Franca Basquetebol Clube

SESI/Franca Basquete
Leagues NBB
Founded 10 May 1959 (1959-05-10)
Arena Ginásio Pedrocão
Capacity 7,500
Location Franca, São Paulo state, Brazil
President Luís Aurélio Prior
Head coach Helinho
Championships 11 Brazilian Championship
4 Pan American Club Championship
6 South American Club Championship
Website francabasquete.com.br
Uniforms

Franca Basquetebol Clube is a Brazilian men's basketball club based in Franca, São Paulo state. It was founded on May 10, 1959. They won the Campeonato Sudamericano six times.

History

The club was twice Intercontinental Cup runners-up: in 1975 (as Esporte Clube Amazonas Franca) and in 1980 (as Associação Atlética Francana).[1]

Former players

Several notable players defended the club such as Hélio Rubens (former player and head coach), Anderson Varejão, Toto, Fernando Minucci, Marco Aurélio Pegolo dos Santos (Chuí), Tato Lopez, Guerrinha, Murilo Becker, Leandro Barbosa, among others.

Achievements

Basketball

  • Supercopa de Basquete: 2008.
  • Campeonato Paulista: 11 times (1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007).
  • Campeonato Brasileiro: 11 times (1971, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999).
  • Campeonato Sudamericano: 6 times (1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1990, 1991).
  • Campeonato Pan-Americano: 4 times (1993, 1994, 1997, 1999).

Current roster

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

Franca roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F/C 3 Brazil Mineiro 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1988-10-08)8 October 1988
G 4 Brazil Alexey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (1995-10-08)8 October 1995
F 7 Brazil Didi 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1990-07-02)2 July 1990
G 8 Brazil Cassiano 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997
G 10 Brazil Coelho, Henrique 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1993-02-17)17 February 1993
F 11 Brazil Antonio 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (1994-05-25)25 May 1994
F 13 Brazil Rafael 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (1997-09-11)11 September 1997
F/C 15 Brazil Cipolini, Lucas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1986-06-14)14 June 1986
C 16 Brazil João Pedro 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 23 – (1995-05-20)20 May 1995
F/C 17 Brazil Sommer, Dú 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1994-02-19)19 February 1994
F Brazil Irigoyen, Bruno 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1992-04-16)16 April 1992
G/F Brazil Pedro 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1987-07-08)8 July 1987
F/C Brazil Cesar 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1981-07-08)8 July 1981
F Brazil Igor 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (1997-04-15)15 April 1997
F Brazil Cauê 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1991-12-13)13 December 1991
SF Brazil Meindl, Leonardo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1993-03-20)20 March 1993
SF Brazil Barbosa, Leandro 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1982-11-28)28 November 1982
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brazil Paulão Berger
  • Brazil Daniel Wattfy
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2016-08-22

Head coaches

Official 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–)

After the foundation of Franca Basquetebol Clube, in 1992, the club changed its common name according to its 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)

* Without an official sponsor.

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "A história do basquetebol masculino francano" (in Portuguese). EFDeportes.com. Retrieved November 27, 2008.

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