{{About|the men's team|the women's team|South Africa women's national basketball team}} {{Use South African English|date=February 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox national basketball team | country = South Africa {{flagicon|RSA}} | logo = | logo_width = 140px | coach = Craig Gilchrist | nickname= The Proteas | fiba_ranking = {{FIBA World Rankings|RSA}} | team colours = | joined_fiba = 1992 | fiba_zone = FIBA Africa | national_fed = BSA | oly_appearances = | wc_appearances = | zone_championship = AfroBasket | zone_appearances = 9 | zone_medals = | h_pattern_b = _greensides | h_body = FFDD00 | h_pattern_s = _greensides | h_shorts = FFDD00 | a_pattern_b = _goldsides | a_body = 008055 | a_pattern_s = _goldsides | a_shorts = 008055 }} '''South Africa national basketball team''' is the basketball team that represents South Africa in international competitions.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230928015950/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/nfProf.asp?nationalFederationNumber=2610 FIBA National Federations – South Africa], fiba.com, accessed 17 February 2012.</ref> 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Recently, South Africa has not been active at international competitions as the federation had withdrawn for several qualification competitions.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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Africa withdraw from FIBA Africa 2023 qualifying tournaments |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/south-africa-withdraw-from-fiba-africa-2023-qualifying-tournaments |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>
==Competitive record==
=== FIBA World Cup ===
* 2019 – withdrew before games * 2023 – withdrew before games
===AfroBasket=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! colspan="6" |AfroBasket record | rowspan="18" | ! colspan="3" |Qualification record |- !Year !Round !Position ! width="30" |{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! width="30" |{{Tooltip|W|Won}} ! width="30" |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} ! width="30" |{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! width="30" |{{Tooltip|W|Won}} ! width="30" |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} |- | {{Flagicon|KEN}} 1993 || rowspan=2 colspan=5 | ''did not qualify'' |- | {{Flagicon|ALG}} 1995 |- | {{Flagicon|SEN}} 1997 || Preliminary round || 9th || 4 || 0 || 4 |- | {{Flagicon|ANG}} 1999 || Preliminary round || 12th || 6 || 0 || 6 |- | {{Flagicon|MAR}} 2001 || Preliminary round || 12th || 5 || 0 || 5 |- | {{Flagicon|EGY}} 2003 || Preliminary round || 9th || 6 || 3 || 3 |- | {{Flagicon|ALG}} 2005 || Preliminary round || 12th || 7 || 1 || 6 |- | {{flagicon|ANG}} 2007 || Classification round || 13th || 6 || 2 || 4 |- | {{Flagicon|LBA}} 2009 || Classification round || 15th || 5 || 1 || 4 |4{{Efn|In 2009, South Africa qualified through a wild card.}} |3 |1 |- | {{Flagicon|MAD}} 2011 || Round of 16 || 13th || 5 || 1 || 4 |4 |3 |1 |- | {{Flagicon|CIV}} 2013 || rowspan=2 colspan=5 | ''did not qualify'' | colspan="3" |''did not enter'' |- | {{Flagicon|TUN}} 2015 |4 |2 |2 |- | {{flagicon|SEN}} {{flagicon|TUN}} 2017 || Preliminary round || 15th || 3 || 0 || 3 |6 |3 |3 |- | {{flagicon|RWA}} 2021 || colspan=5 | ''Withdrew from qualification'' | colspan="3" |''Withdrew'' |- | {{flagicon|ANG}} 2025 || colspan=5 | ''Did not qualify'' |2 |1 |1 |- ! colspan=3 | Total || 47 || 8 || 39 !19 !12 !8 |}
{{Notelist}}
===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:<ref>[http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasket/2017/South-Africa South Africa | 2017 Afrobasket], FIBA.BASKETBALL. Retrieved 27 September 2017.</ref>
{{FIBA roster header|team= 2017 South Africa men's national basketball team | color1 = #007749| bg1 = #FFB81C | color2 = #FFB81C| bg2 = #007749}} <!-- list of players --> {{FIBA player|df=y| num =0 | nat =RSA | name =Reece Prinsloo | pos =F/C | m =2.03 | year =1991 | month =4 | date =16 | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 8 | club =Soweto Panthers |note=C }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num =4 | nat =RSA | name =Thabo Sithole | pos =G | m =1.91 | year =1995 | month =6 | date =10 | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 8 | club =Kwazulu Natal Marlins }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num =7 | nat =RSA | name =Lebesa Selepe | pos =G | m =1.90 | year =1991 | month =3 | date =13 | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 8 | club =Soweto Panthers }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num =9 | nat =RSA | name =Kagiso Ngoetjana | pos =F | m =1.98 | year =1989 | month =11 | date =15 | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 8 | club =Tshwane Suns }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num =10 | nat =RSA | name =Shane Marhanele | pos =G | m =1.89 | year =1982 | month =8 | date =28 | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 8 | club =Limpopo Pride }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num =11 | nat =RSA | name =Sakhile Sithole| pos =G | m =1.92 | year =1990 | month =3 | date =11 | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 8 | club =Mpumalanga Rhinos }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num =12 | nat =RSA | name =Neo Mothiba| pos =G | m =2.01 | year =1982 | month =3 | date =21 | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 8 | club =Egoli Magic }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num =13 | nat =RSA | name =Jonathan Van der Bijl| pos =C | m =2.04 | year =1992 | month =2 | date =6 | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 8 | club =Egoli Magic }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num =14 | nat =RSA | name =Tsakani Ngobeni | pos =F | m =1.99 | year =1983 | month =12 | date =16 | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 8 | club =Duzi Royals }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num =15 | nat =RSA | name =Lehlogonolo Tholo| pos =G | m =1.83 | year =1992 | month =11 | date =12 | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 8 | club =Egoli Magic }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num =21 | nat =GEO | name =Christopher Gabriel | pos =C | m =2.11 | year =1988 | month =12 | date =19 | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 8 | club =TSU Hyundai }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num =23 | nat =NCA | name =Pieter Prinsloo | pos =C | m =2.08 | year =1992 | month =1 | date =7 | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 9 | compdate = 8 | club =Jass Baloncesto }}
<!-- end list of players --> {{FIBA roster footer | head_coach = *{{flagicon|RSA}} Craig Gilchrist | asst_coach = *{{flagicon|RSA}} Clemen Andre Lucas Kock *{{flagicon|RSA}} Sergei Eugenevich Paly | otherlegend = *'''Club''' – describes last<br />club before the tournament *'''Age''' – describes age<br />on 8 September 2017 }} At the AfroBasket 2017 in Tunisia and Senegal, Lehlogonolo Tholo played most minutes and recorded most assists and steals for South Africa.<ref>[http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasket/2017/South-Africa South Africa | FIBA AfroBasket 2017], FIBA.COM. Retrieved 13 January 2020.</ref>
====Depth chart==== {{basketball depth chart | line_color =007749 | alt_color =FFB81C | starter_c = Pieter Prinsloo | starter_pf = Reece Prinsloo | starter_sf = Kagiso Ngoetjana | starter_sg = Neo Mothiba | starter_pg = Lehlogonolo Tholo | bench 1_c = Christopher Gabriel | bench 1_pf = Tsakani Ngobeni | bench 1_sf = | bench 1_sg = Sakhile Sithole | bench 1_pg = Lebesa Selepe | bench 2_c = Jonathan Van der Bijl | bench 2_pf = | bench 2_sf = | bench 2_sg = Shane Marhanele | bench 2_pg = Thabo Sithole | bench 3_c = | bench 3_pf = | bench 3_sf = | bench 3_sg = | bench 3_pg = | bench 4_c = | bench 4_pf = | bench 4_sf = | bench 4_sg = | bench 4_pg = }}
===Past rosters=== '''FIBA Africa Championship Qualification 2015:'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220517073557/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/10466/tid/2610/_/2015_Afrobasket_/index.html South Africa | 2015 Afrobasket Qualification], ARCHIVE.FIBA.BASKETBALL. Retrieved 27 September 2017.</ref> {{FIBA roster header|team=2015 South Africa men's national basketball team | color1 = #007749| bg1 = #FFB81C | color2 = #FFB81C| bg2 = #007749}} <!-- list of players --> {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat =RSA | name =Nhlanhla Dlamini | pos = | m =1.73 | year =1986 | month =9 | date =2 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =Nkosianthi Festile | pos = | m = | year =1993 | month =7 | date =15 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =Stephen Gabriel | pos = | m = | year =1991 | month =6 | date =22 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat =RSA | name =Celumusa Khumalo | pos = | m = | year =1988 | month =9 | date =8 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =Masego Loate | pos = | m =1.72 | year =1982 | month =8 | date =19 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =Kyle MacLean | pos = | m = | year =1994 | month =5 | date =10 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat =RSA | name =Shane Marhanele | pos = G | m =1.89 | year =1982 | month =8 | date =28 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =Motjile Jubere Matsie | pos = | m = | year =1986 | month =6 | date =10 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 19 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat =RSA | name =Lesego Molebatsi | pos = | m = | year =1982 | month =7 | date =11 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =Somusa Mthembu | pos = | m = | year =1992 | month =3 | date =26 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat =RSA | name =Tsakani Ngobeni | pos = F | m =1.99 | year =1983 | month =12 | date =16 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat =RSA | name =Kagiso Ngoetjana | pos = F | m =1.98 | year =1989 | month =11 | date =15 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =Reece Prinsloo | pos = | m = | year =1991 | month =4 | date =16 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =Lebesa Selepe | pos = G | m =1.90 | year =1991 | month =3 | date =13 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =McDonald Mlungisi Shongwe | pos = | m = | year =1987 | month =8 | date =6 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat =RSA | name =Lindokuhle Sibankulu | pos = | m =1.97 | year =1981 | month =4 | date =9 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =Sakhile Sithole| pos = G | m =1.92 | year =1990 | month =3 | date =11 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =Vusimuzi Vincent Sithole| pos = | m = | year =1988 | month =5 | date =9 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =Lehlogonolo Tholo| pos = G | m =1.83 | year =1992 | month =11 | date =12 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = | nat = | name =Jonathan Van der Bijl| pos = C | m =2.04 | year =1992 | month =2 | date =6 | compyear = 2015 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | club = }} <!-- end list of players --> {{FIBA roster footer | head_coach = *George Makena | asst_coach = *Sinky Mphahlele *Craig Daniels | otherlegend = *'''Club''' – describes last<br />club before the tournament *'''Age''' – describes age<br />on 21 February 2015 }}
'''FIBA Africa Championship 2011:'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120704135010/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/7915/tid/2610/_/2011_FIBA_Africa_Championship/index.html 2011 Afrobasket], ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.</ref> finished '''14th''' among 16 teams {{FIBA roster header|team=2011 South Africa men's national basketball team | color1 = #007749| bg1 = #FFB81C | color2 = #FFB81C| bg2 = #007749}}
<!-- list of players --> {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 4 | nat = RSA | name =Nhlanhla Dlamini | pos = PG | m = 1.73 | year = 1986 | month = 9 | date = 2 | compyear = 2011 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = A.P.N. Durban}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 5 | nat = RSA | name =Brendan Mettler | pos = G | m = 1.89 | year = 1982 | month = 1 | date = 10 | compyear = 2011 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = Cape Peninsula University of Technology}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 6 | nat = USA | name =Christopher Avenant | pos = PG | m = 1.89 | year = 1991 | month = 4 | date = 25 | compyear = 2011 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | clublink = Northeastern University }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 7 | nat = RSA | name =Masego Loate | pos = PG | m = 1.72 | year = 1982 | month = 8 | date = 19 | compyear = 2011 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | clublink = University of Johannesburg}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 8 | nat = RSA | name =Amogelang Keogatile | pos = SF | m = 1.95 | year = 1987 | month = 10 | date = 10 | compyear = 2011 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | clublink = University of Johannesburg}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 9 | nat = RSA | name =Thabang Kgwedi | pos = SF | m = 1.98 | year = 1978 | month = 4 | date = 15 | compyear = 2011 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = WildCats Johannesburg}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 10 | nat = RSA | name =Shane Marhanele | pos = SG | m = 1.88 | year = 1982 | month = 8 | date = 28 | compyear = 2011 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = Pretoria Heat}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 11 | nat = RSA | name =Lindokuhle Sibankulu | pos = F | m = 1.97 | year = 1981 | month = 4 | date = 9 | compyear = 2011 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = A.P.N. Durban}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 12 | nat = RSA | name =Neo Mothiba | pos = SF | m = 2.00 | year = 1982 | month = 3 | date = 21 | compyear = 2011 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = Pretoria Heat}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 13 | nat = MOZ | name =Cedrick Kalombo | pos = C | m = 2.08 | year = 1983 | month = 6 | date = 2 | compyear = 2011 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = Ferroviario Maputo}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 14 | nat = USA | name =Christopher Gabriel | pos = C | m = 2.14 | year = 1988 | month = 12 | date = 19 | compyear = 2011 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | clublink = University of San Diego}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 15 | nat = RSA | name =Kegorapetse Letsebe| pos = SF | m = 1.98 | year = 1980 | month = 10 | date = 14 | compyear = 2011 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | clublink = University of Johannesburg}} <!-- end list of players --> {{FIBA roster footer | head_coach = * Mlungisi Ngwenya | asst_coach = * Patrick Engelbrecht | otherlegend = *'''Club''' – describes last<br />club before the tournament *'''Age''' – describes age<br />on 17 August 2011 }}
'''FIBA Africa Championship 2009:'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100116032640/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/6599/tid/2610/_/2009_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Men/index.html 2009 Afrobasket], ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.</ref> finished '''15th''' among 16 teams {{FIBA roster header|team=2009 South Africa men's national basketball team | color1 = #007749| bg1 = #FFB81C| color2 = #FFB81C| bg2 = #007749}} <!-- list of players --> {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 4 | nat = RSA | name =Quintin Denyssen | pos = | m = 2.00 | year = 1980 | month = 8 | date = 27 | compyear = 2009 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 5 | club = Egoli Magic}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 5 | nat = RSA | name =Nhlanhla Dlamini | pos = | m = 1.73 | year = 1986 | month = 9 | date = 2 | compyear = 2009 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 5 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 6 | nat = RSA | name =Nyakallo Nthuping | pos = | m = 1.95 | year = 1980 | month = 1 | date = 14 | compyear = 2009 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 5 | club = Vaal University}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 7 | nat = MOZ | name =Fusi Joseph Mazibuko | pos = | m = 1.80 | year = 1980 | month = 2 | date = 3 | compyear = 2009 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 5 | club = Egoli Magic}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 8 | nat = RSA | name =Kenneth Motaung | pos = | m = 1.93 | year = 1978 | month = 9 | date = 13 | compyear = 2009 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 5 | club = Egoli Magic}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 9 | nat = RSA | name =Thabang Kgwedi | pos = | m = 1.98 | year = 1978 | month = 4 | date = 15 | compyear = 2009 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 5 | club = Vaal University}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 10 | nat = USA | name =Christopher Gabriel | pos = C | m = 2.20 | year = 1988 | month = 12 | date = 19 | compyear = 2009 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 5 | clublink = University of San Diego}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 11 | nat = RSA | name =Lindokuhle Sibankulu | pos = | m = 1.99 | year = 1981 | month = 4 | date = 9 | compyear = 2009 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 5 | club = A.P.N. Durban}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 12 | nat = MOZ | name =Neo Mothiba | pos = G | m = 1.99 | year = 1982 | month = 3 | date = 21 | compyear = 2009 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 5 | club = A.P.N. Durban}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 13 | nat = | name =Cedrick Kalombo | pos = | m = 2.08 | year = 1983 | month = 6 | date = 2 | compyear = 2009 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 5 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 14 | nat = | name =Tshilidzi Nephawe | pos = | m = 2.08 | year = 1989 | month = 6 | date = 10 | compyear = 2009 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 5 | clublink = University of Johannesburg}} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 15 | nat = RSA | name =Kegorapetse Letsebe | pos = | m = 1.98 | year = 1980 | month = 10 | date = 14 | compyear = 2009 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 5 | clublink = University of Johannesburg}} <!-- end list of players --> {{FIBA roster footer | head_coach = * Flosh Ngwenya | asst_coach = * Thierry Kita * Craig Gilchrist | otherlegend = *'''Club''' – describes last<br />club before the tournament *'''Age''' – describes age<br />on 5 August 2009 }}
'''FIBA Africa Championship 2007:'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090517023629/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/5766/tid/2610/_/2007_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Men/index.html 2007 Afrobasket], ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.</ref> finished '''13th''' among 16 teams {{FIBA roster header|team=2007 South Africa men's national basketball team | color1 = #007749| bg1 = #FFB81C| color2 = #FFB81C| bg2 = #007749}} <!-- list of players --> {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 4 | nat = RSA | name =Quintin Denyssen | pos = | m = | year = 1980 | month = 8 | date = 27 | compyear = 2007 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 5 | nat = MOZ | name =Fusi Joseph Mazibuko | pos = | m = | year = 1980 | month = 2 | date = 3 | compyear = 2007 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 6 | nat = RSA | name =Nyakallo Jacob Nthuping | pos = | m = | year = 1980 | month = 1 | date = 14 | compyear = 2007 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 7 | nat = | name =Patrick Anthony Engelbrecht | pos = | m = | year = 1976 | month = 10 | date = 25 | compyear = 2007 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 8 | nat = RSA | name =Kenneth Motaung | pos = | m = | year = 1978 | month = 9 | date = 13 | compyear = 2007 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 9 | nat = RSA | name =Thabang Kgwedi | pos = | m = 1.98 | year = 1978 | month = 4 | date = 15 | compyear = 2007 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 10 | nat = RSA | name =Buthi Lowell Naphtal Mndaweni | pos = | m = | year = 1976 | month = 1 | date = 2 | compyear = 2007 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 11 | nat = RSA | name =Tsakani Ngobeni | pos = F | m = 1.99 | year = 1983 | month = 12 | date = 16 | compyear = 2007 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 12 | nat = RSA | name =Lesego Molebatsi | pos = | m = | year = 1982 | month = 7 | date = 11 | compyear = 2007 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 13 | nat = MOZ | name =Neo Mothiba | pos = G | m = 2.01 | year = 1982 | month = 3 | date = 21 | compyear = 2007 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 14 | nat = RSA | name =Vusumuzi Innocent Dlamini | pos = | m = | year = 1975 | month = 6 | date = 16 | compyear = 2007 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 15 | nat = RSA | name =Kegorapetse Letsebe | pos = | m = 1.98 | year = 1980 | month = 10 | date = 14 | compyear = 2007 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 17 | club = }} <!-- end list of players --> {{FIBA roster footer | head_coach = * Flosh Ngwenya | otherlegend = *'''Club''' – describes last<br />club before the tournament *'''Age''' – describes age<br />on 17 August 2007 }}
'''FIBA Africa Championship 2005:'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120612131653/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/4524/tid/2610/_/2005_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Men/index.html 2005 Afrobasket], ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.</ref> finished '''12th''' among 12 teams {{FIBA roster header|team=2005 South Africa men's national basketball team | color1 = #007749| bg1 = #FFB81C| color2 = #FFB81C| bg2 = #007749}} <!-- list of players --> {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 4 | nat = MOZ | name =Fusi Joseph Mazibuko | pos = | m = | year = 1980 | month = 2 | date = 3 | compyear = 2005 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 5 | nat = RSA | name =Quintin Denyssen | pos = | m = | year = 1980 | month = 8 | date = 27 | compyear = 2005 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 6 | nat = RSA | name =Nyakallo Jacob Nthuping | pos = | m = | year = 1980 | month = 1 | date = 14 | compyear = 2005 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 7 | nat = | name =Patrick Anthony Engelbrecht | pos = | m = | year = 1976 | month = 10 | date = 25 | compyear = 2005 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 8 | nat = | name =Johannes Arnoldus Malan | pos = | m = | year = 1980 | month = 2 | date = 28 | compyear = 2005 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 9 | nat = RSA | name =Lindokuhle Sibankulu | pos = | m = 1.97 | year = 1981 | month = 4 | date = 9 | compyear = 2005 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 10 | nat = | name =Emmanuel Madonda | pos = | m = | year = 1980 | month = 10 | date = 7 | compyear = 2005 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 11 | nat = RSA | name =Craig Gilchrist | pos = F | m = 2.00 | year = 1970 | month = 4 | date = 16 | compyear = 2005 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 12 | nat = RSA | name =Lesego Molebatsi | pos = | m = | year = 1982 | month = 7 | compyear = 2005 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 13 | nat = MOZ | name =Neo Mothiba | pos = G | m = 2.01 | year = 1982 | month = 3 | date = 21 | compyear = 2005 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 14 | nat = RSA | name =Tsakani Ngobeni | pos = F | m = 1.99 | year = 1983 | month = 12 | date = 16 | compyear = 2005 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | club = }} {{FIBA player|df=y| num = 15 | nat = | name =Christoph Jan Trauernicht | pos = C | m = 2.10 | year = 1976 | month = 7 | date = 28 | compyear = 2005 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 15 | club = }} <!-- end list of players --> {{FIBA roster footer | head_coach = * Terry Pretoritis | asst_coach = * Ngwenya Florsheim | otherlegend = *'''Club''' – describes last<br />club before the tournament *'''Age''' – describes age<br />on 15 August 2005 }}
'''FIBA Africa Championship 2003:'''<ref>[https://www.afrobasket.com/African-Championships/basketball_2003.aspx 2003 Afrobasket], WWW.AFROBASKET.COM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.</ref> 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:'''<ref>[https://www.afrobasket.com/African-Championships/basketball_2001.aspx 2001 Afrobasket], WWW.AFROBASKET.COM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.</ref> 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== * {{flagicon|BIH}} Zoran Zupcevic – 2001 * {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Vincent – 2003 * Terry Pretoritis – 2005 * {{flagicon|RSA}} Flosh Ngwenya – 2007–11 * {{flagicon|RSA}} George Makena – 2014, 2015<ref>[http://mybasketball.co.za/2014/09/sa-mens-basketball-national-team-coach-appointed/ SA Men’s Basketball National Team coach appointed], MYBASKETBALL.co/za, 27 Sep 2014. Accessed 17 Dec 2016.</ref> * {{flagicon|USA}} 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
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.fiba.basketball/federation/South-Africa FIBA profile] *[http://fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/7911/tid/2610/_/2011_FIBA_Africa_Championship_Qualifying_Round/history.html South Africa Basketball Records] at FIBA Archive *[https://www.afrobasket.com/South-Africa/basketball-National-Team.aspx Africabasket - South Africa Men National Team] *[http://mybasketball.co.za/ MyBasketball South Africa]
===Videos=== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Id53pHMXI South Africa Basketball] YouTube.com video
{{FIBA Africa teams}} {{National sports teams of South Africa}}
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