South African Clubs Championship
Organising bodyBasketball South Africa
Founded2021
First season2021
Country South Africa
Number of teams3–4
Level on pyramid1
Current championsCape Town Tigers (2nd title)
(2022)
Most championshipsCape Town Tigers
(2 titles)

The South African National Basketball Club Championship is the national championship for premier basketball teams in South Africa. The winner of the national championship qualifies for the qualifying tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

The competition is organised by Basketball South Africa, the national basketball federation, since 2021.[citation needed]

The Cape Town Tigers won the 2021 and 2022 titles.[1][2]

Format and rules

Each team is allowed to register a maximum of 20 players, of which 4 can be foreign players.[citation needed]

Champions

Season Champions Finals score Runners-up Third place Venue Ref.
2021 Cape Town Tigers 76–70 Jozi Nuggets KwaDukuza Kings Walter Sisulu Hall, Randburg [1][3]
2022 Cape Town Tigers (2) Round-robin Jozi Nuggets Tshwane Suns Mandeville Sport Complex, Johannesburg [2]
OT denotes a game that finished after overtime.

References

  1. ^ a b "Cape Town's Tigers crowned SA's champs in basketball". www.capetownetc.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Tigers sweep all to become 2022 South African champions and will head to BAL qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ "KwaDukuza Kings bag bronze at national champs". North Coast Courier. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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