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Sports season
2021 Praia Basketball League
LeaguePraia Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationJuly 3 – July 24, 2021
Number of teams6
Draft
Top draft pickParis Collins
Picked byCB Cidadela
Regular season
Top seedPlateau Warriors
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsPlateau Warriors
  Runners-upAchada Panthers
Finals MVPJoshua Yorke-Frazer (Plateau Warriors)
Seasons
2022 →

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, but was moved to July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 24, 2021, the Plateau Warriors won the inaugural title.

Teams

Team Neighbourhood
Achada Grande Volcânico Achada Santo António
Achada Panthers
CB Cidadela
Palmarejo Sharks Palmarejo
Plateau Warriors
Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas Ponta de Água

Draft

The inaugural draft was held on May 18, 2021.

Rnd. Pick Name Pos. Nationality Team
1 1 Paris Collins G  United States CB Cidadela
1 2 Malik Miller C  United States Palmarejo Sharks
1 3 Nick Hall SF  United States Achada Panthers
1 4 Cameron Clark PF  United States Achada Grande Volcânico
1 5 Rodrigues Palmer G  United States Ponta d'Agua Gorillas
1 6 Joshua Yorke-Frazer G  Canada Plateau Warriors
2 7 Andre Jackson SF  United States Plateau Warriors
2 8 Mario Williams SG  United States Ponta d'Agua Gorillas
2 9 Nasir Core G  United States Achada Grande Volcânico
2 10 Taras Carter Jr. PG  United States Achada Panthers
2 11 Neville Young SF  United States CB Cidadela
2 12 Charles Boozer G  United States Palmarejo Sharks
3 13 Zoran Talley Jr. F  United States CB Cidadela
3 12 Alwyn Silva F  Cape Verde Palmarejo Sharks
3 13 Andre Amado C  Cape Verde Ponta d'Agua Gorillas
3 14 Abdelranman Elghadban G  Egypt Plateau Warriors
3 15 Anthony Lane G  United States Achada Panthers
3 16 Jawan Stepney G  United States Achada Grande Volcânico

Teams

Team Neighbourhood
Achada Grande Volcano Achada Santo António
Achada Panthers
CB Cidadela
Palmarejo Sharks Palmarejo
Plateau Warriors
Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas Ponta de Água

Regular season

Pos. Team GP W L W% PF PA PD
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

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Plateau Warriors 95
4 CB Cidadela 91 5 Palmarejo Sharks 89
5 Palmarejo Sharks 94 1 Plateau Warriors 92
6 Achada Panthers 84
2 Achada Grande Volcânico 84
3 Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas 88 6 Achada Panthers 92
6 Achada Panthers 91

Individual awards

  • Finals MVP: Joshua Yorke-Frazer (Plateau Warriors)
  • All-Cape Verdean Team:
    • Alexis Miranda
    • Brady Fernandes
    • Joel de Luz
    • Nilton Gomes
    • Aaron Strothers
  • All-Import Team:
    • Nasir Core
    • Joshua Yorke-Frazer
    • Rodriques Palmer
    • Allex Austin
    • Malik Miller

Statistics

Category Player Team Statistic
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

References

  1. FAAPA. "Definidos os confrontos dos "play-off" da Praia Basketball League – FAAPA FR". Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Plateau Warriors conquista Praia Basketball League 2021". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  3. "Praia Basketball League: The semi-finals table known today in the play-off games | INFORPRESS". July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  4. "The Inaugural 2021 Praia League Draft Recap | Praia League | Cabo Verde's Professional Basketball League | RecLeague.net". www.recleague.net. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. "CVBL | Cabo Verde Basketball League on Instagram: "The Praia League Finals Most Valuable Player is The Plateau Warriors own Joshua Yorke Frazer. 🌴🇨🇻"". Instagram. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "CVBL | Cabo Verde Basketball League on Instagram: "The Praia League presents the official All Import Team! As well as the Official All Cabo Verde team! 🌴🇨🇻 ______________________________________ A Praia League apresenta oficialmente os melhor jogadores importados! Bem como os melhor jogadores de Cabo Verde! 🌴🇨🇻"". Instagram. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  7. "Statistics | Praia League | Cabo Verde's Professional Basketball League | RecLeague.net". www.recleague.net. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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