Pieter Prinsloo Explained

Pieter Prinsloo
Number:41
Position:Power forward / Center
League:BCL Americas
Height M:2.08
Weight Kg:110
Team:Universidad de Concepción
Nationality:South African
Birth Date:1992 1, df=y
Birth Place:Pretoria, South Africa
College:Marist (2010–2014)
Draft Year:2014
Career Start:2014
Years1:2014–2016
Team1:ExSAL Santa Tecla
Years2:2015
Team2:Los Trinis de la Trinidad
Years4:2016
Team4:Stade Nabeulien
Years5:2016
Team5:Club Deportivo Calero
Years6:2016–2017
Team6:Costa Caribe Managua
Years7:2017
Team7:Lagos City Stars
Years8:2017–2018
Team8:Ferroviário da Beira
Years9:2018
Team9:Toros de Aragua
Years10:2018–2019
Team10:Círculo Gijón
Years11:2019–2020
Team11:Temuco
Years12:2020–2023
Team12:Cape Town Tigers
Highlights:
Years13:2023–present
Team13:Universidad de Concepción

Daniel Pieter Prinsloo (born 7 January 1992) is a South African professional basketball player who currently plays for Universidad de Concepción of Chile. Prinsloo has also played for the South Africa national team. Standing at, he plays as power forward or center.

Early life

Born in Pretoria West, Prinsloo was initially interested in playing cricket or rugby. When his father emigrated to the United States, he started playing football.[1]

Professional career

After spending the first four years as professional in several teams from Latin America and Africa. His first contract was with ExSAL Santa Tecla in El Salvador.[2] He later joined Los Trinis de la Trinidad, a team based in Nicaragua. In 2016, he had a short stint with Bolivian team Calero in the Liga Boliviana de Basquetbol. After this, Prinsloo returned to Nicaragua to play for Costa Caribe Managua.

In September 2018, Prinsloo signed for Spanish LEB Plata team Círculo Gijón.[3] However, due to problems with his visa, he could not arrive to Asturias until December.[4] In 2017, Prinsloo played his first professional contract with the Lagos City Stars in the Continental Basketball League.[5]

In 2020, Prinsloo moved to the newly-established Cape Town Tigers. He helped the Tigers win three national championships. Prinsloo was an instrumental part for the team in the 2022 BAL qualifiers.[6] He then went on to play in the 2022 season and the 2023 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the continental premier league.

In December 2023, Prinsloo moved to Chile to play for Universidad de Concepción of the LNB Chile and the BCL Americas.[7]

International career

Prinsloo played the AfroBasket 2017 with the South Africa national basketball team. He averaged 12.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in the three games he played.[8]

Career statistics

BAL

|-|style="text-align:left;"|2022|style="text-align:left;"|Cape Town| 6 || 6 || 31.1 || .313 || .333 || .714 || 5.5 || 2.0 || .8 || 1.5 || 10.7|-|style="text-align:left;"|2023|style="text-align:left;"|Cape Town| 6 || 6 || 30.1 || .357 || .294 || .810 || 4.5 || 2.2 || .3 || 1.0 || 11.2|-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Switching to hoops put Prinsloo on the big stage . The Big Tip Off . 23 October 2021 . en . 17 March 2021.
  2. Web site: ExSAL Santa Tecla basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-latinbasket . Eurobasket LLC . 24 December 2021.
  3. Web site: El center sudafricano Pieter Prinsloo firma por TeslaCard Círculo. Asturbasket. es. 4 October 2018. 29 December 2018.
  4. Web site: "Ojalá justifique en la cancha el tiempo que han esperado por mí". El Comercio. es. 29 December 2018. 29 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Lagos City Stars – Continental Basketball League – Official Page . 24 December 2021.
  6. Web site: Prinsloo steps up as Tigers claw their past Beira . FIBA.basketball . 23 October 2021 . en.
  7. Web site: Lehohla . Manyehlisa . 2023-12-08 . Prinsloo's competitive flame is lit and ready to heat up in Chile . 2023-12-16 . The Big Tip Off . en-US.
  8. http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasket/2017/player/Daniel-Pieter-Prinsloo Profile