2022 CVBL season

Sports season

2022 CVBL season

League| Cabo Verde Basketball League
Sport| Basketball
Duration| June 12 – July 31, 2022
Number of teams| 6
Draft
Top draft pick| Ahmane Santos
Picked by| Txada Panthers
Regular season
Season MVP| Julius Chamble (Mindelo Monstro)
Top scorer| Julius Chamble (Mindelo Monstro)
Finals
Venue| Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte, Praia
Champions| Mindelo Monstro
Runners-up| Txada Panthers
Seasons

← 2021

2023 →

The 2022 CVBL season is the 2nd season of the Cabo Verde Basketball League (CVBL) and the first under its new name. The Plateau Warriors were the defending champions.[1] The season began on June 12 and ended July 31, 2022.[2]

Mindelo Monstro won the title after beating Txada Panthers 2–0 in the best-of-three finals.[3]

## Draft

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The 2022 CVBL draft was held on June 1, 2022 and drafted 20 international players.

Rnd. | Pick | Pick | Pos.  | Nationality  | Team

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| Ahmane Santos  | G  |  United States  | Achada Panthers

| Deng Mayot  | G  |  South Sudan  | Sal Turtles

| Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza | C  |  Rwanda  | Mindelo Monstro

| Carson Newsome  | G  |  United States  | Ponte d'Agua Gorillas

| Leo Okonya  | SF  |  Nigeria  | Sal Turtles

| Idrissa Sall  | F  |  Senegal  | Plateau Warriors

| Jose Tonet  | F  |  Angola  | Mindelo Monstro

| Terrance Crosby  | F  |  United States  | Ponte d'Agua Gorillas

| Jamail Jones  | SF  |  United States  | Plateau Warriors

| Calvin Cheek  | G  |  United States  | Sal Turtles

| Nick Jones  | G  |  United States  | Plateau Warriors

| Todd Hughes  | G  |  United States  | Txada Pantera

| Jay Washington  | SF  |  United States  | Palmajero Sharks

| Albert Odero  | G  |  Kenya  | Ponte d'Agua Gorillas

| Devin Smith  | G  |  United States  | Middle Monster

| Anthony Peacock  | F  |  United States  | Txada Pantera

| Tajea Anderson  | G  |  United States  | Palmarejo Sharks

| Liam Mark Reid  | C  |  South Africa  | Palmarejo Sharks

| Mike McClary  | G  |  United States  | Mindelo Monstro

| Dante Scott  | G  |  United States  | Sal Turtles

## Teams

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Two new teams entered the league: Mindelo Monster and Sal Turtles. They were the first teams from São Vicente and Sal to play in the league.

Team  | City, Island

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Mindelo Monstro  | Mindelo, São Vicente
Palmarejo Sharks  | Palmarejo, Praia, Santiago
Plateau Warriors  | Praia, Santiago
Ponta d'Agúa Gorillas  | Ponta de Água, Praia, Santiago
Sal Turtles  | Sal
Txada Panthers  | Praia (Achada Santo António)

## Playoffs

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### Bracket

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| First Round | | | Final Four | | | Finals |

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| | | | 1 | Palmarejo Sharks | 55 | |
| 4 | Txada Pantera | 75 | | | 4 | Txada Pantera | 81 |
| 5 | Ponta d'Agúa Gorillas | 83 | | | | | | 4 | Txada Pantera | 0 |
| | | | | | 3 | Mindelo Monstro | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Sal Turtles | 48 | | | |
| 3 | Mindelo Monstro | 74 | | | 3 | Mindelo Monstro | 58 |
| 6 | Plateau Warriors | 70 | |

### Finals

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July 29, 2022
7:00 pm

Report

Mindelo Monstro 86, Txada Panthers 64

Pts: Fabio Rodrigues 21 |  | Pts: Amarilson Lopes 20

Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte, Praia

July 30, 2022
7:00 pm

Report

Txada Panthers 69, Mindelo Monstro 77

Pts: Amarilson Lopes 30 |  | Pts: Marcos Gomes 23

Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte, Praia

## Individual awards

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* Most Valuable Player: Julius Chamble (Mindelo Monstro)
* Defensive Player of the Year: Aluizio Correia (Txada Panthers)
* Rookie of the Year: Gabriel Correia (Sal Turtles)

## Statistics

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Category  | Player  | Team  | Statistic

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Points per game  | Julius Chamble  | Mindelo Monstro  | 28.5
Rebounds per game  | Terrance Cosby  | Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas  | 11.3

## References

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1. ^ "Praia Basketball League: The semi-finals table known today in the play-off games | INFORPRESS". 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
2. ^ admin (2022-07-31). "Mindelo Monstro é campeão da edição 2022 do CVBL". Balai (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-13.
3. ^ "Plateau Warriors conquista Praia Basketball League 2021". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-13.