The Angolan Basketball League MVP Award, for sponsorships reasons named the Unitel Basket MVP, is an annual basketball award given out to the most valuable player of a given Angolan Basketball League season.
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| League | Angolan Basketball League |
| Awarded for | Best performing player in the season of the Angolan Basketball League |
| Country | Angola |
| History | |
| First award | 1997–98 |
| Most wins | Olímpio Cipriano (4) |
| Most recent | Aboubakar Gakou, Petro de Luanda (2022–23) |
The award was first handed out in 1998. Olímpio Cipriano won a record four MVP awards in his career. American-born Cedric Isom is the only foreign player in the league's history to have won the award.
Winners edit
| ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the Angolan Basketball League |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the award |
| Season | Player | Position | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Carlos Almeida | Guard | Petro de Luanda | |
| 2001–02 | Gerson dos Santos | Vila Clotilde | ||
| 2002–03 | Miguel Lutonda | Guard | Primeiro de Agosto | |
| 2003–04 | Eduardo Mingas^ | Forward | Interclube | [1] |
| 2005–06 | Francisco Jordão | Forward | Petro de Luanda | |
| 2006–07 | Carlos Morais^ | Guard | Petro de Luanda | |
| 2007–08 | Olímpio Cipriano^ | Forward | Primeiro de Agosto | |
| 2008–09 | Kikas Gomes | Forward/Center | Primeiro de Agosto | |
| 2009–10 | Olímpio Cipriano (2)^ | Forward | Libolo | |
| 2010–11 | Olímpio Cipriano (3)^ | Forward | Libolo | |
| 2011–12 | Cedric Isom | Guard | Primeiro de Agosto | |
| 2012–13 | Eduardo Mingas (2)^ | Forward | Libolo | |
| 2014–15 | Leonel Paulo^ | Forward/Center | Petro de Luanda | [2] |
| 2015–16 | Hermenegildo Santos^ | Guard | Primeiro de Agosto | |
| 2016–17 | Olímpio Cipriano (4)^ | Forward | Libolo | |
| 2017–18 | Eduardo Mingas (3)^ | Forward | Primeiro de Agosto | [3] |
| 2018–19 | Gerson Gonçalves^ | Guard | Petro de Luanda | [4] |
| 2020–21 | Aboubakar Gakou^ | Forward | Petro de Luanda | [5] |
| 2021–22 | Gerson Gonçalves (2)^ | Guard | Petro de Luanda | [6] |
| 2022–23 | Aboubakar Gakou (2) | Forward | Petro de Luanda | [7] |
Awards by player edit
Four players have won the MVP award more than once. Olímpio Cipriano holds the record with four awards.
| Team | Winners |
|---|---|
| Olímpio Cipriano | 4 |
| Eduardo Mingas | 3 |
| Gerson Gonçalves | 2 |
| Aboubakar Gakou |
Winners by team edit
| Team | Winners |
|---|---|
| Petro de Luanda | 8 |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 6 |
References edit
- ^ "Basketball: Eduardo Mingas Wins MVP Award". ANGOP.com. 17 Jun 2004. Retrieved 22 Jun 2015.
- ^ "Angola: Basketball - Player Leonel Paulo Points Out Libolo and 1º De Agosto as Main Title Contenders". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Kambovo, Lecticia. "Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto - D´Agosto Campeão nacional do "Unitel Basket"". primeiroagosto.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Basquetebol: Gerson Gonçalves considerado MVP". Angop.ao. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Aboubakar Gakou MVP of 43rd national basketball championship - ANGOP". Agência Angola Press. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Petro 'walks' through the playoffs and reclaims the title of national basketball champion". VerAngola. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Costa, Tatiana (2023-04-20). "Petro de Luanda wins national basketball championship with great performance by Gakou". VerAngola. Retrieved 2023-04-25.