Teams
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City Oilers
KIU Titans
UCU Canons
Power Basketball Club
Ndejje Angels
JKL Dolphins
KCCA Men
Our Savior
Nam Blazers
UPDF Tomahawks
Falcons
Pemba Warriors
Kampala Rockets
Sharing Youth
Tropical Royals
Victoria University
Rez Life
Kampala University Eagles
JT Jaguars
Livingstone (Uganda)
Charging Rhinos
Wikipedia - National Basketball League (Uganda)
The National Basketball League is a semi-professional basketball league in Uganda that is the highest division of men's basketball in the country. The league currently consists of 13 teams.
Established in 1995, media often highlights the league's physicality. The City Oilers dominated during the 2010s, winning seven straight NBL titles. The Oilers are the league's most decorated team with nine won championships, which were all won consecutively.
History
Basketball was introduced in Uganda in 1962, by the American Peace Corps and East African teachers. During the 1970s and 80s, economic hardship in the country meant a decline of the sport in the country as many schools abandoned the game.
A national basketball league was founded in 1995 and started with six teams: the Kyambogo Warriors, Blue Jackets, Black Power, Rhino, Sky Jammers and Makerere University. Since 2003, the league was expanded with a second-level league, named Division 1. Since 2019, there has also been a third level named Division 2.
The City Oilers entered the league in 2013 and have since then dominated, winning nine consecutive titles.
NBL spelas i ett regular season-format, där varje lag möter varandra två gånger, en gång hemma och en gång på bortaplan. De fyra bästa lagen i ligan avancerar till slutspelet, som spelas i ett playoff-format i bäst-av-fem serier.
NBL är en av de mest populära sporterna i Uganda, och ligan följs av tusentals fans. Ligan har också producerat ett antal framstående spelare, bland annat Isaac Afidra, Henry Malinga och Francis Tumusiime.