UoN Terror coach Genga upbeat despite weekend loss

Nairobi University basketball team, UON Terror, head coach Eugene Genga has pointed out lack of consistency as the major reason they lost their weekend clash against Umoja.

The students lost 64-75 in the Kenya National Men’s Premier League match played at Nyayo Gymnasium.

“It was a very disappointing loss, we started well but lost the plot in the third quarter, that the challenge of coaching young people at certain point they get carried away.

“Some mistakes can turn the outcome of the game but overall we played better apart from the third quarter and part of the fourth quarter,” Kalman said.

Genga has also cited unforeseen inconveniences that rattled their stability ahead of the as significant for their loss.

“We were able to contain most of their players but we had not factored in Olang who had seven three- pointers who got us off-guard, we never thought he would shoot that well which was the major difference in that game.

“But we did a good job from Bosire to Ocampo to Ramazan but also our defensive rotation had lapses,” Kalmam said.

The soft-spoken tactician says they will go back to the drawing board as they prepare for upcoming varsity derbies.

“We will go back to the drawing board again, work on our transitions defense, transition offense, transition awareness and our discipline.

“We have two winnable games in the first leg; against USIU Tigers and Strathmore Blades; they will be campus derby and can go either way but we hope to play well and get the victories,” Kalman added.

Terror currently have 11 points after playing nine games, winning two and losing seven while Umoja have 13 points after playing eight games, winning five and losing three.

Defending champions, Nairobi City Thunder tops the league with 20 points after playing ten games, winning all and are closely followed by Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) who have played ten games, won eight and lost two with 18 points.

Weekend Results

Stanbic Aces 69-57 Eldonets- WP

USIU Tigers 72-69 Stanbic Shields- MP

Strathmore Blades 66-62 Equity Dumas- MP

Umoja 65-77 City Thunder- MP

Strathmore Swords 55-43 Stanboic Aces-WP

Umoja 75-64 UON Terror- MP

Equity Hawks 82-37 Eldonets- WP