(1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 26) Durban, South Africa
Listed height
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight
95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High school
Durban High School (Durban, South Africa) Bull City Prep Academy (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (2019–2021) Marist (2021–2022) University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (2022–2023)
Playing career
2015–present
Career highlights and awards
BAL All-Defensive Team (2023)
NAIA All-American Third-Team (2023)
Samkelo "Sam" Cele (born 28 December 1997) is a South African professional basketball player who plays for the Cape Town Tigers of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He was an BAL All-Defensive Team selection in 2023, while playing for the Tigers.
Samkelo "Sam" Cele (born 28 December 1997) is a South African professional basketball player who plays for the Cape Town Tigers of the Basketball Africa...
coached by Graig Gilchrist since 2013. Notable former players include SamkeloCele and Thabo Sithole. Premier Basketball League / Basketball National League...
G Childe Dundão, Petro de Luanda G Jean Jacques Boissy, AS Douanes F SamkeloCele, Cape Town Tigers C Aliou Diarra, Stade Malien C Ater Majok, Petro de...
Lucas Sithole, tennis Lucas Sithole, sculptor Lucas Radebe, footballer Samkelo Radebe, Paralympic runner and gold medalist Siphiwe Tshabalala, footballer...
Larrier, Terry 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1995-08-15)15 August 1995 25 Cele, Samkelo 26 – (1997-12-28)28 December 1997 C 41 Prinsloo, Pieter 2.08 m (6 ft...
Eyewitness News. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019. Mtshali, Samkelo (5 September 2019). "Union calls on South Africans to stop 'evil' xenophobic...
1998 G 15 Musongela, Parby (E) 18 – (2005-12-15)15 December 2005 G 23 Cele, Samkelo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1997-12-28)28 December 1997 C 34 Reid, Liam...
Jessie Duarte Recovers". Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 July 2022. Mtshali, Samkelo (20 July 2022). "Mashatile to Ensure There Is No Vacuum in ANC SG's Office...
daughter together. He is fluent in both English and Afrikaans. Mtshali, Samkelo (29 October 2019). "John Steenhuisen's lack of post-matric qualifications...
delivered to his house". timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 21 April 2022. Mtshali, Samkelo. "Chair Sihle Zikalala out, as Taliban faction makes a clean sweep of top...
Defence Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans Mtshali, Samkelo (25 May 2019). "Younger ANC MPs 'will ensure ANCYL has a voice in the corridors...
Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019. Mtshali, Samkelo (11 June 2019). "IFP releases conference dates as Hlabisa widely expected...
Newly-elected MPs sworn in". eNCA. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2021. Mtshali, Samkelo (25 May 2019). "Younger ANC MPs 'will ensure ANCYL has a voice in the corridors...
legislatures?". Eyewitness News. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021. Mtshali, Samkelo (25 May 2019). "Younger ANC MPs 'will ensure ANCYL has a voice in the corridors...
DA leadership spot". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2021. Mtshali, Samkelo (27 March 2021). "Francois Rodgers named new DA provincial leader in KZN"...
conference". News24. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022. Mtshali, Samkelo (24 July 2022). "Chair Sihle Zikalala out, as Taliban faction makes a clean...
(1996-01-15)15 January 1996 (aged 25) 58 25 University of Pretoria 29 MF Samkelo Mvimbi (1999-01-23)23 January 1999 (aged 22) 14 1 University of Pretoria...