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

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player who currently plays for

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of Chile. 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

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. 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

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in the

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. 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. He then went on to play in the 2022 season and the

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of the

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

of the LNB Chile and the

BCL Americas The Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) (Spanish: ''Baloncesto Liga Campeones de las Américas'', Portuguese: ''Liga dos Campeões de Basquetebol das Américas'') is Pan-America's premier men's basketball club competition. Founded in 2019 ...

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