Mandy Lutwama Juruni (born 11 November 1982) 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.
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. Silverbacks coach Juruni delighted with return to AfroBasket, Franklin Kaweru (Kawowo sports), March 2017. Accessed 20 May 2017.
Playing career During his playing career, Juruni played as point guard and played for the Charging Rhinos from 2003 to 2007.
Coaching career Juruni began coaching the City Oilers, who played in the national second division. Juruni eyes 2013 Basketball crown, NewVision.co.ug, 17 May 2013. Accessed 16 May 2017. He started as a player-coach at the time, before later taking on coaching duties. In 2012, he was also hired by the Kyambogo Warriors, whom he guided to the top-flight UNBL championship.
Juruni guided the Oilers to eight UNBL championships and one BAL qualification. The Oilers played in the 2023 BAL season's Nile Conference and finished in the sixth place after a 1–4 record. They won their first-ever BAL game against Ferroviário da Beira on 3 May.
In December 2023, Juruni signed a 2-year contract as the head coach of Kepler of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL), which meant the end to his 10-year tenure with the City Oilers. He guided Kepler to a surprising fourth place and a playoff spot; they were eliminated in the semifinals by Patriots.
In October 2024, Juruni coached the South Sudanese team Fox in the 2025 BAL qualification, and helped them to a 3–2 record in the first round.
Honors 2013–2019, 2022: Champion of the National Basketball League (Uganda)
Head coaching record
BAL
| style="text-align:left;"|City Oilers | style="text-align:left;"|2023 | 5||1||4|||| style="text-align:left;"|6th in Nile Conference||colspan=5 style="text-align:center;"|DNQ |- class="sortbottom"
References
External links eurobasket.com profile