Dolphins BC

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Dolphins
Phins Basketball logo.png
Leagues Botswana Basketball League
Location Gaborone, Botswana
Head coachTrynos Moyo
Championships2015, 2017, 2018, 2023

Dolphins Basketball Club, also known as simply Phins or Dolphins, is a basketball team based in Gaborone, Botswana. The team plays in the Botswana Basketball League (BBL) and has won the league championship most recently in 2023. [1]

Contents

In 2020 and 2023, the Dolphins played in the Road to BAL, the qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League (BAL). [2]

Trynos Moyo is the current head coach of the team.

Honours

Botswana Basketball League

In African competitions

BAL Qualifiers (2 appearance)

2020 – first round
2024To be determined

Players

Current roster

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

Dolphins roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SF 1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Ndyara, Tanaka 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)21 – (2002-10-20)20 October 2002
G 3 Flag of Botswana.svg Ndawanyana, Kesaobaka 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)29 – (1993-11-09)9 November 1993
G 5 Flag of Botswana.svg Ramabu, Botsile Wilson 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)22 – (2001-03-05)5 March 2001
G 6 Flag of Botswana.svg Gaborone, Thuto Taelo 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)31 – (1992-08-13)13 August 1992
G 7 Flag of the United States.svg Collins, Paris 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)28 – (1995-07-26)26 July 1995
SF 8 Flag of the United States.svg Omeke Jr., Ezeka 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)26 – (1996-12-08)8 December 1996
PF 9 Flag of Botswana.svg Mbaiwa, Joshua Bongani 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)19 – (2004-06-02)2 June 2004
G 12 Flag of Botswana.svg Chinga, John 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)24 – (1999-05-02)2 May 1999
SF 22 Flag of Botswana.svg Magowe, Keone 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)26 – (1997-03-09)9 March 1997
C 23 Flag of Tanzania.svg Felesian, Fotius Ngaiza 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)21 – (2002-08-14)14 August 2002
G 24 Flag of Botswana.svg Morwaagoleng, Thebe Laurance 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)33 – (1990-08-13)13 August 1990
F 30 Flag of Botswana.svg Ralegoreng, Lone Darabile 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)24 – (1999-01-08)8 January 1999
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: 22 October 2023

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References

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