Soweto Panthers is a South African
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
club based in
Soweto
Soweto () is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for ''South Western Townships''. Formerly a s ...
in
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...
. The team plays in the
Basketball National League
The Basketball National League (BNL) is the pre-eminent male and female semi-professional basketball league in South Africa. Since its inception in 1993 the league has been exclusively played by male club teams, in 2021 the women's division offi ...
(BNL) and WBNL. The team was founded in 1986, the Men's won the BNL championship in 2018. The Women's team was formed in 2020 leading to the launch of the WBNL in 2021
The Soweto Panthers Men joined the BNL in 2011, the Ladies joined in 2020.
Honors
In October 2018, the Panthers beat
Egoli Magic
Egoli Magic is a South African basketball club based in Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and ...
84-58 to captured the championship.
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The Panthers were led by
Head coach: Steven Butler
General manager: Elvis Ukpong
Fitness and Conditioning Coach: Gcina Panyana
League Achievements
Champions - 2018
Finalist - 2019
Semifinals - 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021
Regular Season Champion - 2016, 2019
Club Members
Coaches
Nosipho Njokweni - women
Taurai Takarupiwe - men
Players 2021
Notable players
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
* Kegorapetse David Letsebe, Thabo Letsebe
* Neo Mothiba
* Lehlogonolo Tholo
Lehlogonolo "Hlogi" Sechaba Tholo (born 12 November 1992) is a South African basketball player for Cape Town Tigers and the South Africa national basketball team. Professional career
In the 2021 season, Tholo played with the Soweto Panthers. With ...
* Tatenda Maturure
Tatenda Paul Maturure (born 14 August 1988) is a Zimbabwean professional basketball player for Mercenaries of the Manicaland Basketball Association (MBA).
Club career
Maturure has spent a large part of his career with the Harare City Hornets i ...
* Lebohang Mofokeng
References
Basketball teams established in 1986
Basketball teams in South Africa
1986 establishments in South Africa
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