBL Uganda season
LeagueNBL Uganda
SportBasketball
Duration19 March – 25 October 2023
Regular season
Top seedCity Oilers
Season MVPTitus Lual (City Oilers)
Top scorerPeter Cheng (Nam Blazers)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPJimmy Enabu (City Oilers)
Finals
ChampionsCity Oilers (9th title)
  Runners-upKIU Titans
Seasons

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

Increase Promoted from 2022 Division 1 Decrease Relegated from 2022 NBL Uganda season
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
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
Source: Afrobasket.com
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away COB JKL KAM KCC KIU NAM NDE OUR POW REZ UCU UPD
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 —
—
Source: Afrobasket.com
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

  1. ^ Kule, Edwin Kyle (25 October 2023). "City Oilers lift record ninth straight National Basketball League title". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "National Basketball League 2023, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.