- Olimpio Cipriano
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Olimpio Cipriano Position Shooting guard/small forward Height 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m) Weight 205 lb (93 kg) Team Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo Born April 9, 1982
Luanda,Angola
Nationality Angolan Medal record Men's Basketball Competitor for Angola
African Championships Gold 2005 Algeria Angola Gold 2007 Angola Angola Gold 2009 Libya Angola Lusophony Games Silver 2006 Macau Angola Olimpio Cipriano (born 9 April 1982)[1] is an Angolan professional basketball player with Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto. 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]
NBA
Cipriano played with the Detroit Pistons' summer league team[3] before being cut prior to the start of the 2007-08 NBA season.
References
Angola squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 12th place Angola squad – Africa Championship 2005- 1st place Angola squad – 2006 FIBA World Championship – 10th place Angola squad – Africa Championship 2007 – Gold Medal Angola squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 12th place Angola squad – Africa Championship 2009 – Gold medal Angola squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship – 15th place Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Luanda
- Angolan basketball players
- Angolan expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Olympic basketball players of Angola
- Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Angolan sportspeople stubs
- African basketball biography stubs
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