Thami Hlongwa

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Basketball
April 29, 2004

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About Athlete

I am very passionate about winning. I believe I can contribute to any system by providing energy as well as alternative thinking and competitiveness. I am always eager to learn and improve my understanding of everything around me to achieve the best possible results and help others.

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High School Grades

French 2nd Additional language- Level 6/7
history- Level 7/7
Biology- Level5/7
Mathematics- Level 6/7
English home language- Level 6/7
isizulu 1st additional language- Level 6/7
Life Orientation- Level 4/7

Teams

University Of Cape Town 2023-Current
2023 STATS:
MPG: 7.0
PPG: 5.0
APG: 2.0
RPG:3.0
SPG:1.0

St Stithians First team Basketball 2021-2022

Championships

Championships

2018 Jeppe Basketball Tournament Winner

2019 Kearsney Basketball Tournament Winner

2019 JrNBA Finals Runner Up

2021 St Johns Basketball Tournament Quarter Finalist

2021 Kearsney Basketball Tournament Runner Up

2021 St Davids Marist Inanda Hoops Challenge Quarter Finalist

2023 Western Cape Intervarsity Champion

 

Additional sporting info

I'm a competitor.

Personal Best

2017 St Stithians Boys Prep Basketball Player of the year
2018 St Stithians Boys College u14 Basketball MVP
2018 Jeppe Basketball u14 tournament winner
2019 ISSA basketball tournament semi-finalist and All-Star
2019 Kearsney Second Team Tournament Winner
2019 St David’s Marist Inanda Hoops Classic Challenge Runner Up and All-Star
2019 St Stithians Boys College Junior Basketball Player of The Year
St Stithians Boys College 1st Team Captain 2022

What makes you different?

I love to compete. I see myself as an intelligent individual and I believe that my good judgement, willingness to learn, and critical thinking skills play greatly to my teams' advantage. I also believe my desperation to be the best, driven by my constructive blunt criticism puts me and my teammates above the competition. I have immense confidence in myself and those around me, but I am always hungry to learn and know as much as I can to lengthen the advantage. I adapt well to my surroundings, so when those around me compete at a high level it is my instinct to match it and rise above. As much as I wish to learn and understand all that I can, I also enjoy sharing my new learnings with others and trying to help those around me to promote progression between myself and my peers. I do my best to push everyone to improve and be their best in a symbiotic environment, because at the end of the day we are all playing for one another.

Why do you want to compete in college?

I want to compete at college in the USA because I believe that is where the level of competition is at its peak and that is where I perform my best both inside the classroom and on the court. This will force me to improve due to being surrounded by talented peers who also expect a lot of themselves. It is my dream to be recognized and play amongst the best, and most importantly, show my value by contributing to a winning culture.

College Goals?

I want to be respected by my coach and teammates for my attitude and talents both on and off the court. I want to learn as much as I can and I know competing at the college level will help me reach that goal.
I want to be part of a true team that wants to play for eachother.

Education

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University Of Cape Town

2023

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