Mandy Juruni

Mandy Juruni
Juruni in 2023
Kepler
PositionHead coach
LeagueRBL
Personal information
Born (1982-11-11) 11 November 1982 (age 42)
Kampala, Uganda
Listed height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Career information
Playing career2003–2007
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career1994–present
Career history
As player:
2003–2007Charging Rhinos
2011–2012City Oilers
As coach:
2011Kyambogo Warriors
2012–2023City Oilers
2024–presentKepler
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
  • 10× UNBL champion (2012–2019, 2022, 2023)

Mandy Lutwama Juruni (born 11 November 1982)[1] is a Ugandan professional basketball coach and former player. He is current head coach of Kepler of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL). Juruni is most known for his 10-year tenure with the City Oilers in Uganda, and is widely regarded the most decorated basketball coach in Ugandan basketball history.[2]

Juruni has also been the head coach of Uganda’s national basketball team (nicknamed the Silverbacks), which he led to two straight qualifications to the AfroBasket, the official African Basketball Championship.[3]

  1. ^ "Rosters" (PDF). FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ "When the NBL stakes are high, who can beat Juruni?". New Vision. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ Silverbacks coach Juruni delighted with return to AfroBasket, Franklin Kaweru (Kawowo sports), March 2017. Accessed 20 May 2017.