| Namuwongo Blazers | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Nickname | The Slum Dwellers |
| League | NBL Uganda |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Arena | ABJA Parks |
| Location | Naalya, Wakiso, Uganda |
| Team colors | Full Red and Full White |
| Main sponsor | Motorola Solutions |
| Chairman | Jane Frances Achilo |
| President | Daniel Muttu Obol |
| Head coach | Steven 'Escodata' Nyeko |
| Team captain | Paul 'Macgyver' Odong |
| Ownership | Namuwongo Community Members |
| Championships | 1 NBL Championship(2025) |
| Conference titles | 1 Division 1 Championship(2019) |
Namuwongo Blazers, commonly known as Nam Blazers, are an Ugandan basketball team based in Namuwongo, Kampala. They are playing in the NBL Uganda, the country's top level league.
The team was established in 2014 as a community based organisation in Namuwongo,a Kampala suburb . [1] They were promoted to the NBL Uganda in 2019, after finishing as runners-up in the NBL2. [2] signing strong players from NBL competitors [3]
| NBL champions (2019–present) | Top seed (2019–present) | Runners-up (2019–present) | Playoffs berth (2019–present) |
| Season | Division | League | Regular season | Post-season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
| Namuwongo Blazers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 2 | Division 1 | 3rd | 15 | 12 | 3 | .800 | ||||
| 2021 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | cancelled | |||
| 2022 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 | Won quarterfinals (Panthers) 2–0 Won semifinals (Titans) 2–0 Lost finals (Oilers) 3–4 | |||
| 2023 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 22 | 17 | 5 | .773 | Withdrew | |||
| 2024 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 22 | 16 | 6 | .727 | Won quarterfinals (Our Savior) 2–0 Lost semifinals (Titans) 2–3 | |||
| 2025 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | Won quarterfinals (Rezlife Saints) 2–0 Won semifinals (Canons) 3–0 Won finals (Oilers) 4-2 | |||
| NBL regular season record | 97 | 76 | 21 | .784 | 1 NBL championships | ||||||
| NBL playoff record | 29 | 20 | 9 | .690 | |||||||