Jimmy Enabu

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Jimmy Enabu
Jimmy Enabu.jpg
Enabu in 2023
No. 5City Oilers
Position Point guard
League NBL
BAL
Personal information
Born (1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 (age 36)
Entebbe, Uganda
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2013 Knight Riders
2013–2024 City Oilers
Career highlights and awards

Jimmy Abraham Enabu (born 17 April 1988) is a Ugandan professional basketball player regarded as one of the greatest players and point guards in Uganda's history.

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He started his career with the Knight Riders basketball team from Entebbe in 2007. Enabu moved to City Oilers in 2013, and helped the team win a record nine NBL championships.

He represented Uganda's national basketball team at the 2017 AfroBasket in Tunisia and Senegal, where he was Uganda's best passer as he recorded most assists for his team. [1]

He has won nine straight National Basketball League titles with his team The City Oilers. The City Oilers have made a record for a team that has won all titles of the National Basketball League that it has competed in. Jimmy Enabu left the city oilers to go to Burundi in May 2024.

''Jimmy Enabu is a student of the game, he joined City Oilers as a raw athlete and transformed into the best player in Uganda" Kwizera, his former manager said after Jimmy left to take his talents to Burundi.

BAL career statistics

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  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023 City Oilers 4420.4.400.500.5003.03.81.5.36.3

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References

  1. Uganda – FIBA Afrobasket 2017, FIBA.com, Retrieved 31 August 2017.