2021–22 Cape Town Tigers season

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

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 edit

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Cape Town Tigers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 00   Myburgh, Ben 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1997-10-26)26 October 1997
F 1   Ganapamo, Evans (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1994-08-19)19 August 1994
G 2   Kabongo, Myck (I) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1992-01-12)12 January 1992
CG 6   Festile, Nkosinathi 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 30 – (1993-07-15)15 July 1993
G 10   Selepe, Lebesa 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1991-03-13)13 March 1991
G 11   Mofokeng, Lebohang 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1992-07-24)24 July 1992
G/F 12   Lunnemann, Igor 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2001-05-29)29 May 2001
PF 14   Sibanyoni, Nkosinathi 25 – (1998-05-24)24 May 1998
SG 15   Artis, Jamel (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-01-12)12 January 1993
F 21   Diop, Matar (E) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2004-01-15)15 January 2004
C 23   Preston, Billy (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1997-10-26)26 October 1997
SF 24   Early, Cleanthony 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1991-04-17)17 April 1991
C 34   Reid, Liam 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1998-10-03)3 October 1998
C 41   Prinsloo, Pieter (C) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Raphael Edwards
  •   Vincent Ntunja
  •   Elvis Ukpong

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

Updated: May 9, 2022

Transactions edit

In edit

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

Overview edit

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 edit

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 edit

Qualification edit

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


Basketball Africa League edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1   Zamalek (H) 5 5 0 444 367 +77 1.000 Advance to playoffs
2   Petro de Luanda 5 4 1 421 326 +95 .800
3   Cape Town Tigers 5 2 3 386 436 −50 .400[a]
4   FAP 5 2 3 341 347 −6 .400[a]
5   Cobra Sport 5 1 4 370 408 −38 .200[b]
6   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 edit

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Arena
City
Group phase
April 10, 2022
22:00
vs.   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.   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.   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.   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.   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.   US Monastir
Quarterfinal
L 67–106  2–4
 15  Early   8  Prinsloo   5  Kabongo  Kigali Arena (718)
Kigali

References edit

  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.