Cape Town Tigers

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Cape Town Tigers
Basketball current event.svg 2023–24 Cape Town Tigers season
Cape Town Tigers logo.png
League BNL
BAL
South African National Championship
Founded2019
HistoryCape Town Tigers
2019–present
Location Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa
Team colorsBlack, White, Gold
   
PresidentRaphael Edwards
Head coach Florsheim Ngwenya
Team captain Pieter Prinsloo
OwnershipSeverus LLC
Championships3 (2021, 2022, 2023 BNL)
Website www.capetowntigers.com

The Cape Town Tigers are a South African basketball team founded in Cape Town. [1] The Tigers play in the Basketball National League (BNL) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Contents

Established in 2019, the Tigers have won the South African national championship three times and qualified for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) finals through the Road to BAL three times.

History

The Cape Town Tigers (Pty) Ltd. was founded in 2019 by U.S. based holding company Severus LLC. "Introducing Cape Town's Professional Basketball Team: The Cape Town Tigers". PRWeb. Retrieved 14 September 2021.</ref> [2] [3]

The Tigers' first roster featured American import players Davon Dillard, Shaq McFarlan and Nigerian import Austin Ajukwa. Two former NBA players Billy Preston and Ben Uzoh joined the second roster in 2021 and helped winning the first national championship. Several players for the South African national team were also on the team, such as Pieter Prinsloo, Christopher Gabriel, Thabo Sithole and Lehlogonolo Tholo.

In September 2021, the Tigers won their first national championship. The team beat Jozi Nuggets after overtime in the final, behind Ben Uzoh who scored 22 points in the championship game. [4] Later in the year, the team competed in the qualification games of the BAL for the first time. The team finished third without playing its last game which was forfeited by opponent New Star after players tested positive for COVID-19. [5]

On August 22, 2022, the Tigers successfully defended their national title. [6] Three months later, on November 26, the Tigers clinched their second consecutive BAL spot after beating City Oilers in the Road to BAL semi-finals. [7]

The Cape Town Tigers were quarter-finalists in the BAL once again in 2023, as they lost to Stade Malien in the playoffs. [8]

Since June 2023, the Cape Town Tigers have joined the Basketball National League (BNL), the most notable private men's league in the country. They won the 2023 championship, following a 5–0 record in the group phase and wide-margin wins in both the semi-finals and finals. [9]

Honours

South African National Championship

Basketball National League

Basketball Africa League

Season by season

Key
Playoffs berth

BAL (2022–present)

SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPost-seasonHead CoachCaptain
ConferenceFinishPlayedWinsLossesWin %
Cape Town Tigers
2022 BAL Nile3rd523.400Lost quarterfinals (Monastir) 67–106Relton Booysen Pieter Prinsloo
2023 BAL Nile4th523.400Lost quarterfinals (Stade Malien) 69–78 Rasheed Hazzard
2024 BAL Kalahari3rd413.250May qualify Florsheim Ngwenya Lebesa Selepe
Season record1459.3570 Season champions
Playoffs record202.000

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Cape Town Tigers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Whitbread, Dylan 29 – (1994-10-27)27 October 1994
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Ferguson, Terrance 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)25 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998
G 10 Flag of South Africa.svg Selepe, Lebesa 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)33 – (1991-03-13)13 March 1991
G 11 Flag of South Africa.svg Mofokeng, Lebohang 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)31 – (1992-07-24)24 July 1992
PF 14 Flag of South Africa.svg Sibanyoni, Nkosinathi 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)25 – (1998-05-24)24 May 1998
SF 22 Flag of the United States.svg Larrier, Terry 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)28 – (1995-08-15)15 August 1995
25 Flag of South Africa.svg Cele, Samkelo 26 – (1997-12-28)28 December 1997
C 41 Flag of South Africa.svg Prinsloo, Pieter 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)32 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992
44 Flag of South Africa.svg Bondonno, Luke 21 – (2002-09-21)21 September 2002
C 50 Flag of South Africa.svg Gabriel, Christopher 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)35 – (1988-12-19)19 December 1988
Head coach
  • Flag of South Africa.svg Florsheim Ngwenya
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 16 December 2023

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

Thus far, the Tigers have had three head coaches:

BAL denotes the coach only coached the Tigers during Basketball Africa League games.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Cape Town's Tigers crowned SA's champs in basketball". www.capetownetc.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cape Town Tigers (SOUTH AFRICA)". The BAL. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "D'Tigers Ben Uzoh leads Cape Town Tigers to South Africa club championship". Premium Times. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Cape Town Tigers qualify for BAL after New Star forfeit". ESPN.com. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tigers sweep all to become 2022 South African champions and will head to BAL qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Tigers earn a hard-fought victory over Oilers to qualify for the BAL 2023". FIBA.basketball. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "DIARRA'S SIXTH DOUBLE-DOUBLE STEERS STADE MALIEN INTO SEMI-FINALS". The BAL. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Cape Town Tigers are 2023 BNL winners". Afrobasket.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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