2021–22 Angolan Basketball League
{{Short description|44th season of the Angolan Basketball League}}
{{Infobox basketball league season
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| prevseason = 2020–21
| nextseason = 2022–23
| title = 2021–22 Angolan Basketball League
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| season = 2021–22
| champions = Petro de Luanda (15th title)
| runners_up = Interclube
| semifinalists =
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| relegated =
| continentalcup1 = BAL
| continentalcup1 qualifiers= Petro de Luanda
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| teams = 13
| games =
| dates = 22 December 2021 – 10 May 2022
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| MVP = Gerson Gonçalves (Petro) | MVP_link =Angolan Basketball League MVP | MVP_n =
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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.{{cite web |title=Competitions – Federação Angolana de Basquetebol |url=http://fab.web.geniussports.com/competitions/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F31628%2Fschedule}}
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.{{cite news |title=PETRO TRICAMPEÃO NACIONAL DE BASQUETEBOL |url=https://petroatletico.co.ao/noticia/3266 |access-date=11 May 2022 |work=Petro de Luanda |date=11 May 2022 |language=pt-PT}}
Teams
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.{{cite news |title=Novas equipas integram o Campeonato Nacional Sénior Masculino de Basquetebol 2021/22 |url=https://prodesporto.com/novas-equipas-integram-o-campeonato-nacional-senior-masculino-de-basquetebol-2021-22/ |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=Pró Desporto |date=19 January 2022 |language=pt-PT}}
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| Club
! Location ! Venue ! Capacity !Head coach | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Academy
| rowspan="2" |Luanda | | | | |||
| ASA | Pavilhão da Cidadela | align="center" |{{nts|6873}}
| | |
| Clube Amigos de Benguela | Benguela | | | |
| CPPL | Lobito | Pavilhão da CPPL | align="center" | {{Nts|2000}}
| |
| Jesus Cristo | rowspan="9" | Luanda | | | |
| Interclube | rowspan="2" | Pavilhão 28 de Fevereiro | rowspan="2" align="center" |{{nts|700}} | |
| Interclube B
| | |||
| Petro de Luanda | rowspan="2" | Pavilhão da Cidadela | rowspan="2" align="center" | {{nts|6873}} | |
| Petro de Luanda B
| | |||
| Primeiro de Agosto | rowspan="2" | Pavilhão Victorino Cunha | rowspan="2" align="center" | {{nts|1500}} | |
| Primeiro de Agosto B
| | |||
| Vila Clotilde | Pavilhão Anexo | align=center|{{nts|1500}}
| | |
| Depsortivo Kwanza | Pavilhão Victorino Cunha | align=center| {{nts|1500}}
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Regular season
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| width=30 | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} | width=200 | Club | width="30" |{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} | width="30" |{{Tooltip|W|Won}} | width="30" |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} | width="30" |{{Tooltip|PF|Points for}} | width="30" | {{Tooltip|PA|Points against
}} | width="30" |{{Tooltip|PD|Points difference}} | width="30" | {{tooltip|Pts|Points}} | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#BBF3BB
| 1 | align=left | Petro de Luanda (C) | 26 | 26 | 0 | 3140 | 1795 | +1345 | 52 | rowspan="8" | Advance to playoffs |
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| 2 | align=left |Interclube | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2444 | 1786 | +658 | 47 | |
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| 3 | align=left |Primeiro de Agosto | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2593 | 1938 | +655 | 46 | |
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| 4 | align=left |ASA | 25 | 20 | 5 | 2103 | 1923 | +180 | 45 | |
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| 5 | align=left |Vila Clotilde | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2252 | 2115 | +137 | 40 | |
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| 6 | align=left | Petro de Luanda B | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2206 | 2252 | –46 | 39 | |
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| 7 | align=left | Interclube B | 25 | 13 | 12 | 2072 | 2061 | +11 | 38 | |
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| 8 | align=left |CPPL | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2071 | 2410 | –339 | 37 | |
| 9 | align=left | Jesus Cristo | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1941 | 2090 | –149 | 35 | rowspan="5" | |
| 10 | align=left | Primeiro de Agosto B | 24 | 6 | 18 | 1826 | 2222 | –396 | 30 | |
| 11 | align=left | Akiras Academy | 24 | 4 | 20 | 1902 | 2220 | –318 | 28 | |
| 12 | align=left | Depsortivo Kwanza | 24 | 4 | 20 | 1610 | 2084 | –474 | 28 | |
| 13 | align=left | Clube Amigos de Benguela | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1371 | 2635 | –1264 | 24 |
(C): Champions; Source: [http://fab.web.geniussports.com/competitions/?cu=ANBF/standings FAB]
Playoffs
=Bracket=
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals
| RD2=Semi-finals
| RD3=Finals
| score-width=25
| team-width=160
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Petro de Luanda
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=CPPL
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=Primeiro de Agosto
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Vila Clotilde
| RD1-score3=2
| RD1-score4=0
| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=Interclube
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=Petro de Luanda B
| RD1-score5=2
| RD1-score6=0
| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=ASA
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=Interclube B
| RD1-score7=2
| RD1-score8=0
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Petro de Luanda
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Primeiro de Agosto
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-score2= 0
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=Interclube
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=ASA
| RD2-score3=2
| RD2-score4= 0
| RD3-seed1= 1
| RD3-team1=Petro de Luanda
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=Interclube
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-score2=0
}}
=Quarterfinals=
The semifinals were played on 22 April, 23 April and 24 April 2022.
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=3}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Petro de Luanda||2–0|CPPL||120–72|128–75|}}
{{ThreeLegResult|ASA||2–0|Interclube B||86–80|88–87|}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Interclube||2–0|Petro de Luanda B||91-84|105–73|}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Primeiro de Agosto||2–0|Vila Clotilde||100–70|83–75|}}
|}
=Semifinals=
The semifinals were played on 29 April and 30 April 2022.
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=3}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Petro de Luanda||2–0|Primeiro de Agosto||100–66|95–71|}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Interclube||2–0|ASA||80–70|80–72|}}
|}
=Finals=
The finals were played on 6, 7 and 10 May 2022.
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=5}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Petro de Luanda||3–0|Interclube||129–74|102–91|115–87|}}
|}
==Games==
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| date = 6 May 2022 | time = 18:00 GMT|series=
| report = http://fab.web.geniussports.com/competitions/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F31628%2Fmatch%2F2090644%2Fsummary%3F
| teamA = Petro de Luanda | scoreA = 129
| teamB = Interclube | scoreB = 74
| Q1 = | Q2 = | Q3 = | Q4 = | OT =
| points1 = Aboubakar 22
| rebounds1 = Moreira 11
| assist1 = Gerson 8
| rating1 =
| points2 = Buiamba 18
| rebounds2 = Buiamba 11
| assist2 = Félix 5
| rating2 =
| arena =Kilamba Arena | place = Luanda | attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{basketballbox collapsible|class=expanded|stack=yes|bg=|nobars=y
|round=Game 2 | date = 7 May 2022 | time = 18:00 GMT |series=
| report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FAB/2090645/bs.html
| teamA = Petro de Luanda | scoreA = 102
| teamB = Interclube | scoreB = 91
| Q1 = 36–23 | Q2 = 22–26 | Q3 = 21–18 | Q4 = 23–24 | OT =
| points1 = Morais 30
| rebounds1 = Aboubakar 10
| assist1 = Gerson 6
| rating1 =
| points2 = Buiamba 20
| rebounds2 = Cabita 9
| assist2 = Ventura 3
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| arena =Kilamba Arena | place = Luanda | attendance = 112
| referee =
}}
{{basketballbox collapsible|class=expanded|stack=yes|round=Game 3|nobars=y|bg=#eee
| date = 10 May 2022 | time = 18:00 GMT
| report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FAB/2091877/
| teamA =Interclube | scoreA = 87
| teamB =Petro de Luanda | scoreB = 115
| Q1 =20–28 | Q2 =24–28 | Q3 = 31–32 | Q4 = 12–27 | OT =
| points1 = Buiamba 31
| rebounds1 = Buiamba 13
| assist1 = Buiamba, Ndjungo 3
| rating1 =
| points2 =Morais 25
| rebounds2 = Moreira, Dundão 10
| assist2 =Dundão 6
| rating2 =
| arena =Pavilhão da Cidadela | place = Luanda | attendance = 890
| referee =
}}
Individual awards
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| Category | Player | Team(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Gerson Gonçalves | Petro de Luanda | rowspan=5 | {{cite news |title=Petro 'walks' through the playoffs and reclaims the title of national basketball champion |url=https://www.verangola.net/va/en/052022/Sports/30795/Petro-'walks'-through-the-playoffs-and-reclaims-the-title-of-national-basketball-champion.htm |access-date=11 May 2022 |work=VerAngola |language=en}} |
| 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 | rowspan=2 | Jesus Cristo | style="text-align:center" | 22.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Wilson Kassav | style="text-align:center" | 15.0 | |
| Assists per game | Gerson Gonçalves | rowspan=3 | Petro de Luanda | style="text-align:center" | 6.2 |
| Steals per game | Childe Dundão | style="text-align:center" | 2.6 | |
| 2FG%
|76.1% | |||
| FT%
|Valdemar João |rowspan=2 | FC Vila Clotilde |92.2% | |||
| 3FG%
|Sebastião Quicuame |39.2% |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.afrobasket.com/Angola/basketball-Division-I.aspx AfroBasket season page]
{{Angolan Basketball Seasons}}
{{2021–22 in African men's basketball}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Angolan Basket League}}