On April 7, it was reported that on the evening of April 7, the CBA officially announced the major awards of the season, Xinjiang forward Abdul Salamu was elected MVP of the regular season, and Qiu Biao, the head coach of the Xinjiang team, won the best coach, and the Xinjiang team became the biggest winner.
Abdul Salamu played in all 52 regular season games this season, including 51 starts, averaging 19.0 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.0 steals in 35 minutes per game, shooting 50.6% from the field.
The CBA official wrote: "As the captain of Xinjiang Guanghui Basketball Club, he is the absolute core of the team and the magic weapon to win! Congratulations to Abdul Salamu for being elected as the Most Valuable Player in the regular season of the 2023-2024 CBA League!"
CBA officials also announced the MVP vote, Abdul Salamu finally scored 471 points (65 first votes, 43 second votes, 17 third votes), Liaoning guard Zhao Jiwei ranked second with 276 points, and Zhejiang Guangsha inner line Hu Jinqiu ranked third with 238 points. It can be said that Abudu's election is well-deserved and undisputed.
According to CBA statistics, this is the first time in 13 years that Xinjiang players have won the regular season MVP, and the last one was Xinjiang center Bartel in 2011.
In addition, Qiu Biao, the head coach of the Xinjiang team, won the best coach award. There were 6 candidates for the Best Coach Award, and Qiu Biao finally received 543 points, including 81 votes for the first vote (5 points), 42 votes for the second vote (3 points), and 12 votes for the third vote (1 point). Min Lulei (Beijing BEWG) and Du Feng (Guangdong South China Tigers) were second and third with 253 and 213 points, respectively.
Abudu was selected into the first team of domestic players along with Hu Jinqiu, Yang Hansen, Zhao Jiwei and Sun Minghui, while another Xinjiang player Qi Lin was selected into the second team of domestic players along with Zhang Zhenlin, Yu Jiahao, Hu Mingxuan and Cui Yongxi.
The first team of domestic players: Abdul Salamu (Xinjiang Yilit), Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang East Sunshine Medicine), Yang Hansen (Qingdao Guoxin Aquatic Products), Zhao Jiwei (Liaoning Bengang), Sun Minghui (Zhejiang East Sunshine Medicine).
In this regard, netizens have said, "Handsome and able to fight!"
"Abdul Salamu is also a rebirth of Nirvana. Come on, lad, congratulations on taking you to the next level. Liao Miliu"
"Congratulations, it's really not easy to recover from injury, in the case of not being favored by the public and not being favored by the national team, there is no sinking, I have won the scoring championship, I have won the All-Star MVP, and today I finally won the regular season MVP, which is well deserved, there are few big-scene players in China who play with smart and clear brains"
"Captain of the Xinjiang team, the pride of our Xinjiang people!! continue to cheer for Salamu !! Laodao!!!"
"In the Asian Championships that year, he kept the position of coach Li with the posture of a god. As a result, in the World Cup, Director Li used Zhai Xiaochuan and the three defenders, and did not give Abudu a chance. I don't understand."
"I still remember the scene when Abudu looked at the mat after recovering from his injury and didn't dare to jump up. Recovery from major injuries, nirvana from psychological trauma, cow batch!"