The Cabo Verde Basketball League (CVBL) was a professional men's basketball league in Cape Verde. The league was founded in 2021 as the Praia Basketball League by former professional player António de Pina, as a way to boost tourism on the island and to boost the economy.[1] In its first season, the league only featured teams from the country's capital Praia. The CVBL is recognised by the Cape Verdean Basketball Federation (Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Basquetebol), but is organised by Overseas Basketball Connection.
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| Organising body | Overseas Basketball Connection |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 |
| First season | 2021 |
| Folded | 2022 |
| Countries |  Cape Verde |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Most championships | Plateau Warriors Mindelo Monstro (1 title each) |
| CEO | António de Pina |
 2022 CVBL season | |
It was the first-ever professional league in Cape Verde.[2] The last season was played in 2022. Since then, the Capeverdean Basketball League (CBL) has been established.
History
editThe league was founded as the Praia Basketball League in 2021 as the first professional basketball league in Cape Verde. It was founded by US-based Cape Verdean António de Pina, who was a former professional player.[1] Only teams from the capital of Praia played in the inaugural season. On July 24, 2021, the Plateau Warriors won the inaugural title.[3][4]
After the first season, the league changed its name to Cabo Verde Basketball League and new teams from Sal and São Vicente entered the league. The 2022 season began on June 12 and ended July 31, 2022.[5]
After the 2022 season, the league's social media accounts shut down and no more events were organized.
Format
editEach season, the CVBL holds a draft, for which players can register. Each season exists out of six teams, that play a regular season to determine their seeds for the playoffs.
Teams
editThe following six teams played in the 2021 and 2022 season:
2021 teams
edit| Team | Neighbourhood |
|---|---|
| Achada Grande Volcano | Achada Santo António |
| Achada Panthers | |
| CB Cidadela | |
| Palmarejo Sharks | Palmarejo |
| Plateau Warriors | |
| Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas | Ponta de Água |
2022 teams
edit| Team | City, Island |
|---|---|
| Mindelo Monstro | Mindelo, São Vicente |
| Palmarejo Sharks | Palmarejo, Praia, Santiago |
| Plateau Warriors | Praia, Santiago |
| Ponta d'Agúa Gorrillas | Ponta de Água, Praia, Santiago |
| Sal Turtles | Sal |
| Txada Panthers |
Champions
edit| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Plateau Warriors | Achada Panthers | 92–84 |
| 2022 | Mindelo Monstro | Txada Panthers | 2–0 (best-of-three) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Praia Basketball League kicks off Saturday with a former NBA star in the delegation | INFORPRESS". June 30, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ "Praia League | Cabo Verde's Professional Basketball League | RecLeague.net". www.recleague.net. 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.
- ^ "Plateau Warriors conquista Praia Basketball League 2021". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ admin (July 31, 2022). "Mindelo Monstro é campeão da edição 2022 do CVBL". Balai (in European Portuguese). Retrieved August 13, 2022.