Angolan Basketball League MVP explained

Angolan Basketball League MVP
Sport:	Basketball
Country:	Angola
League:	Angolan Basketball League
Givenfor:	Best performing player in the season of the Angolan Basketball League
First:	1997–98
Mostwins:	Olímpio Cipriano (4)
Mostrecent:	Childe Dundão, Petro de Luanda (2023–24)

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. 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 League
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the award

Season	Player	Position	Team
1997–98		Guard	Petro de Luanda
2001–02			Vila Clotilde
2002–03		Guard	Primeiro de Agosto
2003–04	^	Forward	Interclube	^[1]
2005–06		Forward	Petro de Luanda
2006–07	^	Guard	Petro de Luanda
2007–08	^	Forward	Primeiro de Agosto
2008–09		Forward/Center	Primeiro de Agosto
2009–10	(2)^	Forward	Libolo
2010–11	(3)^	Forward	Libolo
2011–12		Guard	Primeiro de Agosto
2012–13	(2)^	Forward	Libolo
2014–15	^	Forward/Center	Petro de Luanda	^[2]
2015–16	^	Guard	Primeiro de Agosto
2016–17	(4)^	Forward	Libolo
2017–18	(3)^	Forward	Primeiro de Agosto	^[3]
2018–19	^	Guard	Petro de Luanda	^[4]
2020–21	^	Forward	Petro de Luanda	^[5]
2021–22	(2)^	Guard	Petro de Luanda	^[6]
2022–23	Aboubakar Gakou (2)	Forward	Petro de Luanda	^[7]
2023–24	Childe Dundão	Guard	Petro de Luanda	^[8]

Awards by player

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

Team	Winners
Olímpio Cipriano	4
Eduardo Mingas	3
Gerson Gonçalves	2
Aboubakar Gakou

Winners by team

Team	Winners
Petro de Luanda	9
Primeiro de Agosto	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Basketball: Eduardo Mingas Wins MVP Award . ANGOP.com . 17 Jun 2004 . 22 Jun 2015 .
2. News: Angola: Basketball - Player Leonel Paulo Points Out Libolo and 1º De Agosto as Main Title Contenders . 11 May 2022 . AllAfrica.com.
3. News: Kambovo . Lecticia . Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto - D´Agosto Campeão nacional do "Unitel Basket" . 11 May 2022 . primeiroagosto.com . pt-br.
4. Web site: Basquetebol: Gerson Gonçalves considerado MVP. Angop.ao. 3 June 2020. 3 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200603205206/http://www.angop.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/desporto/2019/4/20/Basquetebol-Gerson-Goncalves-considerado-MVP,ecf1d868-5bb7-4713-b6cf-dcdd6351530b.html. dead.
5. News: Aboubakar Gakou MVP of 43rd national basketball championship - ANGOP . 8 May 2021 . Agência Angola Press . en.
6. News: Petro 'walks' through the playoffs and reclaims the title of national basketball champion . 11 May 2022 . VerAngola . en.
7. Web site: Costa . Tatiana . 2023-04-20 . Petro de Luanda wins national basketball championship with great performance by Gakou . 2023-04-25 . VerAngola . en.
8. Web site: Basketball - Childe Dundão… . 2024-05-13 . Angop - Agência Angola Press . en.