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Position | Center |
League | B.League |
Personal information | |
Born | (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) Johannesburg, South Africa |
Nationality | Japanese / South African |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 269 lb (122 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Stoneridge Prep (Simi Valley, California) |
College | New Mexico State (2010–2015) |
NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–2016 | Kumamoto Volters |
2016–2017 | Sendai 89ers |
2017-2018 | Bambitious Nara |
2018-2019 | Kumamoto Volters |
2019-2021 | Fukushima Firebonds |
2021 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
2021-2022 | Niigata Albirex BB |
2022 | Kyoto Hannaryz |
2023-present | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tshilidzi Kawata (born 10 June 1989) formerly known as Tshilidzi Nephaweis, is a South African-Japanese professional basketball player for the Hiroshima Dragonflies of the Japanese B.League.
Nephawe attended Mphaphuli Secondary School near Thohoyandou and played for Limpopo‘s provincial teams at a young age. He went on to New Mexico State University, where he was a teammate of future NBA player Pascal Siakam.
References
- Rural boy to play basketball overseas, Elmon Tshikhudo (Zoutnet.co.za), 21 November 2008. Accessed 2 May 2017.
External links
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- Bambitious Nara players
- Centers (basketball)
- Fukushima Firebonds players
- Kumamoto Volters players
- New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players
- Sendai 89ers players
- South African men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Johannesburg
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- Japanese men's basketball players
- Hiroshima Dragonflies players
- Niigata Albirex BB players
- Kyoto Hannaryz players
- 21st-century South African sportsmen