Daniel Pieter Prinsloo (born 7 January 1992) is a South African professional

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player who currently plays for MBB of the

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(BAL). Prinsloo has also played for the South Africa national team. Standing at , he plays as

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Early life

Born in

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, Prinsloo was initially interested in playing cricket or rugby. When his father emigrated to the United States, he started playing football.

Professional career

After spending the first four years as professional in several teams from

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and

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. His first contract was with ExSAL Santa Tecla in El Salvador. He later joined Los Trinis de la Trinidad, a team based in

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. 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

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team

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. However, due to problems with his visa, he could not arrive to

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until December. In 2017, Prinsloo played his first professional contract with the Lagos City Stars in the Continental Basketball League. In 2020, Prinsloo moved to the newly-established

Cape Town Tigers The Cape Town Tigers are a South African professional basketball team founded in Cape Town. The Tigers have played in the Basketball National League (BNL) and played in three seasons of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) between 2022 and 2024. ...

. He helped the Tigers win three national championships. Prinsloo was an instrumental part for the team in the 2022 BAL qualifiers. He then went on to play in the 2022 season and the 2023 season of the

(BAL), the continental premier league. In December 2023, Prinsloo moved to Chile to play for

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of the LNB Chile and the

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. He shortly returned to South Africa, to join MBB for the South African National Basketball Championship. Prinsloo joined

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in October 2024. Prinsoo returned to the MBB roster during the

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. On May 20, 2025, he scored a BAL career-high 30 points to lead MBB to its first ever win in the league, over the

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International career

Prinsloo played the

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with the

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. He averaged 12.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in the three games he played.Profile
at AfroBasket 2017 website.

Career statistics

BAL

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References

External links

Profile
at Eurobasket.com
Profile
at Spanish Basketball Federation
Profile
at Promosport.ws {{DEFAULTSORT:Prinsloo, Pieter 1992 births Living people Cape Town Tigers players Centers (basketball) Círculo Gijón players Expatriate basketball people in Spain Marist Red Foxes men's basketball players South African expatriate basketball people South African expatriate sportspeople in Spain South African men's basketball players Clube Ferroviário da Beira basketball players Stade Nabeulien basketball players Toros de Aragua players 21st-century South African sportsmen MBB Basketball players Sportspeople from Pretoria