Olímpio Cipriano Explained

Olímpio Cipriano
Position:Forward
Height M:1.93
Weight Kg:93
Team:Petro de Luanda
League:BIC Basket
Basketball Africa League
Number:32
Nationality:Angolan
Birth Date:1982 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Luanda, Angola
Career Start:2000
Years1:n/a
Team1:Sporting de Luanda
Years2:2000–2009
Team2:Primeiro de Agosto
Years3:2009–2018
Team3:Benfica do Libolo
Years4:2018–present
Team4:Petro de Luanda

Olímpio Cipriano (born 9 April 1982) is an Angolan basketball player who currently plays for Petro de Luanda and the Angola national team.[1] A guard,[2] he has been one of the most decorated basketball players in Angolan history, having won 12 Angolan Leagues and 11 Angolan Cups in his career.

Born in Luanda, Cipriano represented the Angola national basketball team on several international tournaments and won four gold AfroBasket medals for his country. Cipriano also won five FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup titles, four with Primeiro and one with Libolo; he was honoured as MVP of the tournament in 2007.

Professional career

Cipriano played with the Detroit Pistons' summer league team[3] before being cut prior to the start of the 2007–08 NBA season.

National team career

Cipriano played with Angola on several tournaments, including the 2004 Summer Olympics and the FIBA Africa Championship 2005. At the 2005 tournament, Cipriano led the Angolans to defeat Senegal to capture first place for the 4th championship in a row. Cipriano was also MVP of the tournament. He was also a member of the Angola squad at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, where he averaged 13.8 points per game, including a high of 33 in a losing effort against Germany.[1]

Awards and accomplishments

Club

Primeiro de Agosto
Benfica do Libolo

(2014)

(2013)

Petro de Luanda

(2022)

Individual

(2007)

(2011)

Career statistics

BAL

|-|style="text-align:left;"|2021|style="text-align:left;"|Petro de Luanda| 6 || 0 || 15.9 || .359 || .324 || .750 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || 7.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 6 || 0 || 15.9 || .359 || .324 || .750 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || 7.0

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/teamPlay/play/p/competitioncode//eventid/3507/langlc/en/playernumber/47063/roundid/3507/season//teamnumber/235/fe_teamPlay_playStat.html Player Profile
  2. http://www.detroitbadboys.com/archives/2007-07-02/pistons-announce-vegas-summer-league-roster/ Pistons announce Vegas Summer League roster
  3. Web site: NBA.com: Summer League: Detroit Pistons Roster. www.nba.com. 2017-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105152541/http://www.nba.com/summerleagues/pistons_070703.html. 5 November 2012. dead.