Olímpio Cipriano

Olímpio Cipriano

No. 4 – Recreativo do Libolo
Position	Forward
League	BIC Basket Africa Champions Cup
Personal information
Born	(1982-04-09) 9 April 1982 Luanda, Angola
Nationality	Angolan
Listed height	193 cm (6.33 ft)
Listed weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Career history
n/a	Sporting de Luanda
2000–2009	Primeiro de Agosto
2009–present	Recreativo do Libolo
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

Olímpio Cipriano (born 9 April 1982) is an Angolan professional basketball guard.^[1] A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) guard,^[2] he has competed in various international competitions for the Angola national basketball team, 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] He is currently playing for Recreativo do Libolo at the Angolan major basketball league BAI Basket.

NBA

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

Achievements

Titles Won

See also

Angola national basketball team

References