# 2023 NBL Uganda season

The 2023 NBL Uganda season was the 27th season of the National Basketball League of Uganda, organised by the FUBA. The season began on 19 March and ended on 25 October 2023.
The City Oilers won a record-extending 9th consecutive national championship, after edging the KIU Titans 4–2 in the finals of the playoffs. The season was marked by the withdrawal of second-seeded Namuwongo Blazers ahead of the playoffs.

## Team changes

| Promoted from 2022 Division 1 | Relegated from 2022 NBL Uganda season |
| Kampala Rockets Rezlife Saints | Tropical Royals Victoria University-Sharing Falcons |

## Regular season

The regular season began on 19 March and ended 10 September 2023. The Namuwongo Blazers withdrew from the league ahead of the playoffs as a protest by the federation's decision that the winner of the previous season had already qualified for the 2024 BAL qualification.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | City Oilers | 22 | 21 | 1 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Namuwongo Blazers | 22 | 17 | 5 | Withdrew |
| 3 | KIU Titans | 22 | 17 | 5 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Betway Power BC | 22 | 13 | 9 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | UCU Canons | 20 | 10 | 10 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Our Saviour | 22 | 9 | 13 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | KCCA Panthers | 22 | 8 | 14 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Ndejje University Angels | 22 | 8 | 14 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Kampala Rockets | 22 | 8 | 14 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 10 | JKL Dolphins | 22 | 8 | 14 | |
| 11 | UPDF Tomahawks (R) | 22 | 7 | 15 | Relegated to Division 2 |
| 12 | Rezlife Saints (R) | 22 | 6 | 16 | Relegated to Division 2 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | COB | JKL | KAM | KCC | KIU | NAM | NDE | OUR | POW | REZ | UCU | UPD |
| City Oilers | — | 74–62 | 94–68 | 72–54 | 80–72 | 57–51 | 80–88 | | 85–55 | 84–41 | 87–64 | 87–53 |
| — | 80–60 | | | | | | | | | | |
| JKL Dolphins | | — | 71–80 | 91–81 | 64–76 | 68–77 | 72–74 | 80–79 | 71–60 | 77–68 | 53–68 | 70–57 |
| Kampala Rockets | 45–58 | 66–70 | — | 58–71 | 61–57 | 39–81 | 75–97 | 69–95 | 67–84 | | 69–74 | 75–68 |
| | | — | | | | | | | | 85–78 | |
| KCCA Panthers | 50–75 | 78–69 | 72–65 | — | | 42–76 | 102–99 | 65–74 | 67–74 | 87–81 | 80–90 | 77–72 |
| KIU Titans | 51–79 | 59–44 | 78–53 | 84–71 | — | 74–69 | 89–72 | 72–62 | | 74–54 | 68–69 | 100–51 |
| | | | 75–45 | — | | 101–84 | | | | | |
| Namuwongo Blazers | 52–72 | 71–62 | 103–70 | 89–69 | 68–57 | — | | 65–57 | 52–48 | 62–88 | 77–87 | 62–49 |
| Ndejje Angels | 57–79 | 63–66 | 48–62 | 71–69 | | 55–76 | — | 99–98 | 62–88 | 63–65 | | 66–62 |
| | | | | | 48–75 | — | | | | | |
| Our Savior | 51–88 | 74–77 | 63–51 | 73–72 | 77–78 | 53–66 | 65–53 | — | 66–73 | 64–47 | | 60–53 |
| 61–84 | | | | | | | — | | | | |
| Power | 49–106 | 74–52 | 53–55 | 84–80 | 53–68 | 60–63 | 68–59 | 63–55 | — | 83–81 | | 62–66 |
| Rezlife Saints | 55–88 | 57–55 | 57–71 | 48–70 | 65–84 | 56–85 | 90–88 | 67–76 | | — | 35–87 | 54–48 |
| | | 72–81 | | | | | | | — | | |
| UCU Canons | 71–79 | 57–41 | | | 55–73 | 47–66 | 55–64 | 55–61 | 81–50 | 72–60 | — | 53–61 |
| | | | | | | 82–89 | 67–66 | 0–20 | | — | 53–57 |
| UPDF Tomahawks | 50–75 | 68–54 | 63–45 | 58–62 | 58–64 | 51–67 | 72–59 | 66–63 | 53–60 | 48–49 | | — |

## Playoffs

The playoffs began on 16 September and ended 25 October 2023.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | City Oilers | 2 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kampala Rockets | 0 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kampala Rockets | 0 | 1 | City Oilers | 3 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Our Saviour | 0 | | | |
| 8 | Ndejje Angels | 1 | 6 | Our Saviour | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Our Saviour | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Our Saviour | 2 | | | | 1 | City Oilers | 4 |
| | | | | | | 3 | KIU Titans | 2 |
| 3 | KIU Titans | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | KIU Titans | 2 |
| 7 | KCCA Panthers | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | KCCA Panthers | 0 | 3 | KIU Titans | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | UCU Canons | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Betway Power | 1 | 5 | UCU Canons | 0 | | | |
| 5 | UCU Canons | 2 | | | | | | |