Pieter Prinsloo

Daniel Pieter Prinsloo (born 7 January 1992) is a South African professional basketball player who plays for the Cape Town Tigers of the BAL and for the South Africa national team. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays as center.

Pieter Prinsloo
No. 25 – Cape Town Tigers
PositionCenter
LeagueBAL
Personal information
Born (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992
Pretoria, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
CollegeMarist (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016ExSAL Santa Tecla
2015Los Trinis de la Trinidad
2016Stade Nabeulien
2016Calero
2016–2017Costa Caribe Managua
2017Lagos City Stars
2017–2018Ferroviário da Beira
2018Toros de Aragua
2018–2019Círculo Gijón
2019–2020Temuco
2020–presentCape Town Tigers
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Born in Pretoria West, Prinsloo was initially interested in playing cricket or rugby. When his father emigrated to the United States, he started playing football.[1]

Professional career

After spending the first four years as professional in several teams from Latin America and Africa. His first contract was with ExSAL Santa Tecla in El Salvador.[2] He later joined Los Trinis de la Trinidad, a team based in Nicaragua. In 2016, he had a short stint with Bolivian team Calero in the Liga Boliviana de Basquetbol. After this, Prinsloo returned to Nicaragua to play for Costa Caribe Managua.

In September 2018, Prinsloo signed for Spanish LEB Plata team Círculo Gijón.[3] However, due to problems with his visa, he could not arrive to Asturias until December.[4]

In 2017, Prinsloo played his first professional contract with the Lagos City Stars in the Continental Basketball League.[5]

Since 2020, Prinsloo plays with newly-established club Cape Town Tigers. He was an instrumental part for the team in the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.[6]

International career

Prinsloo played the AfroBasket 2017 with the South Africa national basketball team. He averaged 12.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in the three games he played.[7]

References
  1. "Switching to hoops put Prinsloo on the big stage". The Big Tip Off. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. "ExSAL Santa Tecla basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-latinbasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. "El center sudafricano Pieter Prinsloo firma por TeslaCard Círculo" (in Spanish). Asturbasket. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. ""Ojalá justifique en la cancha el tiempo que han esperado por mí"" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. "Lagos City Stars – Continental Basketball League – Official Page". Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  6. "Prinsloo steps up as Tigers claw their past Beira". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. Profile at AfroBasket 2017 website.
  • Profile at Eurobasket.com
  • Profile at Spanish Basketball Federation (in Spanish)
  • Profile at Promosport.ws (in Spanish)


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