2023 NBL Uganda season

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.

2023 NBL Uganda season
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

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

Promoted from 2022 Division 1	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. 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. "National Basketball League 2023, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.