Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (basketball)

Vasco da Gama
Nickname Vascão
Gigante da Colina (Giant of the Hill)
Trem Bala da Colina (Bullet Train of the Hill)
Leagues Liga Ouro de Basquete
Founded 1898 (1898)
History C.R. Vasco da Gama
(1920–present)
Arena Ginásio São Januário
Location Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Team colors Black and White
         
President Brazil Eurico Miranda
Head coach Brazil Dedé Barbosa
Championships 2 Brazilian Basketball Championship
2 Liga Sudamericana (LSB)
2 Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes
Website www.vasco.com.br

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama Basquete, or C.R. Vasco da Gama Basquete, is a Brazilian men's professional basketball club that is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a part of the multi-sports club C.R. Vasco da Gama. Vasco da Gama Basquete was found in May 11, 1920.[1]

History

Vasco da Gama won the Brazilian Championship in the years 2000 and 2001, and the South American League championship in the years 1999 and 2000. They also won the South American Club Championship in the years 1998 and 1999.[2]

The club also played at the 1999 edition of the McDonald's Championship, losing the final to San Antonio Spurs. The club is the first Brazilian club to play against a NBA team.[3]

In 2016, the team played the Liga Ouro de Basquete, tournament that give to champion a place at the Brazilian premier professional basketball league, the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) in 2016–2017 season.[4] Vasco da Gama won the Liga Ouro, then the team will play the premier league for first time since 2003.[5]

Current roster

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Vasco da Gama Basketball roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G/F 4 Brazil Correa, Arthur 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (1998-10-06)6 October 1998
G 5 Brazil Lima, Hélio 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 34 – (1982-11-14)14 November 1982
C 7 Brazil Mattos, Wagner 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1982-09-21)21 September 1982
F 8 Brazil Gaúcho, Daniel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1986-03-27)27 March 1986
G/F 9 Brazil Santos, Ricardinho (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 42 – (1974-09-01)1 September 1974
G 10 Argentina Palacios, Damián 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 31 – (1985-10-06)6 October 1985
G 11 Brazil Silva, Marcellus 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 29 – (1988-02-17)17 February 1988
C 13 Brazil Fiorotto, Bruno 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1984-08-23)23 August 1984
F 15 Brazil Dornelles, Márcio 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 41 – (1975-12-29)29 December 1975
C 19 Brazil Drudi, William 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1981-09-22)22 September 1981
C 21 Brazil Becker, Murilo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1983-07-14)14 July 1983
G 23 Brazil dos Santos, Nezinho 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 36 – (1981-01-21)21 January 1981
G 25 Brazil Langsdorff, Bruninho 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1985-03-25)25 March 1985
G/F 30 Brazil Santos, Leozinho 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 20 – (1997-06-04)4 June 1997
G/F 32 United States Jackson, David 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1982-08-12)12 August 1982
Head coach
  • Brazil Dedé Barbosa
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brazil Christiano Medeiros
  • Brazil Cássio de Lima dos Santos
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: Dec 19, 2016

Honours

Worldwide

Continental

National

Regional

Noted players

Noted coaches

References

  1. ↑ "95 anos de bola na cesta". Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (in Portuguese). May 11, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "História do Vasco da Gama". vasco.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sempre Vasco da Gama". www.semprevasco.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Atrás de uma vaga no NBB, Vasco e Sport são confirmados na Liga Ouro". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Vasco vence Campo Mourão, fatura a Liga Ouro e volta à elite após 13 anos". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
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