Universidade Lusíada de Angola
Leagues	Men: Angola League Women: Angola Women's League
Founded	January 1, 2007 (2007-01-01)
Dissolved	November 2021
History	Universidade Lusíada de Angola (2007–2021)
Arena	Pavilhão Anexo
Capacity	1,500
Location	Luanda, Angola
Team colors	Yellow and Bue
President	Rui Mingas
Head coach	Manuel Silva Gi (Men) Alexandre Neto (Women)

The Universidade Lusíada de Angola, also known as U.L.A. was an Angolan semi-professional basketball team which is named after its major sponsor, the Angolan Lusíadas University.

The men's team made its debut at the Angolan premier basketball league (BAI Basket) at the 2006–07 season whereas the women's team was established in February 2014 as it took over Juventude de Viana's women's basketball team, following the latter's disbanding.^[1]

They stayed in the BAI Basket for ten straight seasons, before the team was forced to leave the competition in November 2021. Vice President Paulo Murais cited financial problems that had been going on for seven years, with the economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic being the final blow.^[2]

Players

Universidade Lusíada Men's Basketball players

2014–2018

Nat	#	Name	A	P	H	W	O.F.	Raúl Duarte			M.S.
							2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
							5	–	–	–	–
	⋅	Adilson Paulo	23	C			⋅	13	13	⋅	⋅
	9	André Nsingi	⋅	⋅	1.83		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2018
	13	António Baptista	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	13	2018
	7	António Congo	22	⋅			⋅	⋅	16	7	2018
	⋅	Ayrton Dala	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	16	⋅
	12	Cesaltino Neto	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2018
	–	Dário Pereira	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	8	2018
	⋅	Edivaldo Cardoso	25	⋅			⋅	12	6	⋅	⋅
	⋅	Elmer Felix	25	G			7	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
	15	Erickson António	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2018
	⋅	Escórcio António	29	⋅			⋅	9	9	→	⋅
	⋅	Eusébio Santos	26	⋅			15	10	10	⋅	⋅
	⋅	Garcia Destino	22	⋅			⋅	⋅	7	→	⋅
	8	Goldafim Freitas	25	⋅	⋅	–	⋅	⋅	⋅	→	2018
	⋅	Hélder Cristina	25	⋅			⋅	7	→	⋅	⋅
	⋅	Hélio Daniel	29	⋅			⋅	⋅	14	14	⋅
	10	Herlandes Tavares	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	10	2018
	⋅	Hugo Cristiano	31	PF			⋅	15	⋅	⋅	⋅
	⋅	João Filho	23	⋅			⋅	16	⋅	⋅	⋅
	15	João Silva Manuel	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2018
	⋅	Joaquim Costa	28	⋅			8	8	8	→	⋅
	⋅	Joaquim Nunda	23	C			11	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
	6	Joel Fernandes	24	C	2.02		⋅	⋅	→	6	2018
	16	Mike Banda	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2018
	⋅	José Miguel		⋅			⋅	6	–	⋅	⋅
	⋅	José Salvador	26	G			–	4	4	→	⋅
	14	Kevin Albino	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2018
	⋅	Levi Mouélé	25	G			⋅	5	5	⋅	⋅
	⋅	Luís Fernandes	⋅	F			14	14	⋅	⋅	⋅
	⋅	Nsingi André	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	9	⋅
	11	Pedro Chita	22	⋅	67	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	11	2018
	⋅	Ramalho Lemos	28	⋅			–	11	11	→	⋅
	4	Reginaldo Kanza	24	⋅	1.99		⋅	⋅	→	4	2018
	⋅	Romenigue Sambo	26	⋅			4	→	⋅	⋅	⋅
	⋅	Sebastião Quicuambi	26	⋅	1.96		12	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
	⋅	Wilson João	27	⋅	1.78	75	5	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
	⋅	Wilson Manuel	⋅	⋅			9	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
	⋅	Xavier Franqueira	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	15	⋅

2014–2015

Universidade Lusíada Women's Basketball players

Nat	Name	A	P	H	W	Alex. Neto
						2014	2015
						4	4
	Flora Bernardo	⋅	⋅			15	15
	Givete Pedro	⋅	C			14	14
	Helena Viegas	20	G	1.70		8	8
	Henriqueta Eduardo	⋅	⋅			5	5
	Leopoldina Emídio	18	⋅			11	11
	Madalena Valentim	⋅	⋅			9	9
	Romana Mateus	⋅	G			4	4
	Stella Longue	⋅	F			7	7

See also

• Angola Women's Basketball League
• Federação Angolana de Basquetebol

References

1. ↑ "Universidade Lusiada de Angola" (in Portuguese). ulangola. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
2. ↑ "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Lusíada desiste do Nacional de basquetebol". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

External links

• ULA official website
• Facebook profile
• Africabasket profile