Franca Basquetebol Clube

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Franca
Nickname Pedroca
Leagues NBB
Founded September 4, 1953
Arena Ginásio Pedrocão
(capacity: 6,000)
Location Franca, São Paulo state, Brazil
Team colors                (White, Blue and Red)
President José Guilherme Calil Maia
Head coach Brazil Lula Ferreira
Championships 10 CBB League
6 Sudamericano de Clubes
Website francabasquete.org.br
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Franca Basquetebol Clube is a Brazilian men's basketball club based in Franca, São Paulo state. It was founded on September 4, 1953. They won the Campeonato Sudamericano six times.

History

The club was twice Intercontinental Cup runners-up: in 1975 (as Esporte Clube Amazonas Franca) and in 1980 (as Associação Atlética Francana).[1]

Former players

Several notable players defended the club such as Hélio Rubens (former player and head coach), Anderson Varejão, Toto, Fernando Minucci, Marco Aurélio Pegolo dos Santos (Chuí), Tato Lopez, Guerrinha, Murilo Becker, among others.

Achievements

Basketball

  • Supercopa de Basquete: 2008.
  • Campeonato Paulista: 11 times (1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007).
  • Taça Brasil: 4 times (1971, 1974, 1975, 1980).
  • Campeonato Brasileiro: 6 times (1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999).
  • Campeonato Sudamericano: 6 times (1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1990, 1991).
  • Campeonato Pan-Americano: 4 times (1993, 1994, 1997, 1999).

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined by FIBA. Players may hold more than one nationality.

Franca roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
F 4 Brazil Borges, Cauê 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 5 Brazil Perez Neto, Feliciano 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 7 Brazil Luz, Jhonatan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 8 Argentina Figueroa, Juan Pablo 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
G/F 9 Brazil Socas, Jefferson 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
G/F 10 Brazil Taddei, Felipe 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 11 Brazil Ricci, Luis Felipe 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 12 Brazil Seixas Silva, André 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G/F 13 United States Basden, Eddie 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
C 15 Brazil Prestes, Paulão 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
F 16 Brazil Demetrio, João Pedro 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
C 17 Brazil Mariano, Lucas 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 19 Brazil Duval, Junio 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
G/F 20 Brazil Marciel, Lucas 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 23 Brazil Meindl, Léo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 27 Brazil dos Santos, Bruno 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 35 Brazil Oliveira, Maique 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
F 44 Brazil Soleira, Rafael 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 55 Brazil Ferreira Junior, Antonio 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 68 Brazil Marques, Dudu 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brazil Paulo Berger
  • Brazil Daniel Wattfy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2014-01-29

Head coaches

Official names

The club adopted several different names during its history:[2]

  • Clube dos Bagres (1953–1971)
  • Emmanuel Franca Esporte Clube (1972–1974)
  • Esporte Clube Amazonas Franca (1975–1977)
  • Associação Atlética Francana (1977–1984)
  • Associação Francana de Basquetebol (1984–1988)
  • Ravelli Franca Basquetebol (1988–1991)
  • Franca Basquetebol Clube (1992–)

After the foundation of Franca Basquetebol Clube, in 1992, the club changed its common name according to its sponsor:

  • All Star/Franca (1992)
  • Satierf/Sabesp/Franca (1993)
  • Cosesp/Franca (1994)
  • Cougar/Franca (1996)
  • Marathon/Franca (1997–2000)
  • Unimed/Franca (2000–2001)
  • Franca Basquetebol Clube (2001–2004)*
  • Franca/Petrocrystal/Ferracini (2004–2005)
  • Franca/Mariner/Unimed (2005–2006)
  • Unimed/Franca (2006–2008)
  • Vivo/Franca (2008–)

* Between 2001 and 2004, the club did not have an official sponsor.

References

  1. ↑ "Agonia de campeão: Franca pode ficar fora dos playoffs e Paulista" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva.Net. Retrieved November 27, 2008. 
  2. ↑ "A história do basquetebol masculino francano" (in Portuguese). EFDeportes.com. Retrieved November 27, 2008. 

External links

2013–14 teams
Seasons
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