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.
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.
Winners ^Denotes player who is still active in the Angolan Basketball LeaguePlayer (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the award
SeasonPlayerPositionTeam1997–98GuardPetro de Luanda2001–02Vila Clotilde2002–03GuardPrimeiro de Agosto2003–04 ^ForwardInterclube2005–06ForwardPetro de Luanda2006–07 ^GuardPetro de Luanda2007–08 ^ForwardPrimeiro de Agosto2008–09Forward/CenterPrimeiro de Agosto2009–10 (2)^ForwardLibolo2010–11 (3)^ForwardLibolo2011–12GuardPrimeiro de Agosto2012–13 (2)^ForwardLibolo2014–15^Forward/CenterPetro de Luanda2015–16 ^GuardPrimeiro de Agosto2016–17 (4)^ForwardLibolo 2017–18 (3)^ Forward Primeiro de Agosto 2018–19 ^GuardPetro de Luanda2020–21 ^ForwardPetro de Luanda2021–22 (2)^GuardPetro de Luanda2022–23Aboubakar Gakou (2)ForwardPetro de Luanda2023–24Childe DundãoGuardPetro de Luanda2024–25Aboubakar Gakou (3)ForwardPetro de Luanda
Awards by player Four players have won the MVP award more than once. Olímpio Cipriano holds the record with four awards. Team Winners Years Olímpio Cipriano42008, 2010, 2011, 2017 Eduardo Mingas32004, 2013, 2018 Aboubakar Gakou2021, 2023, 2025 Gerson Gonçalves22019, 2022
Winners by team Team WinnersPetro de Luanda10Primeiro de Agosto6 References