Thabo Sithole
No. 2 Cape Town Tigers
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1995-06-10) 10 June 1995
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
High schoolDurban High School
(Durban, South Africa)
Career history
0Duzi Royals
2015–2016Žalgiris-2
2018–2021KwaZulu Marlins
2019Jozi Nuggets
2021–presentCape Town Tigers

Thubelihle Thabo Sithole (born 10 June 1995) is a South African basketball player for Cape Town Tigers and the South Africa national basketball team.

Early life

Born in KwaZulu-Natal, Sithole attended Durban High School and started playing basketball seriously at age 8.[1]

Professional career

In December 2015, Sithole signed with Žalgiris, as a result of head coach Darius Dimavičius's visit to South Africa.[2] 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 Basketball National League (BNL).[3]

In October 2019, Sithole played with the Jozi Nuggets in the 2021 BAL qualifiers.[1] Since 2021, Sithole is on the roster of the Cape Town Tigers.[4]

National team career

Sithole has played for the South Africa national basketball team. He played with the team at AfroBasket 2017. He had also played for the country's Under-16 team before.[3]

Personal

Sithole has been in a Master program of Development Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sithole feels Tigers have the right tools for BAL mission". The Big Tip Off. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. "Zalgiris add South African prospect Thabo Sithole". TalkBasket.net. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Thabo Sithole (ex Zalgiris II) joins Kwazulu Marlins". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. "Thubelihle Thabo SITHOLE at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 October 2021.


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