# 2021–22 Angolan Basketball League

The 2021–22 Angolan Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the 2021–22 Unitel Basket, is the 44th season of the Angolan Basketball League, the highest premier basketball league in Angola. The season consisted of 13 teams and began on 22 December 2021 and ended on 10 May 2022.
Petro de Luanda won its 15th national title while also winning the Angolan Cup and Supercup this season. In all league games, Petro was unbeaten and had a 31–0 record including the playoffs.

## Teams

The league expanded from nine to thirteen teams as Akira Academy, CPPL (after 6 years of absence), Clube Amigos de Benguela and Interclube B entered the league.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | Head coach |
| Akira Academy | Luanda | | | |
| ASA | Luanda | Pavilhão da Cidadela | 6,873 | |
| Clube Amigos de Benguela | Benguela | | | |
| CPPL | Lobito | Pavilhão da CPPL | 2,000 | |
| Jesus Cristo | Luanda | | | |
| Interclube | Luanda | Pavilhão 28 de Fevereiro | 700 | Raúl Duarte |
| Interclube B | Luanda | Pavilhão 28 de Fevereiro | 700 | |
| Petro de Luanda | Luanda | Pavilhão da Cidadela | 6,873 | José Neto |
| Petro de Luanda B | Luanda | Pavilhão da Cidadela | 6,873 | |
| Primeiro de Agosto | Luanda | Pavilhão Victorino Cunha | 1,500 | Zé Carlos |
| Primeiro de Agosto B | Luanda | Pavilhão Victorino Cunha | 1,500 | |
| Vila Clotilde | Luanda | Pavilhão Anexo | 1,500 | |
| Depsortivo Kwanza | Luanda | Pavilhão Victorino Cunha | 1,500 | |

## Regular season

| Pos. | Club | GP | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Petro de Luanda (C) | 26 | 26 | 0 | 3140 | 1795 | +1345 | 52 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Interclube | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2444 | 1786 | +658 | 47 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Primeiro de Agosto | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2593 | 1938 | +655 | 46 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | ASA | 25 | 20 | 5 | 2103 | 1923 | +180 | 45 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Vila Clotilde | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2252 | 2115 | +137 | 40 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Petro de Luanda B | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2206 | 2252 | –46 | 39 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | Interclube B | 25 | 13 | 12 | 2072 | 2061 | +11 | 38 | Advance to playoffs |
| 8 | CPPL | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2071 | 2410 | –339 | 37 | Advance to playoffs |
| 9 | Jesus Cristo | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1941 | 2090 | –149 | 35 | |
| 10 | Primeiro de Agosto B | 24 | 6 | 18 | 1826 | 2222 | –396 | 30 | |
| 11 | Akiras Academy | 24 | 4 | 20 | 1902 | 2220 | –318 | 28 | |
| 12 | Depsortivo Kwanza | 24 | 4 | 20 | 1610 | 2084 | –474 | 28 | |
| 13 | Clube Amigos de Benguela | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1371 | 2635 | –1264 | 24 | |
(C): Champions; Source: FAB

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Petro de Luanda | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | CPPL | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | CPPL | 0 | 1 | Petro de Luanda | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Primeiro de Agosto | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Primeiro de Agosto | 2 | 4 | Primeiro de Agosto | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Vila Clotilde | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Vila Clotilde | 0 | | | | 1 | Petro de Luanda | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Interclube | 0 |
| 2 | Interclube | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Interclube | 0 |
| 7 | Petro de Luanda B | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Petro de Luanda B | 0 | 2 | Interclube | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | ASA | 0 | | | |
| 3 | ASA | 2 | 3 | ASA | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Interclube B | 0 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

The semifinals were played on 22 April, 23 April and 24 April 2022.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| Petro de Luanda | 2–0 | CPPL | 120–72 | 128–75 |
| ASA | 2–0 | Interclube B | 86–80 | 88–87 |
| Interclube | 2–0 | Petro de Luanda B | 91-84 | 105–73 |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 2–0 | Vila Clotilde | 100–70 | 83–75 |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were played on 29 April and 30 April 2022.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Petro de Luanda | 2–0 | Primeiro de Agosto | 100–66 | 95–71 | |
| Interclube | 2–0 | ASA | 80–70 | 80–72 | |

### Finals

The finals were played on 6, 7 and 10 May 2022.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Petro de Luanda | 3–0 | Interclube | 129–74 | 102–91 | 115–87 |

#### Games
## Individual awards

| Category | Player | Team(s) |
| Most Valuable Player | Gerson Gonçalves | Petro de Luanda |
| Regular Season MVP | Jilson Bango | Primeiro de Agosto |
| Best Coach | José Neto | Petro de Luanda |
| Fair Play Athlete | Glofate Buiamba | Interclube |
| Best Referee | Cláudio Eiuba | – |

## Statistics

| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
| Points per game | Miguel Maconda | Jesus Cristo | 22.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Wilson Kassav | Jesus Cristo | 15.0 |
| Assists per game | Gerson Gonçalves | Petro de Luanda | 6.2 |
| Steals per game | Childe Dundão | Petro de Luanda | 2.6 |
| 2FG% | Jone Pedro | Petro de Luanda | 76.1% |
| FT% | Valdemar João | FC Vila Clotilde | 92.2% |
| 3FG% | Sebastião Quicuame | FC Vila Clotilde | 39.2% |