| 2021 Praia Basketball League | |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 6 |
| Top Pick: | Paris Collins |
| Picked By: | CB Cidadela |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Top Seed: | Plateau Warriors |
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| Finals Champ: | Plateau Warriors |
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| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Achada Panthers |
| Nextseason Link: | 2022 CVBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2022 |
| League: | Praia Basketball League |
| Duration: | July 3 – July 24, 2021 |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Draft: | Draft |
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| Finals Mvp: | Joshua Yorke-Frazer (Plateau Warriors) |
The 2021 Praia Basketball League was the inaugural season of the Praia Basketball League, the first-ever professional basketball league in Cape Verde. The league existed of 6 teams all located in the city of Praia.
The 2021 season was scheduled to begin on June 3, 2021,[1] but was moved to July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On July 24, 2021, the Plateau Warriors won the inaugural title.[3]
| Team | Neighbourhood | |
|---|---|---|
| Achada Grande Volcânico | Achada Santo António | |
| Achada Panthers | ||
| CB Cidadela | ||
| Palmarejo Sharks | Palmarejo | |
| Plateau Warriors | ||
| Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas | Ponta de Água |
The inaugural draft was held on May 18, 2021.[4]
| Name | Pos. | Nationality | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Collins | G | CB Cidadela | ||||
| Malik Miller | C | Palmarejo Sharks | ||||
| Nick Hall | SF | Achada Panthers | ||||
| Cameron Clark | PF | Achada Grande Volcânico | ||||
| Rodrigues Palmer | G | Ponta d'Agua Gorillas | ||||
| Joshua Yorke-Frazer | G | Plateau Warriors | ||||
| Andre Jackson | SF | Plateau Warriors | ||||
| Mario Williams | SG | Ponta d'Agua Gorillas | ||||
| Nasir Core | G | Achada Grande Volcânico | ||||
| Taras Carter Jr. | PG | Achada Panthers | ||||
| Neville Young | SF | CB Cidadela | ||||
| Charles Boozer | G | Palmarejo Sharks | ||||
| Zoran Talley Jr. | F | CB Cidadela | ||||
| Alwyn Silva | F | Palmarejo Sharks | ||||
| Andre Amado | C | Ponta d'Agua Gorillas | ||||
| Abdelranman Elghadban | G | Plateau Warriors | ||||
| Anthony Lane | G | Achada Panthers | ||||
| Jawan Stepney | G | Achada Grande Volcânico |
| Team | Neighbourhood | |
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| Achada Grande Volcano | Achada Santo António | |
| Achada Panthers | ||
| CB Cidadela | ||
| Palmarejo Sharks | Palmarejo | |
| Plateau Warriors | ||
| Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas | Ponta de Água |
| Team | GP | W% | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plateau Warriors | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 663 | 579 | +84 | |
| 2 | Achada Grande Volcânico | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 629 | 573 | +56 | |
| 3 | Ponta d'Agua Gorillas | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.500 | 738 | 718 | +20 | |
| 4 | Palmarejo Sharks | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | 726 | 764 | –38 | |
| 5 | CB Cidadela | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | 710 | 715 | –5 | |
| 6 | Achada Panthers | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0.125 | 612 | 729 | –117 | |
| Points per game | Nasir Core | Achada Grande Volcânico | 34.1 |
| Rebounds per game | Allex Austin | Achada Panthers | 16.0 |
| Assists per game | Rodriques Palmer | 7.4 |