Last year in January, Startimes took over the naming rights of record six time champions Falcons, in a three year partnership worth Shs250m. The partnership, both parties envisaged would propel the most successful side on the domestic basketball scene to greater heights. "As record champions we have always strived to be at the forefront of basketball's growth," Falcons' Club Chairman, Friday Kagoro said then. 18 months on, the desired effect has not really materialized. They failed to improve on the previous season's playoff quarterfinal exit after going down 2-1in their series against Power at the same stage lasts season. This season has seen them start with a 1-4 run with the only bright spot being Sunday's 56-49 defeat of new comers Destiny Phenoms. This was on the back of the departures of coach Sam Obol, players,Caesar Kizito and Isaac Afidra while Kenyan centre Ariel Okall is yet to report back. Off the court, the picture has been as grim with the team's fans forced into a fundraising drive on social media to keep the team afloat. And despite picking their maiden win this season, Falcons who dominated the domestic scene in the late 1990's and the start of the century will start as underdogs this evening against UCU Canons. Last season's finalists are coming off the back of a gut wrenching 73-72 defeat to champions City Oilers. The defeat was the second for the Nick Natuhereza coached Canons who have made a 3-2 start to the season. Courtesy of: monitor.co.ug
NBL Round 12: Our Saviour records their first victory - 3 days ago
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Our Saviour has finally registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. The win is especially important as they defeated much higher ranked JKL Dolphins (3-2) 87-71 on Sunday. The game was mostly controlled by Our Saviour. JKL Dolphins managed to win second period 20-19. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Steven Mwesigye who helped to win the game recording 14 points, 9 rebounds, 5... [read more]
Our Saviour has finally registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. The win is especially important as they defeated much higher ranked JKL Dolphins (3-2) 87-71 on Sunday. The game was mostly controlled by Our Saviour. JKL Dolphins managed to win second period 20-19. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Steven Mwesigye who helped to win the game recording 14 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and center Daniel Monoja who added 9 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Francis Ogola (-91) with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Our Saviour (1-4) left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with Falcons and Sharing Youth. Newly promoted JKL Dolphins keep the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with Ndejje. Falcons has finally registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. The win is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they outplayed Sharing Youth (1-4) 65-34. The winners were led by forward Vinnie Jurua (-89) who scored that evening 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and Benard Okumu supported him with 20 points and 5 rebounds. Even 8 points and 6 rebounds by guard Nasser Jakisa (-90) did not help to save the game for Sharing Youth. Sharing Youth's coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. It was the only win of guest team this round and in all other games host teams recorded victories. Falcons left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with Sharing Youth and Our Saviour. It was Sharing Youth's third loss in a row. Seventh ranked Ndejje (3-2) crushed at home 8th ranked Nkumba M. (1-3) by 38 points 83-45, which is the biggest margin this round on Sunday night. The best player for the winners was Maker Deng who scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Sivachi Makutwa who recorded 23 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Ndejje have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with JKL Dolphins. Newly promoted Nkumba M. keeps the eighth position with three games lost. They share it with UPDF.
Seventh ranked Ndejje (3-2) crushed at home 8th ranked Nkumba M. (1-3) by 38 points 83-45, which is the biggest margin this round on Sunday night. Ndejje dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Nkumba M.'s 28. Ndejje forced 36 Nkumba M. turnovers. The best player for the winners was Maker Deng (-94) who scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. M Buluma chipped in 17 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). At the other side the best for losing team was forward Sivachi Makutwa (-90) who recorded 23 points and 7 rebounds and forward Malvin Midaki (-90) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Ndejje have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with JKL Dolphins. Newly promoted Nkumba M. keeps the eighth position with three games lost. They share it with UPDF. Top scorers: Ndejje: M.Deng 19+6reb+2ast, M. Buluma 17+2reb, I.Ochera 11+1reb+1ast, M.Otieno 8+2reb+5ast, S.Ajack 6+3reb, G.Baderha 6+2reb+1ast Nkumba M.: S.Makutwa 23+7reb+1ast, M.Midaki 12+6reb+3ast, W.Otweyo 6+2reb+1ast, M.Kayihura 2+1reb, S.Chasimba 2+8reb, W.Kigobe 0
Our Saviour has finally registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. The win is especially important as they defeated much higher ranked JKL Dolphins (3-2) 87-71 on Sunday. The game was mostly controlled by Our Saviour. JKL Dolphins managed to win second period 20-19. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Steven Mwesigye who helped to win the game recording 14 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and center Daniel Monoja who added 9 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Francis Ogola (-91) with 14 points and 8 rebounds and forward Daniel Orenga (186-96) scored 14 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Our Saviour (1-4) left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with Falcons and Sharing Youth. Newly promoted JKL Dolphins keep the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with Ndejje. Top scorers: Our Saviour: W.Pirwoth 21+3reb+2ast, P.Elungat 16+1reb, S.Mwesigye 14+9reb+5ast, J.Wacha 10+5reb, D.Monoja 9+13reb+5ast, J.Mony 6+1reb+1ast JKL Dolphins: D.Orenga 14+2reb+1ast, F.Ogola 14+8reb+2ast, F.Odama 12+4reb+1ast, N.Blick 10+3reb+3ast, M.Libe 7+1reb, J.Emong 4+3reb+1ast
Falcons has finally registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. The win is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they outplayed Sharing Youth (1-4) 65-34. The game was mostly controlled by Falcons. Sharing Youth was better in fourth quarter 16-13. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Sharing Youth to just 6 points in first and second quarters and to 12 points in first half. Falcons dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Sharing Youth's 26. Falcons forced 27 Sharing Youth turnovers. The winners were led by forward Vinnie Jurua (-89) who scored that evening 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Benard Okumu supported him with 20 points and 5 rebounds. Even 8 points and 6 rebounds by guard Nasser Jakisa (-90) did not help to save the game for Sharing Youth. Forward Emmanuel Okumu (-97) added 8 points and 7 rebounds. Sharing Youth's coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. It was the only win of guest team this round and in all other games host teams recorded victories. Falcons left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with Sharing Youth and Our Saviour. It was Sharing Youth's third loss in a row. Top scorers: Falcons: B.Okumu 20+5reb, V.Jurua 16+6reb+5ast, O.Moses 9+10reb+5ast, F.Karoro 9+2reb, A.Ntale 4+6reb+1ast, A.Dickson 3+5reb+2ast Sharing Youth: S.Otoa 9+2reb+1ast, E.Okumu 8+7reb+1ast, N.Jakisa 8+6reb+2ast, T.Gatwech 4+7reb, E.Bakara 3+1reb+1ast, T.Okello 2+3reb+3ast
Wundi's 24 points give him Player of the Week award - 4 days ago
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23-year old guard Steven Wundi (G-93) had an amazing evening in the last round for UCU Canons and receives a Afrobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 11. He had the game-high 24 points adding five rebounds for UCU Canons in his team's victory, helping them to crush UPDF (#10, 1-3) with 24-point margin 74-50. UCU Canons is placed at 5th position in Ugandan league. UCU Canons is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They... [read more]
23-year old guard Steven Wundi (G-93) had an amazing evening in the last round for UCU Canons and receives a Afrobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 11. He had the game-high 24 points adding five rebounds for UCU Canons in his team's victory, helping them to crush UPDF (#10, 1-3) with 24-point margin 74-50. UCU Canons is placed at 5th position in Ugandan league. UCU Canons is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 3-3 record. In the team's last game Wundi had a remarkable six three-pointers out of 7 attempts. He has many years of experience at UCU Canons, through which he has constantly improved. Wundi has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (4th best: 14.2ppg) and averages solid 2.5spg.
Second best performed player last round was Jonathan Egau (190-F-93). He is international forward in his second season at UCU Canons. In the last game Egau recorded impressive double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds. Of course together with Wundi he helped UCU Canons with another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked UPDF (#10, 1-3) 74-50. This victory allowed UCU Canons to move up to 5th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 3-3 record is not bad and everything may still change. Egau is one of the most experienced players at UCU Canons and similarly like Steven Wundi has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 13.0ppg (#7). His other stats are also decent: 8.2rpg and 4.0apg.
Third place about best performers goes to Felix Mukunzi of UPDF (#10). Mukunzi scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Despite Mukunzi's great performance UPDF lost 50-74 to the higher-ranked UCU Canons (#5, 3-3). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. UPDF can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 1-3 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Too bad for Mukunzi he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. Mukunzi has a very solid season. In 2 games in Uganda he scored 14.5ppg.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Stephen Omony (198-F-81) of City Oilers - 17 points and 7 rebounds 5. Jimmy Enabu (187-G-88) of City Oilers - 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 6. James Okello (193-F-90) of City Oilers - 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Ethienne Kazungu (80) of KIU Titans - 9 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Geoffrey Soro (198-F-92) of KIU Titans - 14 points and 4 rebounds 9. Micheal Bwanga (G) of KIU Titans - 16 points and 5 rebounds 10. Henry Okoth (F-99) of UPDF - 24 points and 6 rebounds
The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
NBL Round 11: City Oilers hand first loss to KIU Titans - 5 days ago
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Coincidentally all hosts won their games. The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss ofKIU Titans (5-1) in Kampala on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked City Oilers (4-2) 73-64. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of KIU Titans. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 21-13. But KIU Titans won second period 13-12. However... [read more]
Coincidentally all hosts won their games.
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of KIU Titans (5-1) in Kampala on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked City Oilers (4-2) 73-64. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of KIU Titans. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 21-13. But KIU Titans won second period 13-12. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The former international forward Stephen Omony (198-81) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points and 7 rebounds. The former international guard Jimmy Enabu (187-88) contributed with 13 points and 4 assists for the winners. City Oilers' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ethienne Kazungu (-80) answered with 9 points and 12 rebounds for KIU Titans. Defending champion moved-up to second place. KIU Titans at the other side still keep top position with one game lost. The game between seventh ranked UCU Canons (3-3) and 9th ranked UPDF (1-3) in ended with biggest points difference. UCU Canons outscored guests from 74-50. Worth to mention a quality performance of international forward Jonathan Egau (190-93) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Steven Wundi helped adding 24 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). UCU Canons' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Forward Henry Okoth (-99) responded with 24 points and 6 rebounds. UCU Canons moved-up to fifth place. UPDF at the other side keeps the ninth position with three games lost. They share it with Sharing Youth.
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of KIU Titans (5-1) in Kampala on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked City Oilers (4-2) 73-64. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of KIU Titans. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 21-13. But KIU Titans won second period 13-12. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The former international forward Stephen Omony (198-81) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points and 7 rebounds. The former international guard Jimmy Enabu (187-88) contributed with 13 points and 4 assists for the winners. City Oilers' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ethienne Kazungu (-80) answered with 9 points and 12 rebounds and guard Micheal Bwanga added 16 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for KIU Titans. Defending champion moved-up to second place. KIU Titans at the other side still keep top position with one game lost. Top scorers: City Oilers: S.Omony 17+7reb+1ast, J.Enabu 13+4reb+4ast, J.Okello 13+6reb+2ast, N.Landry 6+7reb+1ast, T.Drieba 5+3reb+2ast, D.Juuko 5+1reb+3ast KIU Titans: M.Bwanga 16+5reb, G.Soro 14+4reb, E.Kazungu 9+12reb+2ast, C.Omanye 8+3reb+4ast, F.Kumpanyi 4+1reb, I.Lumanyika 4+2reb
The game between seventh ranked UCU Canons (3-3) and 9th ranked UPDF (1-3) in ended with biggest points difference. UCU Canons outscored guests from 74-50. UCU Canons had a 37-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a quality performance of international forward Jonathan Egau (190-93) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Guard Steven Wundi (-93) helped adding 24 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). UCU Canons' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Forward Henry Okoth (-99) responded with 24 points and 6 rebounds and Felix Mukunzi scored 14 points and 9 rebounds. UCU Canons moved-up to fifth place. UPDF at the other side keeps the ninth position with three games lost. They share it with Sharing Youth. Top scorers: UCU Canons: S.Wundi 24+5reb+1ast, J.Egau 21+11reb+6ast, D.Isiko 8+5reb, T.Zeramula 5+2reb, J.Obukunyang 4+6reb+1ast, W.Ater 3+2reb+1ast UPDF: H.Okoth 24+6reb+1ast, F.Mukunzi 14+9reb+2ast, D.Mutawe 7+7reb, S.Wokorach 3+4reb, A.Okot 2+5reb, E.Okello 0
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