Thabo Sithole

Thabo Sithole
No. 2 – Cape Town Tigers
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	10 June 1995 (age 29); KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Listed height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
High school	Durban High School; (Durban, South Africa)
Career history
0	Duzi Royals
2015–2016	Žalgiris-2
2018–2021	KwaZulu Marlins
2019	Jozi Nuggets
2021–present	Cape Town Tigers

Thubelihle Thabo Sithole (born 10 June 1995) is a South African basketball player for Cape Town Tigers and the South Africa national basketball team.

Early life

Born in KwaZulu-Natal, Sithole attended Durban High School and started playing basketball seriously at age 8.^[1]

In December 2015, Sithole signed with Žalgiris, as a result of head coach Darius Dimavičius's visit to South Africa.^[2] Sithole started his professional career in Lithuania with Žalgiris-2 in the second-tier National Basketball League (NKL).

In 2018, he signed in South Africa with the KwaZulu Marlins of the Basketball National League (BNL).^[3]

In October 2019, Sithole played with the Jozi Nuggets in the 2021 BAL qualifiers.^[1] Since 2021, Sithole is on the roster of the Cape Town Tigers.^[4]

Sithole has played for the South Africa national basketball team. He played with the team at AfroBasket 2017. He had also played for the country's Under-16 team before.^[3]

Sithole has been in a Master program of Development Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Sithole feels Tigers have the right tools for BAL mission". The Big Tip Off. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "Zalgiris add South African prospect Thabo Sithole". TalkBasket.net. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Thabo Sithole (ex Zalgiris II) joins Kwazulu Marlins". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "Thubelihle Thabo SITHOLE at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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