| 2023 BNL season | |
| League: | Basketball National League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 2022 |
| Hosts: | Mandeville Indoor Hall, Johannesburg |
| Finals Champ: | Cape Town Tigers |
| Num Championships: | 1 |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Tshwane Suns |
| Prevseason Link: | 2022 BNL season |
| Nextseason Link: | 2024 BNL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2024 |
The 2023 BNL season was the 10th season of the Basketball National League (BNL), the top-flight basketball league in South Africa. The season began on 6 May 2023 and ended with the championship game on 30 July 2023. All fixtures were played in the Mandeville Indoor Hall in Johannesburg.[1]
The league consisted of 12 teams, which were divided in two groups of six teams each. The Florsheim Ngwenya-led Cape Town Tigers made their BNL debut and won their first-ever league championship.[2] As national champions, the Tigers qualified for the 2024 BAL qualification.
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Akeem Springs | Cape Town Tigers | 23.0 | |
| Emmanuel Shine | Tshwane Suns | |||
| Rebounds per game | Damien Kasongo | Limpopo Pride | 18.0 | |
| Assists per game | Lebesa Selepe | Cape Town Tigers | 3.7 |
2023 Cape Town Tigers roster
| No | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dumisani Gebashe | |
| 3 | Dylan Whitbread | |
| 10 | Lebesa Selepe | |
| 11 | Lebohang Mofokeng | |
| 14 | Nkosinathi Sibanyoni | |
| 23 | Akeem Springs | |
| 24 | Sita Conteh | |
| 25 | Pieter Prinsloo | |
| 34 | Somusa Mthembu | |
| 41 | Braydon Wooley | |
| 44 | Gloire Kabange | |
| 45 | Rabbi Belolo | |
| HC | Florsheim Ngwenya |