2023–24 Angolan Basketball League

2023–24 Angolan Basketball League
League	Angolan Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	21 October 2023 – 12 May 2024
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Season MVP	Childe Dundão (Petro de Luanda)
Top scorer	Elcane Paca (Primeiro de Agosto)
Finals
Champions	Petro de Luanda (15th title)
Runners-up	Interclube

The 2023–24 Angolan Basketball League (known as Unitel Basket for sponsorship reasons) is the 46th season of the Angolan Basketball League, the highest level men's basketball league in Angola. The competition began on 21 October 2023 and finished on 12 May 2024.

Petro de Luanda successfully defended its title and won its fifth consecutive league championship, and their fifteenth in club history.^[1]

Teams

ASA remained in the league, despite ongoing financial difficulties.^[2] Primeiro de Agosto B did not return for the 2023–24 season, which decreased the number of teams to 12.

Nine teams from the Luanda Province, two teams from the Benguela Province and one team from the Uíge Province (namely Akiras Academy), participated.^[3]

Club	Location
Akiras Academy	Uíge
ASA	Luanda
Clube Amigos de Benguela	Benguela
CPPL	Lobito
Jesus Cristo	Viana
Interclube	Luanda (Rocha Pinto)
Interclube B	Luanda (Rocha Pinto)
Petro de Luanda	Luanda (Eixo Viário)
Petro de Luanda B	Luanda (Eixo Viário)
Primeiro de Agosto	Luanda
Vila Clotilde	Luanda (Maculusso)
Desportivo Kwanza	Luanda

Regular season

The regular season schedule was determined with a draw which was held in Lobito on 21 October 2023.^[4]

Standings

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Petro de Luanda	22	21	1	2406	1531	+875	43	Qualification to quarterfinals
2	Primeiro de Agosto	21	18	3	2108	1634	+474	39
3	Interclube	22	18	4	2278	1789	+489	40
4	CPPL	20	14	6	1841	1441	+400	34
5	FC Vila Clotilde	22	14	8	1993	1815	+178	36	Qualification to quarter-finals qualifiers
6	Petro de Luanda B	22	10	12	1804	1838	−34	32
7	Interclube B	20	9	11	1581	1617	−36	29
8	Jesus Cristo	21	8	13	1732	1991	−259	29
9	ASA	21	7	14	1716	1961	−245	28
10	Clube Amigos de Benguela	20	4	16	1422	1998	−576	24
11	Akiras Academy	20	3	17	1461	1907	−446	23
12	CD Kwanza	21	0	21	1550	2370	−820	21

Source: Afrobasket

Results

Home \ Away	AKI	ASA	CAB	CPPL	JCB	INT	INB	APL	APB	AGO	FVC	KWA
Akiras Academy	—	86–94	72–91	57–82	77–95	80–129	66–64	49–129	–	–	66–95	111–95
ASA	82–78	—	86–89	74–114	96–100	95–96	102–85	71–93	81–96	81–102	53–76	92–82
Clube Amigos de Benguela	20–0	78–81	—	54–105	94–95	–	20–0	51–130	73–95	59–94	73–120	91–82
CPPL	104–62	93–61	109–64	—	114–63	84–91	–	62–100	89–73	84–91	107–62	113–46
Jesus Cristo	98–83	87–96	85–81	–	—	95–106	67–87	74–104	87–89	65–110	100–116	105–59
Interclube	111–53	111–90	118–50	85–70	112–80	—	103–89	102–108	107–77	99–95	86–91	136–67
Interclube B	67–51	101–95	5 Feb.	–	93–75	68–103	—	74–84	79–55	60–88	78–79	85–72
Petro de Luanda	94–52	119–74	129–39	108–71	119–45	104–76	–	—	132–97	110–97	86–88	151–61
Petro de Luanda B	85–62	76–77	89–66	72–79	76–74	77–86	79–71	57–114	—	77–86	81–70	93–60
Primeiro de Agosto	118–64	108–65	109–46	95–90	97–79	101–88	102–78	81–83	90–79	—	110–99	131–86
Vila Clotilde	97–93	91–70	121–98	67–77	96–62	85–100	78–89	75–82	78–71	82–84	—	91–56
CD Kwanza	–	–	100–103	55–120	88–97	67–119	–	67–130	90–113	58–119	93–136	—

Source: FAB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

The playoffs included one more round this year as the 5th to 12th ranked teams played a qualification for the quarter-final spots. The qualification for the quarter-finals were played on 15 March 2024.^[5]

	Qualification for quarter-finals					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						1	Petro de Luanda	2
	7	Interclube B	20			7	Interclube B	0
	10	Jesus Cristo	0								1	Petro de Luanda	2
											4	CPPL	0
						4	CPPL	2
	5	FC Vila Clotilde	20			5	FC Vila Clotilde	0
	12	CD Kwanza	0													1	Petro de Luanda	3
																2	Interclube	1
						2	Primeiro de Agosto	2
	6	Petro de Luanda B	99			6	Petro de Luanda B	0
	11	Akiras Academy	81								2	Primeiro de Agosto	0
											3	Interclube	2
						3	Interclube	2
	8	ASA	20			9	ASA	0
	9	CAB	0

Individual awards

The individual award winners were announced after the final game on 12 May 2024.^[6]

Award	Player	Team
MVP	Childe Dundão	Petro de Luanda
Regular Season MVP	Aboubakar Gakou
Best Three-Point Shooter	Elmer Felix	Interclube
Top Scorer	Valdemar Avelino	Vila Clotilde
Best Ballhandler	Aboubakar Gakou	Petro de Luanda
Best Fair Play Athlete	João Oliveira	CPPL
Best Coach	Sérgio Moreno	Petro de Luanda

References

1. Da Silva, Juscelino (12 May 2024). "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Basquetebol: Petro de Luanda revalida título e conquista o Penta". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
2. "Direcção do ASA vislumbra presença no Unitel Basket". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
3. Clemente, Melo (17 November 2023). "Há bola ao ar em Angola". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
4. "Sorteio do Unitel Basket acontece hoje no Lobito". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
5. "Competitions – FEDERAÇÃO ANGOLANA DE BASQUETEBOL" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
6. "Basketball - Childe Dundão…". Angop - Agência Angola Press. Retrieved 13 May 2024.