The 2021–22 Angolan Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the 2021–22 Unitel Basket, is the 44th season of the Angolan Basketball League, the highest premier basketball league in Angola. The season consisted of 13 teams and began on 22 December 2021 and ended on 10 May 2022.
Petro de Luanda won its 15th national title while also winning the Angolan Cup and Supercup this season. In all league games, Petro was unbeaten and had a 31–0 record including the playoffs.
Teams The league expanded from nine to thirteen teams as Akira Academy, CPPL (after 6 years of absence), Clube Amigos de Benguela and Interclube B entered the league. <onlyinclude> Club Location Venue CapacityHead coachAkira AcademyLuanda ASA Pavilhão da Cidadela Clube Amigos de Benguela Benguela CPPL Lobito Pavilhão da CPPL Jesus Cristo Luanda Interclube Pavilhão 28 de FevereiroRaúl Duarte Interclube B Petro de Luanda Pavilhão da Cidadela José Neto Petro de Luanda B Primeiro de Agosto Pavilhão Victorino Cunha Zé CarlosPrimeiro de Agosto B Vila Clotilde Pavilhão Anexo Depsortivo Kwanza Pavilhão Victorino Cunha
Regular season Club Qualification or relegation 1 Petro de Luanda (C) 26 26 0 3140 1795 +1345 52 Advance to playoffs 2 Interclube 26 21 5 2444 1786 +658 47 3 Primeiro de Agosto 26 20 6 2593 1938 +655 46 4 ASA 25 20 5 2103 1923 +180 45 5 Vila Clotilde 26 14 12 2252 2115 +137 40 6 Petro de Luanda B 26 13 13 2206 2252 –46 39 7 Interclube B 25 13 12 2072 2061 +11 38 8 CPPL 26 11 15 2071 2410 –339 37 9 Jesus Cristo 24 11 13 1941 2090 –149 35 10 Primeiro de Agosto B 24 6 18 1826 2222 –396 30 11 Akiras Academy 24 4 20 1902 2220 –318 28 12 Depsortivo Kwanza 24 4 20 1610 2084 –474 28 13 Clube Amigos de Benguela 24 0 24 1371 2635 –1264 24 (C): Champions; Source: FAB
Playoffs Bracket
Quarterfinals The semifinals were played on 22 April, 23 April and 24 April 2022.
Semifinals The semifinals were played on 29 April and 30 April 2022.
Finals The finals were played on 6, 7 and 10 May 2022.
Games
Individual awards Category Player Team(s) Ref. Most Valuable Player Gerson Gonçalves Petro de Luanda Regular Season MVP Jilson Bango Primeiro de Agosto Best Coach José Neto Petro de Luanda Fair Play Athlete Glofate Buiamba Interclube Best Referee Cláudio Eiuba –
Statistics Category Player Team(s) Statistic Points per game Miguel Maconda Jesus Cristo 22.2 Rebounds per game Wilson Kassav 15.0 Assists per game Gerson Gonçalves Petro de Luanda 6.2 Steals per game Childe Dundão 2.62FG%Jone Pedro76.1%FT%Valdemar João FC Vila Clotilde92.2%3FG%Sebastião Quicuame39.2%
References
External links AfroBasket season page