2019–20 Flamengo Basketball season

The 2019–20 season of Flamengo Basketball is the 100th season of the club, and the club's 12th in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). This is the inaugural season of the Basketball Champions League Americas, FIBA Americas League successor. The NBB season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ending shortly before the end of the regular season, with no playoffs and consequently, no champions declared.[1]

Flamengo

2019–20 season
Chairman	Rodolfo Landim
Head coach	Gustavo de Conti
Arena	Ginásio Hélio Maurício (capacity: 1,000) Tijuca Tênis Clube (capacity: 4,500) Ginásio da ASCEB (capacity: 3,050)
Campeonato Carioca	Champions (win Botafogo)
NBB	1st (no playoffs)
Champions League	finals
Home Away

Roster

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Flamengo Basketball roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SF 1 Nunes, Pedro 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 20 – 23 August 2000 PG 6 Balbi, Franco 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 31 – 21 August 1989 F 7 Luz, Jhonatan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 33 – 2 October 1987 PF 8 Miranda, Ruan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 19 – 7 July 2001 CG 9 Ramos, Deryk 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – 14 June 1994 PG 10 Matheusinho 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 21 – 3 January 2000 G/F 11 Marquinhos (C) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 36 – 31 May 1984 F/C 12 Mineiro, Rafael 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 32 – 3 June 1988 SF 15 Weber, Matheus 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 20 – 29 February 2000 PF 16 Olivinha (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 37 – 18 April 1983 PF 20 Rachel, Rafael 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 20 – 20 March 2000 SF 24 Machado, Gabriel 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 18 – 16 June 2002 G/F 32 Graham, Zach 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 31 – 28 March 1989 C 33 Vargas, Eloy 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 32 – 30 December 1988 C 34 Maciel, Matheus 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 20 – 11 January 2001 CG 55 Barrera, Panchi 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 35 – 6 April 1985 PF/C 71 Demétrio, Léo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 – 24 March 1994	Head coach Gustavo de Conti Assistant coach(es) Team manager Marcelo Vido Diego Jeleilate Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 21 May 2020

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench	Bench
C	Vargas	Olivinha	Léo Demétrio	Maciel
PF	Mineiro	Jhonatan	Ruan	Rafael Rachel
SF	Marquinhos	Pedro Nunes	Matheus Weber	Gabriel
SG	Zach Graham	Deryk
PG	Balbi	Barrera	Matheusinho

Technical staff

Position	Staff
General manager	Diego Jeleilate
Supervisor	André Guimarães
Head coach	Gustavo de Conti
Assistant coach	Fernando Pereira
Fitness trainer	Bruno Nicolaci Rafael Bernardelli
Physioterapist	Ricardo Machado

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Transactions

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
5	PF		Leron Black	23	Argentino de Junín		Free agency	2020	–	3 July 2019	[2]
32	SG		Zach Graham	30	Aguada		Free agency	2020	–	8 July 2019	[3]
1	SF		Pedro Nunes	19	IMG Academy		Free agency	2021	–	9 July 2019	[4]
34	C		Matheus Maciel	18	Unicaja		Free agency	2020	–	9 July 2019	[4]
71	PF		Léo Demétrio	25	Bilbao Basket		Free agency	2020	–	23 July 2019	[5]
33	C		Eloy Vargas	30	Metros de Santiago		Free agency	2020	–	2 November 2019	[6]
55	PG		Panchi Barrera	34	Astros de Jalisco		Free agency	2020	–	17 December 2019	[7]

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to		Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
8	SG		Kevin Crescenzi	26	Sendi/Bauru Basket		End of contract	-	24 June 2019	[8]
25	PF		David Nesbitt	27	Corinthians		End of contract	-	24 June 2019	[8]
5	PG		Davi Rossetto	26	Minas		End of contract	-	2 July 2019	[9]
17	C		Anderson Varejão	36	-		End of contract	-	30 September 2019	[10]
5	PF		Leron Black	23	Minas		Released	-	17 December 2019	[11]

Player statistics

Pre-season and friendlies

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich	2	2	0	160	144	+16	Qualification to playoffs
2	Flamengo	2	1	1	143	147	−4
3	San Lorenzo	2	0	2	139	151	−12

Source:

Matches

  Win   Loss

Bayern Munich v Flamengo

18 September 2019 1	Bayern Munich	80–72	Flamengo	Montevideo, Uruguay
18:30 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 16-15, 18-17, 24-21, 22-19
	Pts: Đedović 17 Rebs: Zipser, Radošević 6 Asts: Koponen, Zipser, Nelson 3 Eff: Đedović 15	Report	Pts: Graham 19 Rebs: Balbi, Leron Black, Léo Demétrio 3 Asts: Balbi 5 Eff: Marquinhos 15	Arena: Antel Arena Referees: Andres Maina, Gabriel Leal, Felipe Burgo

Flamengo v San Lorenzo

20 September 2019 2	Flamengo	78–67	San Lorenzo	Montevideo, Uruguay
18:30 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 10-17, 22-12, 18-23, 21-15
		Report		Arena: Antel Arena Referees: Andres Maina, Carlos Ortega, Felipe Burgo

Semifinal

NBA G League Elite Team v Flamengo

21 September 2019	NBA G League Elite Team	87–83	Flamengo	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:45 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 14-14, 27-19, 19-33, 27-17
	Pts: Hannahs 19 Rebs: Brown 13 Asts: Gaddy, Notice, Ashley 2 Eff: Ashley 19	Report	Pts: Marquinhos 23 Rebs: Balbi, Mineiro 8 Asts: Balbi 6 Eff: Marquinhos 22	Arena: Antel Arena Referees: Andres Maina, Carlos Ortega, Gabriel Leal

3rd Place

Uruguay Elite Team v Flamengo

22 September 2019	Uruguay Elite Team	89–81	Flamengo	Montevideo, Uruguay
16:00 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 20-26, 24-27, 21-19, 24-9
	Pts: Moglia 21 Rebs: Vescovi 9 Asts: Wachsmann 5 Eff: Vescovi 26	Report	Pts: Léo Demétrio 19 Rebs: Olivinha 10 Asts: Balbi 5 Eff: Léo Demétrio 21	Arena: Antel Arena Referees: Leonardo Zalazar, Felipe Burgo, Gabriel Leal

Competitions

2019 Campeonato Carioca

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	4	3	1	359	293	+66	Qualification to the final
2	Botafogo	4	3	1	354	289	+65
3	ABIG/Niterói Caciques	4	0	4	220	351	−131

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Results summary

Round	1	2	3	4
Ground	A	A	H	H
Result	W	L	W	W
Position	1	2	2	1

Last updated: May 5, 2020.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.

Results by round

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
4	3	1	357	293	+64	2	0	166	139	+27	1	1	191	154	+37

Last updated: May 5, 2020.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches

  Win   Loss

ABIG/Niterói Caciques v Flamengo

31 August 2019 1	ABIG/Niterói Caciques	54–93	Flamengo	Niterói, Brazil
18:30 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 12-21, 16-30, 12-28, 14-14
	Pts: Rodrigo Bahia 10 Rebs: Rodrigo Bahia 13 Asts: Thiago Brani, Higor Lima 3 Eff: Rodrigo Bahia 17	Report	Pts: Olivinha 24 Rebs: Mineiro 11 Asts: Deryk 6 Eff: Mineiro 31	Arena: Ginásio La Salle Attendance: 216 Referees: Maurício Serour, Felipe Braga, Carlos Heli

Botafogo v Flamengo

6 September 2019 2	Botafogo	100–98	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:00 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 24-22, 22-22, 31-20, 23-34
	Pts: Cauê Borges 22 Rebs: Cauê Borges, Diego Conceição 7 Asts: Coelho 6 Eff: Cauê Borges 27	Report	Pts: Olivinha 25 Rebs: Olivinha 7 Asts: Mineiro 6 Eff: Olivinha 27	Arena: Ginásio Oscar Zelaya Referees: Felipe Braga, Gabriel Alves, Marco Aurélio

Flamengo v ABIG/Niterói Caciques

11 September 2019 3	Flamengo	80–63	ABIG/Niterói Caciques	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:00 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 30-19, 21-19, 12-16, 17-9
	Pts: Leron Black 14 Rebs: Leron Black 8 Asts: Pedro Nunes 6 Eff: Leron Black 17	Report	Pts: Gabriel Imbuzeiro 13 Rebs: Mingau 7 Asts: Rodrigo Bahia, Higor Lima, Mingau 3 Eff: Rodrigo Bahia 13	Arena: Ginásio Hélio Maurício Referees: Maurício Serour, Ana Carolina Zachi, Lucas Maia

Flamengo v Botafogo

13 September 2019 4	Flamengo	88–76	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:00 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 18-17, 25-13, 19-26, 26-20
	Pts: Balbi 22 Rebs: Balbi 5 Asts: Balbi 9 Eff: Balbi 32	Report	Pts: Coelho, Cauê Borges 18 Rebs: Lucas Mariano 6 Asts: Cauê Borges 5 Eff: Cauê Borges 19	Arena: Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima Attendance: 300 Referees: Maurício Serour, César Augusto Lopes, Wallace Pacifico

Results overview

  Win   Loss

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double
ABIG/Niterói Caciques	80–63	93-54	173-117
Botafogo	88-76	98-100	186-176

Campeonato Carioca Final

  Win   Loss

Flamengo v Botafogo

1 October 2019 1	Flamengo	88–59	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:00 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 27-22, 26-12, 19-14, 16-11
	Pts: Leron Black 21 Rebs: Leron Black 8 Asts: Balbi 7 Eff: Leron Black 28	Report	Pts: Dú Sommer 15 Rebs: Cauê Borges, Diego Conceição, Dú Sommer, Mariano 5 Asts: Diego Conceição 3 Eff: Dú Sommer 16	Arena: Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima Referees: Mauricio Serour, Wallace Pacífico, Gabriel Signorelli

Botafogo v Flamengo

3 October 2019 2	Botafogo	80–79	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:00 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 22-19, 13-18, 24-27, 21-15
	Pts: Coelho 22 Rebs: Dú Sommer 12 Asts: Coelho 6 Eff: Coelho 29	Report	Pts: Mineiro, Marquinhos 15 Rebs: Mineiro, Olivinha 8 Asts: Marquinhos, Olivinha 5 Eff: Mineiro 17	Arena: Ginásio Oscar Zelaya

Flamengo v Botafogo

4 October 2019 3	Flamengo	83–74	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:00 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 19-26, 25-14, 23-20, 16-14
	Pts: Marquinhos 27 Rebs: Olivinha 7 Asts: Balbi 6 Eff: Mineiro 22	Report	Pts: Cauê Borges 21 Rebs: Mariano 7 Asts: Cauê Borges 4 Eff: Cauê Borges 26	Arena: Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima Referees: Mauricio Serour, Felipe Braga, Gabriel Signorelli

2019–20 Basketball Champions League Americas

League table

2019-20 Basketball Champions League Americas

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	24	21	3	2040	1851	+189	Qualification to playoffs quarterfinals
2	SESI Franca	25	20	5	2186	1975	+211
3	São Paulo	26	20	6	2302	2122	+180
4	Minas	26	17	9	2252	2117	+135
5	Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor	26	16	10	2152	2117	+35	Qualification to playoffs first round

Updated to match(es) played on March 26, 2019. Source:

Matches

  Win   Loss   Cancelled

Minas v Flamengo

12 October 2019 1	Minas	85–93	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
12:50 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 20-32, 18-20, 20-24, 27-17
Band	Pts: Alex, Leandrinho 22 Rebs: Scott 10 Asts: Leandrinho 6 Eff: Scott 21	Report	Pts: Zach Graham 17 Rebs: Marquinhos, Olivinha 5 Asts: Balbi 9 Eff: Zach Graham 18	Arena: Juscelino Kubitschek Arena Attendance: 2671 Referees: Cristiano Maranho, Fabiano Huber, Ramiro Inchauspe

Universo/Brasília v Flamengo

18 October 2019 2	Universo/Brasília	81–86	Flamengo	Brasília, Brazil
21:10 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 19-21, 20-22, 17-24
Fox Sports	Pts: Ronald 20 Rebs: Ronald 16 Asts: Nezinho 7 Eff: Ronald 30	Report	Pts: Marquinhos 21 Rebs: Marquinhos 6 Asts: Balbi 8 Eff: Marquinhos 25	Arena: Ginásio da ASCEB Attendance: 1281 Referees: Marcos Benito, Andreia Da Silva, Luiz Felipe Silva

Flamengo v Paulistano/Corpore

22 October 2019 3	Flamengo	78–75	Paulistano/Corpore	Brasília, Brazil *
19:00 UTC−03:00	Scoring by quarter: 23-24, 14-14, 21-21, 20-16
ESPN	Pts: Marquinhos 17 Rebs: Olivinha, Léo Demétrio 6 Asts: Balbi 6 Eff: Olivinha 18	Report	Pts: Coleman 24 Rebs: Solano 10 Asts: Solano 8 Eff: Solano 24	Arena: Ginásio da ASCEB Attendance: 287 Referees: Jacob Barreto, Cauan Santos, Leandro Sehnem

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*Due to a deal with the team's main sponsor, BRB, some home games were played at the city of Brasília

References

1. "Clubes do NBB decidem, de forma unânime, pelo cancelamento da temporada 2019/2020 da competição". lnb.com.br. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
2. ""Novidade no Flamengo"". lnb.com.br. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
3. ""Zach Graham é o novo reforço do FlaBasquete"". flamengo.com.br. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
4. ""Pedro Nunes e Matheus Maciel fecham com o Flamengo"". flamengo.com.br. 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
5. ""Léo Demetrio é o novo jogador do FlaBasquete"". flamengo.com.br. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
6. ""Eloy Vargas é o novo pivô do FlaBasquete para a temporada 2019/20"". flamengo.com.br. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
7. ""Gustavo 'Panchi' Barrera é o novo armador do FlaBasquete"". flamengo.com.br. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
8. ""Kevin Crescenzi e David Nesbitt não seguirão no FlaBasquete"". flamengo.com.br. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
9. ""Davi Rossetto não seguirá no elenco rubro-negro"". flamengo.com.br. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
10. ""Esclarecimento - Anderson Varejão"". flamengo.com.br. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
11. ""Leron é do Minas"". lnb.com.br. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-05-20.

External links

• Official club website (in Portuguese)
• Flamengo Team Profile at New Basket Brazil (in Portuguese)
• Flamengo Team Profile at Latinbasket.com (in English)