2021–22 Angolan Basketball League

2021–22 Angolan Basketball League
Season2021–22
Dates22 December 2021 – 10 May 2022
Teams13
Regular season
BALPetro de Luanda
Season MVPGerson Gonçalves (Petro)
Finals
ChampionsPetro de Luanda (15th title)
  Runners-upInterclube
Awards
Regular Season MVPJilson Bango (Primeiro)

The 2021–22 Angolan Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the 2021–22 Unitel Basket, is the 44th season of the Angolan Basketball League, the highest premier basketball league in Angola. The season consisted of 13 teams and began on 22 December 2021 and ended on 10 May 2022.[1]

Petro de Luanda won its 15th national title while also winning the Angolan Cup and Supercup this season. In all league games, Petro was unbeaten and had a 31–0 record including the playoffs.[2]

Teams

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The league expanded from nine to thirteen teams as Akira Academy, CPPL (after 6 years of absence), Clube Amigos de Benguela and Interclube B entered the league.[3]

Club Location Venue Capacity Head coach
Akira Academy Luanda
ASA Pavilhão da Cidadela 6,873
Clube Amigos de Benguela Benguela
CPPL Lobito Pavilhão da CPPL 2,000
Jesus Cristo Luanda
Interclube Pavilhão 28 de Fevereiro 700 Raúl Duarte
Interclube B
Petro de Luanda Pavilhão da Cidadela 6,873 José Neto
Petro de Luanda B
Primeiro de Agosto Pavilhão Victorino Cunha 1,500 Zé Carlos
Primeiro de Agosto B
Vila Clotilde Pavilhão Anexo 1,500
Depsortivo Kwanza Pavilhão Victorino Cunha 1,500

Regular season

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Pos. Club GP W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Petro de Luanda (C) 26 26 0 3140 1795 +1345 52 Advance to playoffs
2 Interclube 26 21 5 2444 1786 +658 47
3 Primeiro de Agosto 26 20 6 2593 1938 +655 46
4 ASA 25 20 5 2103 1923 +180 45
5 Vila Clotilde 26 14 12 2252 2115 +137 40
6 Petro de Luanda B 26 13 13 2206 2252 –46 39
7 Interclube B 25 13 12 2072 2061 +11 38
8 CPPL 26 11 15 2071 2410 –339 37
9 Jesus Cristo 24 11 13 1941 2090 –149 35
10 Primeiro de Agosto B 24 6 18 1826 2222 –396 30
11 Akiras Academy 24 4 20 1902 2220 –318 28
12 Depsortivo Kwanza 24 4 20 1610 2084 –474 28
13 Clube Amigos de Benguela 24 0 24 1371 2635 –1264 24

(C): Champions; Source: FAB

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Petro de Luanda 2
8 CPPL 0
1 Petro de Luanda 2
4 Primeiro de Agosto 0
4 Primeiro de Agosto 2
5 Vila Clotilde 0
1 Petro de Luanda 3
2 Interclube 0
2 Interclube 2
7 Petro de Luanda B 0
2 Interclube 2
3 ASA 0
3 ASA 2
6 Interclube B 0

Quarterfinals

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The semifinals were played on 22 April, 23 April and 24 April 2022.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Petro de Luanda 2–0 CPPL 120–72 128–75
ASA 2–0 Interclube B 86–80 88–87
Interclube 2–0 Petro de Luanda B 91-84 105–73
Primeiro de Agosto 2–0 Vila Clotilde 100–70 83–75

Semifinals

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The semifinals were played on 29 April and 30 April 2022.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Petro de Luanda 2–0 Primeiro de Agosto 100–66 95–71
Interclube 2–0 ASA 80–70 80–72

Finals

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The finals were played on 6, 7 and 10 May 2022.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Petro de Luanda 3–0 Interclube 129–74 102–91 115–87

Games

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6 May 2022
Game 1
 Petro de Luanda 129–74 Interclube Luanda
18:00 GMT
Pts: Aboubakar 22
Rebs: Moreira 11
Asts: Gerson 8 		Boxscore Pts: Buiamba 18
Rebs: Buiamba 11
Asts: Félix 5 		Arena: Kilamba Arena
7 May 2022
Game 2
 Petro de Luanda 102–91 Interclube Luanda
18:00 GMT Scoring by quarter: 36–23, 22–26, 21–18, 23–24
Pts: Morais 30
Rebs: Aboubakar 10
Asts: Gerson 6 		Boxscore Pts: Buiamba 20
Rebs: Cabita 9
Asts: Ventura 3 		Arena: Kilamba Arena
Attendance: 112
10 May 2022
Game 3
 Interclube 87–115 Petro de Luanda Luanda
18:00 GMT Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 24–28, 31–32, 12–27
Pts: Buiamba 31
Rebs: Buiamba 13
Asts: Buiamba, Ndjungo 3 		Boxscore Pts: Morais 25
Rebs: Moreira, Dundão 10
Asts: Dundão 6 		Arena: Pavilhão da Cidadela
Attendance: 890

Individual awards

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Category Player Team(s) Ref.
Most Valuable Player Gerson Gonçalves Petro de Luanda [4]
Regular Season MVP Jilson Bango Primeiro de Agosto
Best Coach José Neto Petro de Luanda
Fair Play Athlete Glofate Buiamba Interclube
Best Referee Cláudio Eiuba –

Statistics

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Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Miguel Maconda Jesus Cristo 22.2
Rebounds per game Wilson Kassav 15.0
Assists per game Gerson Gonçalves Petro de Luanda 6.2
Steals per game Childe Dundão 2.6
2FG% Jone Pedro 76.1%
FT% Valdemar João FC Vila Clotilde 92.2%
3FG% Sebastião Quicuame 39.2%

References

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  1. ^ "Competitions – Federação Angolana de Basquetebol".
  2. ^ "PETRO TRICAMPEÃO NACIONAL DE BASQUETEBOL". Petro de Luanda (in European Portuguese). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Novas equipas integram o Campeonato Nacional Sénior Masculino de Basquetebol 2021/22". Pró Desporto (in European Portuguese). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Petro 'walks' through the playoffs and reclaims the title of national basketball champion". VerAngola. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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