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Pieter Prinsloo

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Pieter Prinsloo
No. 41 – Las Ánimas de Valdivia
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueLNB Chile
Personal information
Born (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 32)
Pretoria, South Africa
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
2016Club Deportivo Calero
2016–2017Costa Caribe Managua
2017Lagos City Stars
2017–2018Ferroviário da Beira
2018Toros de Aragua
2018–2019Círculo Gijón
2019–2020Temuco
2020–2023Cape Town Tigers
2023–2024Universidad de Concepción
2024MBB
2024–presentLas Ánimas de Valdivia
Career highlights and awards

Daniel Pieter Prinsloo (born 7 January 1992) is a South African professional basketball player who currently plays for Universidad de Concepción of Chile. Prinsloo has also played for the South Africa national team. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays as power forward or center.

Early life

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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

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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]

In 2020, Prinsloo moved to the newly-established Cape Town Tigers. He helped the Tigers win three national championships. Prinsloo was an instrumental part for the team in the 2022 BAL qualifiers.[6] He then went on to play in the 2022 season and the 2023 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the continental premier league.

In December 2023, Prinsloo moved to Chile to play for Universidad de Concepción of the LNB Chile and the BCL Americas.[7]

He shortly returned to South Africa, to join MBB for the South African National Basketball Championship.[8] Prinsloo joined Las Ánimas de Valdivia in October 2024.[9]

International career

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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.[10]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

BAL

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022 Cape Town 6 6 31.1 .313 .333 .714 5.5 2.0 .8 1.5 10.7
2023 Cape Town 6 6 30.1 .357 .294 .810 4.5 2.2 .3 1.0 11.2

References

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  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. ^ Lehohla, Manyehlisa (8 December 2023). "Prinsloo's competitive flame is lit and ready to heat up in Chile". The Big Tip Off. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Prinsloo keeps it real while shooting high". IOL. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Pieter Prinsloo signs at Las Animas". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  10. ^ Profile at AfroBasket 2017 website.
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  • Profile at Eurobasket.com
  • Profile at Spanish Basketball Federation (in Spanish)
  • Profile at Promosport.ws (in Spanish)
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