The Angolan national basketball team is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Basquetebol. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979. Ranking 23rd in the FIBA World Rankings, Angola is the top team of FIBA Africa, and a regular competitor at the Summer Olympic Games and the FIBA World Cup.
Miguel Pontes Timóteo Lutonda, 186 cm/´6'1", 78 kg/72 lbs, is a retired Angolan professional basketball point guard.
Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto is an Angolan basketball team based in Luanda. The team is part of the multi-sports club with the same name. The club is attached to the Angolan Armed Forces which is its main sponsor. The club's men's and women's basketball teams compete at the local level at the Luanda Provincial Basketball Championship and at the Men's, and Women's domestic leagues as well as at continental level at the annual Africa Basketball League competitions.
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, commonly known as Petro de Luanda, is an Angolan basketball club based in Luanda. It competes at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Basketball Championship and at the Angola National Basketball Championship. Additionally, the club plays at the continental level, at the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
The Angolan basketball Super Cup is a single-match competition in Angolan basketball, played between the Angolan league champion and the Angola Cup winner of the previous season. In case the same team happens to win both the league and the cup, the match will be played between the league winner and the cup runner-up.
Victorino Eugénio da Silva e Cunha, is a former basketball player and basketball coach. While being born in Portugal, he moved to Angola at the age of 3. Cunha, who coached the Angola National team to win three African titles, in 1989, 1992 and 1993, in addition to coaching the same team at the world championships in 1986, 1990 and 1994 and the 1992 Summer Olympics, is widely regarded as the forefather of Angolan basketball and the mastermind behind all the success achieved by the sports in Angola.
The Taça Victorino Cunha is an annual basketball tournament contested by Angolan basketball teams. The tournament was established in 2009, in honour of former Angolan basketball coach Victorino Cunha.
The Victorino Cunha Cup is an annual Angolan basketball tournament held in honour of former Angolan basketball coach Victorino Cunha. The 1st edition (2009), ran from October 16 to 23, and was contested by four teams in a round robin system. Primeiro de Agosto was the winner.
The Victorino Cunha Cup is an annual Angolan basketball tournament held in honour of former Angolan basketball coach Victorino Cunha. The 2nd edition (2010), ran from October 6 to 9, and was contested by four teams in a round robin system. Petro Atlético was the winner.
The Victorino Cunha Cup is an annual Angolan basketball tournament held in honour of former Angolan basketball coach Victorino Cunha. The 3rd edition (2011), ran from October 13 to 15, and was contested by four teams in a round robin system. Primeiro de Agosto was the winner.
The Victorino Cunha Cup is an annual Angolan basketball tournament held in honour of former Angolan basketball coach Victorino Cunha. The 4th edition (2012), ran from October 15 to 17, and was contested by four teams in a round robin system. Primeiro de Agosto was the winner.
The 2011 Angola Basketball Super Cup was contested by Primeiro de Agosto, as the 2010 league champion and Recreativo do Libolo, the 2010 cup winner. Primeiro de Agosto was the winner, making it its 10th title.
The Victorino Cunha Cup is an annual Angolan basketball tournament held in honour of former Angolan basketball coach Victorino Cunha. The 5th edition (2013), ran from October 22 to 24, and was contested by the top four teams of the 2013 BAI Basket, and played in a round robin system. Recreativo do Libolo ended the tournament undefeated to win its first title.
The 2013 Angola Basketball Super Cup was contested by Recreativo do Libolo, as the 2012 league champion and Primeiro de Agosto, the 2012 cup winner. Primeiro de Agosto was the winner, making it is's 11th title.
The 2014 Angola Basketball Super Cup was contested by Primeiro de Agosto, as the 2013 league champion and Petro Atlético, the 2013 cup winner. Primeiro de Agosto was the winner.
The Victorino Cunha Cup is an annual Angolan basketball tournament held in honour of former Angolan basketball coach Victorino Cunha. The 6th edition (2014), took place at the Pavilhão da Cidadela, from October 13 to 18, 2014 and was contested by four local teams and included for the first time a foreign team. The tournament, played in a round robin system was won by Primeiro de Agosto.
The 2015 Angola Basketball Super Cup was contested by Recreativo do Libolo, as the 2014 league champion and Petro Atlético, the 2014 cup winner. Petro Atlético won its 6th title.
The 2017 Angola Basketball Super Cup was contested by Primeiro de Agosto, as the 2016 league champion and Recreativo do Libolo, the 2016 cup winner. Recreativo do Libolo won its 3rd title.
The 2018 Angola Basketball Super Cup was contested by Benfica do Libolo, as the 2017 league champion and Interclube, the 2017 cup runner-up. Interclube beat Libolo 82-79 to win its first title ever.
