2023–24 Petro de Luanda basketball season

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.

Petro de Luanda
Angolan League champions
ChairmanTomás Faria
Head coachJosé Neto
(November – March; 4th season)
Sergio Valdeolmillos
(From March; 1st season)
BALTBD
Unitel BasketIn progress
Angolan CupTBD
Angolan SupercupWinners
Biggest win90 points
Petro de Luanda 129–39 Clube Amigos de Benguela
(3 February 2024)
2024–25 →

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]

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. Nat. 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 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1988-12-21)21 December 1988
PG 5   Dundão, Childe (C) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 25 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998
SG 6   Morais, Carlos 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) 33 – (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 11   Nelson, Anthony 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1998-10-20)20 October 1998
PG 12   Simão, Eduardo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2004-02-06)6 February 2004
F 15   Gakou, Aboubakar 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997
SF 24   Buiamba, Glofate 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-01-05)5 January 1999
SG 41   Lucas, Edmir 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1993-03-07)7 March 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: 17 March 2024

Transactions edit

In edit

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

Out edit

No. Pos. Nat. 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 [6]
45 F   Damian Hollis 34 Astros de Jalisco   End of contract March 1, 2024 [7]

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 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 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: [8]

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

BAL edit

Kalahari Conference edit

Standings edit
Pos Team 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

References edit

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