2023–24 Petro de Luanda basketball season

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Petro de Luanda
BAL champions
{{{champions3_league}}} champions
ChairmanTomás Faria
Head coach José Neto
(November – March; 4th season)
Sergio Valdeolmillos
(From March; 1st season)
BAL Champions
(lost to Al-Ahly Ly)
Unitel Basket Champions
(defeated Interclube)
Angolan Cup Runners-up
(lost to Interclube)
Angolan Supercup Winners
Biggest win90 points
Petro de Luanda 129–39 Clube Amigos de Benguela
(3 February 2024)
  2022–23
2024–25  

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. This season saw Petro win their first BAL championship.

Contents

The team came off a successful domestic season in 2022–23, which included Petro's 16th national title. It is the fourth season under Brazilian head coach José Neto. The team strengthened their roster with Angolan star players Edmir Lucas and Yanick Moreira – both had played for Petro earlier in their career.

In March 2024, following disappointing results in the conference stage of the BAL, Petro and José Neto decided to part ways. Four days later, Sergio Valdeolmillos was hired as successor. [1] Following a runner-up finish in the Angolan Cup and a sixteenth Angolan League title, Petro also won the BAL on 1 June 2024. [2]

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Petro de Luanda roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 Flag of Angola.svg Domingos, Gerson 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)28 – (1996-04-16)16 April 1996
PG 1 Flag of Angola.svg Neto, Aginaldo  (E)1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)18 – (2006-04-29)29 April 2006
PG 2 Flag of Angola.svg Moreira, Yanick 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)33 – (1991-07-31)31 July 1991
F 4 Flag of the United States.svg Cummings, Markeith  (I)1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)35 – (1988-12-21)21 December 1988
PG 5 Flag of Angola.svg Dundão, Childe 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)26 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998
SG 6 Flag of Angola.svg Morais, Carlos  (C)1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)39 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985
C 7 Flag of Angola.svg Pedro, Jone 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)34 – (1990-05-28)28 May 1990
G/F 10 Flag of Angola.svg Gonçalves, Gerson 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)28 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996
PG 12 Flag of Angola.svg Simão, Eduardo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)20 – (2004-02-06)6 February 2004
F/C 13 Flag of Angola.svg Castro, Clesio 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)27 – (1997-02-22)22 February 1997
F 15 Flag of Angola.svg Gakou, Aboubakar 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)27 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997
SG 23 Flag of the United States.svg Faust, Nick  (I)1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)32 – (1992-02-25)25 February 1992
SF 24 Flag of Angola.svg Buiamba, Glofate 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)25 – (1999-01-05)5 January 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: 17 March 2024

Former players

The following players played with Petro in the conference phase, but not in the playoffs.

Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SG 41 Flag of Angola.svg Lucas, Edmir 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)31 – (1993-03-07)7 March 1993
PG 11 Flag of the United States.svg Nelson, Anthony 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)26 – (1998-10-20)20 October 1998

Transactions

In

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsDateSource
47 G Flag of Angola.svg Edmir Lucas 30 Interclube Flag of Angola.svg Free agent1 yearOctober 16, 2023 [3]
2 F/C Flag of Angola.svg Yanick Moreira 26 Hapoel Afula Flag of Israel.svg Free agent1 yearDecember 5, 2023 [4]
4 F Flag of the United States.svg Markeith Cummings 34 Abejas de Léon Flag of Mexico.svg Free agentUndisclosedFebruary 26, 2024 [5]
11 PG Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Nelson 24 Free agent Flag placeholder.svgFree agentUndisclosedFebruary 26, 2023 [6]
1 PG Flag of Angola.svg Aginaldo Neto 17 NBA Academy Africa Flag of Senegal.svg DraftedUndisclosed

Out

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeDateSource
0 G Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Solo Diabate 36 Al Ahli Benghazi Flag of Libya.svg End of contract
13 C Flag of South Sudan.svg Ater Majok 36 Patriots Flag of Rwanda.svg End of contractAugust 2023 [7]
45 F Flag of the United States.svg Damian Hollis 34 Astros de Jalisco Flag of Mexico.svg End of contractMarch 1, 2024 [8]

Competitions

Angolan Basketball League

Regular season

GamedayDateOpponentsH / AResultRecord
118 November F.C. Vila Clotilde HL 86–880–1
224 November Jesus Cristo Basquetebol AW 74–1041–1
325 NovemberAkiras AcademyHW 94–522–1
41 DecemberPetro de Luanda BAW 57–1143–1
52 December Interclube HW 104–764–1
68 December Primeiro de Agosto AW 81–835–1
710 December CPPL HW 108–716–1
814 December CD Kwanza HW 151–617–1
915 DecemberInterclube BAW 74–848–1
1020 December ASA AW 71–939–1
1122 DecemberClube Amigos de BenguelaAW 51–13010–1
1228 DecemberASAHW 119–7411–1
135 JanuaryFC Vila ClotildeAW 75–8212–1
146 JanuaryJesus CristoHW 119–4513–1
1512 JanuaryAkiras AcademyAW 49–12914–1
1613 JanuaryPetro de Luanda BHW 132–9715–1
1719 JanuaryInterclubeAW 108–10216–1
1820 JanuaryPrimeiro de AgostoHW 110–9717–1
1925 JanuaryCPPLAW 62–10018–1
2028 JanuaryInterclube BHW 97–6819–1
211 FebruaryCD KwanzaAW 67–13020–1
223 FebruaryClube Amigos de BenguelaHW 129–3921–1

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
GameDateOpponentsH / AResultRecord
14 April 2024Interclube BHW 111–571–0
26 April 2024AW 59–10020–1
Semifinals
GameDateOpponentsH / AResultRecord
124 April 2024CPPLHW 100–661–0
227 April 2024AW 91–922–0
Finals
GameDateOpponentsH / AResultRecord
13 May 2024InterclubeHW 92–811–0
25 May 2024InterclubeHL 92–971–1
39 May 2024InterclubeAW 62–802–1
411 May 2024InterclubeAW 67–813–1

Angolan Super Cup

Source: [9]

GamedayDateOpponentsH / AResult
Final11 November Interclube HW 93–87

BAL

Kalahari Conference

Standings
PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPCTQualification
1 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat 431363295+68.750Advance to playoffs
2 Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda 422360340+20.500
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town Tigers (H)41330534641.250
4 Flag of Burundi.svg Dynamo (D)000000Withdrew
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(D) Disqualified; (H) Hosts
9 March 2024
1
Petro de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 7382 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat SunBet Arena, Pretoria
12:00 PM (4:00 PM PST)Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 14–18, 24–25, 18–16
Pts: Morais 19
Rebs: Gakou 7
Asts: Dundão 4
Boxscore Pts: Jordan 20
Rebs: Diarra 10
Asts:Four players 3
Attendance: 2,727
Referees: Gerda Gatling, Arnold Moseya, Didier Gaga
10 March 2024
2
Petro de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 10088 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town Tigers SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST)Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 16–28, 30–19, 23–27
Pts: Buiamba, Morais 17
Rebs: Morais, Moreira 8
Asts: Dundão 5
Boxscore Pts: Manyang 20
Rebs: Sibanyoni 9
Asts: Cele 4
Attendance: 3,576
Referees: Omar Bermudez, Haytham Ihaqaf, Mahamadou Diallo
14 March 2024
3
FUS Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 8689 Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST)Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 9–21, 23–29, 29–24
Pts: Jordan 18
Rebs: Diarra 7
Asts:Three players 4
Boxscore Pts: Dundão 25
Rebs: Gakou 10
Asts:Three players 4
Attendance: 1,551
Referees: Kevin Fahy, Arnold Moseya, Monicca Nassuuna
16 March 2024
4
Cape Town Tigers Flag of South Africa.svg 8478 Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST)Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 24–20, 17–19, 20–18
Pts: Preston 20
Rebs: Preston 11
Asts: Diarra 9
Boxscore Pts: Moreira 20
Rebs: Moreira 10
Asts: Morais 7
Attendance: 5,734
Referees: Jason Alabanza, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Dorothy Okatch

Playoffs

Seeding game (5th–6th seed)
25 May 2024Petro de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 6770 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
2:30 PMScoring by quarter: 13–16, 25–17, 16–19, 13–18
Pts: Faust 12
Rebs: Gakou 8
Asts: Gonçalves 7
Livestats Pts: Lahyani 19
Rebs: Lahyani 9
Asts: Crawford 11
Attendance: 2,663
Referees: Chelisa Painter, Mbaye Seye, Kalume Tonton Banza
Quarterfinals
27 May 2024 AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg 6566 Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
8:00 PMScoring by quarter: 8–13, 17–15, 31–14, 9–24
Pts: Boissy 28
Rebs: Akec, Diakhite 9
Asts: Harouna 5
Livestats Pts: Faust 13
Rebs: Moreira 9
Asts: Buiamba 5
Attendance: 5,470
Referees: Hortensia Sanchez-Carrizales, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Monicca Nassuuna
Semifinals
29 May 2024Petro de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 96860OT Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town Tigers BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
8:00 PMScoring by quarter: 15–16, 28–21, 23–18, 11–22, Overtime: 19–9
Pts: Faust 23
Rebs: Moreira 14
Asts: Dundão 7
Livestats Pts: Cele 19
Rebs: Sibanyoni 13
Asts: Diarra 6
Attendance: 6,072
Referees: Pat O'Connell, Kalume Tonton Banza, Annie Joyce Muchenu
Final
1 June 2024Petro de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 10794 Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahly Ly BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
4:00 PMScoring by quarter:26–24, 14–28, 35–23, 32–19
Pts: Faust 24
Rebs: Gonçalves 8
Asts: Gonçalves 8
Livestats Pts: Deng 24
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 9
Asts: Golden 8
Attendance: 6,404
Referees: Hortencia Sánchez, Yann Davidson, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

[10]

Petro de Luanda statistics
PlayerGPMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Nick Faust 421.7.500.417.5832.52.31.50.318.0
Childe Dundão 828.7.333.283.7313.33.90.90.010.8
Yanick Moreira 820.1.516.000.7378.01.50.60.810.0
Aboubakar Gakou 822.7.400.222.7395.80.50.50.38.4
Gerson Gonçalves 826.7.387.314.5714.54.31.50.18.4
Anthony Nelson ~418.1.355.286.9002.32.30.50.58.3
Markeith Cummings 818.0.413.211.5003.81.10.30.07.9
Jone Pedro 717.1.606.000.7654.91.30.71.17.6
Carlos Morais 819.7.286.263.7223.42.30.60.16.9
Glofate Buiamba 817.7.395.267.6962.60.91.30.16.3
Clesio Castro 311.7.778.000.6673.70.71.00.36.0
Edmir Lucas ~210.8.429.400.0001.00.00.50.04.0
Gerson Domingos 69.1.333.250.5000.31.30.20.03.0
Aginaldo Neto 32.4.500.0001.0000.00.70.00.02.0

Acquired during the season
~Released during the season

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