# South Africa men's national basketball team

South Africa national basketball team is the basketball team that represents South Africa in international competitions. 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Recently, South Africa has not been active at international competitions as the federation had withdrawn for several qualification competitions.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.

## Competitive record
### FIBA World Cup

* 2019 – withdrew before games
* 2023 – withdrew before games

### AfroBasket

| AfroBasket record | AfroBasket record | AfroBasket record | AfroBasket record | AfroBasket record | AfroBasket record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | GP | W | L |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | | |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | Preliminary round | 9th | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | Preliminary round | 12th | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2001 | Preliminary round | 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | Preliminary round | 9th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | Preliminary round | 12th | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | Classification round | 13th | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | Classification round | 15th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | Round of 16 | 13th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | Preliminary round | 15th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | Withdrew from qualification | Withdrew from qualification | Withdrew from qualification | Withdrew from qualification | Withdrew from qualification | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 47 | 8 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 8 |
* ↑ In 2009, South Africa qualified through a wild card.

### African Games

* 1999: 6th
* 2007: 7th
* 2011: 10th

### Commonwealth Games

* 2006: 7th
* 2022: TBD

## Team
### Current roster

Team for AfroBasket 2017:
At the AfroBasket 2017 in Tunisia and Senegal, Lehlogonolo Tholo played most minutes and recorded most assists and steals for South Africa.

#### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Pieter Prinsloo | Christopher Gabriel | Jonathan Van der Bijl |
| PF | Reece Prinsloo | Tsakani Ngobeni | |
| SF | Kagiso Ngoetjana | | |
| SG | Neo Mothiba | Sakhile Sithole | Shane Marhanele |
| PG | Lehlogonolo Tholo | Lebesa Selepe | Thabo Sithole |

### Past rosters

FIBA Africa Championship Qualification 2015:
FIBA Africa Championship 2011: finished 14th among 16 teams
FIBA Africa Championship 2009: finished 15th among 16 teams
FIBA Africa Championship 2007: finished 13th among 16 teams
FIBA Africa Championship 2005: finished 12th among 12 teams
FIBA Africa Championship 2003: 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: 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
* Craig Gilchrist – 2017

## Kit
### Sponsor

2011: National Lottery