2023–24 Petro de Luanda basketball season

Petro de Luanda
BAL champions
{{{champions3_league}}} champions
ChairmanTomás Faria
Head coachJosé Neto
(November – March; 4th season)
Sergio Valdeolmillos
(From March; 1st season)
BALChampions
(lost to Al-Ahly Ly)
Unitel Basket Champions
(defeated Interclube)
Angolan CupRunners-up
(lost to Interclube)
Angolan SupercupWinners
Biggest win90 points
Petro de Luanda 129–39 Clube Amigos de Benguela
(3 February 2024)

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.[1] Following a runner-up finish in the Angolan Cup and a sixteenth Angolan League title, Petro also won the BAL on 1 June 2024.[2]

Roster

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

Petro de Luanda roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 0 Angola Domingos, Gerson 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 28 – (1996-04-16)16 April 1996
PG 1 Angola Neto, Aginaldo (E) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2006-04-29)29 April 2006
PG 2 Angola Moreira, Yanick 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 33 – (1991-07-31)31 July 1991
F 4 United States Cummings, Markeith (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 36 – (1988-12-21)21 December 1988
PG 5 Angola Dundão, Childe 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 26 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998
SG 6 Angola Morais, Carlos (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 39 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985
C 7 Angola Pedro, Jone 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1990-05-28)28 May 1990
G/F 10 Angola Gonçalves, Gerson 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996
PG 12 Angola Simão, Eduardo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2004-02-06)6 February 2004
F/C 13 Angola Castro, Clesio 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-02-22)22 February 1997
F 15 Angola Gakou, Aboubakar 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997
SG 23 United States Faust, Nick (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1992-02-25)25 February 1992
SF 24 Angola Buiamba, Glofate 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-01-05)5 January 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 17 March 2024

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 Angola Lucas, Edmir 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1993-03-07)7 March 1993
PG 11 United States Nelson, Anthony 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-10-20)20 October 1998

Transactions

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Date Source
47 G Angola Edmir Lucas 30 Interclube Angola Free agent 1 year October 16, 2023 [3]
2 F/C Angola Yanick Moreira 26 Hapoel Afula Israel Free agent 1 year December 5, 2023 [4]
4 F United States Markeith Cummings 34 Abejas de Léon Mexico Free agent Undisclosed February 26, 2024 [5]
11 PG United States Anthony Nelson 24 Free agent Free agent Undisclosed February 26, 2023 [6]
1 PG Angola Aginaldo Neto 17 NBA Academy Africa Senegal Drafted Undisclosed

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Date Source
0 G Ivory Coast Solo Diabate 36 Al Ahli Benghazi Libya End of contract
13 C South Sudan Ater Majok 36 Patriots Rwanda End of contract August 2023 [7]
45 F United States Damian Hollis 34 Astros de Jalisco Mexico End of contract March 1, 2024 [8]

Competitions

Angolan Basketball League

See also: 2023–24 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 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 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:[9]

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

BAL

See also: 2024 BAL season

Kalahari Conference

Main article: 2024 BAL Kalahari Conference
Standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Morocco FUS Rabat 4 3 1 363 295 +68 .750 Advance to playoffs
2 Angola Petro de Luanda 4 2 2 360 340 +20 .500
3 South Africa Cape Town Tigers (H) 4 1 3 305 346 −41 .250
4 Burundi Dynamo (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Withdrew
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(D) Disqualified; (H) Hosts
9 March 2024
1
 Petro de Luanda Angola 73–82 Morocco FUS Rabat SunBet Arena, Pretoria
12:00 PM (4:00 PM PST) Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 14–18, 24–25, 18–16
Pts: Morais 19
Rebs: Gakou 7
Asts: Dundão 4 		Boxscore Pts: Jordan 20
Rebs: Diarra 10
Asts: Four players 3 		Attendance: 2,727
Referees: Gerda Gatling, Arnold Moseya, Didier Gaga
10 March 2024
2
 Petro de Luanda Angola 100–88 South Africa Cape Town Tigers SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST) Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 16–28, 30–19, 23–27
Pts: Buiamba, Morais 17
Rebs: Morais, Moreira 8
Asts: Dundão 5 		Boxscore Pts: Manyang 20
Rebs: Sibanyoni 9
Asts: Cele 4 		Attendance: 3,576
Referees: Omar Bermudez, Haytham Ihaqaf, Mahamadou Diallo
14 March 2024
3
 FUS Rabat Morocco 86–89 Angola Petro de Luanda SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST) Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 9–21, 23–29, 29–24
Pts: Jordan 18
Rebs: Diarra 7
Asts: Three players 4 		Boxscore Pts: Dundão 25
Rebs: Gakou 10
Asts: Three players 4 		Attendance: 1,551
Referees: Kevin Fahy, Arnold Moseya, Monicca Nassuuna
16 March 2024
4
 Cape Town Tigers South Africa 84–78 Angola Petro de Luanda SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST) Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 24–20, 17–19, 20–18
Pts: Preston 20
Rebs: Preston 11
Asts: Diarra 9 		Boxscore Pts: Moreira 20
Rebs: Moreira 10
Asts: Morais 7 		Attendance: 5,734
Referees: Jason Alabanza, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Dorothy Okatch

Playoffs

Main article: 2024 BAL playoffs
Seeding game (5th–6th seed)
25 May 2024 Petro de Luanda Angola 67–70 Tunisia US Monastir BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
2:30 PM Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 25–17, 16–19, 13–18
Pts: Faust 12
Rebs: Gakou 8
Asts: Gonçalves 7 		Livestats Pts: Lahyani 19
Rebs: Lahyani 9
Asts: Crawford 11 		Attendance: 2,663
Referees: Chelisa Painter, Mbaye Seye, Kalume Tonton Banza
Quarterfinals
27 May 2024 AS Douanes Senegal 65–66 Angola Petro de Luanda BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
8:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 17–15, 31–14, 9–24
Pts: Boissy 28
Rebs: Akec, Diakhite 9
Asts: Harouna 5 		Livestats Pts: Faust 13
Rebs: Moreira 9
Asts: Buiamba 5 		Attendance: 5,470
Referees: Hortensia Sanchez-Carrizales, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Monicca Nassuuna
Semifinals
29 May 2024 Petro de Luanda Angola 96–86OT South Africa Cape Town Tigers BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
8:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 28–21, 23–18, 11–22, Overtime: 19–9
Pts: Faust 23
Rebs: Moreira 14
Asts: Dundão 7 		Livestats Pts: Cele 19
Rebs: Sibanyoni 13
Asts: Diarra 6 		Attendance: 6,072
Referees: Pat O'Connell, Kalume Tonton Banza, Annie Joyce Muchenu
Final
Main article: 2024 BAL final
1 June 2024 Petro de Luanda Angola 107–94 Libya Al Ahly Ly BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
4:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 14–28, 35–23, 32–19
Pts: Faust 24
Rebs: Gonçalves 8
Asts: Gonçalves 8 		Livestats Pts: Deng 24
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 9
Asts: Golden 8 		Attendance: 6,404
Referees: Hortencia Sánchez, Yann Davidson, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

[10]

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

References

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