2023–24 Petro de Luanda basketball season

Petro de Luanda
BAL champions
Angolan Basketball League champions
{{{champions3_league}}} champions
Chairman	Tomás Faria
Head coach	José Neto; (November – March; 4th season); Sergio Valdeolmillos; (From March; 1st season)
BAL	Champions ; (lost to Al-Ahly Ly)
Unitel Basket	Champions ; (defeated Interclube)
Angolan Cup	Runnners-up; (lost to Interclube)
Angolan Supercup	Winners
Biggest win	90 points; Petro de Luanda 129–39 Clube Amigos de Benguela ; (3 February 2024)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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[edit]

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

Petro de Luanda roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PG	0	Domingos, Gerson	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	28 – (1996-04-16)16 April 1996
PG	1	Neto, Aginaldo (E)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	18 – (2006-04-29)29 April 2006
PG	2	Moreira, Yanick	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	32 – (1991-07-31)31 July 1991
F	4	Cummings, Markeith (I)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	35 – (1988-12-21)21 December 1988
PG	5	Dundão, Childe	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	26 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998
SG	6	Morais, Carlos (C)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	38 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985
C	7	Pedro, Jone	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	34 – (1990-05-28)28 May 1990
G/F	10	Gonçalves, Gerson	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	28 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996
PG	12	Simão, Eduardo	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	20 – (2004-02-06)6 February 2004
F/C	13	Castro, Clesio	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	27 – (1997-02-22)22 February 1997
F	15	Gakou, Aboubakar	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	27 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997
SG	23	Faust, Nick (I)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	32 – (1992-02-25)25 February 1992
SF	24	Buiamba, Glofate	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	25 – (1999-01-05)5 January 1999

Head coach

Sergio Valdeolmillos

Assistant coach(es)

Raúl Duarte

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Roster

Updated: 17 March 2024

Former players[edit]

The following players played with Petro in the conference phase, but not in the playoffs.

Pos.	No.	Nat.	Name	Ht.		Age
SG	41		Lucas, Edmir	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)		31 – (1993-03-07)7 March 1993
PG	11		Nelson, Anthony	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)		25 – (1998-10-20)20 October 1998

Transactions[edit]

In[edit]

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

Out[edit]

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

Competitions[edit]

Angolan Basketball League[edit]

Regular season[edit]

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[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

Game	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Record
1	4 April 2024	Interclube B	H	W 111–57	1–0
2	6 April 2024	Interclube B	A	W 59–100	20–1

Semifinals[edit]

Game	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Record
1	24 April 2024	CPPL	H	W 100–66	1–0
2	27 April 2024	CPPL	A	W 91–92	2–0

Finals[edit]

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[edit]

Source: ^[9]

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

BAL[edit]

Kalahari Conference[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PCT	Qualification
1	FUS Rabat	4	3	1	363	295	+68	.750	Advance to playoffs
2	Petro de Luanda	4	2	2	360	340	+20	.500
3	Cape Town Tigers (H)	4	1	3	305	346	−41	.250
4	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	73–82	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	100–88	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	86–89	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	84–78	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[edit]

Seeding game (5th–6th seed)[edit]

25 May 2024	Petro de Luanda	67–70	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[edit]

27 May 2024	AS Douanes	65–66	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[edit]

29 May 2024	Petro de Luanda	96–860OT	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[edit]

1 June 2024	Petro de Luanda	107–94	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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

^ grxnet.com. "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Sérgio Valdeolmillos substitui José Neto". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions". The BAL. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
^ Yange, Joelson (16 October 2023). "Edmir Lucas: Petro anuncia mais um reforço de peso". Baller.ao (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
^ "Yanick Moreira returns to Petro de Luanda". VerAngola. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ "Hooray/Welcome Markieth Cummings!". facebook.com/atleticopetroleosluanda. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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^ Sikubwabo, Damas (9 August 2023). "Basketball: Competition hots up as APR, Patriots reinforce rosters". The New Times. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Damian Hollis (ex P.Luanda) is a newcomer at Astros". Latinbasket.com. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ "Competitions – FEDERAÇÃO ANGOLANA DE BASQUETEBOL" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ "Petro de Luanda Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[1] rxnet.com. "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Sérgio Valdeolmillos substitui José Neto". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[2] "Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions". The BAL. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

[:1-3] Yange, Joelson (16 October 2023). "Edmir Lucas: Petro anuncia mais um reforço de peso". Baller.ao (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2024.

[:2-4] "Yanick Moreira returns to Petro de Luanda". VerAngola. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

[5] "Hooray/Welcome Markieth Cummings!". facebook.com/atleticopetroleosluanda. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

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[7] Sikubwabo, Damas (9 August 2023). "Basketball: Competition hots up as APR, Patriots reinforce rosters". The New Times. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[8] "Damian Hollis (ex P.Luanda) is a newcomer at Astros". Latinbasket.com. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[9] "Competitions – FEDERAÇÃO ANGOLANA DE BASQUETEBOL" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[10] "Petro de Luanda Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

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v t e 2024 BAL season
Qualification Playoffs Final Rosters
Kalahari Conference	Cape Town Tigers Dynamo FUS Rabat Petro de Luanda
Nile Conference	Al Ahly Al Ahly Benghazi Bangui Sporting Club City Oilers
Sahara Conference	APR AS Douanes US Monastir Rivers Hoopers