2021 Praia Basketball League

The 2021 Praia Basketball League was the inaugural season of the Praia Basketball League, the first-ever professional basketball league in Cape Verde. The league existed of 6 teams all located in the city of Praia.

2021 Praia Basketball League
LeaguePraia Basketball League
SportBasketball
DurationJuly 3 – July 24, 2021
Number of teams6
Draft
Top draft pickParis Collins
Picked byCB Cidadela
Regular season
Top seedPlateau Warriors
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsPlateau Warriors
  Runners-upAchada Panthers
Finals MVPJoshua Yorke-Frazer (Plateau Warriors)
Seasons

The 2021 season was scheduled to begin on June 3, 2021,[1] but was moved to July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On July 24, 2021, the Plateau Warriors won the inaugural title.[3][2]

Teams

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Team Neighbourhood
Achada Grande Volcânico Achada Santo António
Achada Panthers
CB Cidadela
Palmarejo Sharks Palmarejo
Plateau Warriors
Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas Ponta de Água

Draft

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The inaugural draft was held on May 18, 2021.[4]

Rnd. Pick Name Pos. Nationality Team
1
1
Paris Collins G   United States CB Cidadela
1
2
Malik Miller C   United States Palmarejo Sharks
1
3
Nick Hall SF   United States Achada Panthers
1
4
Cameron Clark PF   United States Achada Grande Volcânico
1
5
Rodrigues Palmer G   United States Ponta d'Agua Gorillas
1
6
Joshua Yorke-Frazer G   Canada Plateau Warriors
2
7
Andre Jackson SF   United States Plateau Warriors
2
8
Mario Williams SG   United States Ponta d'Agua Gorillas
2
9
Nasir Core G   United States Achada Grande Volcânico
2
10
Taras Carter Jr. PG   United States Achada Panthers
2
11
Neville Young SF   United States CB Cidadela
2
12
Charles Boozer G   United States Palmarejo Sharks
3
13
Zoran Talley Jr. F   United States CB Cidadela
3
12
Alwyn Silva F   Cape Verde Palmarejo Sharks
3
13
Andre Amado C   Cape Verde Ponta d'Agua Gorillas
3
14
Abdelranman Elghadban G   Egypt Plateau Warriors
3
15
Anthony Lane G   United States Achada Panthers
3
16
Jawan Stepney G   United States Achada Grande Volcânico

Teams

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Team Neighbourhood
Achada Grande Volcano Achada Santo António
Achada Panthers
CB Cidadela
Palmarejo Sharks Palmarejo
Plateau Warriors
Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas Ponta de Água

Regular season

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Pos. Team GP W L W% PF PA PD
1 Plateau Warriors 7 7 0 1.000 663 579 +84
2 Achada Grande Volcânico 7 5 2 0.714 629 573 +56
3 Ponta d'Agua Gorillas 8 4 4 0.500 738 718 +20
4 Palmarejo Sharks 8 3 5 0.375 726 764 –38
5 CB Cidadela 8 3 5 0.375 710 715 –5
6 Achada Panthers 8 1 7 0.125 612 729 –117

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Plateau Warriors 95
4 CB Cidadela 91 5 Palmarejo Sharks 89
5 Palmarejo Sharks 94 1 Plateau Warriors 92
6 Achada Panthers 84
2 Achada Grande Volcânico 84
3 Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas 88 6 Achada Panthers 92
6 Achada Panthers 91

Individual awards

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  • Finals MVP: Joshua Yorke-Frazer (Plateau Warriors)[5]
  • All-Cape Verdean Team:[6]
    • Alexis Miranda
    • Brady Fernandes
    • Joel de Luz
    • Nilton Gomes
    • Aaron Strothers
  • All-Import Team:[6]
    • Nasir Core
    • Joshua Yorke-Frazer
    • Rodriques Palmer
    • Allex Austin
    • Malik Miller

Statistics

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Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Nasir Core Achada Grande Volcânico 34.1
Rebounds per game Allex Austin Achada Panthers 16.0
Assists per game Rodriques Palmer 7.4

References

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  1. ^ FAAPA. "Definidos os confrontos dos "play-off" da Praia Basketball League – FAAPA FR". Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Plateau Warriors conquista Praia Basketball League 2021". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Praia Basketball League: The semi-finals table known today in the play-off games | INFORPRESS". July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Inaugural 2021 Praia League Draft Recap | Praia League | Cabo Verde's Professional Basketball League | RecLeague.net". www.recleague.net. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "CVBL | Cabo Verde Basketball League on Instagram: "The Praia League Finals Most Valuable Player is The Plateau Warriors own Joshua Yorke Frazer. 🌴🇨🇻"". Instagram. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "CVBL | Cabo Verde Basketball League on Instagram: "The Praia League presents the official All Import Team! As well as the Official All Cabo Verde team! 🌴🇨🇻 ______________________________________ A Praia League apresenta oficialmente os melhor jogadores importados! Bem como os melhor jogadores de Cabo Verde! 🌴🇨🇻"". Instagram. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Statistics | Praia League | Cabo Verde's Professional Basketball League | RecLeague.net". www.recleague.net. Retrieved August 13, 2022.