JKL Lady Dolphins win fifth National Basketball league title
David GOMBE
JKL Lady Dolphins have clinched the 2025 Women’s National Basketball League title with a 4-1 series win over JT Lady Jaguars in the best of seven finals.
This JKL Lady Dolphins fifth title overall and the third consecutive championship.
The champions lost Game one in the finals with Jaguars winning 69-52 before their 52-38 triumph in Game two and 77-59 in Game three.
JKL won Game four 69-61 and sealed the title with a 69-68 win in game five of the series.
In game five, Hope Akello managed 14 points and 18 rebounds while Rita Imanishimwe and Becky Longom each scored 11 points for JKL
Mercy Batamuliza had a contribution of 14 points and 14 rebounds while Brenda Kayaga had a game high 24 points.
JKL Lady Dolphins has now won five NBL titles in 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
All the Winners:
2025 – JKL Lady Dolphins
2024 – JKL Lady Dolphins
2023 – JKL Lady Dolphins
2022 – UCU Lady Canons
2021 – Not Played (Covid-19)
2020 – Not Played (Covid-19)
2019 – JKL Lady Dolphins
2018 – JKL Lady Dolphins
2017 – UCU Lady Canons
2016 – UCU Lady Canons
2015 – UCU Lady Canons
2014 – KCCA Leopards
2013 – UCU Lady Canons
2012 – KCCA Leopards
2011 – UCU Lady Canons
2010 – UCU Lady Canons
2009 – KCCA Leopards
2008 – UCU Lady Canons
2007 – KCCA Leopards
2006 – Lady Bucks
2005 – A1 Challenge
2004 – Lady Bucks
2003 – Makerere Sparks
2002 – Lady Bucks
2001 – Lady Bucks
2000 – Lady Bucks
1999 – Lady Bucks
1998 – Lady Bucks