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Drileba played a significant role in City Oilers' journey to an eighth straight National Basketball League championship.
City Oilers guard Tonny Drileba and former UCU Lady Canons centre Rose Akon have been named as male and female Basketball Players of the Year 2022 by the Uganda Sports Press Association.
The two received unanimous support from the USPA assembly that sat to select the excelling sports personalities of the year 2022 Monday morning at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala.
Drileba played a significant role in City Oilers' journey to an eighth straight National Basketball League championship.
The Silverbacks shot 37.3% from three-point range to lead the regular season in scoring from downtown.
Drileba was a big piece to the Oilers' team that shoved past the Namuwongo Blazers in seven games to extend the team's dominance in Ugandan basketball.
Former City Oilers big man Francis Azolibe was the other name mentioned in the conversation, but Drileba took the day to win his first USPA award.
Rose Akon's performance throughout the season deserved the award, especially after capping it up with helping the UCU Lady Canons wrestle the championship away from the JKL Lady Dolphins.
The South Sudan international averaged a double-double of 16.59 points and 14 rebounds in the regular season and was easily the best player on the Lady Canons team.
Akon contributed 22 points and 29 rebounds as the university side completed their comeback to win the finals series 4-3 and lift the championship.
She was named the finals MVP and eventually made a move to play in Morocco after completing her studies at the Mukono-based university.
The two players will be, amongst others from various sports disciplines to be awarded later this year at the Nile Special USPA Gala.
The Uganda Sports Press Association is a body that brings together sports journalists from various media houses.
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