Olímpio Cipriano

Olímpio Cipriano (born 9 April 1982) is an Angolan basketball player who currently plays for Petro de Luanda and the Angola national team.^[1] A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) guard,^[2] he has been one of the most decorated basketball players in Angolan history, having won 12 Angolan Leagues and 11 Angolan Cups in his career.

Olímpio Cipriano

Cipriano in 2014
No. 32 – Petro de Luanda
Position	Forward
League	BIC Basket Basketball Africa League
Personal information
Born	(1982-04-09) 9 April 1982 (age 43) Luanda, Angola
Nationality	Angolan
Listed height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2000–present
Career history
n/a	Sporting de Luanda
2000–2009	Primeiro de Agosto
2009–2018	Benfica do Libolo
2018–present	Petro de Luanda
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Angola AfroBasket Algiers 2005 National Team Luanda 2007 National Team Benghazi 2009 National Team Abidjan 2013 National Team FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup Luanda 2002 1º de Agosto Cairo 2004 1º de Agosto Luanda 2007 1º de Agosto Sousse 2008 1º de Agosto Lagos 2006 1º de Agosto Luanda 2015 Rec do Libolo Abidjan 2005 1º de Agosto Sousse 2013 Rec do Libolo

Born in Luanda, Cipriano represented the Angola national basketball team on several international tournaments and won four gold AfroBasket medals for his country. Cipriano also won five FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup titles, four with Primeiro and one with Libolo; he was honoured as MVP of the tournament in 2007.

Professional career

Cipriano played with the Detroit Pistons' summer league team^[3] before being cut prior to the start of the 2007–08 NBA season.

National team career

Cipriano played with Angola on several tournaments, including the 2004 Summer Olympics and the FIBA Africa Championship 2005. At the 2005 tournament, Cipriano led the Angolans to defeat Senegal to capture first place for the 4th championship in a row. Cipriano was also MVP of the tournament. He was also a member of the Angola squad at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, where he averaged 13.8 points per game, including a high of 33 in a losing effort against Germany.^[1]

Awards and accomplishments

Club

Primeiro de Agosto

• 4× FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup: (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008)
• 8× Angolan League: (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2022)
• 6× Taça de Angola: (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2022)
• 9× Angolan Super Cup: (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2021)

Benfica do Libolo

• FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup: (2014)
• 3× Angolan League: (2012, 2014, 2017)
• 5× Taça de Angola: (2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017)
• 3× Angolan Super Cup: (2012, 2016, 2017)
• Taça Victorino Cunha: (2013)

Petro de Luanda

• 2× Angolan League: (2019, 2021)
• Taça de Angola: (2022)

Individual

• FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup MVP: (2007)
• 2× FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup All-Star Team: (2007, 2012)
• 4× Angolan League MVP: (2008, 2011, 2012, 2017)
• 3× Angolan League Top Scorer: (2007, 2008, 2012)
• Angolan League assists leader: (2011)

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

BAL

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021	Petro de Luanda	6	0	15.9	.359	.324	.750	2.3	1.0	.3	.0	7.0
Career		6	0	15.9	.359	.324	.750	2.3	1.0	.3	.0	7.0