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South Africa
National teamAdjusted ELO profile with latest rated games and a continuous, game-by-game rating history.
Pool rank
#142
adjusted-v1
Current ELO
1377
Best rank #64 · last reached Jul 25, 1997
Best ELO
1493
Jul 25, 1997
Games rated
91
Recent movement
+18
vs Mozambique
Last game
Feb 24, 2024
Recent form
Latest rated games summarized by record, rating movement, and opponent strength.
Last 5
1-4
- Rated games
- 5
- ELO change
- -4
- Avg opponent
- 1571
Last 10
2-8
- Rated games
- 10
- ELO change
- -34
- Avg opponent
- 1547
Competitions
FIBA AfroBasketFIBA AfroBasket Pre-QualifiersFIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
Rating history
Showing 91 games from Jul 25, 1997 to Feb 24, 2024.
History highlights
Top three wins and toughest losses across 91 rated games.
Best wins
Aug 6, 2001 · vs Senegal 104-49
Aug 12, 2003 · vs Senegal 79-71
Jun 1, 2005 · at Lesotho 74-55
Worst losses
Aug 5, 2009 · at Libya 72-88
Feb 28, 2015 · vs Seychelles 55-72
Mar 28, 2017 · vs Zambia 71-82
Plotted games
Showing all 91 rated games represented by this chart interval.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | ELO change | After | New rank | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2024 | FIBA AfroBasket Pre-Qualifiers
2025 |
vs Mozambique | 57-48 | +18 | 1377 | #148(+8) | |
| Feb 23, 2024 | FIBA AfroBasket Pre-Qualifiers
2025 |
at Mozambique | 50-62 | -7 | 1360 | #156(-17) | |
| Sep 10, 2017 | FIBA AfroBasket
2017 |
at Egypt | 51-70 | -4 | 1366 | #139(-3) | |
| Sep 9, 2017 | FIBA AfroBasket
2017 |
vs Mozambique | 61-67 | -6 | 1370 | #136(-3) | |
| Sep 8, 2017 | FIBA AfroBasket
2017 |
at Senegal | 44-83 | -5 | 1376 | #133(-1) | |
| Apr 15, 2017 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2017 |
at Zimbabwe | 68-70 | -13 | 1381 | #132(-5) | |
| Apr 14, 2017 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2017 |
vs Zimbabwe | 74-67 | +8 | 1394 | #127(+2) | |
| Mar 29, 2017 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2017 |
at Angola | 57-91 | -2 | 1386 | #129 | |
| Mar 28, 2017 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2017 |
vs Zambia | 71-82 | -19 | 1388 | #129(-9) | |
| Mar 26, 2017 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2017 |
vs Angola | 51-87 | -4 | 1407 | #120 | |
| Mar 25, 2017 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2017 |
at Zambia | 92-55 | +19 | 1411 | #120(+8) | |
| Feb 28, 2015 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2015 |
at Zimbabwe | 64-66 | -10 | 1392 | #128(-1) | |
| Feb 28, 2015 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2015 |
vs Seychelles | 55-72 | -20 | 1402 | #127(-9) | |
| Feb 25, 2015 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2015 |
vs Angola | 70-87 | -4 | 1422 | #118(-5) | |
| Feb 24, 2015 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2015 |
at Angola | 65-122 | -2 | 1426 | #113(-3) | |
| Feb 22, 2015 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2015 |
at Seychelles | 60-52 | +19 | 1428 | #110(+15) | |
| Feb 21, 2015 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2015 |
vs Zimbabwe | 64-60 | +6 | 1409 | #125(+5) | |
| Aug 25, 2011 | FIBA AfroBasket
2011 |
vs Madagascar | 61-82 | -18 | 1403 | #130(-6) | |
| Aug 24, 2011 | FIBA AfroBasket
2011 |
at Tunisia | 50-94 | -8 | 1421 | #124(-9) | |
| Aug 21, 2011 | FIBA AfroBasket
2011 |
at Egypt | 71-68 | +21 | 1429 | #115(+14) | |
| Aug 19, 2011 | FIBA AfroBasket
2011 |
vs Cameroon | 65-87 | -9 | 1408 | #129(-6) | |
| Aug 17, 2011 | FIBA AfroBasket
2011 |
at Côte d'Ivoire | 53-105 | -9 | 1417 | #123(-4) | |
| Jan 15, 2011 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2011 |
at Mozambique | 74-78 | -10 | 1427 | #119(-10) | |
| Jan 14, 2011 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2011 |
vs Zambia | 75-73 | +5 | 1437 | #109(+3) | |
| Jan 12, 2011 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2011 |
at Malawi | 62-29 | +17 | 1432 | #112(+13) | |
| Jan 9, 2011 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2011 |
vs Zimbabwe | 70-62 | +7 | 1415 | #125(+5) | |
| Aug 10, 2009 | FIBA AfroBasket
2009 |
vs Republic of the Congo | 81-65 | +12 | 1408 | #130(+3) | |
| Aug 9, 2009 | FIBA AfroBasket
2009 |
vs Mozambique | 67-69 | -15 | 1395 | #133(-4) | |
| Aug 7, 2009 | FIBA AfroBasket
2009 |
at Côte d'Ivoire | 57-94 | -12 | 1410 | #129(-6) | |
| Aug 6, 2009 | FIBA AfroBasket
2009 |
vs Nigeria | 49-97 | -4 | 1422 | #123(-5) | |
| Aug 5, 2009 | FIBA AfroBasket
2009 |
at Libya | 72-88 | -22 | 1426 | #118(-18) | |
| Apr 4, 2009 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2009 |
at Mozambique | 67-81 | -16 | 1448 | #100(-4) | |
| Apr 2, 2009 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2009 |
vs Zimbabwe | 82-51 | +8 | 1464 | #96(+2) | |
| Apr 1, 2009 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2009 |
vs Mozambique | 70-68 | +4 | 1457 | #98(+1) | |
| Mar 30, 2009 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2009 |
at Zimbabwe | 68-58 | +15 | 1452 | #99(+6) | |
| Aug 28, 2007 | FIBA AfroBasket
2007 |
at Mozambique | 97-85 | +12 | 1437 | #105(+11) | |
| Aug 23, 2007 | FIBA AfroBasket
2007 |
at Mozambique | 97-85 | +13 | 1425 | #116(+9) | |
| Aug 22, 2007 | FIBA AfroBasket
2007 |
vs Democratic Republic of the Congo | 77-74 | +15 | 1412 | #125(+7) | |
| Aug 22, 2007 | FIBA AfroBasket
2007 |
vs DR Congo | 77-74 | +16 | 1397 | #132(+4) | |
| Aug 21, 2007 | FIBA AfroBasket
2007 |
vs Senegal | 76-99 | -7 | 1381 | #136(-3) | |
| Aug 19, 2007 | FIBA AfroBasket
2007 |
at Mozambique | 58-59 | -15 | 1388 | #133(-2) | |
| Aug 18, 2007 | FIBA AfroBasket
2007 |
at Cameroon | 59-89 | -13 | 1403 | #131(-8) | |
| Aug 17, 2007 | FIBA AfroBasket
2007 |
vs Tunisia | 66-72 | -12 | 1415 | #123(-11) | |
| Mar 3, 2007 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2007 |
vs Mozambique | 74-50 | +10 | 1428 | #112(+7) | |
| Mar 2, 2007 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2007 |
vs Zambia | 97-77 | +12 | 1417 | #119(+9) | |
| Mar 1, 2007 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2007 |
at Zimbabwe | 81-78 | +17 | 1405 | #128(+5) | |
| Feb 28, 2007 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2007 |
at Malawi | 108-44 | +22 | 1388 | #133(+2) | |
| Aug 23, 2005 | FIBA AfroBasket
2005 |
at Mozambique | 56-74 | -18 | 1365 | #135(-6) | |
| Aug 22, 2005 | FIBA AfroBasket
2005 |
vs Gabon | 71-79 | -14 | 1384 | #129(-4) | |
| Aug 20, 2005 | FIBA AfroBasket
2005 |
at Mozambique | 80-59 | +12 | 1398 | #125(+4) | |
| Aug 19, 2005 | FIBA AfroBasket
2005 |
at Senegal | 45-85 | -7 | 1385 | #129(-8) | |
| Aug 18, 2005 | FIBA AfroBasket
2005 |
vs Morocco | 60-67 | -11 | 1392 | #125(-12) | |
| Aug 18, 2005 | FIBA AfroBasket
2005 |
vs Morocco | 60-67 | -12 | 1404 | #121(+4) | |
| Aug 16, 2005 | FIBA AfroBasket
2005 |
vs Central African Republic | 65-66 | -4 | 1416 | #113(-1) | |
| Aug 15, 2005 | FIBA AfroBasket
2005 |
vs Angola | 42-107 | -4 | 1420 | #112(-4) | |
| Jun 4, 2005 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2005 |
vs Mozambique | 72-63 | +9 | 1424 | #108(+5) | |
| Jun 3, 2005 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2005 |
vs Botswana | 96-41 | +14 | 1415 | #113(+7) | |
| Jun 1, 2005 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2005 |
at Lesotho | 74-55 | +23 | 1401 | #120(+9) | |
| May 31, 2005 | FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers
2005 |
at Zambia | 74-66 | +20 | 1378 | #129(+3) | |
| Aug 15, 2003 | FIBA AfroBasket
2003 |
vs Mozambique | 77-70 | +13 | 1358 | #132(+2) | |
| Aug 13, 2003 | FIBA AfroBasket
2003 |
at Tunisia | 54-69 | -8 | 1345 | #134(-1) | |
| Aug 12, 2003 | FIBA AfroBasket
2003 |
vs Senegal | 79-71 | +25 | 1353 | #133(+3) | |
| Aug 10, 2003 | FIBA AfroBasket
2003 |
at Morocco | 50-69 | -11 | 1328 | #136(-1) | |
| Aug 9, 2003 | FIBA AfroBasket
2003 |
at Angola | 55-101 | -2 | 1339 | #135 | |
| Aug 8, 2003 | FIBA AfroBasket
2003 |
vs Madagascar | 20-0 | +21 | 1342 | #135(+1) | |
| Aug 12, 2001 | FIBA AfroBasket
2001 |
at Mali | 54-63 | -11 | 1321 | #136(-2) | |
| Aug 9, 2001 | FIBA AfroBasket
2001 |
at Angola | 40-76 | -3 | 1332 | #134 | |
| Aug 8, 2001 | FIBA AfroBasket
2001 |
vs Central African Republic | 41-77 | -8 | 1335 | #134(-2) | |
| Aug 8, 2001 | FIBA AfroBasket
2001 |
at Angola | 40-76 | -3 | 1342 | #132(-1) | |
| Aug 7, 2001 | FIBA AfroBasket
2001 |
vs Senegal | 37-69 | -5 | 1345 | #131(-2) | |
| Aug 7, 2001 | FIBA AfroBasket
2001 |
at Central African Republic | 41-77 | -8 | 1350 | #129 | |
| Aug 6, 2001 | FIBA AfroBasket
2001 |
at Nigeria | 47-64 | -4 | 1358 | #129 | |
| Aug 6, 2001 | FIBA AfroBasket
2001 |
vs Senegal | 104-49 | +26 | 1362 | #129(+4) | |
| Aug 5, 2001 | FIBA AfroBasket
2001 |
vs Algeria | 46-76 | -7 | 1336 | #133(-2) | |
| Aug 5, 2001 | FIBA AfroBasket
2001 |
vs Nigeria | 47-64 | -4 | 1344 | #131 | |
| Aug 4, 2001 | FIBA AfroBasket
2001 |
vs Algeria | 46-76 | -9 | 1347 | #131(-2) | |
| Aug 6, 1999 | FIBA AfroBasket
1999 |
at Morocco | 42-59 | -16 | 1356 | #129(-4) | |
| Aug 6, 1999 | FIBA AfroBasket
1999 |
at Morocco | 42-59 | -17 | 1372 | #125(-1) | |
| Aug 3, 1999 | FIBA AfroBasket
1999 |
vs Tunisia | 55-60 | -12 | 1389 | #124(-4) | |
| Aug 2, 1999 | FIBA AfroBasket
1999 |
at Mozambique | 82-69 | +15 | 1401 | #120(+5) | |
| Aug 2, 1999 | FIBA AfroBasket
1999 |
at Mozambique | 62-69 | -15 | 1385 | #125(-6) | |
| Aug 1, 1999 | FIBA AfroBasket
1999 |
at Côte d'Ivoire | 58-62 | -12 | 1401 | #119(-4) | |
| Jul 31, 1999 | FIBA AfroBasket
1999 |
vs Nigeria | 45-85 | -6 | 1413 | #115(-2) | |
| Jul 29, 1999 | FIBA AfroBasket
1999 |
at Angola | 25-85 | -4 | 1419 | #113(-7) | |
| Jul 29, 1997 | FIBA AfroBasket
1997 |
at Nigeria | 39-100 | -8 | 1423 | #106(-5) | |
| Jul 28, 1997 | FIBA AfroBasket
1997 |
at Central African Republic | 53-68 | -9 | 1431 | #101(-8) | |
| Jul 27, 1997 | FIBA AfroBasket
1997 |
at Côte d'Ivoire | 39-77 | -15 | 1440 | #93(-29) | |
| Jul 25, 1997 | FIBA AfroBasket
1997 |
at Senegal | 41-82 | -7 | 1493 | #64(+16) | |
| Jul 25, 1997 | FIBA AfroBasket
1997 |
at Central African Republic | 53-68 | -10 | 1467 | #80(+6) | |
| Jul 25, 1997 | FIBA AfroBasket
1997 |
at Côte d'Ivoire | 39-77 | -16 | 1477 | #76 | |
| Jul 25, 1997 | FIBA AfroBasket
1997 |
at Nigeria | 39-100 | -12 | 1455 | #86(-10) |