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The 6’0 guard played four years of varsity basketball for coach Kelly Hennessy in the Mojave River League.
The Uganda Gazelles will have a new face when they start their Fiba Zone V Afrobasket Qualifiers in Kampala next week.
The side started residential training Tuesday morning and will have two training sessions every day until the tournament tips off in seven days.
Of the 15 players named, 13 have entered camp at Onomo Hotel and will fight for 10 slots on the final team for the tournament.
Two players will join the side on February 12 and these are expected to walk straight into the starting line-up.
Maria Najjuma will make her senior team debut. The centre has played for the U16 Gazelles but is yet to feature for the senior side.
Also on the team is Jannon Otto, a naturalised player selected to represent Uganda.
The 6’0 guard played four years of varsity basketball for coach Kelly Hennessy in the Mojave River League.
She helped the Bulldogs become three-time champions and reached the CIF 2AA quarterfinals.
Otto scored 2,184 points throughout her high school career and was All-League all four years of high school.
The Gazelles, looking to rely on home advantage to qualify for Afrobasket, will hope to get the best out of the guard who can also stretch to small forward.
Jannon Otto history
2018-19
- Played in 28 games, started in 28 games
- Had a season high 31 pts vs UC Irvine
- Fourth in the Big West for scoring (avg 15.9)
- Fifth in the Big West for rebounding (avg/g 6.9)
- Fourth in the Big West for field goal % (.488)
- Fourth in the Big West in free throw % (.827)
- Totaled 426 pts, 919 min
2017-18
- Played in 30 games, started in 25 games
- Had a season high 22 pts vs Cal Poly
- Had a shooting slash line of .434/.194/.653
- Averaged 9.2 pts per game
- Totalled 286 pts, 772 min
2015 (University of New Mexico)
- Played basketball for Coach Yvonne Sanchez in the Mountain West League
- Team posted a record of 17-15
- Was named Pre-Season Freshman of the Year
High School
- Played four years of varsity basketball for Coach Kelly Hennessy in the Mojave River League
- Helped the Bulldogs become 3x champions and reached the CIF 2AA quarterfinals
- Scored 2,184 points throughout her high school career
- Was All-League all fours years of high school
- Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 for the Mojave River League
First Team All-CIF for years 2013-2015
- All-State team 2015 -Played in the San Bernardino County vs Riverside County
- All-Star Game in 2015
- First Team All-Sam
- Bernardino County in 2015
- Played three years of varsity volleyball and was placed on the All-League Team for two years
- Named Valedictorian of her 2015 class with a GPA of 4.33
- Other activities included Science Club, Animal Awareness Club, park clean-ups, Toys for Tots, and Children's Hospital visits
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