Associação Macaé de Basquete, or simply Macaé Basquete, is a Brazilian professional basketball team that is headquartered in Macaé, Brazil. The team was founded with the priority of reaching the top-tier level league in the country, the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), which it eventually accomplished.[1]
The team was founded with great support from the population of Macaé, who welcomed the team with much affection, and crowded the Ginásio Juquinha in all team games during its difficult campaign towards making it to the top-tier level professional basketball league in Brazil, NBB. To get to the NBB, Macaé first had to play in the Southeast Brazil Cup, where the top three teams of the tournament were qualified to the Brazilian Super Cup. In the first phase of the Southeast Brazil Cup, the team finished in first place, with 8 wins and 2 losses. Macaé managed to reach the semifinals of the competition, but was eliminated by Rio Claro, team that won the tournament. In the end, Macaé, Rio Claro, and Fluminense, qualified for the national Brazilian Super Cup tournament, which brought together the best teams from regional tournaments.
In the Brazilian Super Cup, Macaé finished the first phase in first place, with two wins and no losses. In the semifinals, the team faced Rio Claro again, but this time got the win, and qualified for the final, and consequently, for the Tournament Access/Descent to the NBB. Macaé was defeated in the finals by Fluminense, but both teams earned the right to play in a group of three teams in a Tournament Access/Descent to the NBB, with the penultimate set of the 2012–13 NBB season, Tijuca Tênis Clube. With 1 win and 1 loss, the team finished the tournament in second place, behind Tijuca, which managed 2 wins in 2 games. Thus, Tijuca managed to stay in the elite of Brazilian pro club basketball, while Macaé also earned a place in the NBB, the club's first.
After qualifying for the NBB, the board of Macaé began a series of renewals of contracts of the major players of the club's NBB qualification run: the American point guard Jamaal Smith, the Argentine power forward Pablo Espinoza, the experienced center, Atilio de Mello, and the young talent João Phyllipe Bernardi. In addition, the team began to invest heavily in signing other players with good contracts, with the intention of having a successful debut season in the NBB.
The first player signed was the veteran Márcio Dornelles, who had won a FIBA Americas League championship with Pinheiros, in 2013, and was one of the key players in that title. Besides him, the Argentine center Juan Manuel Torres was also signed, coming from Fluminense. But the club's most important signing was undoubtedly that of shooting guardDuda Machado, who had been the sixth man of the Flamengo, the team that had just won the NBB championship.
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^Macaé Basquete recebe troféu do NBB de Melhor Ação Social Continuada, macaenews.com.br, 3 November 2017. Accessed 17 November 2017. (in Portuguese)
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Latinbasket.com Team Profile
April 13, 2024
associação, macaé, basquete, simply, macaé, basquete, brazilian, professional, basketball, team, that, headquartered, macaé, brazil, team, founded, with, priority, reaching, tier, level, league, country, novo, basquete, brasil, which, eventually, accomplished,. Associacao Macae de Basquete or simply Macae Basquete is a Brazilian professional basketball team that is headquartered in Macae Brazil The team was founded with the priority of reaching the top tier level league in the country the Novo Basquete Brasil NBB which it eventually accomplished 1 Macae BasqueteLeaguesNBBFounded2001 23 years ago 2001 ArenaGinasio Tenis Clube de MacaeCapacity3 000LocationMacae BrazilTeam colorsWhite Royal Blue and Light Royal Blue PresidentMaria FlorencioHead coachLeo CostaWebsitemacaebasquete com brHomeAway Contents 1 History 2 Roster 3 Honors and titles 3 1 National 3 2 Regional 4 Notable players 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe team was founded with great support from the population of Macae who welcomed the team with much affection and crowded the Ginasio Juquinha in all team games during its difficult campaign towards making it to the top tier level professional basketball league in Brazil NBB To get to the NBB Macae first had to play in the Southeast Brazil Cup where the top three teams of the tournament were qualified to the Brazilian Super Cup In the first phase of the Southeast Brazil Cup the team finished in first place with 8 wins and 2 losses Macae managed to reach the semifinals of the competition but was eliminated by Rio Claro team that won the tournament In the end Macae Rio Claro and Fluminense qualified for the national Brazilian Super Cup tournament which brought together the best teams from regional tournaments In the Brazilian Super Cup Macae finished the first phase in first place with two wins and no losses In the semifinals the team faced Rio Claro again but this time got the win and qualified for the final and consequently for the Tournament Access Descent to the NBB Macae was defeated in the finals by Fluminense but both teams earned the right to play in a group of three teams in a Tournament Access Descent to the NBB with the penultimate set of the 2012 13 NBB season Tijuca Tenis Clube With 1 win and 1 loss the team finished the tournament in second place behind Tijuca which managed 2 wins in 2 games Thus Tijuca managed to stay in the elite of Brazilian pro club basketball while Macae also earned a place in the NBB the club s first After qualifying for the NBB the board of Macae began a series of renewals of contracts of the major players of the club s NBB qualification run the American point guard Jamaal Smith the Argentine power forward Pablo Espinoza the experienced center Atilio de Mello and the young talent Joao Phyllipe Bernardi In addition the team began to invest heavily in signing other players with good contracts with the intention of having a successful debut season in the NBB The first player signed was the veteran Marcio Dornelles who had won a FIBA Americas League championship with Pinheiros in 2013 and was one of the key players in that title Besides him the Argentine center Juan Manuel Torres was also signed coming from Fluminense But the club s most important signing was undoubtedly that of shooting guard Duda Machado who had been the sixth man of the Flamengo the team that had just won the NBB championship Roster editNote Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Macae Basquete rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht G 1 nbsp Benzor SimmonsPG 2 nbsp Marcio de MattosPG 4 nbsp Thiago CarneiroG 8 nbsp Lewis LeonardPF 10 nbsp Erick CamiloF 22 nbsp Carlos Silva Head coach nbsp Leo CostaAssistant coach es nbsp Pablo Costa nbsp Bruno GonzalezLegend C Team captain nbsp Injured Roster Updated 2017 11 17Honors and titles editNational edit Brazilian Basketball Super Cup Runners up 2013Regional edit Rio de Janeiro State Championship Runners up 3 2013 2014 2015Notable players editNote Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time nbsp Andre Bresolin nbsp Eddy Carvalho nbsp Ricardo De Bem nbsp Marcio Dornelles nbsp Duda Machado nbsp Ian Young nbsp Kendall AnthonyReferences edit Macae Basquete recebe trofeu do NBB de Melhor Acao Social Continuada macaenews com br 3 November 2017 Accessed 17 November 2017 in Portuguese External links editOfficial website in Portuguese Latinbasket com Team Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Associacao Macae de Basquete amp oldid 1063471564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
