Joel Pinto claims Angolan Division I weekly honour

- January 14, 2025

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Joel Pinto

Joel Pinto (C/F) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Desportivo 1. De Agosto Luanda and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 8.
The had a double-double of 27 points and 10 rebounds, while his team crushed Vila Clotilde (#6, 5-6) with 22-point margin 107-85. 1 De Agosto maintains the 4th position in Angolan Division I. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. 1 De Agosto will need more victories to improve their 6-3 record. In the team's last game Pinto had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. It's his second year at 1 De Agosto and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Joel Pinto averages this season 8.6ppg and 7.1rpg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young forward Josue Bartolomeu (198-F-2000) of Sporting Clube de Luanda 2nd team. Bartolomeu impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 24 points and 18 rebounds. Of course Sporting L. B cruised to a 83-72 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Benguela (#14, 1-3). Despite this victory Sporting L. B slide down in the standings to 5th position. His team lost some distance to top teams. But a 5-5 record is not bad and everything may still change. Bartolomeu is a newcomer at Sporting L. B and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.1ppg (#4). He also registered 10.3 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was international forward Aboubacar Gakou (201-F-1997) of top-ranked Atletico Petroleos de Luanda. Gakou showcased his all-around game by recording 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the last round. He was a key player of P.Luanda, leading his team to a 112-45 easy win against the lower-ranked ASA (#9, 2-5). P.Luanda have amazing season winning all 8 games without a single defeat. Gakou turns to be one of the very best players in the league while he is also a leader of the top team having his eyes on the championship title. Gakou has a great season in Angola. After only 8 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 23.3ppg (best scorer). He also has 2.1spg, a FGP of 71.2% and 3PT: 54.2%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Wilson Ambrosio (199-F-1999) of Interclube - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Eliseu Joao (SF) of 1 De Agosto - 18 points and 11 rebounds
6. Childe Dundao (169-PG-1998) of P.Luanda - 17 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists
7. Yanick Moreira (208-C-1991) of P.Luanda - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Eduardo Simao (187-PG-2004) of P.Luanda - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists
9. Joao Oliveira (PG) of CPPL - 12 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists
10. Solo Diabate (183-PG-1987) of P.Luanda - 15 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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