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2021–22 Cape Town Tigers season

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Cape Town Tigers
2021–22 season
OwnerRaphael Edwards
Head coachRelton Booysen
South African National Basketball ChampionshipChampions
Basketball Africa LeagueQuarterfinals (eliminated by US Monastir)

The 2021–22 Cape Town Tigers season is the 2nd season in the existence of the Cape Town Tigers. The team played in the BAL qualification and successfully advanced to the 2022 BAL season.

Cape Town began its qualification October 21, 2021 and started its debut season in the BAL on April 10, 2022. The Tigers were led by head coach Relton Booysen.

Roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Cape Town Tigers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 00 South Africa Myburgh, Ben 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1997-10-26)26 October 1997
F 1 Central African Republic Ganapamo, Evans (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1994-08-19)19 August 1994
G 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Kabongo, Myck (I) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1992-01-12)12 January 1992
CG 6 South Africa Festile, Nkosinathi 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 31 – (1993-07-15)15 July 1993
G 10 South Africa Selepe, Lebesa 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1991-03-13)13 March 1991
G 11 South Africa Mofokeng, Lebohang 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1992-07-24)24 July 1992
G/F 12 South Africa Lunnemann, Igor 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-05-29)29 May 2001
PF 14 South Africa Sibanyoni, Nkosinathi 26 – (1998-05-24)24 May 1998
SG 15 United States Artis, Jamel (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-01-12)12 January 1993
F 21 Senegal Diop, Matar (E) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2004-01-15)15 January 2004
C 23 United States Preston, Billy (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1997-10-26)26 October 1997
SF 24 United States Early, Cleanthony 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1991-04-17)17 April 1991
C 34 South Africa Reid, Liam 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-10-03)3 October 1998
C 41 South Africa Prinsloo, Pieter (C) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • United States Raphael Edwards
  • South Africa Vincent Ntunja
  • South Africa Elvis Ukpong

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • (I) Import player
  • (E): BAL Elevate program player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: May 9, 2022

Transactions

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In

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Date Source
2 PG Democratic Republic of the Congo Myck Kabongo 30 Al-Rayyan Qatar December 7, 2021 [1]
15 G/F United States Jamel Artis 29 NorthPort Batang Pier Philippines [2]
24 SF United States Cleanthony Early 30 New Taipei CTBC DEA Taiwan May 4, 2022 [3]

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
South African National Basketball Championship 4 September 2021 5 September 2021 Round 1 Winners 4 4 0 0 0 0 +0 100.00
Road to BAL 21 October 2021 11 December 2021 Group stage Winners 6 4 0 2 0 0 +0 066.67
Basketball Africa League 22 May 2022 28 May 2022 Group stage Quarter-finalist 6 2 0 4 0 0 +0 033.33
Total 16 10 0 6 0 0 +0 062.50

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

South African Championship

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Arena
City
Group stage
September 4, 2021
vs. Kwa-Duzuka Kings W 74–44  1–0
                  Walter Sisulu Hall 
Randburg
September 4, 2021
vs. Joby Knightz W 99-40  2–0
                  Walter Sisulu Hall 
Randburg
September 4, 2021
vs. Jozi Nuggets W 70–63 (OT)  3–0
                  Walter Sisulu Hall 
Randburg
Final
September 5, 2021
vs. Jozi Nuggets
Final
W 70–64  4–0
                  Walter Sisulu Hall 
Randburg

Basketball Africa League qualification

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Qualification

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Arena
City
First round
October 21, 2022
vs. Mauritius Roche-Bois Warriors W 116–49  1–0
 20  Ganapamo   12  Tied   8  Uzoh  Wembley Stadium 
Johannesburg
October 22, 2021
vs. Zambia Matero Magic W 83–77  2–0
                  Wembley Stadium 
Johannesburg
October 23, 2021
vs. Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira W 86–85  3–0
 25  Prinsloo   15  Prinsloo   9  Uzoh  Wembley Stadium 
Johannesburg
Elite 16
December 6, 2021
vs. Burundi New Star L 71–83  3–1
 20  Preston   12  Preston   5  Ganapamo  Wembley Stadium 
Johannesburg
December 8, 2021
vs. Zambia Matero Magic W 79–63  4–1
 20  Preston   10  Prinsloo   4  Kabongo  Wembley Stadium 
Johannesburg
December 10, 2021
vs. Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira
Semifinal
L 75–77  4–2
 17  Ganapamo   10  Preston   6  Tied  Wembley Stadium 
Johannesburg
December 11, 2021
vs. Burundi New Star
Final
Cancelled due to COVID-19 infections in the opponent's team Wembley Stadium 
Johannesburg


Basketball Africa League

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Egypt Zamalek (H) 5 5 0 444 367 +77 1.000 Advance to playoffs
2 Angola Petro de Luanda 5 4 1 421 326 +95 .800
3 South Africa Cape Town Tigers 5 2 3 386 436 −50 .400[a]
4 Cameroon FAP 5 2 3 341 347 −6 .400[a]
5 South Sudan Cobra Sport 5 1 4 370 408 −38 .200[b]
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash 5 1 4 394 472 −78 .200[b]
Source: BAL, Afrobasket
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: Cape Town Tigers 73–70 FAP on 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head: Cobra Sport 108–82 Espoir Fukash on 13 April 2022.

Games

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Arena
City
Group phase
April 10, 2022
22:00
vs. Angola Petro de Luanda L 61–90 
Boxscore
0–1
 17  Ganapamo   11  Sibanyoni   8  Kabongo  Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (230)
Cairo
April 12, 2022
19:00
vs. Egypt Zamalek L 77–101 
Boxscore
0–2
 26  Preston   10  Sibanyoni   3  Kabongo  Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (250)
Cairo
April 13, 2022
19:00
vs. Cameroon FAP W 73–70 
Boxscore
1–2
 24  Ganapamo   8  Sibanyoni   12  Kabongo  Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (100)
Cairo
April 15, 2022
18:30
vs. South Sudan Cobra Sport W 83–79 
Boxscore
2–2
 23  Preston   14  Preston   7  Kabongo  Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (208)
Cairo
April 19, 2022
18:30
vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash L 92–96 OT
Boxscore
2–3
 25  Preston   11  Prinsloo   6  Preston  Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (865)
Cairo
Playoffs
May 22, 2022
18:00
vs. Tunisia US Monastir
Quarterfinal
L 67–106  2–4
 15  Early   8  Prinsloo   5  Kabongo  Kigali Arena (718)
Kigali

References

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  1. ^ "Road to BAL 2022 : Myck Lukusa Kabongo à Cape Town Tigers". LeCoindole (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Cape Town Tigers (SOUTH AFRICA)". The BAL. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. ^ @CapeTownTigers (May 4, 2022). "Welcome to the family @CleanthonyE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.