It is administered by the Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (FUBA).

[3][4] Uganda made its debut at the FIBA Africa Championship at its 2015 edition in Tunisia.

There, Uganda beat Zimbabwe 72–64 to earn its first victory at the continent's prime tournament.

At the AfroBasket 2021 qualification, Uganda had group plays against Egypt, Morocco and Cape Verde.

[5] At AfroBasket 2021 in Rwanda, Uganda had its best performance in history as it reached the quarter-finals where it eventually lost to Cape Verde.