Mpumalanga Rhinos
- Leagues Played
- Sudáfrica - BNL 11 Baloncesto - Encuentros 1
- Links
- bnlsa.com YouTube Wikipedia
- Related Teams
- Mpumalanga Rhinos - Femenino
Resultados
| Sudáfrica - BNL | 07/23 10:00 | - | Tshwane Suns v Mpumalanga Rhinos | L | 64-60 | |
| Sudáfrica - BNL | 07/02 10:00 | - | Mpumalanga Rhinos v Free State Warriors | W | 79-67 | |
| Sudáfrica - BNL | 07/01 12:00 | - | Egoli Magic v Mpumalanga Rhinos | W | 68-76 | |
| Sudáfrica - BNL | 10/22 14:00 | - | Western Cape Mountaineers v Mpumalanga Rhinos | L | 85-54 | |
| Sudáfrica - BNL | 10/19 14:00 | - | Tshwane Suns v Mpumalanga Rhinos | L | 87-53 | |
| Sudáfrica - BNL | 10/31 10:00 | - | Mpumalanga Rhinos v Eastern Cape Windbreakers | W | 79-55 | |
| Sudáfrica - BNL | 10/30 12:00 | - | Mpumalanga Rhinos v Egoli Magic | L | 44-69 | |
| Sudáfrica - BNL | 10/19 15:00 | - | Western Cape Mountaineers v Mpumalanga Rhinos | W | 81-91 | |
| Baloncesto - Encuentros | 10/18 18:20 | - | Mpumalanga Rhinos v Limpopo Pride | W | 67-61 | |
| Sudáfrica - BNL | 10/20 11:00 | - | Mpumalanga Rhinos v Tshwane Suns | L | 57-78 | |
| Sudáfrica - BNL | 09/24 10:57 | - | Northern Cape Zebras v Mpumalanga Rhinos | W | 77-104 | |
| Sudáfrica - BNL | 09/16 18:25 | - | Mpumalanga Rhinos v Kwazulu Marlins | L | 66-78 |
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.
El equipo toma su nombre de la provincia de Mpumalanga, que es conocida por su rica vida silvestre y su belleza natural. Los Rhinos han adoptado al rinoceronte como su mascota, simbolizando la fuerza, la agilidad y la determinación que caracterizan al equipo.
Los Mpumalanga Rhinos tienen una gran base de aficionados en la provincia de Mpumalanga y cuentan con un fuerte apoyo de la comunidad local. El equipo ha jugado un papel importante en el desarrollo del baloncesto en la región y ha contribuido a aumentar la popularidad del deporte en Sudáfrica.
A lo largo de los años, los Rhinos han contado con jugadores destacados que han contribuido al éxito del equipo. Algunos de estos jugadores incluyen a:
- Thabo Sefolosha: El ex jugador de la NBA y miembro de la selección nacional de Sudáfrica.
- Mike Tejada: Un alero fuerte y talentoso que ha sido un jugador clave para los Rhinos durante varias temporadas.
- Ronald Burrell: Un guardia con habilidad de anotar y crear oportunidades para sus compañeros de equipo.
- Neo Mothiba: Un centro poderoso y atlético que ha sido un jugador dominante en la pintura.
Los Mpumalanga Rhinos son un equipo en ascenso en la Liga de Baloncesto de Sudáfrica y tienen el potencial de alcanzar grandes logros en el futuro. Con su fuerte base de aficionados, su talentoso grupo de jugadores y su compromiso con el desarrollo del baloncesto en la región, los Rhinos están bien posicionados para convertirse en una potencia del baloncesto sudafricano.