South Africa men's national basketball team explained

Country:	South Africa
Coach:	Craig Gilchrist
Nickname:	The Proteas
Joined Fiba:	1992
Fiba Zone:	FIBA Africa
National Fed:	BSA
Zone Championship:	AfroBasket
Zone Appearances:	9
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South Africa national basketball team is the basketball team that represents South Africa in international competitions.^[1] The governing body of the team is Basketball South Africa.

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

Recently, South Africa has not been active at international competitions as the federation had withdrawn for several qualification competitions. The last games by the men's team were in 2017.^[2]

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup

• 2019 – withdrew before games
• 2023 – withdrew before games

AfroBasket

AfroBasket record							Qualification record
Year	Round	Position
	did not qualify
1995
	Preliminary round	9th	4	0	4
	Preliminary round	12th	6	0	6
	Preliminary round	12th	5	0	5
	Preliminary round	9th	6	3	3
	Preliminary round	12th	7	1	6
	Classification round	13th	6	2	4
	Classification round	15th	5	1	4		4	3	1
	Round of 16	13th	5	1	4		4	3	1
	did not qualify	did not enter
	4	2	2
	Preliminary round	15th	3	0	3		6	3	3
	Withdrew from qualification						Withdrew
	Did not qualify						2	1	1
Total			47	8	39		19	12	8

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games.

• 1999: 6th
• 2007: 7th
• 2011: 10th

Commonwealth Games

See also: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games.

• 2006

7th

• 2022

TBD

Team

Current roster

Team for AfroBasket 2017:^[3]

At the AfroBasket 2017 in Tunisia and Senegal, Lehlogonolo Tholo played most minutes and recorded most assists and steals for South Africa.^[4]

Depth chart

Past rosters

FIBA Africa Championship Qualification 2015

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FIBA Africa Championship 2011

^[6] finished 14th among 16 teams

FIBA Africa Championship 2009

^[7] finished 15th among 16 teams

FIBA Africa Championship 2007

^[8] finished 13th among 16 teams

FIBA Africa Championship 2005

^[9] finished 12th among 12 teams

FIBA Africa Championship 2003

^[10] finished 9th among 12 teams

Coach. Sam Vincent (Mobile Revelers -USA)

• Emmanuel Madondo (180-G-80)
• Lowell Mndaweni (178-G-76)
• Joseph Mazibuko (190-G-80) Levski Sophia (BUL)
• Sifiso Ngoobo (192-G-78)
• Kenneth Motaung (195-F-78)
• Nyakallo Nthuping (200-C-80)
• Floid Mtimkulu (196-F-81)
• Craig Ngobeni Tsakani (198-F-83)
• Quinton Denyssen (203-C/F-80) Wits University Rebels
• Thuso Moiloa (199-C-78) 21882
• Thabang Kgwedi (198-F-78)
• Lesego Molebatsi (201-F/C-82)

FIBA Africa Championship 2001

^[11] finished 12th among 12 teams

• Mazibuko Joseph 192 G 80
• Uniacke David 208 C 69
• Madondo Emanuel 180 G 81
• Jesinskis Paul 200 F 81
• Molebatsi L. Prince 201 F 82
• Gilchrist Craig 200 F 70
• Trauernicht Chris 209 C 76
• Ngcobo Ndaba Sifiso 189 G 78
• Maepa Lepo 204 C 84
• Ntunja Vincent 184 G 81
• Maxima Mokoena 189 G 81
• Denyssen Quinton 203 C 80

Head Coach : Zoran Zupcevic

Head coach position

• Zoran Zupcevic – 2001
• Sam Vincent – 2003
• Terry Pretoritis – 2005
• Flosh Ngwenya – 2007–11
• George Makena – 2014, 2015^[12]
• Craig Gilchrist – 2017

Kit

Sponsor

2011: National Lottery

See also

• South Africa national under-19 basketball team
• South Africa national under-17 basketball team
• South Africa women's national basketball team
• South Africa women's national under-19 basketball team
• South Africa women's national under-17 basketball team

External links

• FIBA profile
• South Africa Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
• Africabasket - South Africa Men National Team
• MyBasketball South Africa

Videos

• South Africa Basketball YouTube.com video

Notes and References

1. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/nfProf.asp?nationalFederationNumber=2610 FIBA National Federations – South Africa
2. Web site: South Africa withdraw from FIBA Africa 2023 qualifying tournaments . 2023-05-14 . FIBA.basketball . en.
3. http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasket/2017/South-Africa South Africa | 2017 Afrobasket
4. http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasket/2017/South-Africa South Africa | FIBA AfroBasket 2017
5. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/10466/tid/2610/_/2015_Afrobasket_/index.html South Africa | 2015 Afrobasket Qualification
6. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/7915/tid/2610/_/2011_FIBA_Africa_Championship/index.html 2011 Afrobasket
7. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/6599/tid/2610/_/2009_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Men/index.html 2009 Afrobasket
8. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/5766/tid/2610/_/2007_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Men/index.html 2007 Afrobasket
9. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/4524/tid/2610/_/2005_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Men/index.html 2005 Afrobasket
10. https://www.afrobasket.com/African-Championships/basketball_2003.aspx 2003 Afrobasket
11. https://www.afrobasket.com/African-Championships/basketball_2001.aspx 2001 Afrobasket
12. http://mybasketball.co.za/2014/09/sa-mens-basketball-national-team-coach-appointed/ SA Men’s Basketball National Team coach appointed