Angolan Basketball League MVP

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.

Angolan Basketball League MVP

Sport	Basketball
League	Angolan Basketball League
Awarded for	Best performing player in the season of the Angolan Basketball League
Country	Angola
History
First award	1997–98
Most wins	Olímpio Cipriano (4)
Most recent	Aboubakar Gakou, Petro de Luanda (2022–23)

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.

Olímpio Cipriano holds the record for most wins with 4 MVP awards

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

 

Gerson Gonçalves is a two-time winner with awards in 2019 and 2022

 

Aboubakar Gakou won the MVP award in 2021 and 2023

Season	Player	Position	Team	Ref.
1997–98	Carlos Almeida	Guard	Petro de Luanda
2001–02	Gerson dos Santos		Vila Clotilde
2002–03	Miguel Lutonda	Guard	Primeiro de Agosto
2003–04	Eduardo Mingas^	Forward	Interclube	^[1]
2005–06	Francisco Jordão	Forward	Petro de Luanda
2006–07	Carlos Morais^	Guard	Petro de Luanda
2007–08	Olímpio Cipriano^	Forward	Primeiro de Agosto
2008–09	Kikas Gomes	Forward/Center	Primeiro de Agosto
2009–10	Olímpio Cipriano (2)^	Forward	Libolo
2010–11	Olímpio Cipriano (3)^	Forward	Libolo
2011–12	Cedric Isom	Guard	Primeiro de Agosto
2012–13	Eduardo Mingas (2)^	Forward	Libolo
2014–15	Leonel Paulo^	Forward/Center	Petro de Luanda	^[2]
2015–16	Hermenegildo Santos^	Guard	Primeiro de Agosto
2016–17	Olímpio Cipriano (4)^	Forward	Libolo
2017–18	Eduardo Mingas (3)^	Forward	Primeiro de Agosto	^[3]
2018–19	Gerson Gonçalves^	Guard	Petro de Luanda	^[4]
2020–21	Aboubakar Gakou^	Forward	Petro de Luanda	^[5]
2021–22	Gerson Gonçalves (2)^	Guard	Petro de Luanda	^[6]
2022–23	Aboubakar Gakou (2)	Forward	Petro de Luanda	^[7]

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	8
Primeiro de Agosto	6

References

1. "Basketball: Eduardo Mingas Wins MVP Award". ANGOP.com. 17 Jun 2004. Retrieved 22 Jun 2015.
2. "Angola: Basketball - Player Leonel Paulo Points Out Libolo and 1º De Agosto as Main Title Contenders". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
3. Kambovo, Lecticia. "Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto - D´Agosto Campeão nacional do "Unitel Basket"". primeiroagosto.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
4. . Angop.ao. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
5. "Aboubakar Gakou MVP of 43rd national basketball championship - ANGOP". Agência Angola Press. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
6. "Petro 'walks' through the playoffs and reclaims the title of national basketball champion". VerAngola. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
7. Costa, Tatiana (2023-04-20). "Petro de Luanda wins national basketball championship with great performance by Gakou". VerAngola. Retrieved 2023-04-25.