| 2022–23 season | |
|---|---|
BNL champions | |
| President | Raphael Edwards |
| Head coach | Florsheim Ngwenya (BNL) Rasheed Hazzard (BAL) |
| BNL | 1st in Group A |
| Playoffs | Champions |
| BAL | 3rd in Nile Conference |
| Playoffs | Quarter-finalist |
The2022–23 season of theCape Town Tigers was the 3rd season of the South African basketball team. The Tigers played in theBasketball Africa League (BAL) for a second straight season, following their win in theRoad to BAL's East Division.
In the2023 BAL season, the Tigers were coached by formerNew York Knicks assistant coachRasheed Hazzard. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals byStade Malien, their second consecutive year in which they were eliminated in this round.[1]
Domestically, the Tigers were coached by Florsheim Ngwenya and made their debut in theBasketball National League (BNL), South Africa's sole professional league. They went undefeated and won the semifinal and final by wide margins to be crowned South African champions for the third time.[2]
The following Tigers roster played during the2023 BAL season.Josh Hall played for the Tigers in the Nile Conference.[3]
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The following Tigers roster played in the2023 BNL season between June and July 2023.
| 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 |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Win % | |||||
| BNL | 4 June 2023 | 30 July 2023 | Group phase | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 643 | 373 | +270 | 100.00 |
| Road to BAL | 22 November 2022 | 27 November 2022 | Elite 16 | Winners | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 386 | 331 | +55 | 080.00 |
| BAL | 27 April 2023 | 21 May 2023 | Nile Conference | Quarter-finalist | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 423 | 476 | −53 | 033.33 |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1,452 | 1,180 | +272 | 068.75 | ||||
Last updated: complete
Source:Competitions
All games were played at the Mandeville Indoor Hall inJohannesburg.
| Gameday | Date | Opponents | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2023 | Mpumalanga Rhinos | W 65–83 | 1–0 |
| 2 | 11 June 2023 | Egoli Magic | W 76–47 | 2–0 |
| 3 | 25 June 2023 | Western Cape Mountaineers | W 106–46 | 3–0 |
| 4 | 9 July 2023 | Limpopo Pride | W 97–51 | 4–0 |
| 5 | 8 December | Free State Warriors | W 36–107 | 5–0 |
| July 23, 2023 Semi-final | Kwa-Zulu Marlins | 68–89 | Cape Town Tigers | Mandeville Indoor Hall,Johannesburg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00 pm | Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 22–23, 15–22, 16–22 | ||||
| Pts: Bena Kabuya 18 Rebs: Sifiso Gininda, Storm Gilchrist 9 Asts: Storm Gilchrist 3 | Boxscore | Pts: Sita Conteh 27 Rebs: Nkosinathi Sibanyoni,Pieter Prinsloo 10 Asts: Lebesa Selepe 4 | |||
| July 30, 2023 Final | Tshwane Suns | 60–85 | Cape Town Tigers | Mandeville Indoor Hall,Johannesburg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 pm | Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 4–22, 17–26, 24–17 | ||||
| Pts: Gleen Akoulou 18 Rebs: Marcus Mokwena 10 Asts: Kagiso Ngoetjana, Briarley Klaassen 2 | Boxscore | Pts: Akeem Springs 24 Rebs: Nkosinathi Sibanyoni 19 Asts: Sita Conteh 8 | |||
vNBA Academy Africa| 22 November | Cape Town Tigers | 85–60 | NBA Academy Africa | Ellis Park Arena,Johannesburg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 28–19, 29–17, 14–14 | ||||
| Pts:Gbinije 22 Rebs: Gbinije 7 Asts:Deing 7 | Report | Pts:Darlan 20 Rebs:Chinyelu 12 Asts: Darlan 5 | |||
vCape Town Tigers| 23 November | KPA | 72–96 | Cape Town Tigers | Ellis Park Arena,Johannesburg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 19–22, 23–34, 11–21 | ||||
| Pts:Williams 24 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts:Ogol,Khaemba 3 | Report | Pts:Ganapamo 20 Rebs:Putney 9 Asts: Ganapamo,Deing 5 | |||
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Urunani| 24 November | Cape Town Tigers | 49–59 | Urunani | Ellis Park Arena,Johannesburg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 13–8, 9–19, 15–7 | ||||
| Pts:Ganapamo 14 Rebs:Sibanyoni 10 Asts:Three players 2 | Report | Pts:Filer 28 Rebs:Parker-Rivera 11 Asts:Nijimbere,Baru 3 | |||
vCape Town Tigers| 26 November | City Oilers | 69–75 | Cape Town Tigers | Ellis Park Arena,Johannesburg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (GMT+2) | Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 19–16, 26–21, 17–24 | ||||
| Pts:Jones 40 | Report | ||||
vCape Town Tigers| 27 November | Ferroviário da Beira | 71–81 | Cape Town Tigers | Ellis Park Arena,Johannesburg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (GMT+2) | Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 20–17, 25–19, 15–18 | ||||
| Pts:Ubisse 18 Rebs: Ubisse,Murray 8 Asts:Malale 4 | Report | Pts:Ganapamo 34 Rebs:Putney 9 Asts: Putney 7 | |||
vCape Town Tigers| 27 April 2023 | SLAC | 68–75 | Cape Town Tigers | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall,6th of October | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 17–18, 8–13, 21–23 | ||||
| Pts:Miller Jr. 20 Rebs:Conde, Miller Jr. 12 Asts:Barefield,Nwabuzor 3 | RealGM Report | Pts:Ganapamo,Hall 15 Rebs: Hall 8 Asts:Wade 5 | Attendance: 270 | ||
vCape Town Tigers| 30 April 2023 | Petro de Luanda | 87–48 | Cape Town Tigers | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall,6th of October | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 20–12, 26–9, 13–15 | ||||
| Pts:Gonçalves 15 Rebs: Gonçalves 9 Asts: Four players 4 | Livestats | Pts:Hall 14 Rebs:Gbinije 8 Asts: Hall,Wade 3 | Attendance: 883 Referees: Tyler Ricks, Mbaye Seye, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza | ||
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Al Ahly| 2 May 2023 | Cape Town Tigers | 75–91 | Al Ahly | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall,6th of October | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 22–16, 14–18, 19–17 | ||||
| Pts:Ganapamo 26 Rebs:Cele 6 Asts: Ganapamo,Gbinije 5 | BAL Report | Pts:Omot 28 Rebs: Omot 5 Asts:Amin 8 | Attendance: 2,050 Referees: Ian McClenny, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Hassan Kamate | ||
vCape Town Tigers| 3 May 2023 | Ferroviário da Beira | 82–76 | Cape Town Tigers | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall,6th of October | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 16–17, 17–26, 26–11 | ||||
| Pts:Young 26 Rebs:Sidibe 17 Asts:Perry 9 | BAL Report | Pts:Gbinije 20 Rebs: Gbinije 7 Asts: Gbinije 6 | Attendance: 672 Referees: Julian Scott, Mahamadou Diallo, Aya Ahmed | ||
vCity Oilers| 6 May 2023 | Cape Town Tigers | 80–70 | City Oilers | Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall,6th of October | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 17–20, 26–19, 17–14 | ||||
| Pts:Cele 28 Rebs:Gbinije, Cele 8 Asts:Prinsloo 6 | Livestats | Pts:Jones 27 Rebs: Jones,Justice Jr. 8 Asts:Dribela, Justice Jr. 4 | Attendance: 696 Referees: Tyler Mirkovich, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Hassan Kamate | ||
vCape Town Tigers| 21 May 2023 Quarterfinal | Stade Malien | 78–69 | Cape Town Tigers | BK Arena,Kigali | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 31–15, 17–15, 16–22, 14–17 | ||||
| Pts:Diarra,Wilkins 18 Rebs: Diarra 13 Asts:Foster 7 | Report | Pts:Prinsloo 19 Rebs:Gbinije 13 Asts: Gbinije 5 | Attendance: 3,632 Referees: Hortencia Sanchez-Carrizales, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Leslie Cherubin | ||
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
After all games.[4]
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Smith≠ | 1 | 37.9 | .300 | .375 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 |
| Evans Ganapamo | 4 | 34.6 | .400 | .083 | .750 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 15.8 |
| Michael Gbinije | 6 | 34.8 | .356 | .300 | .783 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 13.7 |
| Samkelo Cele | 6 | 30.6 | .478 | .235 | .524 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 13.5 |
| Josh Hall~ | 3 | 29.0 | .389 | .222 | .444 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.7 |
| Pieter Prinsloo | 6 | 30.1 | .357 | .294 | .810 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| Zaire Wade | 4 | 29.7 | .429 | .250 | .909 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 9.3 |
| Parby Musongela | 2 | 18.1 | .400 | .333 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| Nkosinathi Sibanyoni | 6 | 9.4 | .294 | .000 | .750 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Lebesa Selepe | 5 | 16.2 | .200 | .167 | .167 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Lebohang Mofokeng | 3 | 10.4 | .200 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Skumbuzo Mthembu | 2 | 6.4 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Dylan Whitbread | 4 | 6.8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
≠Acquired during the season
~Waived during the season
