Stanley Ocitti Explained

Stanley Ocitti (sometimes referred to as Stanley Ochaya Ocitti^[1] ) (born 28 May 1980) is a Ugandan former professional basketball player. He played for the Aomori Watts Sports Club of the bj league in Japan.^[2] Ocitti is one of Uganda's most prominent basketball figures.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

He played most minutes, scored most points and grabbed most rebounds for the Uganda national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship in Radès, Tunisia.^[8]

In 2005, Ocitti won the Norwegian championship with Asker Aliens.^[9]

College statistics

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1998–99| style="text-align:left;"| UConn| || || || || || || || || || || |-| style="text-align:left;"| 1999–00| style="text-align:left;"|UConn| 3 || || || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02| style="text-align:left;"| Binghamton| 24 || 3 || 15.2 || .408 || .371 || .667 || 3.6 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 4.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03| style="text-align:left;"| Binghamton| 27 || 1 || 13.7 || .432 || .395 || .667 || 3.1 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 6.0|-|- class="sortbottom"! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career

! 54 ||4 || 14.4 ||.420 || .387 ||.667 || 3.2 ||0.6 || 0.3 ||0.6 || 5.1|-

Career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2003–04| align="left" |Den Helder | 35 || || 16.5 || .357 || .266 || .625 || 3.5 || 0.8 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 5.1|-| align="left" | 2005–06| align="left" |Dombovar | 26 || || 32.5 || .503 || .439 || .674 || 6.8 || 1.5 || 2.2 || 0.8 || 14.4|-| align="left" | 2006–07| align="left" |Vienna | 15 || || 29.3 || .486 || .368 || .476 || 7.5 || 1.6 || 0.7 || 0.9 || 10.5|-| align="left" | 2008–09| align="left" |Falco | 5 || || 18.6 || .333 || .222 || .688 || 7.0 || 1.6 || 1.8 || 0.2 || 6.2|-| align="left" | 2008–09| align="left" | Hamamatsu| 37 || 37 || 26.5 || .386 || .308 || .621 || 7.9 || 1.5 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 9.6|-| align="left" | 2011–12| align="left" | Akita| 28 || 25 || 28.5 || .488 || .328 || .657 || 9.3 || 1.4 || 0.9 || 1.2 || 13.1|-| align="left" | 2011–12| align="left" | St John| 9 || 6 || 27.6 || .393 || .372 || .889 || 6.78 || 1.89 || 1.00 || 1.11 || 10.44|-| align="left" | 2012–13| align="left" | Worcester| 35 || 28 || 30.9 || .469 || .402 || .831 || 9.14 || 1.69 || 0.69 || 1.09 || 13.97|-| align="left" | 2013–14| align="left" | Aomori| 34 || || 24.5 || .387 || .401 || .677 || 5.8 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 9.5|-| align="left" | 2017| align="left" | Oilers| 8 || || 26.6 || .375 || .404 || 1.000 || 5.8 || 1.3 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 9.4|-

FIBA Senior Team Events Stats

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2015| style="text-align:left;"|AfroBasket| 5 || || 31.11 || .350 || .263 || .538 || 6.4 || 0.6 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 14.6|-| style="text-align:left;"|2017| style="text-align:left;"|AfroBasket| 3 || || 27.07 || .438 || .400 || .500 || 4.3 || 1.3 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 13.0|-| style="text-align:left;"|2017| style="text-align:left;"|African World Cup Qualifier| 3 || || 30.50 || .375 || .300 || 1.000 || 6.0 || 2.7 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 10.3|-|- class="sortbottom"! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career

! 11 || || 29.58 ||.375 || .313 ||.563 || 5.7 ||1.4 || 0.9 ||0.4 || 13.0|-

International Awards & Honors

• British BBL Week 6 Team of the Week First Team - 2012–2013
• British BBL Week 7 Team of the Week Honorable Mention - 2012–2013
• British BBL Week 8 Team of the Week Honorable Mention - 2012–2013
• British BBL Week 10 Team of the Week Honorable Mention - 2012–2013
• British BBL Week 18 Team of the Week Honorable Mention - 2012–2013
• British BBL Week 20 Team of the Week First Team - 2012–2013
• British BBL Week 25 Team of the Week First Team - 2012–2013
• British BBL Week 28 Team of the Week Honorable Mention - 2012–2013

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2011–12| style="text-align:left;"|St John| 2 || || 28.0 || .286 || .308 || .000 || 4.5 || 2.0 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 8.0|-| style="text-align:left;"|2012–13| style="text-align:left;"|Worcester| 2 || || 28.5 || .391 || .308 || .000 || 7.5 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 11.0|-| style="text-align:left;"|2013–14| style="text-align:left;"|Aomori| 2 || 0 || 26.00 || .450 || .200 || .500 || 6.5 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 0 || 10.5|-

External links

• FIBA Profile
• Afrobasket.com Profile
• College stats @ sports-reference.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stanley Ochaya OCITTI at the FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2017. FIBA.basketball. en. 2019-06-08.
2. News: Odeven. Ed. Aomori's Ocitti appreciates fans' unbridled support for first-year franchise. 16 April 2018. The Japan Times. 18 April 2014.
3. News: Perkins. Noah. Ugandan National player looks back at basketball upbringing in Cambridge. 16 April 2018. Wicked Local. 29 June 2017.
4. News: Afrobasket: Uganda, an Interview with Stanley Ocitti. 16 April 2018. Popgates.com. 18 August 2015.
5. News: Kyazze. Clive. Oilers leave Cairo with lesson learnt and experience gathered – Stanley Ocitti. 16 April 2018. Kawowo Sports. 15 December 2016.
6. News: Rubber and Concrete: A Ugandan Basketball Story. 16 April 2018. ridiculousupside.com. SB Nation. 6 September 2017.
7. News: Starcsevics Ádám. Játékost igazolt a Falco. Ocitti már ma a csapattal edz. 17 April 2018. nyugat.hu. 22 October 2008. Hungarian.
8. http://www.fiba.com/afrobasket/2015/Uganda/profile.html Team Uganda Profile - 2015 FIBA Africa Championship
9. News: Asker Aliens sikret NM-tittelen. 16 April 2018. Verdens Gang. 10 March 2005. Norwegian.