The Uganda national basketball team represents

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in international

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competitions. It is administrated by the Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (FUBA). Uganda made its debut at the FIBA Africa Championship at its 2015 edition in Tunisia. There, Uganda beat

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72–64 to earn its first victory at the continent's prime tournament.

Outlook

At the AfroBasket 2021 qualification, Uganda had group plays against

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and

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. At AfroBasket 2021 in Rwanda, Uganda had its best performance in history as it reached the quarter-finals where it eventually lost to .

FIBA Africa Championship record

Team

Current roster

Roster for the AfroBasket 2021.

Depth chart

Past rosters

Team for the

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. Team for the

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Head coach position

* Timothy Odeke – 2007–2009 *

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– 2015–2017 *

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– 2017 * Mandy Juruni – 2018–present

References

External links

FIBA profile
at FIBA Archive
Africabasket – Uganda Men National Team
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uganda National Basketball Team Men's national basketball teams Basketball teams in Uganda 1963 establishments in Uganda