2023–24 Cape Town Tigers season
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The 2023–24 season of the Cape Town Tigers was the 4th season in the team's history.
| 2023–24 season | |
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| Head coach | Florsheim Ngwenya |
| Basketball National League | Withdrew |
| BAL | Fourth Place |
Following their championship in the 2023 Basketball National League (BNL), the Tigers played in the Road to BAL. Under Florsheim Ngwenya as head coach, the Tigers went undefeated (5–0) in the qualifiers, and thus they will play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for a third straight season.
In the 2024 BAL season, the Tigers struggled in the Kalahari Conference, which was hosted in South Africa. In the playoffs, entering as the 8th seed,[1] they managed to oust favorites FUS Rabat in the quarterfinals.[2] After losing to Petro de Luanda in the semifinals and the Rivers Hoopers in the third place game, they finished in fourth place, the best result in Tigers' history.[3]
The Tigers were supposed to play in the 2024 BNL season in July 2024, however, they withdrew because of budgetary reasons.[4]
Players
BAL
Billy Preston returned to the Tigers after a one year absence from the team, but only played in the conference stage. For the playoffs, the Tigers added former player Dhieu Deing, center Brian Bridgeforth, and Abdou Ndoye. Storm Gilchrist was dropped from the roster before the playoffs.
The following roster includes all players who appeared in a BAL game for the Tigers between March and June 2024.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Road to BAL roster
Used from October–December 2023.
The following roster was used during the Elite 16 of the Road to BAL.
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Transactions
In
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | G/F |  | Terry Larier | 27 | Free agent |  | Free agent | Undisclosed | September 26, 2023 | [5] |
| 5 | G | | Terrance Ferguson | 25 | GTK Gliwice |  | Free agent | Undisclosed | September 27, 2023 | [6] |
| 9 | G |  | Cartier Diarra | 25 | Free agent | | Free agent | Undisclosed | October 6, 2023 | [7] |
| – | G |  | Caleb Magua | 21 | Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Spiders | | Free agent | Undisclosed | October 6, 2023 | [8] |
| – | PF |  | Lamine Diarra | 25 | Free agent | | Free agent | Undisclosed | October 7, 2023 | [9] |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |  | Evans Ganapamo | 28 | Bangui Sporting Club | | End of contract | September 2023 | [10] |
| 41 | F |  | Pieter Prinsloo | 31 | Universidad de Concepción |  | End of contract | December 2023 | [11] |
Competitions
Road to BAL
Elite 16
| 21 November 2023 1 |
Cape Town Tigers |
76–61 |  Dynamo |
Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17-14, 10-28, 20-8, 29-11 | |||
| Pts: Larrier 25 Rebs: Sibanyoni 13 Asts: Larrier 5 |
Report | Pts: Nijimbere 14 Rebs: Otobo 18 Asts: Morman 4 |
Referees: Tonton Banza Kalume (DRC), Haytham Ihaqaf (LBY), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI) |
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| 22 November 2023 2 |
Pazi  |
87–95 | Cape Town Tigers |
Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25-11, 22-19, 13-31, 21-14 | |||
| Report | Pts: Sele 30 | Referees: Mbaye Seye (SEN), Wael Mostafa (EGY), Francisco Tando (ANG) |
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| 23 November 2023 3 |
Cape Town Tigers |
69–61 | NBA Academy Africa |
Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg |
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| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 13-16, 15-14, 19-20, 22-11 | |||
| Report | Referees: Claudio Eiuba (ANG), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI), Francisco Tando (ANG) |
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Final round
| 25 November 2023 Semifinal |
Cape Town Tigers |
67–63 |  COSPN |
Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 22–12, 18–19, 13–19 | |||
| Report | Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Youssouf Maiga (MLI), Haytham Ihaqaf (LBY) |
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| 26 November 2023 Final |
Cape Town Tigers |
70–68 |  City Oilers |
Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg |
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| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 14–15, 24–15, 20–16 | |||
| Report | Referees: Diallo Mahamadou (MLI), Tonton Banza Kalume (DRC), Erick Otieno (KEN) |
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Basketball Africa League
Kalahari Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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| 1 |  FUS Rabat |
4 | 3 | 1 | 363 | 295 | +68 | .750 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 |  Petro de Luanda |
4 | 2 | 2 | 360 | 340 | +20 | .500 | |
| 3 | Cape Town Tigers (H) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 305 | 346 | −41 | .250 | |
| 4 | Dynamo (D) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Withdrew |
The result of the first game day against Dynamo from Burundi was rescinded, as the team was disqualified after the first gameday.
| 9 March 2024 | Cape Town Tigers |
73–86 | Dynamo |
SunBet Arena, Pretoria |
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| 3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST) | Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 14–23, 24–22, 20–20 | |||
| Pts: Cele 26 Rebs: Sibanyoni, Preston 7 Asts: Sibanyoni 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Otobo 21 Rebs: Otobo 13 Asts: Hobbs 8 |
Attendance: 5,749 Referees: Kevin Fahy, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Monicca Nassuuna |
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| 10 March 2024 | Petro de Luanda |
100–88 | Cape Town Tigers |
SunBet Arena, Pretoria |
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| 3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST) | Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 16–28, 30–19, 23–27 | |||
| Pts: Buiamba, Morais 17 Rebs: Morais, Moreira 8 Asts: Dundão 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Manyang 20 Rebs: Sibanyoni 9 Asts: Cele 4 |
Attendance: 3,576 Referees: Omar Bermudez, Haytham Ihaqaf, Mahamadou Diallo |
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| 12 March 2024 | Cape Town Tigers |
58–84 | FUS Rabat |
SunBet Arena, Pretoria |
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| 3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST) | Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 16–20, 10–27, 14–13 | |||
| Pts: Cele 22 Rebs: Sibanyoni 8 Asts: Diarra 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Diarra 21 Rebs: Azouga, Najah 7 Asts: Jordan 7 |
Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Jason Alabanza, Erick Otieno, Dorothy Okatch |
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| 16 March 2024 | Cape Town Tigers |
84–78 | Petro de Luanda |
SunBet Arena, Pretoria |
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| 3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST) | Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 24–20, 17–19, 20–18 | |||
| Pts: Preston 20 Rebs: Preston 11 Asts: Diarra 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Moreira 20 Rebs: Moreira 10 Asts: Morais 7 |
Attendance: 5,734 Referees: Jason Alabanza, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Dorothy Okatch |
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| 17 March 2024 | FUS Rabat |
84–78 | Cape Town Tigers |
SunBet Arena, Pretoria |
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| 3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST) | Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 22–21, 22–25, 25–16 | |||
| Pts: Jordan 19 Rebs: Diarra 11 Asts: Nouhi 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Cele 24 Rebs: Preston, Sibanyoni 7 Asts: Preston 5 |
Attendance: 5,827 Referees: Gerda Gatling, Erick Otieno, Didier Gaga |
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Playoffs
Seeding game
| 24 May 2024 | Al Ahly Ly  |
87–67 | Cape Town Tigers |
BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda |
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| 5:00 PM | Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 26–16, 25–17, 15–18 | |||
| Pts: Golden 21 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 8 Asts: Golden 9 |
Livestats | Pts: Deing 21 Rebs: Sibanyoni 12 Asts: Cele, Diarra 5 |
Attendance: 3,032 Referees: Pat O'Connell, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Annie Joyce Muchenu |
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Quarterfinals
| 26 May 2024 | FUS Rabat |
88–91(OT) | Cape Town Tigers |
BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda |
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| 5:30 PM | Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 24–29, 18–19, 24–20, Overtime: 5–8 | |||
| Pts: Diarra 18 Rebs: Diarra 16 Asts: Jordan 7 |
Livestats | Pts: Cele 30 Rebs: Sibanyoni 25 Asts: Diarra 8 |
Attendance: 6,279 Referees: Pat O'Connell, Aboolo Amr, Monicca Nassuunav |
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Semifinals
| 29 May 2024 | Petro de Luanda |
96–86(OT) | Cape Town Tigers |
BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda |
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| 8:00 PM | Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 28–21, 23–18, 11–22, Overtime: 19–9 | |||
| Pts: Faust 23 Rebs: Moreira 14 Asts: Dundão 7 |
Livestats | Pts: Cele 19 Rebs: Sibanyoni 13 Asts: Diarra 6 |
Attendance: 6,072 Referees: Pat O'Connell, Kalume Tonton Banza, Annie Joyce Muchenu |
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Third place
| 31 May 2024 | Rivers Hoopers  |
80–57 | Cape Town Tigers |
BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda |
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| 8:00 PM | Scoring by quarter: 25–8, 18–21, 20–9, 17–19 | |||
| Pts: Amayo 25 Rebs: Koko 11 Asts: Perry 8 |
Livestats | Pts: Deing 17 Rebs: Sibanyoni 15 Asts: Manyang, Whitbread 2 |
Attendance: 4,379 Referees: Julian Scott, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Kalume Tonton Banza |
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Player statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
BAL
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Dylan Whitbread | 8 | 14.9 | .361 | .304 | 1.000 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| Storm Gilchrist | 3 | 13.6 | .273 | .000 | .286 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Nkosinathi Sibanyoni | 8 | 30.8 | .395 | .111 | .385 | 12.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 9.4 |
| Lebesa Selepe | 4 | 10.2 | .143 | .167 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Billy Preston | 4 | 27.0 | .460 | .500 | .769 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 15.8 |
| Mouhamadou N'doye | 4 | 26.5 | .367 | .000 | .400 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| Somusa Mthembu | 7 | 5.7 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Lebohang Mofokeng | 6 | 6.9 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Ngor Manyang | 8 | 26.5 | .292 | .259 | .867 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.8 |
| Yakhya Diop | 5 | 3.7 | .250 | .000 | .222 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Cartier Diarra | 7 | 35.0 | .432 | .290 | .667 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 13.3 |
| Dhieu Deing | 4 | 33.0 | .308 | .265 | .750 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 15.3 |
| Samkelo Cele | 7 | 33.8 | .389 | .268 | .760 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 21.0 |
| Brian Bridgeforth | 4 | 15.8 | .500 | .000 | .333 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 6.5 |