Franca Basquetebol Clube
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.
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| 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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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
National
- Super 8 Cup
- 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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Rafael "Bábby" Araújo- Fúlvio de Assis
- Leandrinho Barbosa
- Murilo Becker
- Vítor Benite
- 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
- Paulão Prestes
- Hélio Rubens
- Helio Rubens Filho
- Toto
- Anderson Varejão
- Marcelo Vido
Marcos Mata
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
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