Namuwongo Blazers
Basketball team in Wakiso, Uganda
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Namuwongo Blazers, commonly known as Nam Blazers, are an Ugandan basketball team based in Namuwongo, Kampala. They are playing in the NBL Uganda, the Uganda's top level league.
| Namuwongo Blazers | |
|---|---|
| |
| Nickname | The Slum Dwellers |
| League | NBL Uganda |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Arena | ABJA Parks |
| Location | Naalya, Wakiso, Uganda |
| Team colors | Full Red and Full White |
| Main sponsor | Motorola Solutions |
| Chairman | Jane Frances Achilo |
| President | Daniel Muttu Obol |
| Head coach | Steven 'Escodata' Nyeko |
| Team captain | Paul 'Macgyver' Odong |
| Ownership | Namuwongo Community Members |
| Championships | 2X NBL Championship(2025, 2026) |
| Conference titles | 1 Division 1 Championship(2019) |
Nam Blazers was established in 2014 as a community based organisation in Namuwongo,a Kampala suburb.[1] Nam Blazers promoted to the NBL Uganda in 2019, after finishing as runners-up in the NBL2.[2] signing strong players from NBL competitors[3] It is mainly sponsored by Motorola Solutions and NRG Radio.
Key team information
Season by season
| NBL champions (2019–present) |
Top seed (2019–present) |
Runners-up (2019–present) |
Playoffs berth (2019–present) |
| Season | Division | League | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
| Namuwongo Blazers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 2 | Division 1 | 3rd | 15 | 12 | 3 | .800 | ||||
| 2021 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | cancelled | |||
| 2022 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 | Won quarterfinals (Panthers) 2–0
Won semifinals (Titans) 2–0 Lost finals (Oilers) 3–4 | |||
| 2023 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 22 | 17 | 5 | .773 | Withdrew | |||
| 2024 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 22 | 16 | 6 | .727 | Won quarterfinals (Our Savior) 2–0
Lost semifinals (Titans) 2–3 | |||
| 2025 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | Won quarterfinals (Rezlife Saints) 2–0
Won semifinals (Canons) 3–0 Won finals (Oilers) 4-2 | |||
| NBL regular season record | 97 | 76 | 21 | .784 | 1 NBL championships | ||||||
| NBL playoff record | 29 | 20 | 9 | .690 | |||||||
