Thubelihle Thabo Sithole (born 10 June 1995) is a South African basketball player for Cape Town Tigers and the South Africa national basketball team.
| No. 2 – Cape Town Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 June 1995 KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Listed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Durban High School (Durban, South Africa) |
| Career history | |
| Duzi Royals | |
| 2015–2016 | Žalgiris-2 |
| 2018–2021 | KwaZulu Marlins |
| 2019 | Jozi Nuggets |
| 2021–present | Cape Town Tigers |
Early life
editBorn in KwaZulu-Natal, Sithole attended Durban High School and started playing basketball seriously at age 8.[1]
Professional career
editIn 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
editSithole 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
editSithole has been in a Master program of Development Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sithole feels Tigers have the right tools for BAL mission". The Big Tip Off. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Zalgiris add South African prospect Thabo Sithole". TalkBasket.net. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Thabo Sithole (ex Zalgiris II) joins Kwazulu Marlins". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Thubelihle Thabo SITHOLE at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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