Associação Limeirense de Basquete

Winner Limeira
Leagues NBB
Liga Sudamericana
Founded 2001 (2001)
Arena Ginásio "Vô" Lucato
(capacity: 1,200)
Location Limeira, Brazil
Team colors White, Blue and Orange
              
President Brazil Osmar de Paula Junior
Championships 1 Brazilian Basketball League
Website limeirabasquete.com.br
Uniforms

Associação Limeirense de Basquete, also known as Winner/Kabum Limeira by sponsorship issues, is a Brazilian basketball team from Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil.

History

Winner Limeira was founded in 2001 with the intention of rescuing the basketball of Limeira and disputing state and national titles. In its first year, Limeira won the second division of state championship and the Regional Games. The following eight years Limeira won the Regional Games and won its first Brazilian championship, named Nossa Liga de Basquete, in 2006. In the first NBB season, in 2009, the team, formed by Nezinho dos Santos, Betinho Duarte, Shamell Stallworth, Guilherme Teichmann and Bruno Fiorotto, finished the championship in fifth place, after being defeated by Joinville. In the second NBB season, Limeira did not participate. In the following two seasons Limeira did similar campaigns, finishing in the ninth place.[1] In the 2014 Liga Sudamericana season, Limeira advanced from the preliminary round with two wins and one loss but won one out of three in the semifinals.[2]

Roster

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

Winner Limeira roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
F 6 Brazil Dalla, Matheus 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
C 8 Brazil Mineiro, Rafael 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
G 9 Brazil Ramos, Deryk 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F/C 10 Brazil Teichmann, Guilherme 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
G/F 14 Dominican Republic Ramón, Ronald (C) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 15 Brazil Pereira, Matheus 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
F/C 17 Brazil Sommer, Dú 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 21 Brazil Fiorotto, Bruno 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
G 23 Brazil dos Santos, Nezinho 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 28 Brazil Lima, Higor 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
G/F 32 United States Jackson, David 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 33 Brazil Ferraz, Nicolas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 34 Brazil Oliveira, Leonardo 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F/C 99 United States Hayes, Chris 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Head coach
  • Brazil Dedé Barbosa
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brazil Jece Leite
  • Brazil Otávio Troyano
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2014-12-04

Honors

National

  • Brazilian National League (1): 2006

State

  • State Championship (2): 2008-09, 2010-11

Other Tournaments

  • Regional Games (11): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
  • EPTV Cup (1): 2008

Noted players

To appear in this section a player must have either:
  • Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
  • Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
  • Brazil Deryk Evandro Ramos
  • Brazil Mineiro

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lnb.com.br
  2. ↑ Winner Limeira, Argentino de Junin advance, FIBA.com, 17 Oct 2014, accessed 11 January 2016.
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