Basketball National League
| Founded | 1993 (as Premier Basketball League) |
|---|---|
| First season | 1993–94 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Current champions | Egoli Magic (4th title) (2021) |
| Most championships | Egoli Magic |
| CEO | Albert Mokoena |
| TV partners | SuperSport |
| Website | bnlsa.com |
The Basketball National League (BNL) is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in South Africa. Founded in 1993 as the Premier Basketball League, it was disbanded in 1996. However, it was later reformed into the present creation.[1]
The league was renamed the Basketball National League in 2013. 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.
Because of the scarcity of available basketball arenas, all games between 2013 and 2015 were played at in Stafford, Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, a former ice-rink which holds up to 3,000 visitors.[2]
Current clubs[]
The league currently has 10 clubs:
| Team | Location |
|---|---|
|
Eastern Cape | |
| Egoli Magic |
Gauteng |
| Kwazulu Marlins | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Limpopo Pride |
Limpopo |
|
Mpumalanga | |
|
Northern Cape | |
| North West Eagles | |
| Soweto Panthers |
Gauteng |
| Tshwane Suns |
Gauteng |
|
Western Cape |
Championships[]
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kwazulu Marlins | |
| 2008 | Soweto Panthers | |
| 2013 | Tshwane Suns | |
| 2014 | Tshwane Suns | |
| 2015 | Egoli Magic | |
| 2016 | Egoli Magic | |
| 2017 | Tshwane Suns | |
| 2019 | Egoli Magic | Soweto Panthers |
| 2020–21 | Egoli Magic | Soweto Panthers |
| 2021 | Egoli Magic | Tshwane Suns |
All-Star Team[]
The 2018 All-Star Team consisted of:
- Tatenda Maturure (Soweto Panthers)
- (Soweto Panthers)
- (Soweto Panthers)
- (Soweto Panthers)
- ()
- Miguel Ferrao ()
- ()
- (Tshwane Suns)
- ()
- ()
- ()
- Nhlanhla Dlamini ()
Individual wards[]
| Season | MVP | Final MVP | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  (Suns) |
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| 2015 |  (Egoli) |
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| 2017 | (Suns) |
[3] | |
| 2018 |  Tatenda Maturure (Soweto) |
||
| 2019 | (Egoli) |
[4] | |
| 2020–21 |  Miguel Ferrão (Egoli)
|
Lehlogonolo Tholo (Soweto)
|
[5] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Roger de Sa: Man of Action via GoogleBooks
- ^ Basketball (And The NBA) Try To Find Fans In South Africa Don Boroughs (NPR, 3 August 2015. Accessed 3 December 2020.
- ^ "BNL Basketball 2017". Afrobsaket.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Egoli Produces Magic – Basketball National League". Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Reliving the BNL 2020-2021 Unforgettable Season – Basketball National League". Bnlsa.com. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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