Eastern Cape Windbreakers
- Leagues Played
- Südafrika - BNL 6
- Links
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- Related Teams
- Eastern Cape Windbreakers - Damen
Resultate
| Südafrika - BNL | 07/16 08:00 | - | Eastern Cape Windbreakers v Northern Cape Zebras | L | 70-86 | |
| Südafrika - BNL | 07/15 10:00 | - | Kwazulu Marlins v Eastern Cape Windbreakers | D |
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| Südafrika - BNL | 06/24 14:00 | - | Eastern Cape Windbreakers v North West Eagles | W | 5-4 | |
| Südafrika - BNL | 10/21 17:00 | - | Eastern Cape Windbreakers v Western Cape Mountaineers | L | 51-64 | |
| Südafrika - BNL | 10/21 07:00 | - | North West Eagles v Eastern Cape Windbreakers | W | 50-68 | |
| Südafrika - BNL | 10/31 10:00 | - | Mpumalanga Rhinos v Eastern Cape Windbreakers | L | 79-55 | |
| Südafrika - BNL | 10/30 16:00 | - | Eastern Cape Windbreakers v Tshwane Suns | L | 53-67 |
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.
Die Windbreakers sind eines der erfolgreichsten Teams in der NBL und haben bereits mehrere Meisterschaften gewonnen. Zuletzt gelang ihnen dies in der Saison 2020/21. Darüber hinaus konnten sie sich auch für die Basketball Africa League (BAL) qualifizieren, den wichtigsten Vereinswettbewerb Afrikas.
Die Windbreakers werden von Cheftrainer Velibor Mitić trainiert. Der serbische Coach ist seit 2019 im Amt und hat das Team in dieser Zeit zu zwei Meisterschaften geführt. Zu den bekanntesten Spielern des Teams gehören der US-Amerikaner Ryan Rossiter, der Südafrikaner Guy Mbaw und der Kongolese Parfait Mukeba.
Die Windbreakers sind ein Publikumsmagnet und ihre Heimspiele sind immer gut besucht. Das Team ist bekannt für seinen schnellen und attraktiven Spielstil. Die Fans der Windbreakers nennen sich die "Windy City Crew" und sind für ihre lautstarke Unterstützung bekannt.
Die Windbreakers sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil der Sportlandschaft in Port Elizabeth und Südafrika. Das Team repräsentiert die Stadt und das Land auf höchstem Niveau und ist ein Vorbild für junge Basketballer.