Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (basketball)

Vasco da Gama
Nickname	Vascão Gigante da Colina (Giant of the Hill) Trem Bala da Colina (Bullet Train of the Hill)
Leagues	Liga Ouro de Basquete
Founded	1898 (1898)
History	C.R. Vasco da Gama (1920–present)
Arena	Ginásio São Januário
Location	Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Team colors	Black and White
President	Eurico Miranda
Head coach	Christiano Medeiros
Championships	2 Brazilian Basketball Championship 2 Liga Sudamericana (LSB) 2 Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes
Website	www.vasco.com.br

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 found in May 11, 1920.

History

Vasco da Gama won the Brazilian Championship in the years 2000 and 2001, and the South American League championship in the years 1999 and 2000. They also won the South American Club Championship in the years 1998 and 1999.

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.

In 2016, the team is playing the Liga Ouro de Basquete, tournament that give to champion a place at the Brazilian premier professional basketball league, the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) in 2016–2017 season.

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Vasco da Gama Basketball roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G/F 4 Correa, Arthur 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) – (1998-10-06)6 October 1998 G 5 Lima, Hélio 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) – (1982-11-14)14 November 1982 F 7 Costa, João Victor 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) – (1997-03-07)7 March 1997 F 8 Gaúcho, Daniel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) – (1986-03-27)27 March 1986 G/F 9 Santos, Ricardinho (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) – (1974-09-01)1 September 1974 G 10 Palacios, Damián 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) – (1985-10-06)6 October 1985 G 11 Silva, Marcellus 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) – (1988-02-17)17 February 1988 F/C 12 Camilo, Erick 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) – (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 G/F 14 Collum, Robby 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) – (1980-11-30)30 November 1980 F 15 Dornelles, Márcio 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) – (1975-12-29)29 December 1975 C 19 Drudi, William 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) – (1981-09-22)22 September 1981 C 24 Nunes, Douglas 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) – (1987-02-09)9 February 1987 G 25 Langsdorff, Bruninho 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) – (1985-03-25)25 March 1985 G/F 30 Santos, Leozinho 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) – (1997-06-04)4 June 1997 C 42 Agba, Jeff 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) – (1980-01-12)12 January 1980	Head coach Christiano Medeiros Assistant coach(es) Cássio de Lima dos Santos Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: Apr 2, 2016

Honours

Worldwide

• McDonald's Championship
  • Runners-up: 1999

Continetal

• Liga Sudamericana (LSB)
  • Winners: 1999, 2000
  • Runners-up: 2002
• Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes
  • Winners: 1998, 1999
  • Runners-up: 2000

National

• Brazilian Basketball Championship
  • Winners: 2000, 2001
  • Runners-up: 1999
• Taça Brasil de Basquete
  • Runners-up: 1965, 1966, 1980

Regional

• State Championship
  • Winners (16): 1946, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001

Noted players

• Alexey
• Byra Bello
• Edson Bispo
• Demétrius
• Roberto Felinto
• Helinho
• Hilário (Nenê)
• Janjão
• Manteiguinha
• Mingão
• Alfredo da Motta
• Rogério
• Valtinho
• Sandro Varejão
• Marcus Vinicius de Souza
• Daniel Farabello
• Muñoz
• Evaristo Pérez
• José Vargas
• Charles Byrd

Noted coaches

• Alberto Bial
• Hélio Rubens
• Flor Meléndez

External links

• LatinBasket.com Team Page