The Uganda national basketball team also known as The Silverbacks represents Uganda in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (FUBA).FIBA National Federations – Uganda, fiba.com. Retrieved 21 July 2013.Kaweru, Franklin, "Uganda’s Silverbacks ranked 89th in latest FIBA rankings" , KAWOWO Sports, 9 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
Uganda made its debut at the FIBA Africa Championship at its 2015 edition in Tunisia. There, Uganda beat Zimbabwe 72–64 to earn its first victory at the continent's prime tournament.
Outlook At the AfroBasket 2021 qualification, Uganda had group plays against Egypt, Morocco and Cape Verde.Okello optimistic ahead of AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Franklin Kaweru (Kawowo Sports), 10 February 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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 YearRoundPosition 1964 Did not qualify 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1975 1978 1980 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1992 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Round of 16 15th 5 1 4 2017 Preliminary round 13th 3 0 3 2021 Quarter-finals 6th 5 2 3 2025 Preliminary round 15th 3 0 3Total 16 3 13
Team Current roster Roster for the AfroBasket 2025.
Depth chart
Past rosters Team for the 2017 FIBA Africa Championship.2017 Afrobasket – Uganda, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
Team for the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship.|tab=roster 2015 Afrobasket – Uganda, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
Head coach position Timothy Odeke : 2007–2009 Mandy Juruni : 2015–2017 George Galanopoulos : 2017 - Mandy Juruni : 2018– Andrew Tendo (interim) : February 2023
See also Uganda women's national basketball team Uganda national under-19 basketball team Uganda women's national under-19 basketball team
References
External links FIBA profile Uganda Basketball Records at FIBA Archive Africabasket – Uganda Men National Team