Eastern Cape Windbreakers
- Leagues Played
- Sudafrica - BNL 6
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- Related Teams
- Eastern Cape Windbreakers femminile
Risultati
| Sudafrica - BNL | 07/16 08:00 | - | Eastern Cape Windbreakers v Northern Cape Zebras | L | 70-86 | |
| Sudafrica - BNL | 07/15 10:00 | - | Kwazulu Marlins v Eastern Cape Windbreakers | D |
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| Sudafrica - BNL | 06/24 14:00 | - | Eastern Cape Windbreakers v North West Eagles | W | 5-4 | |
| Sudafrica - BNL | 10/21 17:00 | - | Eastern Cape Windbreakers v Western Cape Mountaineers | L | 51-64 | |
| Sudafrica - BNL | 10/21 07:00 | - | North West Eagles v Eastern Cape Windbreakers | W | 50-68 | |
| Sudafrica - BNL | 10/31 10:00 | - | Mpumalanga Rhinos v Eastern Cape Windbreakers | L | 79-55 | |
| Sudafrica - BNL | 10/30 16:00 | - | Eastern Cape Windbreakers v Tshwane Suns | L | 53-67 |
Wikipedia - Basketball National League
The Basketball National League (BNL) is the pre-eminent male professional basketball league in South Africa. The league was founded in 2013, however, before the Premier Basketball League had been running as the country's premier basketball league.
The league also has a female counterpart, the Women's Basketball National League, which was established in 2021.
Egoli Magic are the most successful club in league history, having won five championships. The current champions are the Cape Town Tigers, who won the 2023 season.
History
PBL era
Founded in 1994 as the Premier Basketball League (PBL), the league was founded by six franchises. In an agreement with the national federation Basketball South Africa, the league began with four new teams, namely Capetown Eagles, Soweto Panthers, Capetown Kings and Pretoria Suns.
The leaguge was sponsored by Allied Bank, and later by Telkom. The PBL was disbanded in 1996.
The PBL disappeared for the following years, but made a return after nine years in 2007. The final of that season was won by the Soweto Panthers.
BNL era
After a 14-year period without a national men's league, the Basketball National League (BNL) was founded in 2013. The Tshwane Suns won the inaugural BNL championship.
The BNL Season of 2018 started in August, the 3rd and ended on October, the 27th. For the first time ever, the championship was won by the Soweto Panthers.
In 2016 the league piloted a women's division in Gauteng, The Sturdy Stars won the title that year.
South Africa saw the official nationwide launch of the Women's Basketball National League (WBNL) in 2021, with the participating club expansion the W-Tshwane Suns won their first national championship on the 27 November 2021.
Because of the scarcity of available basketball arenas, all games between 2013 and 2015 were played at Wembley Stadium in Stafford, Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, a former ice-rink which holds up to 3,000 visitors.
The league expanded to 12 clubs in the 2023 season, when the Cape Town Tigers, joined the league. The Tigers had already played in two seasons of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the continent's most important tournament. The Tigers won the league in their debut season, after going unbeaten.
I Windbreakers sono stati una delle squadre fondatrici della BAL e hanno raggiunto i playoff nella loro stagione inaugurale nel 2021. Sono guidati dal capitano e guardia tiratrice Thabo Sefolosha, un ex giocatore NBA che ha trascorso 12 stagioni nella lega. Altri giocatori chiave della squadra includono il centro Mamadou Diop, l'ala piccola DJ Strawberry e la guardia Kelvin Kigotho.
Gli Eastern Cape Windbreakers giocano le loro partite casalinghe al Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, un impianto sportivo multiuso situato a Port Elizabeth. La squadra ha una forte base di tifosi nella regione di Eastern Cape ed è considerata una delle migliori squadre di basket del Sudafrica.
I Windbreakers sono impegnati a sviluppare il basket in Sudafrica e in Africa. La squadra ha un programma di sviluppo giovanile che aiuta i giovani giocatori a sviluppare le loro abilità e raggiungere il loro pieno potenziale. Gli Eastern Cape Windbreakers sono anche coinvolti in una serie di iniziative di beneficenza, tra cui la raccolta di fondi per scuole e ospedali locali.
I Windbreakers sono una squadra ambiziosa che aspira a vincere il campionato BAL e rappresentare l'Africa nella FIBA Intercontinental Cup. La squadra ha un roster di giocatori talentuosi ed esperti ed è ben allenata da coach Gareth Witt. Gli Eastern Cape Windbreakers sono una squadra da tenere d'occhio nella BAL e hanno il potenziale per diventare una delle migliori squadre di basket in Africa.