Mlungisi Florsheim "Flosh" Ngwenya is a South African professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the Cape Town Tigers of the Basketball National League (BNL) and of the South Africa men's national team. He is the most successful coach in South African basketball history, with five national titles.
| Cape Town Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | BAL |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2005–2007 | South Africa (assistant) |
| 2007–2011 | South Africa |
| Egoli Magic | |
| 2022–present | Cape Town Tigers (assistant and head coach) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Career
editClub career
editNgwenya has been the head coach for the Egoli Magic and won four Basketball National League (BNL) championships, the most of any coach in league history.[1][2]
Ngwenya has been head and assistant coach of the Cape Town Tigers since August 2022.[3] He coached the team during their Road to BAL campaigns in 2022 and 2023, both times successfully qualifying for the main tournament.[4] In the 2023 BAL season, he served as the Tigers' assistant coach under Rasheed Hazzard. He also coached the Tigers in their debut season in the Basketball National League (BNL), guiding them to the championship.[5]
On May 31, 2024, Ngwenya sealed the fourth place in the 2024 BAL season with the Tigers, the best result in the club's history.
National team career
editAfter serving as an assistant coach, among others at AfroBasket 2005.[6] Then, he was appointed head coach and Ngwenya led the South Africa men's national team from 2007 to 2011,[7] including at the AfroBasket 2011 tournament in Madagascar.[8]
On 8 February 2023, Basketball South Africa announced it had appointed Ngwenya as head coach of the South Africa national team.[8]
Coaching record
editBAL
edit| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town Tigers | 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3rd in Kalahari Conference | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | Fourth place |
Personal
editNgwenya was named after the American classic shoe brand Florsheim Shoes by his father, who owned multiple pairs of the brand.[3]
References
edit- ^ Mabunda, Sindiswa (7 February 2024). "Can Cape Town Tigers roar into contention for BAL title?". The Big Tip Off. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Egoli Magic Basketball". Egoli Basketball. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ a b Lehohla, Manyehlisa (7 October 2022). "Florsheim Ngwenya the right fit for the Tigers' BAL ambition". The Big Tip Off. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Tigers earn a hard-fought victory over Oilers to qualify for the BAL 2023". FIBA.basketball. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Cape Town Tigers are 2023 BNL winners". Afrobasket.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "African Championship Basketball 2005, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "RSA - Florsheim promises fresh start for South Africa". FIBA.basketball. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Ngwenya and Hlophe selected to lead South Africa's national teams". FIBA.basketball. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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