UniCEUB/BRB

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UniCEUB/BRB
Leagues NBB
Founded 2000
Arena Ginásio Nilson Nelson
(capacity: 16,000)
Ginásio da ASCEB
(capacity:3,050)
Location Brasília, Brazil
Team colors White, blue and red
              
President Antonio Carvalho
Head coach Argentina Sergio Hernández
Championships 4 Brazilian championships
1 FIBA Americas League
2 Liga Sudamericana
Website uniceub-brb.com.br
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The Instituto Viver Basquetebol, known as UniCEUB/BRB/Brasília or simply Brasília, is a Brazilian professional basketball club, based in Brasília, Federal District. The team was founded in 2000, and renamed in 2009, been originally related to Salgado de Oliveira University (UNIVERSO), and currently associated to Centro Universitário de Brasília (UniCEUB). Their gyms are Nilson Nelson and ASCEB (minor games).

The lack of soccer tradition in Brasília contributed to the basketball team of UniCEUB/BRB be adopted as a local passion. The results inside the basketball court also favored the club consolidation, in special the third consecutive championship of Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) won in 2011–2012 season, that led the team to reach the mark of four national titles in six consecutive finals.

In addition, UniCEUB/BRB was the first Brazilian team to have won the FIBA Americas League, the most important club tournament of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in the continent. In 2008–09 season the team won the title by defeating the Mexican Halcones Xalapa in their home.

Titles

FIBA Americas League

  • Winners (1): 2008–09

Liga Sudamericana

  • Winners (2): 2010, 2013
  • Runners-up (1): 2012

Brazilian National League

  • Winners (4): 2007, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
  • Runners-up (2): 2008, 2008–09

Copa Brasil de Basquete

  • Winners (2): 2001, 2002

Campeonato Brasiliense de Basquete

  • Winners (11): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Roster

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

Brasília roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
F 4 Brazil Belchor Silva, Arthur 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
G 5 Brazil Pantoja, Victor 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F/C 6 Brazil Reis, Ronald 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 7 Brazil Gonçalves, Isaac 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 8 Brazil Silveira, Victor 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 10 Brazil Garcia, Alex (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 11 Uruguay Osimani, Martín 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F/C 12 Brazil Giovannoni, Guilherme 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 17 Brazil Rossi, Frederico 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 23 Brazil dos Santos, Nezinho 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 28 Brazil Salvador, Vitor 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 31 Brazil Dias Ribeiro, Maxwell 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
C 32 Brazil Novais Moreira, Abner 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
C 33 United States Goree, Marcus 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 35 Brazil dos Santos, Bruno Felipe 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
C 54 Brazil Alves de Souza, Alírio 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
C 71 Brazil de Jesus, Fernando 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Head coach
  • Argentina Sergio Hernández
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brazil Bruno Savignani
  • Brazil Paulo Santiago
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2014-01-22

Former notable players

  • Brazil Alexey Carvalho
  • Brazil Fúlvio de Assis
  • Brazil Valtinho da Silva
  • Brazil Diego Pinheiro
  • Brazil Jefferson Sobral
  • Brazil Sandro Varejão
  • Dominican Republic José "El Grillo" Vargas
  • United States Kenya Capers
  • United States Maurice Spillers

External links

Novo Basquete Brasil
2013–14 teams
  • Basquete Cearense
  • Bauru
  • Brasília
  • Espírito Santo
  • Flamengo
  • Franca
  • Goiânia
  • Liga Sorocabana
  • Limeira
  • Macaé Basquete
  • Minas
  • Mogi das Cruzes
  • Palmeiras
  • Paulistano
  • Pinheiros
  • São José
  • Uberlândia
Seasons
  • 2009
  • 2009–10
  • 2010–11
  • 2011–12
  • 2012–13
  • 2013–14


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