| 2022 NBL Uganda season | |
| League: | NBL Uganda |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Duration: | March 11, 2022 – October 15, 2022 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Top Seed: | Namuwongo Blazers |
| Mvp: | Tonny Drileba (City Oilers) |
| Top Scorer: | Mabor Makol (JKL Dolphins) |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Playoffs Link: |
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| Prevseason Year: | 2019 |
| Prevseason Link: | 2019 NBL Uganda season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2023 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2023 NBL Uganda season |
| Playoffs Mvp: | James Okello (City Oilers) |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | City Oilers (8th title) |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Namuwongo Blazers |
The 2022 NBL Uganda season was the 26th season of the National Basketball League of Uganda, organised by the FUBA. The season began on March 11, 2022 and ended on October 15, 2022.
It was the return of the NBL after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. This season, the licensing requirements were changed and all teams had to be registered and run professionally.[1]
The City Oilers won their 8th consecutive national championship, after edging Nam Blazers 4–3 in the finals of the playoffs.[2]
The regular season began on March 11, 2022. All teams played each other twice, once home and once away.[3]
| 2022 NBL season | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Home | Away | |||||||||
| 1 | Namuwongo Blazers | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1775 | 1447 | +332 | 43 | 11–1 | 8–4 | |
| 2 | UCU Canons | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1661 | 1376 | +285 | 43 | 11–1 | 8–4 | |
| 3 | City Oilers | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1917 | 1478 | +439 | 43 | 5–2 | 14–3 | |
| 4 | KIU Titans | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1690 | 1615 | +75 | 39 | 8–4 | 7–5 | |
| 5 | Betway Power | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1636 | 1611 | +25 | 39 | 8–4 | 7–5 | |
| 6 | UPDF Tomahawks | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1668 | 1504 | +164 | 37 | 4–6 | 9–5 | |
| 7 | JKL Dolphins | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1503 | 1566 | –63 | 35 | 3–9 | 8–4 | |
| 8 | KCCA Panthers | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1564 | 1584 | –20 | 35 | 7–5 | 4–8 | |
| 9 | Our Savior | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1504 | 1555 | –51 | 35 | 7–6 | 4–7 | |
| 10 | Ndejje Angels | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1724 | 1780 | –56 | 34 | 6–7 | 4–7 | |
| 11 | Tropical Royals | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1617 | 1902 | –185 | 32 | 3–11 | 5–5 | |
| 12 | Victoria University-Sharing | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1384 | 1659 | –275 | 29 | 4–11 | 1–8 | |
| 13 | Falcons | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1347 | 1913 | –566 | 24 | 0–12 | 0–12 | |
The playoffs began on August 26.
Note: Players that played at least 50% of the team's 24 games are included.[4]
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic | Played | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Saidi Amisi | Namuwongo Blazers | 16.0 | 19 | |
| Rebounds per game | Mabor Makol | JKL Dolphins | 13.4 | 22 | |
| Assists per game | Jimmy Enabu | City Oilers | 4.7 | 22 | |
| Steals per game | Brian Namake | JKL Dolphins | 4.0 | 13 | |
| Blocks per game | Mohammed Abdikani | KIU Titans | 2.4 | 19 |
On 3 April 2023, Tonny Drileba was named the league's Player of the Year by the Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA).[5]