ACVB League (2025)
2020-21 (4 year break)
ACVB League 2025
Champion: Lenfer
Regular Season Champion: Lenfer
Finals & League & Cup MVP & Import POY: Dana Tate Jr.
Top Scorer & Defensive POY: Sayvonn Houston (21.8)
Domestic POY: Shane DaRosa
Quarterfinals Semis Final Semis Quarterfinals
Lenfer67
Brava Magic61
Bairro51
Amibasket53
Lenfer62
Amibasket48
Lenfer2
Campana1
Terra Branca66
Campana71
Terra Branca102
Kaiada76
Campana78
Volcanic74
ACVB League Final: Lenfer - Campana Lanca 55-43

Lenfer: Tate Jr Dana 20, Gonzalez Nelson 13, Gunning Calvin 8, Mendes Larry 8, Rodriguez Michael 3, Depina Lirne 3
Campana Lanca: Fonseca Elton 17, Monteiro Manuel 11, Brown Jamal 10, Jaynes Aaron 5, Lopes Josh 0, Petrilli Anthony 0

- All teams qualified to the play-offs
Stats Leaders 2025
PPG
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APG
SPG
BPG
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Avg: 23.7 ppg

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22.7
3
22.4
5
21.8
7
21.3
8
20.0
9
19.0
10
14.9
Player of the Week: Round 15(RS)
Ethan Daleba

Bairro
(193-F)

Lenfer beat Campana Lanca in decider, lift ACVB trophy
Lenfer clinch Cape Verde Cup title (Photo: acvbleague.com)
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Finals & League & Cup MVP & Import POY
Top Scorer & Defensive POY
Domestic POY
Lenfer beat Campana Lanca in decider, lift ACVB trophy-Aug 26, 2025
Campana Lanca - Lenfer 43-55

It was a great evening for American forward Dana Tate Jr (201-1999, college: Norfolk St.) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Nelson Gonzalez helped adding 13 points. The best for the losing side was American forward Elton Fonseca (183, college: Quincy) with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds and Jamal Brown scored 10 points and 8 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Campana Lanca: E.Fonseca 17+13reb+1ast, M.Monteiro 11+1reb+2ast, J.Brown 10+8reb+1ast, A.Jaynes 5+6reb+1ast, A.Petrilli 0+1reb+3ast, J.Lopes 0+2reb+1ast
Lenfer: D.Tate Jr. 20+12reb+1ast, N.Gonzalez 13+4reb+3ast, C.Gunning 8+10reb, L.Mendes 8+3reb, L.Depina 3+1reb, M.Rodriguez 3+4reb+5ast
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Afrobasket.com All-Cape Verdean ACVB Awards 2025-Aug 27, 2025
The standout American forward Dana Tate Jr was voted the Player of the Year of the championship-winning Lenfer. He graduated from the Norfolk State two years ago. Tate Jr received multiple other awards, was selected as the Finals MVP, Import Player of the Year, Forward of the Year and was chosen to the First Team. His excellent performance assisted his team in beating Campana Lanca 2 to 1 in the final series. Tate Jr orchestrated his way to the second spot in points per game, showcasing a dazzling average of almost 23. He also averaged over 7 rebounds per game in the league. Tate Jr has totalled 6 games of 20 or more points on the year and recorded 30 or more points in 4 games. He registered double-doubles in 3 games during the event. Tate Jr's 37 points against Campana Lanca were the most he scored in the 2025 season. 9 out of the top 10 highest scorers in the league are alumni of US colleges. Among many awards Tate Jr.'s team won the Cape Verdean Cup earlier this year.
Sayvonn Houston, American center from the Terra Branca Pitbulls, was honored as the Defensive Player of the Year at the ACVB League. He Is the Pine Manor alumni from 2020. Houston collected multiple other honors, earned the Center of the Year and was named to the First Team. He conducted his way to the second position in averaging a commendable over 8 rebounds per game. Houston was the Player of the Week honoree in the league. He led the ACVB in points per game with almost 24. Houston has totalled 10 games of 20 or more points and had double-doubles in 4 games on the year. His 30 points against Amibasket were the most he scored in the 2025 season. 9 out of the top 10 highest scorers in the league are alumni of US colleges.
Aaron Calixte, 30-year old American point guard from the Terra Branca Pitbulls, picked up the Guard of the Year of ACVB League. He Is ex Oklahoma from 2019. Calixte also earned a spot in the First Team. He recorded over 22 points and 5 assists per game that season in the league. Calixte has totalled 5 games of 20 or more points on the year. His 44 points against Kaiada were the most he scored in the 2025 season. 9 out of the top 10 highest scorers in the league are alumni of US colleges.
The standout Dominican point guard Michael Rodriguez was voted to the First Team of the championship-winning Lenfer. He Is alumni of the Southern Illinois from 2017. Rodriguez's excellent performance assisted his team in beating Campana Lanca 2 to 1 in the final series. With finesse and precision, Rodriguez claimed the fourth position in points per game, delivering a stellar 22 points per game average, and fifth spot in assists per game with an outstanding average of over 4. He has totalled 9 games of 20 or more points on the year and logged 30 or more points in 2 games. Rodriguez's 36 points against Campana Lanca were the most he scored in the 2025 season. 9 out of the top 10 highest scorers in the league are alumni of US colleges. Rodriguez's team won the Cape Verdean Cup earlier this year.
Elton Fonseca, American forward from the Campana Lanca, was selected to the First Team at the ACVB League. He graduated from Quincy two years ago. Fonseca's best performance made his team reach the finals but they unfortunately were defeated by Lenfer 1 to 2. His playmaking prowess was on full display as he secured the fifth position in points per game averaging almost 22 and fourth spot in rebounds per game with an impressive average of almost 8. Fonseca has totalled 13 games of 20 or more points on the year and registered 30 or more points in 3 games. He notched double-doubles in 5 games at the event. Fonseca's 38 points against the Bairro were the most he scored in the 2025 season. 9 out of the top 10 highest scorers in the league are alumni of US colleges.
Player of the Year: USA Dana Tate Jr. (201-F-1999) of Lenfer
Finals MVP: USA Dana Tate Jr. (201-F-1999) of Lenfer
Defensive Player of the Year: USA Sayvonn Houston (201-C) of Terra Branca
Domestic Player of the Year: USA Shane DaRosa (185-G-1988) of Amibasket
Import Player of the Year: USA Dana Tate Jr. (201-F-1999) of Lenfer
Guard of the Year: USA Aaron Calixte (180-PG-1994) of Terra Branca
Forward of the Year: USA Dana Tate Jr. (201-F-1999) of Lenfer
Center of the Year: USA Sayvonn Houston (201-C) of Terra Branca

Afrobasket.com All-Cape Verdean ACVB First Team 2025
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Houston
Calixte
Rodriguez
Fonseca
First Team

USA Dana Tate Jr. (201-F-1999) of Lenfer
USA Sayvonn Houston (201-C) of Terra Branca
USA Aaron Calixte (180-PG-1994) of Terra Branca
Dominican Republic Michael Rodriguez (178-PG-1994) of Lenfer
USA Elton Fonseca (183-F) of Campana Lanca

Second Team

USA Njavan Stewart-Okiwe (196-G) of Campana Lanca
USA Chris Green (182-G) of Terra Branca
USA Ethan Daleba (193-F) of Bairro
USA Terrel Williams (194-F/C) of Terra Branca
Guatemala Michael Ward (194-F) of Terra Branca

Honorable Mention

USA Jamal Brown (185-G) of Campana Lanca
Haiti Marcus Azor (185-G) of Bairro
USA Larry Mendes (186-G) of Lenfer
Cape Verde Jason Barros of Amibasket
Cape Verde Derek Williams of Bairro
Cape Verde Ad Pires of Kaiada
*The awards were created by Afrobasket.com staff based on the stats (if available), teams' performance and players' performance. It very often required deeper research and collecting various data about the players and their teams.