Tshilidzi Kawata (born 10 June 1989) formerly known as Tshilidzi Nephaweis, is a South African-Japanese professional

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player for the

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of the Japanese

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. Nephawe attended ''Mphaphuli Secondary School'' near

Thohoyandou Thohoyandou () is a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre of Vhembe District Municipality and Thulamela Local Municipality. It is also known for being the former capital of the bantustan of Venda. History ...

and played for

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‘s provincial teams at a young age.Rural boy to play basketball overseas
Elmon Tshikhudo (Zoutnet.co.za), 21 November 2008. Accessed 2 May 2017. He went on to

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, where he was a teammate of future

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player

Pascal Siakam Pascal Siakam ( ; born 2 April 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA Team, All-NBA selection, he won an NBA champ ...

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External links

Afrobasket.com profile

ESPN profile

New Mexico State bioNew Mexico State Aggies bio
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