Roster
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| Chairman | Tomás Faria |
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| Head coach | José Neto (3rd season) |
| BAL | Third place |
| Unitel Basket | Champions |
| Angolan Cup | Winners |
| Angolan Supercup | Winners |
Petro de Luanda plays the 2023–24 season in the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for a third straight season, as well as in two national cup competitions.
It was the third season under head coach José Neto. Domestically, Petro won the treble of the Unitel Basket, Angolan Cup and Supercup.
In the 2023 BAL season, Petro de Luanda were eliminated from title contention by AS Douanes in the semi-final. They lost the third place game to Stade Malien from Mali.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Date | Source | |
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| 24 | F |  | Glofate Buiamba | 23 | Interclube | | Free agent | Undisclosed | ||
| 23 | G |  | Seifeldin Hendawy | 16 | NBA Academy Africa |  | Drafted | Undisclosed | ||
| 0 | G |  | Solo Diabate | 16 | US Monastir |  | Free agent | Undisclosed | September 23, 2022 | [1] |
| F | 88 |  | Damian Hollis | 33 | Free agent |  | Free agent | Undisclosed | January 4, 2023 | [2] |
| 13 | C |  | Ater Majok | 35 | Piratas de La Guaira |  | Free agent | Undisclosed | March 10, 2023 | [3] |
| 27 April 2023 1 | Petro de Luanda | 89–71 |  City Oilers | 6th of October, Egypt |
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| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 21–25, 24–20, 23–12 | |||
| Pts: Gakou 16 Rebs: Hollis 10 Asts: Majok 5 | RealGM Report | Pts: Jones 22 Rebs: Justice Jr., Roebuck Jr. 8 Asts: Justice Jr. 5 | Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 657 | |
| 29 April 2023 2 | Ferroviário da Beira  | 76–101 | Petro de Luanda | 6th of October, Egypt |
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| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 28–26, 17–31, 20–23 | |||
| Pts: Young 17 Rebs: Gueye 6 Asts: Perry 6 | Livestats | Pts: Morais 18 Rebs: Hollis 6 Asts: Gonçalves 5 | Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: N/A Referees: Ian McClenny, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Aya Ahmed | |
| 30 April 2023 3 | Petro de Luanda | 87–48 |  Cape Town Tigers | 6th of October, Egypt |
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| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 20–12, 26–9, 13–15 | |||
| Pts: Gonçalves 15 Rebs: Gonçalves 9 Asts: Four players 4 | Livestats | Pts: Hall 14 Rebs: Gbinije 8 Asts: Hall, Wade 3 | Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 883 Referees: Tyler Ricks, Mbaye Seye, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza | |
| 3 May 2023 4 | SLAC  | 78–95 | Petro de Luanda | 6th of October, Egypt |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 21–34, 17–23, 20–16 | |||
| Pts: Miller Jr. 24 Rebs: Conde 12 Asts: Miller Jr. 7 | BAL Report | Pts: Majok 15 Rebs: Hollis 10 Asts: Diabate 7 | Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 500 Referees: Tyler Mirkovich, Marie Cherubin, Walelign Gebeto | |
| 5 May 2023 5 | Petro de Luanda | 91–90 | Al Ahly | 6th of October, Egypt |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 21–25, 24–26, 20–21 | |||
| Pts: Morais 34 Rebs: Morais 6 Asts: Majok 5 | BAL Report | Pts: Omot 25 Rebs: Ismail 7 Asts: Webster 8 | Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 3,015 Referees: Tyler Ricks, Mbaye Seye, Annie Joyce Muchenu | |
| 22 May 2023 Quarter-final | Petro de Luanda | 88–84 | ABC Fighters | Kigali, Rwanda |
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| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 18–25, 23–22, 24–21 | |||
| Pts: Morais 18 Rebs: Pedro 8 Asts: Diabate 5 | Report Livestats | Pts: Abada 21 Rebs: Three players 3 Asts: Abada 8 | Arena: BK Arena Referees: Klyde Mulla, Yann Vezo Davidson, Mbaye Seye | |
| 24 May 2023 Semi-final | Petro de Luanda | 86–92 | AS Douanes | Kigali, Rwanda |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 26–29, 18–20, 23–23 | |||
| Pts: Hollis 19 Rebs: Pedro 8 Asts: Pedro 6 | Livestats | Pts: Boissy 28 Rebs: Crawford 7 Asts: Ndour 5 | Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 4,554 Referees: Marcy Williams, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Mbaye Seye | |
| 26 May 2023 Third place game | Petro de Luanda | 65–73 |  Stade Malien | Kigali, Rwanda |
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| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 19–16, 20–14, 11–23 | |||
| Pts: Morais 15 Rebs: Morais 9 Asts: Morais, Diabate 4 | Livestats | Pts: Diarra 25 Rebs: Diarra 12 Asts: Three players 5 | Arena: BK Arena Referees: Hortensia Sanchez-Carrizales, Marie Leslie Cherubin, Mbaye Seye | |
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Carlos Morais | 8 | 27.5 | .442 | .413 | .789 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 15.6 |
| Damian Hollis | 8 | 21.5 | .478 | .474 | .944 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 11.3 |
| Childe Dundão | 8 | 22.6 | .394 | .400 | .750 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 10.6 |
| Jone Pedro | 8 | 18.7 | .674 | .000 | .593 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| Gerson Gonçalves | 8 | 23.4 | .520 | .375 | .750 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 9.1 |
| Ater Majok | 8 | 20.9 | .522 | .000 | .696 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 8.0 |
| Solo Diabate | 8 | 21.0 | .391 | .294 | 1.000 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 7.1 |
| Aboubakar Gakou | 8 | 18.8 | .360 | .314 | .727 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.9 |
| Glofate Buiamba | 7 | 9.8 | .519 | .000 | .875 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| Gerson Domingos | 8 | 8.3 | .455 | .357 | .500 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Pedro Bastos | 6 | 8.5 | .214 | .250 | .600 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Seifeldin Hendawy | 4 | 4.2 | .000 | .000 | .667 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Anadji Chime | 2 | 1.1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Carlos Edilson Alcântara Morais is an Angolan basketball player for the Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League. Standing at 1.93 m, he plays as shooting guard, or small forward.
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The 2023 BAL Final was the championship game of the 2023 BAL season, the third season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and concluded the playoffs. The final was played on 27 May 2023 in the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, for a third year in a row. The final was contested by Egyptian club Al Ahly and Senegalese club AS Douanes.
Petro de Luanda plays the 2023–24 season in the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as well as in two national cup competitions.
The AS Douanes men's basketball team played the 2023 season in the Nationale 1 (NM1) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Having won the previous national championship, the Douanes returned to the BAL after one-year of absence. They signed Terrell Stoglin and Chris Crawford for the season as American import players. On 27 September 2023, AS Douanes won its record-setting 11th national championship, thus overtaking ASFA as the Senegalese club with the most NM1 titles.
