Thabo Sefolosha

Sefolosha is a pioneer, and pioneers always move me. Coming out of Vevey, he became the first Swiss player in NBA history in 2006 and was later named the greatest Swiss basketball player ever by his home press. At 201 cm, he built a reputation as a tenacious defender forged across leagues in Turkey, France, and Italy. What I value most is the courage of being first: he walked a road no one from his country had walked, and in doing so he became a blueprint for the kids who came after. That kind of trailblazing earns my deep respect.

Thabo Patrick Sefolosha (; born 2 May 1984) is a Swiss former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Turkish Basketball League, LNB Pro A, and Lega Basket Serie A. In 2006, Sefolosha became the first player from Switzerland to play in the NBA, and in 2013, he was labelled the best Swiss basketball player of all time by Swiss newspaper Freiburger Nachrichten.

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Name (English)

Thabo Sefolosha

Name (Japanese)

ターボ・セフォロシャ

Reading

たーぼ・せふぉろしゃ

Born

May 2, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

Origin

Vevey, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Blood type

Private

Height

201 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

basketball player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.thabosefolosha.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/ThaboSefolosha
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3

Tags

• Canton of Vaud
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.