Tshwane Suns is a basketball team located in
Tshwane, South Africa.
The team competes in South Africa's highest division, the
Basketball National League (BNL).
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Don Boroughs (NPR
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), 3 August 2015. Accessed 3 December 2020. Founded in 1996, they have won the BNL championship four times, in 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2022.
Arena
Like all other teams in the
Basketball National League, the Suns play their games at the
Wembley Stadium
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, in
Stafford, Gauteng,
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
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, a former ice rink which holds up to 3,000 visitors.
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.
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Lehlogonolo Tholo
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Kagiso Ngoetjana
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Larry Jackson
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Nikola Jokanović
Head coach position
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Nikola Jokanović (2006)
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George Makena (2006–2017)
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Terry Nxumalo (2020)
References
External links
Presentation at league websiteProfile at afrobasket.comProfile at facebook.comProfile at instagram.comProfile at twitter.com
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Basketball teams in South Africa
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Sport in Gauteng
Basketball teams established in 1996