National Basketball League top performers from the first round

Titus Lual leads the league in efficiency /COURTESY PICTURE

BASKETBALL National Basketball League top performers from the first round

Ndyamuhaki J Emanzi 18:44 - 02.06.2023

Peter Cheng is the division's leading scorer, having scored 214 points in total. He averaged 19.5 points per game as the Blazers ended the round with an 8-3 record and in third place.

The first round of the National Basketball League came to a conclusion on Wednesday with Namuwongo Blazers defeating Our Savior at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium.

Defending champions City Oilers ended the round unbeaten and on top of the log in the men's division, while JT Lady Jaguars announced their arrival in the top flight with a 9-2 record that put them top in the ladies' category.

There were some top performers from the first 11 games, and Pulse Sports brings you the leaders from the different statistical categories.

Titus Lual

When Titus Lual joined City Oilers from UCU Canons, he was expected to fit in well at his new home.

Having played for the club in the Basketball Africa League Qualifiers, Lual and the Oilers players had already forged chemistry.

Titus Lual leads the league in efficiency after 11 games /COURTESY PICTURE

And going by statistics, the centre was the most efficient player in the first 11 games of the season.

At 218.0, Lual is ahead of second-placed Peter Cheng (204.0) of the Namuwongo Blazers and UCU Canons' Peter Sifuma (187.0).

City Oilers' Ruai Luak (183.0) and Our Savior's Moses Mugisha (180.0) complete the top five.

Top points scorer

Peter Cheng is the division's leading scorer, having scored 214 points in total. He averaged 19.5 points per game as the Blazers ended the round with an 8-3 record and in third place.

City Oilers' duo of Ruai Luak and Titus Lual came second and third, respectively, with the former garnering 172 while the latter had 156 points.

KIU Titans' big man Saidi Amisi has scored 151 points in the first round of the National Basketball League season /COURTESY PICTURE

KIU Titans' Saidi Amisi and JKL Dolphins' Denis Omara complete the top five with 151 and 139 points, respectively.

Top rebounders

Ndejje Angels big man Joseph Kumbayi dominated the boards, pulling down 159 rebounds to lead the way.

Kumbayi averaged 14.5 rebounds per game despite Ndejje's 3-8 record that has the University side bottom of the log.

Namuwongo Blazers' Peter Cheng and Ndejje's Joseph Kumbayi fight for a rebound /COURTESY PICTURE

Peter Sifuma (135), Michael Makiadi (126), Samad Imran (121) and Moses Mugisha (115) complete the top five.

Assists

JKL Dolphins' Bienfait Minani dished out the most assists in the first eleven games of the season. He recorded 49 assists.

Closely in pursuit was KCCA Panthers' point guard Daniel Gaaki with 48 assists, while Power veteran Isaac Afidra recorded 44.

Isaac Afidra has 44 assists to his name after 11 games of the season /COURTESY PICTURE

Kampala Rockets’ Gideon Kasasa and Blazers’ Geoffrey Soro had 42 and 37, respectively.

Most steals

Daniel Gaaki leads the league in the steals bracket with 35. Joel Lukoji (33) (30), Haron Alinaitwe (30), Vicent Mubiru (29) and Jonathan Okech (29) are the others in the top five.