Jozi Nuggets is a South African
basketball
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club based in
Johannesburg
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. The team plays in the Johannesburg Basketball League (JBL), in which it won championships in 2017 and 2018. The club won the
National Club Championship in 2019.
The club’s develops its own players from age 10 and some are playing for the senior men’s and women’s team. The club has partnered with the City of Joburg for programs including development of young players within the inner city and surrounding areas. The club was founded in 1998 and revived in 2008. The club has a men’s, women’s and junior program and also has players representing the National Team of South Africa.
In 2019, the Nuggets represented South Africa in the
qualifying tournaments for the
Basketball Africa League
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is Africa's premier men's basketball league. The league consists of twelve teams, each qualified through their domestic competition, similar to the format of the UEFA Champions League. The league is a joint eff ...
(BAL). On 23 October 2019, Nuggets won its first game at the continental level when it beat
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68–60.
Honours
Men's team
*Johannesburg Basketball League
**Winners (2): 2017, 2018
*Swaziland Invitational Basketball Tournament
**Winners (2): 2016, 2017
*Johannesburg Invitational Tournament
**Winners: 2019
*Inner City Super League
**Winners (2): 2015, 2016
*Ashraf Lodewyk Memorial Tournament
**Winners (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
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National Club Championships
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**Winner: 2019
Women's team
*2017 Silver medalists-Johannesburg Basketball League(JBL)
*2018 Winner-JBL Women’s Tournament
*2019 Winner-JBL Women’s Tournament
*2019 Silver-Johannesburg Basketball Leagie
2021 National Club Champs
In African competitions
BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)
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2019
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– First Round
;
Swaziland Invitational Tournament
*2012-Runners up
*2013-Semi Finals
*2014-Semi Finals
*2015-Never invited
*2016-Winner(Men)
*2017-Winner(Men), Women(Quarter Finals)
*2018-Quarter Finals(Women)
*2019-Quarter Finals(Women)
References
External links
Twitter profile
{{Greater Johannesburg, sports
Basketball teams in South Africa
Basketball teams established in 1998
Sport in Johannesburg
Road to BAL teams