Claire Lamunu

Claire Lamunu also known as Claire Gloria Lamunu (born 24 December 1993), is a Ugandan basketball player who plays as a center for the Kenya Ports Authority women's basketball team, commonly known as KPA. She also plays as a forward on the Uganda women's national basketball team, commonly known as the Gazelles.

Early life and education Lamunu was born to George Ocaya and Filda Ocaya. Her father, George, was a football and basketball player, while her mother, Filda, used to play netball. Lamunu is the 6th born of 10 children. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2017 at Vanguard University.

Basketball career Lamunu started playing basketball at Mount St. Mary's Namagunga Secondary School, where she also participated in other games like handball, football, volleyball, hockey, and netball.

KCCA Lamunu played joined the Kampala City Council Authority women's basketball team, also known as the KCCA Leopards in 2013. In 2014, she was named the 2014 FIBA Afrobasket Zone V Most Valuable Player, the 2014 National Basketball League finals Most Valuable Player, and the 2014 Uganda Sports Press Association Female Basketball Player of the Year. KCCA Leopards won the 2014 Pepsi Women's National Basketball League, where Lamunu was named the best player on the team and Most Valuable Player.

Vanguard University Lamunu traveled to the US in 2015 after being awarded a four-year basketball scholarship at the Vanguard University of Southern California. Lamunu not only played college basketball, but she also pursued a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry. She was in her third year, pursuing a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering at Makerere University. While at Vanguard University, she was once named the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) player of the week, which helped Vanguard University make it to the NAIA Division 1 final four. She was selected WBCA NAIA Player of the Year, WBCA All-NAIA Player of the Year and voted to the NAIA Division I All-Championship 1st Team. Lamunu was named the Women's Basketball Coaches Association player of the year for the 2026-2017 season in her senior year at Vanguard.

Kenya Ports Authority Lamunu is currently playing for the Kenya Ports Authority basketball club as their center.

Coaching career Lamunu coached Azusa Pacific University’s Women's Basketball team in 2023. National (Uganda) Qualifiers Top Scorer- 2011 Zuku (Uganda) University Basketball League Finals- 2014 MVP and Best Defensive Player -2014 FIBA Afrobasket Zone V MVP -2014 National Basketball League finals MVP- 2014 Uganda Sports Press Association Female Basketball Player of the Year 2014 Best player on the team and Most Valuable Player -2014 Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award winner for the national team- 2015 Uganda Gazelles in the Zone 5 Club Championships - 2015 Makerere University at the Inter-University Games- 2015 WBCA NAIA Player of the Year- 2017 WBCA All-NAIA Player of the Year- 2017 Voted to NAIA Division I All-Championship 1st Team- 2017 Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) player of the week - 2017