SOUTH AFRICAN BASKETBALL - KZN STYLE

1999 NATIONAL TEAM - SINGAPORE INVITATIONAL

FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:Terry Nxumalo(DIT) , Sandro(UCT) , Sfiso Ngcobo(UNIAO) , Byron Palmer(APN) , Kaiser(Cape Tech)

BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:Mello Mfolo(BSA) , Hayden Ponsford(APN) , Martin Hoffmeyer(UNP) , David Uniacke(APN) , Sibusiso "Big Nuts" Mbaso(USA) , Craig Gilchrist(APN) , Chris Traurnicht(UCT) , Ndaba Ngcobo(DIT) , Frans Matloga(Gauteng) , Sam Vincent(USA)


2001 SASSU TEAM - WORLD STUDENT GAMES - BEIJING

FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT :Brendon Mettler(Cape Tech) , Mthoko Madondo(UND) , KP Ndlovu(WITS) , Vincent Ntunja(Cape Tech) , Ian "groin" Mkhize(DIT) , Lowell Mndaweni(UNP)

BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:Craig Gilchrist(DIT) , Hayden Pooke(Chiro) , Darren Holcombe(UNP) , Quinton Dennysson(WITS) , Lesego Molebatsi(USA) , Vusi Dlamini(Vaal Tech) , Ndaba Ngcobo(DIT) , Ryan McFie(UNP) , Gideon(UND) , Thierry Kita(Cape Tech)


2000 NATIONAL TEAM

FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT : Darren Holcombe(UNP) ,Mthoko Madondo(APN) , Tsakani Ngcobeni(USA), Sunday Mokoena(UNIAO) , Joseph Mazibuko(UNIAO) , Ndaba Ngcobo(DIT)

BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Zuba Zupcevic(Yugoslavia) , Craig Gilchrist(APN) , Linda Sibankulu (APN) , Quinton Dennyson(WITS) , Paul De Wet(USA) , Chris Traurnicht(UCT) , Thierry Kita(CAPE TECH)


1997 NATIONAL TEAM

FROM RIGHT TO LEFT : Craig Gilchrist (APN) , Kaiser Mothaung (UCT) , Glide Thompson (UCT) , Hayden Ponsford (UNP) , Billy Price (Old Eds) , Mike Kotze (APN) , Jonathan Wraithe (APN) , Kurt Hold (APN)


South Africa 72 - 94 Senegal

Craig Gilchrist (APN) guards Boubacar Aw (Georgetown University)

South Africa's first ever game at the African Championships(1997).South Africa did not disgrace themselves in their first game on the African Continenent with a young team whose average age was 21 , with only veterans Craig Gilchrist (27) and David Uniacke (28) being older than 23. SA were only down by 6 at the half but then Struggled in the 2nd half as Senegal implemented a full court press with its ultra athletic team.


2005 NATIONAL TEAM

BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:Flosh Ngwenya(Vaal Tech),Lesego Molebatsi(ESPN AND1),Quinton Dennyson(ESPN AND1),Craig Gilchrist(APN),Johan Malan(ESPN AND1),Chris Traurnicht(Cape Tech),Pat Engelbrecht(SERBIA),Neo Mothiba(Vaal Tech),Joseph Mazibuko(UNIAO),Myke Scholl(ESPN AND1)

FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:Linda Sibankulu(APN),Mthoko Madondo(APN),Nyakhalo Nthuping(UNIAO),Tsakani Ngcobeni(HAMILTON CLLEGE)


Back in the day

Craig Gilchrist pulls down a rebound while Kurt Hold boxes out