2021–22 Cape Town Tigers season

Cape Town Tigers

2021–22 season
Owner	Raphael Edwards
Head coach	Relton Booysen
South African National Basketball Championship	Champions
Basketball Africa League	Quarterfinals (eliminated by US Monastir)

The 2021–22 Cape Town Tigers season is the 2nd season in the existence of the Cape Town Tigers. The team played in the BAL qualification and successfully advanced to the 2022 BAL season.

Cape Town began its qualification October 21, 2021 and started its debut season in the BAL on April 10, 2022. The Tigers were led by head coach Relton Booysen.

Roster

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Cape Town Tigers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SG 00 Myburgh, Ben 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1997-10-26)26 October 1997 F 1 Ganapamo, Evans (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 G 2 Kabongo, Myck (I) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1992-01-12)12 January 1992 CG 6 Festile, Nkosinathi 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 30 – (1993-07-15)15 July 1993 G 10 Selepe, Lebesa 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1991-03-13)13 March 1991 G 11 Mofokeng, Lebohang 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1992-07-24)24 July 1992 G/F 12 Lunnemann, Igor 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2001-05-29)29 May 2001 PF 14 Sibanyoni, Nkosinathi 25 – (1998-05-24)24 May 1998 SG 15 Artis, Jamel (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 F 21 Diop, Matar (E) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2004-01-15)15 January 2004 C 23 Preston, Billy (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1997-10-26)26 October 1997 SF 24 Early, Cleanthony 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1991-04-17)17 April 1991 C 34 Reid, Liam 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1998-10-03)3 October 1998 C 41 Prinsloo, Pieter (C) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992	Head coach Relton Booysen Assistant coach(es) Raphael Edwards Vincent Ntunja Elvis Ukpong Legend (C) Team captain (DC) Dual citizenship (I) Import player (E): BAL Elevate program player Injured Roster Updated: May 9, 2022

Transactions

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Date	Source
2	PG		Myck Kabongo	30	Al-Rayyan		December 7, 2021
15	G/F		Jamel Artis	29	NorthPort Batang Pier
24	SF		Cleanthony Early	30	New Taipei CTBC DEA		May 4, 2022

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Win %
South African National Basketball Championship	4 September 2021	5 September 2021	Round 1	Winners	4	4	0	0	0	0	+0	100.00
Road to BAL	21 October 2021	11 December 2021	Group stage	Winners	6	4	0	2	0	0	+0	066.67
Basketball Africa League	22 May 2022	28 May 2022	Group stage	Quarter-finalist	6	2	0	4	0	0	+0	033.33
Total					16	10	0	6	0	0	+0	062.50

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

South African Championship

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Arena City
Group stage
September 4, 2021	vs. Kwa-Duzuka Kings	W 74–44	1–0	–	–	–	Walter Sisulu Hall  Randburg
September 4, 2021	vs. Joby Knightz	W 99-40	2–0	–	–	–	Walter Sisulu Hall  Randburg
September 4, 2021	vs. Jozi Nuggets	W 70–63 (OT)	3–0	–	–	–	Walter Sisulu Hall  Randburg
Final
September 5, 2021	vs. Jozi Nuggets Final	W 70–64	4–0	–	–	–	Walter Sisulu Hall  Randburg

Basketball Africa League qualification

See also: 2022 BAL qualification

Qualification

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Arena City
First round
October 21, 2022	vs.  Roche-Bois Warriors	W 116–49	1–0	20 – Ganapamo	12 – Tied	8 – Uzoh	Wembley Stadium  Johannesburg
October 22, 2021	vs.  Matero Magic	W 83–77	2–0	–	–	–	Wembley Stadium  Johannesburg
October 23, 2021	vs.  Ferroviário da Beira	W 86–85	3–0	25 – Prinsloo	15 – Prinsloo	9 – Uzoh	Wembley Stadium  Johannesburg
Elite 16
December 6, 2021	vs.  New Star	L 71–83	3–1	20 – Preston	12 – Preston	5 – Ganapamo	Wembley Stadium  Johannesburg
December 8, 2021	vs.  Matero Magic	W 79–63	4–1	20 – Preston	10 – Prinsloo	4 – Kabongo	Wembley Stadium  Johannesburg
December 10, 2021	vs.  Ferroviário da Beira Semifinal	L 75–77	4–2	17 – Ganapamo	10 – Preston	6 – Tied	Wembley Stadium  Johannesburg
December 11, 2021	vs.  New Star Final	Cancelled due to COVID-19 infections in the opponent's team					Wembley Stadium  Johannesburg

Basketball Africa League

See also: 2022 BAL season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Zamalek (H)	5	5	0	444	367	+77	1.000	Advance to playoffs
2	Petro de Luanda	5	4	1	421	326	+95	.800
3	Cape Town Tigers	5	2	3	386	436	−50	.400
4	FAP	5	2	3	341	347	−6	.400
5	Cobra Sport	5	1	4	370	408	−38	.200
6	Espoir Fukash	5	1	4	394	472	−78	.200

Source: BAL, Afrobasket
(H) Hosts
Notes:

Games

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Arena City
Group phase
April 10, 2022 22:00	vs.  Petro de Luanda	L 61–90  Boxscore	0–1	17 – Ganapamo	11 – Sibanyoni	8 – Kabongo	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (230) Cairo
April 12, 2022 19:00	vs.  Zamalek	L 77–101  Boxscore	0–2	26 – Preston	10 – Sibanyoni	3 – Kabongo	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (250) Cairo
April 13, 2022 19:00	vs.  FAP	W 73–70  Boxscore	1–2	24 – Ganapamo	8 – Sibanyoni	12 – Kabongo	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (100) Cairo
April 15, 2022 18:30	vs.  Cobra Sport	W 83–79  Boxscore	2–2	23 – Preston	14 – Preston	7 – Kabongo	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (208) Cairo
April 19, 2022 18:30	vs.  Espoir Fukash	L 92–96 OT Boxscore	2–3	25 – Preston	11 – Prinsloo	6 – Preston	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (865) Cairo
Playoffs
May 22, 2022 18:00	vs.  US Monastir Quarterfinal	L 67–106	2–4	15 – Early	8 – Prinsloo	5 – Kabongo	Kigali Arena (718) Kigali