2023–24 City Oilers season
Sports season
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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.
Head coach
- Mandy Juruni (October–November)
- Andrew Tendo (December–present)
- Karim Nesba (BAL games)
NBLTBD
PlayoffsTBD
BAL4th in Nile Conference
| 2023–24 season | |
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| Head coach |
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| NBL | TBD |
| Playoffs | TBD |
| BAL | 4th in Nile Conference |
It was the first NBL Uganda season without head coach Mandy Juruni, who left the team in December.
Overview
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.[citation needed]
In December 2023, it was announced Juruni was leaving the team, as he signed with Kepler BBC in Rwanda.[1] On 22 December, 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
The following was the City Oilers roster for the 2024 BAL season.
Road to BAL roster (November)
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BAL roster (April)
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Games
Road to BAL
As a team participating in the 2023 BAL season, the Oilers were given a bye for the first round.
Elite 16
| 21 November 2023 | City Oilers  |
81–76 |  COSPN |
Johannesburg |
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| 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) |
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| 22 November 2023 | JBC  |
71–84 | City Oilers |
Johannesburg |
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| 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) |
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| 23 November 2023 | Ferroviário da Beira  |
88–100 | City Oilers |
Johannesburg |
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| 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) |
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Final phase
| 25 November 2023 Division Semifinal |
City Oilers |
72–61 |  Dynamo |
Johannesburg |
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| 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) |
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| 26 November 2023 Division Final |
Cape Town Tigers  |
70–68 | City Oilers |
Johannesburg |
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| 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) |
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BAL
Nile Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Al Ahly (H) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 544 | 470 | +74 | .833 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 |  Al Ahly Ly |
6 | 3 | 3 | 537 | 498 | +39 | .500[a] | |
| 3 |  Bangui SC |
6 | 3 | 3 | 509 | 529 | −20 | .500[a] | |
| 4 | City Oilers |
6 | 1 | 5 | 468 | 561 | −93 | .167 |
- 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 |
99–76 | City Oilers |
6th of October |
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| 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 |
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| 20 April 2024 | Bangui SC |
101–88 | City Oilers |
6th of October |
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| 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 |
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| 22 April 2024 | City Oilers |
68–79 | Al Ahly Ly |
6th of October |
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| 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 |
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| 24 April 2024 | City Oilers |
82–81 | Al Ahly |
6th of October |
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| 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 |
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| 26 April 2024 | City Oilers |
76–91 | Bangui SC |
6th of October |
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| 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 |
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| 27 April 2024 | Al Ahly Ly |
110–78 | City Oilers |
6th of October |
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| 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 |
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Player statistics
| 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
- After all games.[5]
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 |