# 2022 CVBL season

The 2022 CVBL season is the 2nd season of the Cabo Verde Basketball League (CVBL) and the first under its new name. The Plateau Warriors were the defending champions. The season began on June 12 and ended July 31, 2022.
Mindelo Monstro won the title after beating Txada Panthers 2–0 in the best-of-three finals.

## Draft

The 2022 CVBL draft was held on June 1, 2022 and drafted 20 international players.
| Rnd. | Pick | Pick | Pos. | Nationality | Team |
| 1 | 1 | Ahmane Santos | G | United States | Achada Panthers |
| 1 | 2 | Deng Mayot | G | South Sudan | Sal Turtles |
| 1 | 3 | Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza | C | Rwanda | Mindelo Monstro |
| 1 | 4 | Carson Newsome | G | United States | Ponte d'Agua Gorillas |
| 1 | 5 | Leo Okonya | SF | Nigeria | Sal Turtles |
| 1 | 6 | Idrissa Sall | F | Senegal | Plateau Warriors |
| 2 | 7 | Jose Tonet | F | Angola | Mindelo Monstro |
| 2 | 8 | Terrance Crosby | F | United States | Ponte d'Agua Gorillas |
| 2 | 9 | Jamail Jones | SF | United States | Plateau Warriors |
| 2 | 10 | Calvin Cheek | G | United States | Sal Turtles |
| 3 | 11 | Nick Jones | G | United States | Plateau Warriors |
| 3 | 12 | Todd Hughes | G | United States | Txada Pantera |
| 3 | 13 | Jay Washington | SF | United States | Palmajero Sharks |
| 3 | 14 | Albert Odero | G | Kenya | Ponte d'Agua Gorillas |
| 3 | 15 | Devin Smith | G | United States | Middle Monster |
| 4 | 16 | Anthony Peacock | F | United States | Txada Pantera |
| 4 | 17 | Tajea Anderson | G | United States | Palmarejo Sharks |
| 4 | 18 | Liam Mark Reid | C | South Africa | Palmarejo Sharks |
| 4 | 19 | Mike McClary | G | United States | Mindelo Monstro |
| 4 | 20 | Dante Scott | G | United States | Sal Turtles |

## Teams

Two new teams entered the league: Mindelo Monster and Sal Turtles. They were the first teams from São Vicente and Sal to play in the league.
| Team | City, Island |
| Mindelo Monstro | Mindelo, São Vicente |
| Palmarejo Sharks | Palmarejo, Praia, Santiago |
| Plateau Warriors | Praia, Santiago |
| Ponta d'Agúa Gorillas | Ponta de Água, Praia, Santiago |
| Sal Turtles | Sal |
| Txada Panthers | Praia (Achada Santo António) |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Final Four | Final Four | Final Four | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | Palmarejo Sharks | 55 | | | |
| 4 | Txada Pantera | 75 | 4 | Txada Pantera | 81 | | | |
| 5 | Ponta d'Agúa Gorillas | 83 | | | | 4 | Txada Pantera | 0 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Mindelo Monstro | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Sal Turtles | 48 | | | |
| 3 | Mindelo Monstro | 74 | 3 | Mindelo Monstro | 58 | | | |
| 6 | Plateau Warriors | 70 | | | | | | |

### Finals

* July 29, 2022 7:00 pm
* Report
Mindelo Monstro 86, Txada Panthers 64 :
| Pts: Fabio Rodrigues 21 | Pts: Amarilson Lopes 20 |
* Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte, Praia
* July 30, 2022 7:00 pm
* Report
Txada Panthers 69, Mindelo Monstro 77 :
| Pts: Amarilson Lopes 30 | Pts: Marcos Gomes 23 |
* Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte, Praia

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Julius Chamble (Mindelo Monstro)
* Defensive Player of the Year: Aluizio Correia (Txada Panthers)
* Rookie of the Year: Gabriel Correia (Sal Turtles)

## Statistics

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Julius Chamble | Mindelo Monstro | 28.5 |
| Rebounds per game | Terrance Cosby | Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas | 11.3 |