São José Basketball

São José dos Campos Basketball, or simply Sao José Basketball, is a Brazilian professional basketball club that is based in São José dos Campos, São Paulo State. The club's full name is Associação Esportiva São José dos Campos Basketball. The club plays in the top-tier level league in Brazil, the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).[1]

São José dos Campos Basketball
Leagues	NBB
Founded	1948
Arena	Ginásio Lineu de Moura
Capacity	2,620
Location	São José dos Campos, Brazil
Team colors	Blue, Yellow and White
President	Rafael Gonçalves Mota
Head coach	Paulo César Martins de Oliveira
Championships	1 Brazilian Championship
Home Away

History

In the 1970s and 1980s, São José was one of the greatest basketball teams in Brazil. In 1980 and 1981 the team won the São Paulo State Championship, plus the Brazilian Basketball Cup (Brazilian Championship), in 1981. But for almost thirty years, São José did not win titles.

In 2009, the team won its third São Paulo State Championship, after a finals series against C.A. Paulistano. After all, the point guard Fúlvio de Assis was chosen the best player. In the following year, São José team was defeated in NBB by C.R. Flamengo in the quarterfinal series, by 3–0.

In the same year, Limeira eliminated São José in the São Paulo State Championship, again in the quarterfinals series. In 2011, São José racked up another two defeats, this time in the quarterfinal series of NBB, after a series against Franca, and in the final series of the state championship, won by E.C. Pinheiros. In the 2011–12 NBB season, São José did its best campaign in years, reaching the final of the championship. In previous series, eliminated the executioners Franca and Flamengo, in the quarterfinals and semifinals series, respectively. But in the finals game, São José was defeated by Brasília.

Roster

Corrent roster

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São José roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 3 Sahdi, Fabián 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 31 – 24 July 1989 PG 5 Lima, Hélio 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 39 – 14 November 1981 PG 6 Eugeniusz, Matheus 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 20 – 11 June 2000 SF 8 Stefanelli, Dedé 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 36 – 28 August 1984 F 9 Pastor, Vinicius 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – 9 September 1990 SF 10 Panunzio, Christian 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – 18 October 1994 G 11 Guirro, João Pedro 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 21 – 3 December 1999 SF 12 Lima, Pedro 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 33 – 8 July 1987 SF 13 Schneider, Guilherme 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 34 – 17 October 1986 F 15 Dornelles, Márcio 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 45 – 28 December 1975 C 18 da Conceição, Sérgio 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 20 – 21 May 2000 F/C 24 Nunes, Douglas 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 33 – 9 February 1987 C 41 Rafel Mineiro 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 33 – 17 October 1987 C 44 Coimbra, André Luiz 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 34 – 29 October 1986	Head coach Paulo César Martins de Oliveira Assistant coach(es) Cristiano Ahmed Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 4 July 2019

Honors and titles

Continental

• South American Club Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 1981

National

• Brazilian Championship:
  • Champions (1): 1981 (1)
  • Runners-up (1): 2012

• Brazilian 2nd Division:
  • Runners-up (1): 2018

Regional

• São Paulo State Championship
  • Champions (5): 1980, 1981, 2009, 2012, 2015
  • Runners-up (2): 1952, 2011

Other sports

Other sports sections at the club include: association football, futsal, martial arts, golf, gymnastics, swimming and tennis, among others.

References

1. SÃO JOSÉ São José Basketball (in Portuguese).

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• New Basket Brazil Profile (in Portuguese)
• Latinbasket.com Profile