2021 Praia Basketball League
# 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.

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

## Teams

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

## Draft

The inaugural draft was held on May 18, 2021.

| 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

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

## Regular season

| Pos. | Team | GP | W | L | W% | PF | PA | PD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Plataeu 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | 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

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

## Statistics

| 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 | Achada Panthers | 7.4 |
