# 2023–24 Petro de Luanda basketball season

Petro de Luanda plays the 2023–24 season in the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as well as in two national cup competitions. This season saw Petro win their first BAL championship.
The team came off a successful domestic season in 2022–23, which included Petro's 16th national title. It is the fourth season under Brazilian head coach José Neto. The team strengthened their roster with Angolan star players Edmir Lucas and Yanick Moreira – both had played for Petro earlier in their career.
In March 2024, following disappointing results in the conference stage of the BAL, Petro and José Neto decided to part ways. Four days later, Sergio Valdeolmillos was hired as successor. Following a runner-up finish in the Angolan Cup and a sixteenth Angolan League title, Petro also won the BAL on 1 June 2024.

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

### Former players

The following players played with Petro in the conference phase, but not in the playoffs.
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Age |
| SG | 41 | | Lucas, Edmir | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 31 – (1993-03-07)7 March 1993 |
| PG | 11 | | Nelson, Anthony | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 26 – (1998-10-20)20 October 1998 |

## Transactions
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Date |
| 47 | G | Edmir Lucas | 30 | Interclube | Free agent | 1 year | October 16, 2023 |
| 2 | F/C | Yanick Moreira | 26 | Hapoel Afula | Free agent | 1 year | December 5, 2023 |
| 4 | F | Markeith Cummings | 34 | Abejas de Léon | Free agent | Undisclosed | February 26, 2024 |
| 11 | PG | Anthony Nelson | 24 | Free agent | Free agent | Undisclosed | February 26, 2023 |
| 1 | PG | Aginaldo Neto | 17 | NBA Academy Africa | Drafted | Undisclosed | |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Date |
| 0 | G | Solo Diabate | 36 | Al Ahli Benghazi | End of contract | |
| 13 | C | Ater Majok | 36 | Patriots | End of contract | August 2023 |
| 45 | F | Damian Hollis | 34 | Astros de Jalisco | End of contract | March 1, 2024 |

## Competitions
### Angolan Basketball League
#### Regular season

| Gameday | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Record |
| 1 | 18 November | F.C. Vila Clotilde | H | L 86–88 | 0–1 |
| 2 | 24 November | Jesus Cristo Basquetebol | A | W 74–104 | 1–1 |
| 3 | 25 November | Akiras Academy | H | W 94–52 | 2–1 |
| 4 | 1 December | Petro de Luanda B | A | W 57–114 | 3–1 |
| 5 | 2 December | Interclube | H | W 104–76 | 4–1 |
| 6 | 8 December | Primeiro de Agosto | A | W 81–83 | 5–1 |
| 7 | 10 December | CPPL | H | W 108–71 | 6–1 |
| 8 | 14 December | CD Kwanza | H | W 151–61 | 7–1 |
| 9 | 15 December | Interclube B | A | W 74–84 | 8–1 |
| 10 | 20 December | ASA | A | W 71–93 | 9–1 |
| 11 | 22 December | Clube Amigos de Benguela | A | W 51–130 | 10–1 |
| 12 | 28 December | ASA | H | W 119–74 | 11–1 |
| 13 | 5 January | FC Vila Clotilde | A | W 75–82 | 12–1 |
| 14 | 6 January | Jesus Cristo | H | W 119–45 | 13–1 |
| 15 | 12 January | Akiras Academy | A | W 49–129 | 14–1 |
| 16 | 13 January | Petro de Luanda B | H | W 132–97 | 15–1 |
| 17 | 19 January | Interclube | A | W 108–102 | 16–1 |
| 18 | 20 January | Primeiro de Agosto | H | W 110–97 | 17–1 |
| 19 | 25 January | CPPL | A | W 62–100 | 18–1 |
| 20 | 28 January | Interclube B | H | W 97–68 | 19–1 |
| 21 | 1 February | CD Kwanza | A | W 67–130 | 20–1 |
| 22 | 3 February | Clube Amigos de Benguela | H | W 129–39 | 21–1 |

#### Playoffs
##### Quarterfinals

| Game | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Record |
| 1 | 4 April 2024 | Interclube B | H | W 111–57 | 1–0 |
| 2 | 6 April 2024 | Interclube B | A | W 59–100 | 20–1 |

##### Semifinals

| Game | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Record |
| 1 | 24 April 2024 | CPPL | H | W 100–66 | 1–0 |
| 2 | 27 April 2024 | CPPL | A | W 91–92 | 2–0 |

##### Finals

| Game | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Record |
| 1 | 3 May 2024 | Interclube | H | W 92–81 | 1–0 |
| 2 | 5 May 2024 | Interclube | H | L 92–97 | 1–1 |
| 3 | 9 May 2024 | Interclube | A | W 62–80 | 2–1 |
| 4 | 11 May 2024 | Interclube | A | W 67–81 | 3–1 |

### Angolan Super Cup

Source:
| Gameday | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result |
| Final | 11 November | Interclube | H | W 93–87 |

### BAL
#### Kalahari Conference
##### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | FUS Rabat | 4 | 3 | 1 | 363 | 295 | +68 | .750 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Petro de Luanda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 360 | 340 | +20 | .500 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Cape Town Tigers (H) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 305 | 346 | −41 | .250 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Dynamo (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Withdrew |

#### Playoffs
##### Final
## Player statistics

Petro de Luanda statistics :
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Nick Faust$^≠$ | 4 | 21.7 | .500 | .417 | .583 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 18.0 |
| Childe Dundão | 8 | 28.7 | .333 | .283 | .731 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 10.8 |
| Yanick Moreira | 8 | 20.1 | .516 | .000 | .737 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| Aboubakar Gakou | 8 | 22.7 | .400 | .222 | .739 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.4 |
| Gerson Gonçalves | 8 | 26.7 | .387 | .314 | .571 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 8.4 |
| Anthony Nelson$^~$ | 4 | 18.1 | .355 | .286 | .900 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| Markeith Cummings | 8 | 18.0 | .413 | .211 | .500 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 7.9 |
| Jone Pedro | 7 | 17.1 | .606 | .000 | .765 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| Carlos Morais | 8 | 19.7 | .286 | .263 | .722 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| Glofate Buiamba | 8 | 17.7 | .395 | .267 | .696 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 6.3 |
| Clesio Castro$^≠$ | 3 | 11.7 | .778 | .000 | .667 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| Edmir Lucas$^~$ | 2 | 10.8 | .429 | .400 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Gerson Domingos | 6 | 9.1 | .333 | .250 | .500 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Aginaldo Neto | 3 | 2.4 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
$^≠$Acquired during the season $^~$Released during the season