Daniel Pieter Prinsloo (born 7 January 1992) is a South African professional basketball player who plays for the Cape Town Tigers and the South Africa national basketball team. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays as center.
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Position | Center |
League | BAL Qualifying Tournaments |
Personal information | |
Born | (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 30) Pretoria, South Africa |
Nationality | South African |
Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
Listed weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
Career information | |
College | Marist (2010–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2016 | ExSAL Santa Tecla |
2015 | Los Trinis de la Trinidad |
2016 | Stade Nabeulien |
2016 | Calero |
2016–2017 | Costa Caribe Managua |
2017 | Lagos City Stars |
2017–2018 | Ferroviário da Beira |
2018 | Toros de Aragua |
2018–2019 | Círculo Gijón |
2019–2020 | Temuco |
2020–present | Cape Town Tigers |
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]
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]
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]
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