Angolan Basketball League MVP

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Angolan Basketball League MVP
Sport Basketball
League Angolan Basketball League
Awarded forBest performing player in the season of the Angolan Basketball League
CountryAngola
History
First award1997–98
Most wins Olímpio Cipriano (4)
Most recent Aboubakar Gakou, Petro de Luanda (2024–25)

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.

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The award was first handed out in 1998. Olímpio Cipriano won a record four MVP awards in his career. Aboubakar Gakou and Eduardo Mingas both won three awards. American-born Cedric Isom is the only foreign player in the league's history to have won the award.

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

Winners

^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
Gerson Goncalves is a two-time winner with awards in 2019 and 2022 Gerson Goncalves.jpg
Gerson Gonçalves is a two-time winner with awards in 2019 and 2022
Aboubakar Gakou won the MVP award in 2021, 2023 and 2025 Aboubakar Gakou.jpg
Aboubakar Gakou won the MVP award in 2021, 2023 and 2025
SeasonPlayerPositionTeamRef.
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 ForwardPetro de Luanda
2006–07 Carlos Morais ^GuardPetro de Luanda
2007–08 Olímpio Cipriano ^ForwardPrimeiro de Agosto
2008–09 Kikas Gomes Forward/CenterPrimeiro de Agosto
2009–10 Olímpio Cipriano (2)^Forward Libolo
2010–11 Olímpio Cipriano (3)^ForwardLibolo
2011–12 Cedric Isom GuardPrimeiro de Agosto
2012–13 Eduardo Mingas (2)^ForwardLibolo
2014–15 Leonel Paulo ^Forward/CenterPetro de Luanda [2]
2015–16 Hermenegildo Santos ^GuardPrimeiro de Agosto
2016–17 Olímpio Cipriano (4)^ForwardLibolo
2017–18 Eduardo Mingas (3)^ForwardPrimeiro de Agosto [3]
2018–19 Gerson Gonçalves ^GuardPetro de Luanda [4]
2020–21 Aboubakar Gakou ^ForwardPetro de Luanda [5]
2021–22 Gerson Gonçalves (2)^GuardPetro de Luanda [6]
2022–23 Aboubakar Gakou (2)ForwardPetro de Luanda [7]
2023–24 Childe Dundão GuardPetro de Luanda [8]
2024–25 Aboubakar Gakou (3)ForwardPetro de Luanda [9]

Awards by player

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

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

Winners by team

TeamWinners
Petro de Luanda 10
Primeiro de Agosto 6

References

  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.
  9. "Basketball: Petro wins and (re)validates national title". VerAngola. 2025-05-30. Retrieved 2025-05-30.