South Africa national basketball team

South Africa
FIBA ranking	73 1
Joined FIBA	1992
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Basketball South Africa
Coach	Mlungisi Ngwenya
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances	8
Medals	None
Uniforms
Light Dark

Former Basketball South Africa Logo

South Africa national basketball team is the basketball team that represents South Africa in international competitions.^[1] The governing body of the team is called Basketball South Africa.

Team South Africa is one of FIBA's youngest members, as it joined in 1992. Yet, it qualified for every FIBA Africa Championship between 1997 and 2011.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1993	-	FIBA Africa Championship 1993	Nairobi, Kenya
1995	-	FIBA Africa Championship 1995	Algiers, Algeria
1997	9	FIBA Africa Championship 1997	Dakar, Senegal
1999	12	FIBA Africa Championship 1999	Angola
2001	12	FIBA Africa Championship 2001	Morocco
2003	9	FIBA Africa Championship 2003	Alexandria, Egypt
2005	12	FIBA Africa Championship 2005	Algiers, Algeria
2007	13	FIBA Africa Championship 2007	Angola
2009	15	FIBA Africa Championship 2009	Libya
2011	14	FIBA Africa Championship 2011	Antananarivo, Madagascar
2013	-	FIBA Africa Championship 2013	Côte d'Ivoire
2015	-	FIBA Africa Championship 2015	Tunisia
2017	TBD	FIBA Africa Championship 2017	TBD

African Games

Commonwealth Games

• 2006 : 7th
• 2018 : To be determined

Current roster

At the 2015 AfroBasket qualification:^[2]

South Africa men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. Nhlanhla Dlamini 28 – 2 September 1986 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Nkosianthi Festile 22 – 15 July 1993 Stephen Gabriel 24 – 22 June 1991 Celumusa Khumalo 26 – 8 September 1988 Masego Loate 33 – 19 August 1982 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Kyle MacLean 21 – 10 May 1994 G/F Shane Marhanele 32 – 28 August 1982 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Limpopo Pride Motjile Jubere Matsie 29 – 10 June 1986 Lesego Prince Molebatsi 33 – 11 July 1982 Somusa Mthembu 23 – 26 March 1992 Tsakani Ngombeni 31 – 16 December 1983 Kagiso Ngoetjana 25 – 15 November 1989 Reece Wade Prinsloo 24 – 16 April 1991 Lebesa Selepe 24 – 13 March 1991 McDonald Mlungisi Shongwe 28 – 6 August 1987 Lindokuhle Sibankulu 34 – 9 April 1981 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Sakhile Sithole 25 – 11 March 1990 Vusimuzi Vincent Sithole 27 – 9 May 1988 Lehlogonolo Charles Tholo 22 – 12 November 1992 Jonathan Christopher Van der Bijl 23 – 6 February 1992	Head coach Assistant coaches Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Notable players

Other current notable players from South Africa:

South Africa men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club C Christopher Gabriel 27 – 19 December 1988 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) KD Hopsi Polzela C Nephawe Tshilidzi 27 – 10 June 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Sendai 89ers	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 10 December 2016

Past rosters

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FIBA Africa Championship 2007: finished 13th among 16 teams

Quintin Denyssen, Neo Mothiba, Lesego Molebatsi, Joseph Mazibuko, Nyakallo Nthuping, Kenneth Motaung, Thabang Kgwedi, Justin Paton, Patrick Engelbrecht, Tsakane Ngobeni, Vusumuzi Dlamini, Lowell Mndaweni, Thabo Letsebe

FIBA Africa Championship 2011: finished 14th among 16 teams

2011 South Africa National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PG 4 Dlamini, Nhlanhla 25 – 2 September 1986 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) A.P.N. Durban G 5 Mettler, Brendan 30 – 10 January 1982 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Cape Peninsula University of Technology PG 7 Loate, Masego 29 – 19 August 1982 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) University of Johannesburg G 8 Keogatile, Amogelang 24 – 10 October 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) University of Johannesburg F 9 Kgwedi, Thabang 33 – 15 April 1978 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) WildCats Johannesburg G/F 10 Marhanele, Shane 29 – 28 August 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Pretoria Heat F 11 Sibankulu, Lindokuhle 30 – 9 April 1981 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) A.P.N. Durban G/F 12 Mothiba, Neo 29 – 21 March 1982 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Pretoria Heat C 13 Kalombo, Cedrick 28 – 2 June 1983 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Ferroviario Maputo C 14 Gabriel, Christopher 23 – 19 December 1988 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) University of San Diego G/F 15 Letsebe, Kegorapetse 31 – 14 October 1980 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) University of Johannesburg	Head coach Mlungisi Ngwenya Assistant coach(es) Patrick Engelbrecht Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes current pro club

Head coach position

• Sam Vincent – 2003

Kit

Sponsor

2011: National Lottery

External links

• Basketball South Africa
• FIBA Fact Sheet South Africa
• South Africa Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
• Africabasket - South Africa Men National Team

References

1. FIBA National Federations – South Africa, fiba.com, accessed 17 February 2012.
2. South Africa | 2015 Afrobasket, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 1 August 2016.