Former logo of the FUBA
The Uganda national basketball team represents Uganda in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (FUBA).[3]
Uganda made its debut at the FIBA Africa Championship at its 2015 edition in Tunisia . There, Uganda beat Zimbabwe 72–64 to earn its first victory at the continent's prime tournament.
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Outlook
At the AfroBasket 2021 qualification , Uganda had group plays against Egypt , Morocco and Cape Verde .[4]
At AfroBasket 2021 in Rwanda, Uganda had its best performance in history as it reached the quarter-finals where it eventually lost to Cape Verde .
FIBA Africa Championship record
Team
Current roster
Roster for the AfroBasket 2021 .[5]
Uganda men's national basketball team roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
George Galanopoulos
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
Club – describes last club before the competition
Age – describes age on 24 August 2021
Depth chart
Past rosters
Team for the 2017 FIBA Africa Championship .[6]
Uganda men's national basketball team roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
George Galanopoulous
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
Club – describes last club before the tournament
Age – describes age on 8 September 2017
Team for the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship .[7]
Uganda men's national basketball team roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Omar Ba Rajab
Legend
Club – describes last club before the tournament
Age – describes age on 20 August 2015
Head coach position
See also
References
^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike" . FIBA . 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024 .
^ Kaweru, Franklin, "Uganda’s Silverbacks ranked 89th in latest FIBA rankings" , KAWOWO Sports , 9 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
^ FIBA National Federations – Uganda , fiba.com. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
^ Okello optimistic ahead of AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Franklin Kaweru (Kawowo Sports ), 10 February 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ "Team Roster Uganda" . fiba.basketball . Retrieved 12 September 2021 .
^ 2017 Afrobasket – Uganda , FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ |tab=roster 2015 Afrobasket – Uganda , FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
^ "Coach Wooden's words reach war-torn nation of Uganda" . Daily News . 26 January 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2022 .
^ "Rwanda - Uncertain Uganda Appoints New Coaches" . FIBA.basketball . Retrieved 3 March 2022 .
^ Kaweru, Franklin (27 July 2015). "Mandy Juruni to name final twelve Silverbacks this week | AfroBasket 2015" . Kawowo Sports . Retrieved 3 March 2022 .
^ Fischer, Jake. "How George Galanopoulos became Uganda's head coach" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 3 March 2022 .
^ "Coach Wooden's words reach war-torn nation of Uganda" . Daily News . 26 January 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2022 .
^ "FIBA World Cup Qualifiers: Silverbacks Start Preps In Lubowa | The SportsNation" . the-sportsnation.com/ . 15 November 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022 .
^ Kaweru, Franklin (23 February 2023). "Home-based players make late trip to Angola for FIBA World Cup qualifiers" . Kawowo Sports . Retrieved 25 February 2024 .
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