Associação de Basquete Cearense

Associação de Basquete Cearense or simply Basquete Cearense is a Brazilian professional basketball team that is based in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. The club plays in the Brazilian top-tier level Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). The team was founded in 2012, and since then has played in all editions of the NBB, reaching the playoffs three times.

Basquete Cearense
LeaguesNBB
FoundedJune 23, 2012 (2012-06-23)
ArenaNortheast Olympic Training Center
Capacity20,000
LocationFortaleza, Brazil
Team colorsWhite and Red
         
Main sponsorSolar
Unimed
President Thális Braga
Head coach Dannyel Russo
WebsiteOfficial Website

History

Basquete Cearense was created in 2012, with the support of the government of Ceará, Fortaleza, City Hall, and sponsored by Sky. It was created as a project franchise, conceived by head coach Alberto Bial, who had been one of those responsible for the creation of the Joinville team. The team became the first basketball team from the Northeast Region of Brazil to play in the to[-tier level Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).

Roster

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Basquete Cearense roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 1 Neto, Feliciano 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 30 – (1990-05-23)23 May 1990
PG 3 Brite, Dontrell 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 26 – (1994-03-31)31 March 1994
G/F 4 Gusmão, Victor 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1993-09-03)3 September 1993
G 5 Willians, Léo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (1997-10-20)20 October 1997
SG 7 Lourenço, Paulo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 25 – (1994-10-13)13 October 1994
PG 8 Albuquerque, Gabriel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 35 – (1984-12-26)26 December 1984
PG 9 Boracini, Paulinho 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 39 – (1981-03-07)7 March 1981
PF 10 de Oliveira, Alex 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 36 – (1983-08-17)17 August 1983
PG 11 Freitas, Bruninho 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 22 – (1998-01-28)28 January 1998
SF 14 da Silva, Sualisson 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 27 – (1992-10-14)14 October 1992
SG 17 McLemore, Rashaun 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 34 – (1986-05-13)13 May 1986
PG 21 Cobb, Farad 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 – (1993-04-05)5 April 1993
C 23 Fiorotto, Bruno 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 35 – (1984-08-23)23 August 1984
PG 24 Lassance, Rafael 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 21 – (1999-02-08)8 February 1999
F/C 33 Ribeiro, Felipe 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 40 – (1979-08-20)20 August 1979
C 34 Kurtz, Douglas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 32 – (1987-07-11)11 July 1987
PG 45 Gabriel, João 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 20 – (2000-04-06)6 April 2000
PG 55 Lobo, Pedro 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 17 – (2002-08-21)21 August 2002
Head coach
  • Dannyel Russo
Assistant coach(es)
  • Luis Claudio da Mota Correa
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2 July 2019

Noted players

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References
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