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 | |
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League | Praia Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | July 3 – July 24, 2021 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Paris Collins |
Picked by | CB Cidadela |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Plateau Warriors |
Playoffs | |
Finals | |
Champions | Plateau Warriors |
Runners-up | Achada Panthers |
Finals MVP | Joshua Yorke-Frazer (Plateau Warriors) |
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
editTeam | Neighbourhood |
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Achada Grande Volcânico | Achada Santo António |
Achada Panthers | |
CB Cidadela | |
Palmarejo Sharks | Palmarejo |
Plateau Warriors | |
Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas | Ponta de Água |
Draft
editThe inaugural draft was held on May 18, 2021.[4]
Rnd. | Pick | Name | Pos. | Nationality | Team |
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1
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1
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Paris Collins | G | United States | CB Cidadela |
1
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2
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Malik Miller | C | United States | Palmarejo Sharks |
1
|
3
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Nick Hall | SF | United States | Achada Panthers |
1
|
4
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Cameron Clark | PF | United States | Achada Grande Volcânico |
1
|
5
|
Rodrigues Palmer | G | United States | Ponta d'Agua Gorillas |
1
|
6
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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
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Nasir Core | G | United States | Achada Grande Volcânico |
2
|
10
|
Taras Carter Jr. | PG | United States | Achada Panthers |
2
|
11
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Neville Young | SF | United States | CB Cidadela |
2
|
12
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Charles Boozer | G | United States | Palmarejo Sharks |
3
|
13
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Zoran Talley Jr. | F | United States | CB Cidadela |
3
|
12
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Alwyn Silva | F | Cape Verde | Palmarejo Sharks |
3
|
13
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Andre Amado | C | Cape Verde | Ponta d'Agua Gorillas |
3
|
14
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Abdelranman Elghadban | G | Egypt | Plateau Warriors |
3
|
15
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Anthony Lane | G | United States | Achada Panthers |
3
|
16
|
Jawan Stepney | G | United States | Achada Grande Volcânico |
Teams
editTeam | Neighbourhood |
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Achada Grande Volcano | Achada Santo António |
Achada Panthers | |
CB Cidadela | |
Palmarejo Sharks | Palmarejo |
Plateau Warriors | |
Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas | Ponta de Água |
Regular season
editPos. | Team | GP | W | L | W% | PF | PA | PD |
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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
editQuarterfinals | 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
editStatistics
editCategory | Player | Team | Statistic |
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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
edit- ^ FAAPA. "Definidos os confrontos dos "play-off" da Praia Basketball League – FAAPA FR". Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Plateau Warriors conquista Praia Basketball League 2021". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ "Praia Basketball League: The semi-finals table known today in the play-off games | INFORPRESS". July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ "The Inaugural 2021 Praia League Draft Recap | Praia League | Cabo Verde's Professional Basketball League | RecLeague.net". www.recleague.net. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Statistics | Praia League | Cabo Verde's Professional Basketball League | RecLeague.net". www.recleague.net. Retrieved August 13, 2022.