Franca Basquetebol Clube
| Franca Basquetebol Clube | |||
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| Franca Basquetebol Clube logo | |||
| Leagues | NBB Americas League | ||
| Founded | 10 May 1959 | ||
| Arena | Ginásio Pedrocão | ||
| Capacity | 7,500 | ||
| Location | Franca, São Paulo state, Brazil | ||
| President | Luís Aurélio Prior | ||
| Head coach | Helio Rubens Filho | ||
| Championships | 4 Pan American Club Championships 6 South American Club Championships 11 Brazilian Championships | ||
| Website | francabasquete.com.br | ||
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Franca Basquetebol Clube (English: Franca Basketball Club), also known as Sesi/Franca for sponsorship reasons, is a Brazilian men's professional basketball club that is based in Franca, São Paulo state. It was founded on May 10, 1959. The club won the South American Club Championship six times.
History
The club was a two-time FIBA Intercontinental Cup runner-up: in 1975 (as Esporte Clube Amazonas Franca), and in 1980 (as Associação Atlética Francana).[1]
Achievements and honors
Worldwide
Latin America
- Pan American Club Championship
- Champions (4): 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999 (record)
- Runners-up (1): 1996
Continental
- South American Club Championship
- Champions (6): 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1990, 1991
- Runners-up (3): 1978, 1992, 1993
- FIBA South American League
National
- Brazilian Championship
- Super 8 Cup
- Winners (1): 2019
- Runners-up (1): 2018
- Brazilian Supercup
- Winners (1): 2008
Regional
- São Paulo State Championship
- Champions (13): 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019
- Runners-up (13): 1964, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2008, 2017
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Rafael "Bábby" Araújo- Fúlvio de Assis
- Leandrinho Barbosa
- Murilo Becker
- Vítor Benite
- Lucas Cipolini
- Elio Corazza
- Roberto "Robertão" José Corrêa
- Lucas Dias
- Gilson Trinidade de Jesus
- Marco Aurélio Pegolo dos Santos (Chuí)
- Wagner da Silva
- Josuel dos Santos
- Nezinho dos Santos
- Demétrius Ferraciú
- Francisco Sérgio García
- Zé Geraldo
- Jorge Guerra
- Rafael Hettsheimeir
- Rogério Klafke
- Marquinhos Leite
- Tato Lopez
- Didi Louzada
- Sílvio Malvezi
- Rafael Mineiro
- Fernando Minucci
- Adilson Nascimento
- Jimmy de Oliveira
- Paulão Prestes
- Hélio Rubens
- Helio Rubens Filho
- Toto
- Anderson Varejão
- Marcelo Vido
Marcos Mata- Leonel Schattman
José Vargas
Eddie Basden- Dexter Shouse
- Rocky Smith
- David Jackson
Head coaches
- Pedro "Pedrocão" Morilla Fuentes: (1959–1981)
- Hélio Rubens: (1981–2000)
- Daniel Abrão Wattfy: (2000–2004)
- Marco Aurélio "Chuí" Pegolo dos Santos: (2004–2005)
- Hélio Rubens: (2005–2012)
- Lula Ferreira: (2012–2016)
- Helinho: (2016–present)
Official club names
The club adopted several different names during its history:[2]
- Clube dos Bagres (1959–1971)
- 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–)
Since the foundation of Franca Basquetebol Clube (the club's current form), in 1992, the club has regularly changed its name according to its name 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, 2015-)*
- Franca/Petrocrystal/Ferracini (2004–2005)
- Franca/Mariner/Unimed (2005–2006)
- Unimed/Franca (2006–2008)
- Vivo/Franca (2008–2015)
- Sesi/Franca (2017–)
* Without an official sponsor.
References
- ^ "Agonia de campeão: Franca pode ficar fora dos playoffs e Paulista" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva.Net. Archived from the original on December 16, 2006. Retrieved November 27, 2008.
- ^ "A história do basquetebol masculino francano" (in Portuguese). EFDeportes.com. Retrieved November 27, 2008.
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Latinbasket.com Team Profile