2024–25 Petro de Luanda basketball season
| Chairman | Tomás Faria |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Sergio Valdeolmillos (2nd season) |
| BAL | To be played |
| Unitel Basket | To be played |
| Angolan Cup | TBD |
| Angolan Supercup | TBD |
| Biggest win | TBD |
Petro de Luanda plays the 2024–25 season in the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as well as in two national cup competitions.
Overview
[edit]After the successful previous season, veteran Jone Pedro left the club, along with Gerson Gonçalves, who signed a contract in France.[1][2] The team reinforced themselves with Solo Diabate,[3] who returned after one season in Libya, and Patrick Gardner.[4]
Roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Transactions
[edit]In
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | G |  |
Solo Diabate | 36 | Al Ahli Benghazi |  |
10 August 2024 | [3] |
| 4 | C |  |
Patrick Gardner | 28 | Al Ahly | |
August 25, 2024 | [4] |
Out
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | C |  |
Jone Pedro | 34 |  |
End of contract | 10 August 2024 | ||
| 10 | G | |
Gerson Gonçalves | 28 | Aix Maurienne |  |
End of contract | 16 July 2024 | [1] |
Competitions
[edit]Friendly
[edit]Petro spent their pre-season in Spain, where they participated in a local tournament, to prepare for the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[5]
| 28 August 2024 | Coviran Granada 
|
80–67 | Petro de Luanda
|
Granada, Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts: Bamforth 14 | Reference[6] | Pts: Gardner 11 | Attendance: 6,000 |
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FIBA Intercontinental Cup
[edit]Group phase
[edit]| 12 September | Petro de Luanda
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78–94 | Unicaja
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Singapore |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 6–25, 26–30, 20–20, 26–19 | |||
| Pts: Castro 13 Rebs: Castro 9 Asts: Diabate, Domingos 6 |
Box score | Pts: Kalinoski 16 Rebs: Osetkowski 8 Asts: Osetkowski 7 |
Arena: Singapore Indoor Stadium Attendance: 1,627 Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Carlos Peralta (ECU), James Alexander Boyer (AUS) |
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| 14 September | Petro de Luanda
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75–80 |  Al Riyadi
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Singapore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 14–11, 16–28, 24–18 | |||
| Pts: Gakou 20 Rebs: Diabate 8 Asts: Diabate 7 |
Box score | Pts: Harris 22 Rebs: Gyokchyan 10 Asts: Gyokchyan 6 |
Arena: Singapore Indoor Stadium Attendance: 2,925 Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Yann Vezo Davidson (MAD), James Alexander Boyer (AUS) |
|
5th-6th place classification game
[edit]| 15 September | Petro de Luanda
|
70–64 |  Quimsa
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Singapore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Scoring by quarter: 11–24, 24–9, 16–22, 19–9 | |||
| Pts: Gakou 20 Rebs: Gardner 10 Asts: Diabate 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Romano 13 Rebs: Miller, Brussino 6 Asts: Brussino 8 |
Arena: Singapore Indoor Stadium Attendance: 3,173 Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Yann Vezo Davidson (MAD) |
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BAL
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gerson Gonçalves est Savoyard !". AMSB (in French). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Gerson Gonçalves est Savoyard !". AMSB (in French). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ a b @petro_de_luanda (10 August 2024). "Tínhamos saudades, Diabaté! Bem-vindo de volta!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Basquetebol: Patrick Gardner reforça posição cinco do Petro". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ grxnet.com. "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Petro viaja em estágio para o Reino de Espanha". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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