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2023–24 City Oilers season

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City Oilers
2023–24 season
Head coach
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BAL4th in Nile Conference
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The 2023–24 City Oilers season is the 12th season in the existence of the Ugandan basketball club City Oilers. It is the second straight season the Oilers play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), following a successful performance in their fourth qualification campaign.

It was the first NBL Uganda season without head coach Mandy Juruni, who left the team in December.

Overview

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Under head coach Marandy Juruni, the Oilers qualified for their second consecutive BAL season following a semi-final win over Burundi's Dynamo in the East Division of the 2024 BAL qualification.

In December 2023, it was announced Juruni was leaving the team, as he signed with Kepler BBC in Rwanda.[1] On December 22, Andrew Tendo took over head coaching duties.[2] Karim Nesba, a former Morocco international, was appointed as coach specifically for the BAL season.[3]

In the BAL, the Oilers were allocated in the Nile Conference for a second year in a row. Guard Germaine Roebuck Jr. was unable to participate due to injury, and BAL top scorer Falando Jones signed a contract with Smouha in Egypt.[4]

Roster

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The following was the City Oilers roster for the 2024 BAL season.

Road to BAL roster (November)

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City Oilers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 00 United States Petty, Parrish 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 36 – (1988-04-05)5 April 1988
PF 1 United States Miller Jr., Dane 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-05-10)10 May 1990
SG 4 Uganda Drileba, Tonny 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1993-12-19)19 December 1993
6 Uganda Ssenkubuge, Allawi 22 – (2002-08-24)24 August 2002
SG 7 Uganda Muhwezi, Ivan 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998
CG 9 Uganda Roebuck Jr., Germaine 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1997-07-29)29 July 1997
SG 10 Uganda Opong, Robinson 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989
PF 11 Uganda Odeke, Titus 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1998-12-29)29 December 1998
F 13 Uganda Walujjo, Edrine 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-05-16)16 May 2000
PF 14 Uganda Sebirumbi, Brandon Alan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1990-05-15)15 May 1990
PF 15 Uganda Okello, James 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992
PG 23 Uganda Baale, Fayed 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 22 – (2001-12-28)28 December 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 26 November 2023

BAL roster (April)

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

2023–24 City Oilers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 00 United States Rembert, Patrick (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 35 – (1989-04-09)9 April 1989
PG 1 Uganda Baale, Fayed 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 22 – (2001-12-28)28 December 2001
PF 4 Uganda Okello, James 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992
PF 6 United States Miller Jr., Dane (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-05-10)10 May 1990
SG 7 Uganda Muhwezi, Ivan 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998
SG 10 Uganda Drileba, Tony 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1993-12-19)19 December 1993
SF 12 Uganda Allawi, Ssenkubuge 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 22 – (2002-08-24)24 August 2002
C/PF 13 Uganda Odeke, Titus 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1998-12-29)29 December 1998
SG 14 Uganda Opong, Robinson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989
PF 15 Ghana Ahmed, Muhammed (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-08-17)17 August 1993
G 23 United States Culpepper, Randy (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 35 – (1989-05-16)16 May 1989
F 24 South Sudan Maluach, Khaman (E) 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 18 – (2006-09-13)13 September 2006
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 19 April 2024

Games

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Road to BAL

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As a team participating in the 2023 BAL season, the Oilers were given a bye for the first round.

Elite 16

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21 November 2023 City Oilers Uganda 81–76 Madagascar COSPN Johannesburg
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 11–21, 29–16, 23–19
Pts: Miller Jr. 26
Rebs: Miller Jr. 9
Asts: Miller Jr., Petty 5
Report Pts: Coulter 16
Rebs: Coulter 12
Asts: Adewunmi, Ratianarivo 4
Arena: Ellis Park Arena
Referees: Arnold Moseya (RSA), Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Francisco Tando (ANG)
22 November 2023 JBC Zimbabwe 71–84 Uganda City Oilers Johannesburg
11:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 23–25, 17–20, 9–19
Pts: Phiri, Tela 16
Rebs: Wek 13
Asts: Pfachi 4
Report Pts: Petty 29
Rebs: Odeke 13
Asts: Miller Jr. 3
Arena: Ellis Park Arena
Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Tonton Banza Kalume (DRC)
23 November 2023 Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique 88100 Uganda City Oilers Johannesburg
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 20–24, 22–27, 25–32
Pts: Nurmamade 23
Rebs: Ubisse 8
Asts: Kennedy 6
Report Pts: Roebuck Jr. 20
Rebs: Roebuck Jr. 11
Asts: Miller Jr. 9
Arena: Ellis Park Arena
Referees: Tonton Banza Kalume (DRC), Mbaye Seye (SEN), Walelign Gebeto (ETH)

Final phase

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25 November 2023
Division Semifinal
City Oilers Uganda 72–61 Burundi Dynamo Johannesburg
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–5, 12–19, 22–22, 19–15
Pts: Opong 17
Rebs: Miller Jr. 10
Asts: Miller Jr. 6
Pts: Morman 15
Rebs: Obekpa 13
Asts: Ndikuriyo 5
Arena: Ellis Park Area
Referees: Arnold Moseya (RSA), Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Francisco Tando (ANG)
26 November 2023
Division Final
Cape Town Tigers South Africa 70–68 Uganda City Oilers Johannesburg
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 14–15, 24–15, 20–16
Report Arena: Ellis Park Arena
Referees: Diallo Mahamadou (MLI), Tonton Banza Kalume (DRC), Erick Otieno (KEN)

BAL

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Nile Conference

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Egypt Al Ahly (H) 6 5 1 544 470 +74 .833 Advance to playoffs
2 Libya Al Ahly Ly 6 3 3 537 498 +39 .500[a]
3 Central African Republic Bangui SC 6 3 3 509 529 −20 .500[a]
4 Uganda City Oilers 6 1 5 468 561 −93 .167
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: Al Ahly Ly and Bangui SC were tied 1–1 in their games, +19 point differential for Al Ahly Ly over these two games.
19 April 2024 Al Ahly Egypt 99–76 Uganda City Oilers 6th of October
7:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 25–19, 26–21, 20–20
Pts: Amin 16
Rebs: Mitchell 8
Asts: Amin, Elgizawy 5
Livestats Pts: Rembert 21
Rebs: Maluach 8
Asts: Rembert 6
Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
Attendance: 2,027
Referees: Kladji Mulla, Mbaye Seye, Silver Houngbedji
20 April 2024 Bangui SC Central African Republic 101–88 Uganda City Oilers 6th of October
4:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 27–17, 25–27, 26–18
Pts: Darlan 22
Rebs: Darlan 10
Asts: Nwabuzor 10
Livestats Pts: Maluach 29
Rebs: Maluach 11
Asts: Culpepper, Rembert 5
Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
Attendance: 543
Referees: Kelsey Reynolds, Annie Joyce Muchenu, Oumar Sy
22 April 2024 City Oilers Uganda 68–79 Libya Al Ahly Ly 6th of October
4:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 13–25, 24–11, 20–18
Pts: Rembert 17
Rebs: Maluach 19
Asts: Baale, Rembert 2
Livestats Pts: Lual-Acuil 22
Rebs: Diabate 9
Asts: Diabate 11
Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
Attendance: 450
Referees: Kladji Mulla, Amir Taboubi, Oumar Sy
24 April 2024 City Oilers Uganda 82–81 Egypt Al Ahly 6th of October
7:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 15–14, 18–19, 26–17
Pts: Maluach 27
Rebs: Maluach 16
Asts: Miller Jr. 4
Livestats Pts: Gardner 19
Rebs: Amin, Gardner 8
Asts: Lyons, Mitchell 4
Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
Attendance: 2,589
Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Claudio Eiuba, Silver Hongbedji
26 April 2024 City Oilers Uganda 76–91 Central African Republic Bangui SC 6th of October
4:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 22–27, 27–18, 15–17
Pts: Rembert 21
Rebs: Maluach 13
Asts: Culpepper 6
Livestats Pts: Ngaïfei 22
Rebs: Ngaïfei 11
Asts: Darlan 7
Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
Attendance: 678
Referees: Kaz Beverly, Sara Elsharnouby, Oumar Sy
27 April 2024 Al Ahly Ly Libya 110–78 Uganda City Oilers 6th of October
4:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 32–20, 23–24, 35–12
Pts: Lual-Acuil 42
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 13
Asts: Diabate 8
Livestats Pts: Ahmed, Culpepper 14
Rebs: Maluach 13
Asts: Miller Jr. 10
Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
Attendance: 435
Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Annie Joyce Muchenu, Claudio Eiuba

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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After all games.[5]
City Oilers statistics
Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Khaman Maluach 6 34.3 .519 .235 .724 13.5 0.8 0.7 2.8 18.2
Patrick Rembert 6 32.9 .400 .303 .889 4.2 3.7 0.3 0.0 15.0
Randy Culpepper 6 31.8 .397 .286 .870 2.2 3.5 2.0 0.2 13.3
Dane Miller Jr. 6 30.1 .444 .364 .478 6.3 4.0 1.7 0.2 10.5
Muhammed Ahmed 6 17.6 .339 .286 .722 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 9.5
Robinson Opong 6 19.2 .260 .212 .833 2.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 6.3
James Okello 6 13.0 .462 .000 .000 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.0 2.0
Tonny Drileba 6 12.5 .308 .273 .000 1.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.8
Fayed Baale 2 10.2 .250 .000 .500 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.5
Titus Odeke 5 5.8 .250 .333 .000 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0
Ivan Muhwezi 1 2.3 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0

References

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  1. ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (4 December 2023). "Basketball: Experienced Mandy Juruni appointed Kepler head coach". The New Times. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Tendo, Koma appointed City Oilers' coaches". MTN Sports. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (3 April 2024). "BAL 2024: City Oilers appoint Nesba Karim as new coach". The New Times. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "BAL: City Oilers out to right last season's wrongs". Monitor. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "City Oilers Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.