Basketball team in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa Basketball Club, commonly known as JKT,[1] is a Tanzanian basketball club from Dar es Salaam. The team plays in the National Basketball League(NBL), and have won the national championship in 2003, 2017 and 2023.
The team made two appearances in the Road to BAL, the qualifiers of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), in the 2021 and 2025 tournaments.[2]
Honours
Tanzanian National League[1]
- Winners: 2003, 2017, 2023
- Runners-up (2): 2001, 2010
In African competitions
Road to BAL (2 appearances)
- 2021 – First Round (hosts)
- 2025 – First Round (hosts)
Players
Current roster
The following was JKT's roster in November 2019.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Coaches
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4
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Mushi, Jonas
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5
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Kusiga, Frank
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6
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Tukunjoba, Kaikai
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7
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Majura, Enerico
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8
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Mshana, Stephano
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9
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Lukumay, Richard
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10
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Mwenda, Ally
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11
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Athumani, Baraka
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12
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Chibura, Denis
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13
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Mbegu, Haji
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14
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Mgaza, Cornelius
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15
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Mwamwifu, Gwalugano
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- Head coach
- Alfred Makoye Ng'Halaliji
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (I) Import player
 Injured
Updated: 26 November 2019
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