Thubelihle Thabo Sithole (born 10 June 1995) is a South African

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player for

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and the South Africa national basketball team.

Early life

Born in

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, Sithole attended Durban High School and started playing basketball seriously at age 8.

Professional career

In December 2015, Sithole signed with Žalgiris, as a result of head coach Darius Dimavičius's visit to South Africa. 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

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(BNL). In October 2019, Sithole played with the Jozi Nuggets in the 2021 BAL qualifiers. Since 2021, Sithole is on the roster of the

National team career

Sithole has played for the South Africa national basketball team. He played with the team at

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. He had also played for the country's Under-16 team before.

Personal

Sithole has been in a Master program of Development Science at the

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* 1995 births Living people BC Žalgiris-2 players Cape Town Tigers players Jozi Nuggets players Point guards South African men's basketball players Alumni of Durban High School Sportspeople from KwaZulu-Natal 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-basketball-bio-stub