Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (basketball)

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 founded on May 11, 1920.[1]

Vasco da Gama
NicknameVascão
Gigante da Colina (Giant of the Hill)
Trem Bala da Colina (Bullet Train of the Hill)
LeaguesNBB
Founded1898 (1898)
HistoryC.R. Vasco da Gama
(1920–present)
ArenaGinásio Vasco da Gama
Capacity1,000
LocationRio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Team colorsBlack and White
   
PresidentAlexandre Campello
Head coachAlberto Bial
Championships2 FIBA South American Leagues
2 South American Club Championships
2 CBB Championships
1 Liga Ouro
Websitewww.vasco.com.br

History

Vasco da Gama won the CBB Championship title in the years 2000 and 2001, and the FIBA 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 club won the Liga Ouro, the competition that gives its champion a place in the next edition of the Brazilian premier professional basketball league, the NBB. The club then competed in Brazil's top-tier level, for the first time since 2003, as it competed in the 2016–17 NBB season.[4][5]

Roster

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Vasco da Gama Basketball roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 3 dos Santos, Lucão 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 117 kg (258 lb) 26 – (1994-02-27)27 February 1994
F 4 Veríssimo, Caio 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 22 – (1998-10-06)6 October 1998
F 5 Pilar, Henrique 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 36 – (1984-02-14)14 February 1984
C 6 Barbosa, Gemerson 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 27 – (1993-03-29)29 March 1993
F 7 Armani, Juliano 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 23 – (1997-11-15)15 November 1997
PG 8 dos Santos, Gabriel 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 19 – (2001-06-06)6 June 2001
PG 9 Lersch, Vithinho 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 26 – (1994-08-14)14 August 1994
G/F 10 Machado, Duda 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 38 – (1982-09-10)10 September 1982
C 12 Corrêa, Rafael 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 – (2000-01-14)14 January 2000
C 13 dos Santos, Lupa 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 31 – (1989-12-24)24 December 1989
SF 16 Silva, Rafael 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 28 – (1993-01-23)23 January 1993
SF 20 Patrício, Alexei 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (1997-06-07)7 June 1997
C 23 Honorato, Ítalo 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 19 – (2001-09-13)13 September 2001
G/F 25 Araújo, Lucas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 20 – (2000-05-05)5 May 2000
C 31 Torres, Caio 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 136 kg (300 lb) 33 – (1987-06-03)3 June 1987
F 35 Espírito Santo, Luiz Felipe 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 22 – (1998-05-11)11 May 1998
Head coach
  • Alberto Bial
Assistant coach(es)
  • Christiano Medeiros
  • Cássio de Lima dos Santos
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 3 July 2019

Honours and titles

Worldwide

Latin America

Continental

National
  • CBB Championship
    • Champions (2): 2000, 2001
    • Runners-up (4): 1965, 1966, 1980, 1999
  • Brazilian Champions Cup
    • Winners (1): 1981
  • Liga Ouro
    • Champions (1): 2016

Regional
  • Rio de Janeiro State Championship
    • Champions (16): 1946, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001
    • Runners-up (18): 1940, 1943, 1947, 1957, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1990, 1998, 2007, 2016

Noted players

Head 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). Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. 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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