Angolan Basketball League MVP

Angolan Basketball League MVPSport| Basketball

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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| Childe Dundão, Petro de Luanda (2023–24)

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.

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.

Olímpio Cipriano holds the record for most wins with 4 MVP awards

## Winners

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^  | Denotes player who is still active in the Angolan Basketball League

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Player (X)  | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the award
Gerson Gonçalves is a two-time winner with awards in 2019 and 2022 Aboubakar Gakou won the MVP award in 2021 and 2023 Season  | Player  | Position  | Team  | Ref.

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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]
2023–24 | Childe Dundão | Guard  | Petro de Luanda  | [8]

## Awards by player

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Four players have won the MVP award more than once. Olímpio Cipriano holds the record with four awards.

Team  | Winners

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Olímpio Cipriano | 4
Eduardo Mingas | 3
Gerson Gonçalves | 2
Aboubakar Gakou

## Winners by team

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Team  | Winners

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Petro de Luanda | 9
Primeiro de Agosto | 6

## References

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1. ^ "Basketball: Eduardo Mingas Wins MVP Award". ANGOP.com. 17 Jun 2004. Retrieved 22 Jun 2015.
2. ^ "Angola: Basketball - Player Leonel Paulo Points Out Libolo and 1º De Agosto as Main Title Contenders". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
3. ^ Kambovo, Lecticia. "Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto - D´Agosto Campeão nacional do "Unitel Basket"". primeiroagosto.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
4. ^ "Basquetebol: Gerson Gonçalves considerado MVP". Angop.ao. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
5. ^ "Aboubakar Gakou MVP of 43rd national basketball championship - ANGOP". Agência Angola Press. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
6. ^ "Petro 'walks' through the playoffs and reclaims the title of national basketball champion". VerAngola. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
7. ^ Costa, Tatiana (2023-04-20). "Petro de Luanda wins national basketball championship with great performance by Gakou". VerAngola. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
8. ^ "Basketball - Childe Dundão…". Angop - Agência Angola Press. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

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