MBB Basketball
Basketball team in Johannesburg, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Made by Ball Blue Soldiers, commonly known as MBB or MBB Blue Soldiers, is a South African basketball team based in Johannesburg. The team plays in the Basketball National League (BNL), the highest level of basketball in the country, following their promotion in 2024.[1] They have won one National Championship title in 2024.
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| Nickname | Blue Soldiers Team Yase Dladleni (The People's Team) | ||
| League | BAL BNL South African National Basketball Championship Inner City Super League | ||
| Founded | 2010 | ||
| History | MBB Basketball Club 2010–present | ||
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Head coach | Sam Vincent | ||
| Ownership | Cyril Shabalala | ||
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They will make their debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2025 season.
History
The team was founded as a social club in 2010 by a group of players who had moved from KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng.[2] The team has been owned by former player Cyril Shabalala, who later also took reigns as head coach.[3]
MBB previously played in the Gauteng regional Inner City Super League (ICSL), where they won back-to-back championships in 2023 and 2024.[4] The Blue Soldiers joined the Basketball National League (NBL) for the 2024 season,[5] and later also won the BSA-organised National Championship title.[6]
Their national championship title earned them the right to play in the 2025 BAL qualification, where they will make their debut in the Elite 16 phase, becoming the third South African team in the Road to BAL, behind the Jozi Nuggets and the Cape Town Tigers.[3]
On January 12, 2025, MBB announced on Instagram that they would play in the 2025 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[7] On February 4, 2025, MBB announced Sam Vincent as their new head coach.[8] Their participation was confirmed on 28 February 2025.
The team uses the slogan ‘iTeam Yase Dladleni’, which roughly translates to "The People's Team".[2]
Honours
- South African National Basketball Championship (1): 2024[6]
- Inner City Super League (2): 2023, 2024
Head coaches
- Cyril Shabalala: (–2025)
- Sam Vincent: (2025–present)
References
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