2022 CVBL season

2022 CVBL season
LeagueCabo Verde Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationJune 12 – July 31, 2022
Number of teams6
Draft
Top draft pickAhmane Santos
Picked byTxada Panthers
Regular season
Season MVPJulius Chamble (Mindelo Monstro)
Top scorerJulius Chamble (Mindelo Monstro)
Finals
VenueGimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte, Praia
ChampionsMindelo Monstro
  Runners-upTxada Panthers
Seasons
2023 →

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.[1] The season began on June 12 and ended July 31, 2022.[2]

Mindelo Monstro won the title after beating Txada Panthers 2–0 in the best-of-three finals.[3]

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 Final Four 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
Mindelo Monstro 86, Txada Panthers 64
Pts: Fabio Rodrigues 21 Pts: Amarilson Lopes 20
July 30, 2022
7:00 pm
Txada Panthers 69, Mindelo Monstro 77
Pts: Amarilson Lopes 30 Pts: Marcos Gomes 23

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

References

  1. ^ "Praia Basketball League: The semi-finals table known today in the play-off games | INFORPRESS". 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  2. ^ admin (2022-07-31). "Mindelo Monstro é campeão da edição 2022 do CVBL". Balai (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  3. ^ "Plateau Warriors conquista Praia Basketball League 2021". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-13.