KNBL: Nson tips Umoja to build up pace after the break

Umoja Basketball Team assistant coach, Abel Nson, believes they still have a lot to do in the new season of the Kenya National Men’s Basketball Premier League (KNBL).

The league, which is still on a festive season break, has seen Umoja collect five points after winning two matches and losing one before the break.

They defeated newcomers Stanbic and Africa Nazarene University’s Wolfpacks and lost to giants Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in their last match.

“We are not yet there, we still have a lot of gaps and weaknesses, things that we need to adjust,” noted Nson.

“It was a humbling situation at the same time very good for us because as we keep building our blocks we needed to know exactly who we are and it was a wakeup call to us especially in our last game against KPA. We really struggled defensively and hope in the next few weeks we will make the right adjustments and fix that situation to become a better team defensively and offensively,” he added.

At the same time, Nson believes new players brought on the board will be a big boost to the team moving forward.

“It’s still early. We have only played three matches this season and we had the addition of two; Cliff Alela and Job Byron for that last game against KPA. As the season progresses we are getting more and more guys involved so nothing alarming but we shall get where we want to be in time,” Nsona said.

Umoja roped in two new players including Cliff Alela from Strathmore Blades and Job Byron from KPA to strengthen their squad.