Jozi Nuggets

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Jozi Nuggets
Nickname	Bluecollar Gold Swagger
Leagues	Johannesburg Basketball League
Founded	1998
Arena	Walter Sisulu Hall, Johannesburg
Capacity	1,200
Location	Johannesburg, South Africa
Team colors	Navy Blue and Yellow
Main sponsor	National Lottery Commission, City of Joburg
Head coach	Andile Hlophe
Team captain	Neo Mothiba (Men) Nocwaka Luke (Women)
Ownership	Andile Hlophe
Championships	1 South African championship 2 Johannesburg Basketball Leagues
Website	www.jozinuggets.co.za

Jozi Nuggets is a South African basketball club based in Johannesburg. 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.^{[citation needed]} 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 (BAL). On 23 October 2019, Nuggets won its first game at the continental level when it beat Dolphins 68–60.^[1]

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

• National Club Championships
  • 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)

2019 – 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