Otef Darom inks Samkelo Cele

Samkelo Cele

Otef Darom BC (National League) signed 27-year old South African ex-international guard Samkelo Cele (194cm-95kg-1997, college: USAO). He played last season at P.Luanda in Angolan Division I. He was a member of the South African Senior National Team between 2017.
Cele has played on three different continents, including Europe, Africa, and North America. He has played professionally in South Africa for the Tigers, in Spain for Valladolid, and in the NBA Summer League for the NY Knicks. Cele played in the final of the Basketball Africa League in 2025.
Among many awards, he was voted to the Afrobasket.com Basketball Africa League All-Defensive Team in 2023.
He graduated from the University of Science and Arts in 2023 and it will be his third season as a professional player. Cele played for other colleges such as Marist College, Southern University, and Northeast Oklahoma A&M College.


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