2023–24 City Oilers season

City Oilers
2023–24 season
Head coach	Mandy Juruni (October–November); Andrew Tendo (December–present); Karim Nesba (BAL games);
NBL	TBD
0Playoffs	0TBD
BAL	4th in Nile Conference
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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.

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.

In December 2023, it was announced Juruni was leaving the team, as he signed with Kepler BBC in Rwanda.^[1] On December 22, 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)

City Oilers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
G	00	Petty, Parrish	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	36 – (1988-04-05)5 April 1988
PF	1	Miller Jr., Dane	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	34 – (1990-05-10)10 May 1990
SG	4	Drileba, Tonny	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	30 – (1993-12-19)19 December 1993
	6	Ssenkubuge, Allawi		22 – (2002-08-24)24 August 2002
SG	7	Muhwezi, Ivan	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	26 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998
CG	9	Roebuck Jr., Germaine	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	27 – (1997-07-29)29 July 1997
SG	10	Opong, Robinson	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	35 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989
PF	11	Odeke, Titus	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	25 – (1998-12-29)29 December 1998
F	13	Walujjo, Edrine	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	24 – (2000-05-16)16 May 2000
PF	14	Sebirumbi, Brandon Alan	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	34 – (1990-05-15)15 May 1990
PF	15	Okello, James	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	32 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992
PG	23	Baale, Fayed	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	22 – (2001-12-28)28 December 2001

Head coach

Mandy Juruni

Assistant coach(es)

Andrew Senyondwa

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 26 November 2023

BAL roster (April)

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

2023–24 City Oilers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PG	00	Rembert, Patrick (I)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	35 – (1989-04-09)9 April 1989
PG	1	Baale, Fayed	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	22 – (2001-12-28)28 December 2001
PF	4	Okello, James	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	32 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992
PF	6	Miller Jr., Dane (I)	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	34 – (1990-05-10)10 May 1990
SG	7	Muhwezi, Ivan	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	26 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998
SG	10	Drileba, Tony	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	30 – (1993-12-19)19 December 1993
SF	12	Allawi, Ssenkubuge	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	22 – (2002-08-24)24 August 2002
C/PF	13	Odeke, Titus	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	25 – (1998-12-29)29 December 1998
SG	14	Opong, Robinson	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	35 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989
PF	15	Ahmed, Muhammed (I)	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	31 – (1993-08-17)17 August 1993
G	23	Culpepper, Randy (I)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	35 – (1989-05-16)16 May 1989
F	24	Maluach, Khaman (E)	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)	18 – (2006-09-13)13 September 2006

Head coach

Karim Nesba

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 19 April 2024

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
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)

22 November 2023	JBC	71–84	City Oilers	Johannesburg
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)

23 November 2023	Ferroviário da Beira	88–100	City Oilers	Johannesburg
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)

Final phase

25 November 2023 Division Semifinal	City Oilers	72–61	Dynamo	Johannesburg
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)

26 November 2023 Division Final	Cape Town Tigers	70–68	City Oilers	Johannesburg
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)

BAL

Nile Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PCT	Qualification
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]	Advance to playoffs
3	Bangui SC	6	3	3	509	529	−20	.500^[a]
4	City Oilers	6	1	5	468	561	−93	.167

Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b 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
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

20 April 2024	Bangui SC	101–88	City Oilers	6th of October
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

22 April 2024	City Oilers	68–79	Al Ahly Ly	6th of October
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

24 April 2024	City Oilers	82–81	Al Ahly	6th of October
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

26 April 2024	City Oilers	76–91	Bangui SC	6th of October
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

27 April 2024	Al Ahly Ly	110–78	City Oilers	6th of October
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

Player statistics

Legend
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]

City Oilers statistics
Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

References

^ Sikubwabo, Damas (4 December 2023). "Basketball: Experienced Mandy Juruni appointed Kepler head coach". The New Times. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ "Tendo, Koma appointed City Oilers' coaches". MTN Sports. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ Sikubwabo, Damas (3 April 2024). "BAL 2024: City Oilers appoint Nesba Karim as new coach". The New Times. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "BAL: City Oilers out to right last season's wrongs". Monitor. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ "City Oilers Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[table_hth_AAL0.72713171072636-5] 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.

[1] Sikubwabo, Damas (4 December 2023). "Basketball: Experienced Mandy Juruni appointed Kepler head coach". The New Times. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[2] "Tendo, Koma appointed City Oilers' coaches". MTN Sports. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

[3] Sikubwabo, Damas (3 April 2024). "BAL 2024: City Oilers appoint Nesba Karim as new coach". The New Times. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[4] "BAL: City Oilers out to right last season's wrongs". Monitor. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[6] "City Oilers Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

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Qualification Playoffs Final Rosters
Kalahari Conference	Cape Town Tigers Dynamo FUS Rabat Petro de Luanda
Nile Conference	Al Ahly Al Ahly Benghazi Bangui Sporting Club City Oilers
Sahara Conference	APR AS Douanes US Monastir Rivers Hoopers