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2023_2024

JT JAGUARS > 2023_2024
April 23, 2023
JT JAGUARS BBC vs GULU HAWKS
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April 19, 2023
OWILLI PHILLIP OTIENO

Biography
Birth date:
Favorite meal: Posho
Favorite animal: Wolf
Town of residence:
Birth town: Nairobi
Favorite basketball player: Griffin Ligare
High moment: Joining this club
Low moment: Being homeless
Profession: Basketball player
Teams played:
Four (Machakos Boys High School, Laiserhill Academy, Zetech Titans, Nairobi City Thunder)
Achievement:
3 times in a row high school national basketball championship, Kenya team 3×3, Div1 championship 2021
Number of countries visited: 5
Favorite quote:
“Be yourself, be you, there’s no gimmick. You don’t have to contrive anything. Who you are, where you are today, what is your story, where does it come from.”
Mentor: Desmond Owilli
Role model: Desmond Owilli
Best move or play: 180 dunk
Favorite song: TI ft Rihanna “Live Your Life”
Favorite movie: Parent Trap
Favorite book:
Favorite novel:
What are you reading?
Primary school: Fountain Junior Academy
High school: Laiserhill Academy
College or university: Kyambogo University (in process)
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April 19, 2023
KEVIN MORU

Biography
Nickname: Dj Smash 5(da mix alpha)
Birth date: 27-03
Favorite meal: Rice, beans, Sukuma plus meat (because it’s my staple food)
Favorite animal: Am a dog lover 150%, I personally own 5 and hoping to have more
Town of residence: Kira, bulindo
Birth town: Am a Karimojong who was born in Mbale
Favorite basketball player: Kyrie Irving (and he has been my best since high school)
High moment: During workouts both at practice and home, not forgetting during prayers
Low moment: Most of these include when am fatigued (didn’t understand)
Profession: I do DJ at times, am growing in the field of graphics and design, and in video editing. I am still building skills
Teams played: Crane High School back in high school, KIU (Participated in the inter-university games, played for KU Eagles in the NBL one season, joined Our Savior Club and played opening games before the outbreak of the pandemic. Finally now playing for the JT Jaguars BBC
Achievements: Opportunities to study and to meet skilled coaches and to travel to most parts of the country
Number of countries visited: 1 (Kenya, and that was when I went for high school basketball games)
Favorite quote: “Everyone has a dream but not everyone has the grind” (moru). “Never stop searching for the people that will champion you like you deserve” (Eric Thomas)
Mentor: My mum, she is the one person that has kept pushing me without any doubt and even without hope, she keeps making sure I keep my head up, she never stops
Role model: My dad, he has always been a great definition of who a great man, father, husband, teacher, son, grandfather… should be!
Best move or play: Between crossover shot hesi to drive for a layup
Favorite song: “When they need me” by Keith Anderson, “Keep Winning” by Dr. Tumi
Favorite movie: Law Abiding Citizen
Favorite book: Men Are from Mars; Women Are from Venus
Favorite novel: Jane Eyre (read this back in high school)
What are you reading? Motivational bars (lyrics, poems, etc)
Primary school: Fairway PS Mbale, Child Jesus PS Moroto
High school: Moroto High, Nabumali High, St. John’s SS, Crane High
College or university: KIU, Ntinda Voc, joining Kyambogo soon
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April 19, 2023
LUBWAMA IAN DUNCAN

Biography
Nickname: Smith
Birth date: 6-11
Favorite meal: Chicken Biryani
Favorite animal: Dog
Town of residence: Kawempe
Birth town: Mutungo
Favorite basketball player: Kyrie Irving
High moment: When I joined the senior team to the nationals in my form 2
Low moment: When I lost in the junior NBA finals in Lugogo in form 2
Profession: Student
Teams played: Diamonds in the Sun, JT Jaguars
Achievement: My network of friends and family
Number of countries visited: 1
Favorite quote: “There’s always a way out”
Mentor: My Mom
Role model: My Mom
Best move or play: Skip Step
Favorite song: “Don’t Judge Me”
Favorite movie: “Home Alone”
Favorite book: “Black Mamba”
Favorite novel: “Gulliver’s Travels”
What are you reading? “Hack-x-crypt”
Primary school: Rev John Primary School
High school: Ndejje Senior Secondary
College or university: Makerere University
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April 19, 2023
JT JAGUARS BBC
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April 16, 2023
MIRACLE EAGLES vs JT JAGUARS BBC
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April 15, 2023
KAMPALA UNIVERSITY EAGLES vs JT JAGUARS BBC
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April 8, 2023
LIVINGSTONE vs JT JAGUARS BBC
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April 2, 2023
ENTEBBE ARCHERS vs JT JAGUARS BBC
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April 1, 2023
JT JAGUARS BBC vs VICTORIA
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