Uganda’s City Oilers recall Petty for BAL qualifiers
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Uganda’s City Oilers Basketball Club have recalled American forward Tyray Petty as they embark on the road to BAL 2023 starting October 28, in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

Uganda’s City Oilers Basketball Club have recalled American forward Tyray Petty as they embark on the road to BAL 2023 starting October 28, in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

The 35-year-old played for the Oilers during the 2019 Qualifying Tournament (Elite 16) in Kigali, Rwanda where he averaged 10 points and 5 rebounds.

Petty is joined by fellow American Germaine Roebuck, as the two foreign players who have been added to reinforce the team ahead of the October 28-30 tournament.

Roebuck, also a forward, played at Calumet College of St. Joseph – a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school – during the 2019-20 season averaging 20 points a game.

The American duo join a roster that features Ugandan players like the experienced Tony Drileba, Ben Komakech, Ivan Muhwezi, Ceazar Kizito, Moses Maker, James Okello, and Francis Azolibe, to make a roster of nine players.

Oilers will be rubbing shoulders with teams such as Urunani BBC (Burundi), Hawassa City BBC (Ethiopia), Army Basket Club (Tanzania), and Matero Magic (Zambia).