Nkosinathi Sibanyoni Explained

Nkosinathi Sibanyoni
Number:14
Team:Urunani
Position:Power forward / Center
League:Burundian Basketball Championship
Birth Date:24 May 1998
Height M:2.08
Highlights:
  • 2× BNL champion (2021, 2023)
  • BNL Final MVP (2021)
Team1:Mpumalanga Rhinos
Team2:Jozi Nuggets
Years3:2021
Team3:Egoli Magic
Years4:2021–present
Team4:Cape Town Tigers
Birth Place:Mpumalanga, South Africa
Years5:2024–present
Team5:Urunani

Nkosinathi Sandile Sibanyoni (bon May 24, 1998) is a South African professional basketball player for Urunani of the Burundian Basketball Championship, as well as for the Cape Town Tigers of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Basketball National League (BNL). Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays as center and has also played for the South Africa national team.[1] Sibanyoni has been a key part of the Tigers in their BAL seasons and holds the record for most rebounds in a BAL game. He is nicknamed "Nahi".[2]

Professional career

Born in the province of Mpumalanga,[3] Sibanyoni began playing in 2012 and his idol was Tim Duncan. He started his career playing in South Africa's Basketball National League (BNL) for the Mpumalanga Rhinos and later for the Jozi Nuggets of the Johannesburg Basketball League (JBL).[4]

He played with the Egoli Magic and won the 2021 BNL championship with them while also winning the league's MVP award. He posted 15 pointns, 18 rebounds and 7 blocks in the championship game against the Tshwane Suns.[5]

Sibanyoni joined the Cape Town Tigers in 2020 for the 2021 BAL qualification games, however, he was not selected for the main tournament. He made his debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2022 BAL season, and in his rookie season in the BAL, he averaged 5.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.[6] On November 25, 2023, Sibanyoni had 14 points, 21 rebounds and 5 blocks in the Road to BAL semifinal win over COSPN which clinched the Tigers' qualification for the BAL.

On May 26, Sibanyoni recorded career-highs of 16 points and 25 rebounds in the Tigers' quarter-final win over FUS Rabat to qualify for the franchise's first semifinal appearance ever.[7] He set a new all-time league record for most rebounds in a single game.

Sibanyoni joined the Burundian club Urunani of the Burundian Basketball Championship on June 24, 2024.[8]

References

  1. Web site: South Africa at the FIBA AfroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers 2024 . 2024-05-28 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  2. Web site: Nkosinathi Sibanyoni powers Cape Town Tigers to 2024 BAL . 2024-05-28 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  3. Web site: Lehohla . Manyehlisa . 2023-04-30 . Sibanyoni wants to spread his wings . 2024-05-28 . The Big Tip Off . en-US.
  4. Web site: Lehohla . Manyehlisa . 2020-07-28 . Sibanyoni: I will always love and appreciate my teammates . 2024-05-28 . The Big Tip Off . en-US.
  5. Web site: Miller . Liam . 2021-12-02 . Winners crowned in the National Basketball League of South Africa: A look at both finals . 2024-05-28 . The Playbook . en-US.
  6. Web site: Proballers . Nkosinathi Sibanyoni, Basketball Player . 2024-05-28 . Proballers . en.
  7. Web site: 2024-05-26 . Cape Town Tigers stun top-seeded FUS Rabat in biggest achievement for South African basketball . 2024-05-28 . The BAL . en.
  8. Web site: Instagram . 2024-07-21 . www.instagram.com.

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