JKL Dolphins Win Fifth Title As Namuwongo Blazers Take Control

JK Lady Dolphins has added another national basketball league title after pipping JT Lady Jaguars 69-68 in game five to seal a 4-1 final series victory at a packed MTN Arena,Lugogo.
In a classic basketball game,both teams were level 34-all at half time,with the Lady Dolphins edging clear by the end of the third quarter for a ten point lead,55-45.
In the final quarter,JT Lady Jaguars intensified its pursuit and clawed back into the game but they narrowly lost by one ‘bucket’ 69-68 sparking scenes of joy in the Dolphins camp.
In the best of seven finals series,JT Lady Jaguars took an early lead but have now lost four-on-the-trot to a Hope Akello inspired Dolphins that has now won the title five times.

How the series panned out

Game One

JT Lady Jaguars 69-52 JKL Lady Dolphins

Game Two

JKL Lady Dolphins 52-38 JT Lady Jaguars

Game three

JKL Lady Dolphins 77-59 JT Lady Jaguars

Game four

JT Lady Jaguars 61-69 JKL Lady Dolphins

Game Five

JKL Lady Dolphins 69-68 JT LADY JAGUARS

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Champions

JKL Lady Dolphins

1st Runner up

JT Lady Jaguars

2nd Runner up

UCU Lady Canons

Fairplay

Nabisunsa Basketball Club

Top Scorer

Hope Akello (JKL)

475 points Average of 15 per game

Top Rebounder

Hope Akello

366 Average of 12 per game

Defensive player of the Year

Mercy Batamuliza (JT Lady Jaguars)

213 rebounds

75 steals

16 blocks

Best three point shooter

Hajara Najuko

42 all season

Most Valuable Player (Regular Season)

Abigail Mpoza (Nabisunsa)

338 points which is an average of 18.8 per game

46 steals which is an average of 2.6 per game

62 assists which is an average of 3.4 per game

Averaged 30.4 minutes played per game

Most Valuable Player (Play offs)

Hope Akello (JKL)

Rebounds Average of 12

Assists Average of 4

Steals Average of 2

Points Average of 15

NBL Women’s Team of The Season

PG – Evelyn Nakiyingi (JKL Lady Dolphins)
SG – Sheilah Lamunu (UCU Lady Canons)
SF – Mpoza Abigail (Nabisunsa Girls)
PF – Hope Akello ( JKL Lady Dolphins)
C – Mercy Batamuliza (JT Lady Jaguars)

WHO BOSSES THE WOMEN’S CATEGORY?

UCU Lady Canons have won the title a record eight times in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2022.

Lady Dolphins now has five NBL titles in 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2025

EYES NOW ELSEWHERE

With the Women’s series now over, attention turns to the men’s final which has swung into Namuwongo Blazers favor after an energy sapping 71-68 fifth game victory that completed the come from behind (0-2) 3-2 series lead.

Old Boy James Okello was Oilers’ biggest threat scoring a game high 17 points with his former teammate at Oilers Tony Drileba managing six points and Peter Obleng seven, while the duo of Joel Lukoji and Anthony Chukwubuka who completed the starting five managed ten each.

Off the bench,another Oilers duo of old boys Jimmy Enabu and Ivan Muhwezi scored a combined 13 points while Arthur Wanyoto and Innocent off the bench scored five and three respectively.

Game six awaits with Blazers looking to seal a first ever NBL title while City Oilers fight to send the series into a decider “that many anticipate”.