São Paulo FC (basketball)

São Paulo FC is the basketball section of the São Paulo FC club, based in São Paulo, Brazil. The men's first team plays professionally in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).

São Paulo FC
Nickname	Tricolor
Leagues	Novo Basquete Brasil Champions League Campeonato Paulista Estadual de Basquete
Founded	1930 (basketball section)
History	São Paulo FC 1930–present
Arena	Multisport Gym Doctor Antônio Leme Nunes Galvão
Capacity	1,918
Location	São Paulo, Brazil
President	Júlio César Casares
Head coach	Bruno Mortari
Championships	1 BCL Americas 2 Campeonato Paulista
Website	saopaulof.net
Home Away

Home games are played at the Multisport Gym Doctor Antônio Leme Nunes Galvão, which has a capacity for 1,900 people. The club was inactive for a long time but it resumed operations in November 2018, starting competing in the second-tier LOB for the 2018–19 season. After a second-place finish promotion to the top-level NBB was secured.^[1]

In 2022, São Paulo made its debut in the BCL Americas, the top tier panamerican competition and won its first-ever continental title after defeating Club Biguá in the Final.^[2]

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Brazilian Championship (NBB)
  • Runners-up (1): 2020–21
• Super 8
  • Runners-up (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
• Campeonato Paulista
  • Winners (2): 1943, 2021
  • Runners-up (1): 2022

International competitions

• BCL Americas:
  • Winners (1): 2021–22
  • Fourth place (1): 2020–21

Players

Main category: São Paulo FC basketball players

Current roster

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

São Paulo FC roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age F/C 0   Curnell, Tyrone 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1988-04-22)22 April 1988 G 3   Bennett, Corderro 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 34 – (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 F/C 4   Dória, Alex 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1997-08-12)12 August 1997 G 5   Elinho 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1989-12-27)27 December 1989 G 7   Isaac 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1990-07-02)2 July 1990 G 8   Shamell 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 42 – (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 PG 10   Coelho, Henrique 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1993-02-17)17 February 1993 F/C 11   Marquinhos 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 38 – (1984-05-31)31 May 1984 F/C 12   Enrico 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 17 – (2005-07-13)13 July 2005 F 16   Igor 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 17 – (2005-05-03)3 May 2005 G 17   Kauan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 17 – (2005-03-16)16 March 2005 F 50   Caboclo, Bruno 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 C 92   Nogueira, Lucas   2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1992-07-26)26 July 1992	Head coach   Bruno Mortari Assistant coach(es)   Ênio Vecchi Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: November 21, 2021

Notable players

- 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 at any time.

•   Henrique Coelho^[3]
•   Isaac Gonçalves
•   Lucas Mariano^[4]
•   Marquinhos^[5]

Performance in international competitions

Since their return to professional basketball in 2018, São Paulo has played in FIBA Americas administered competitions three times. The club's best performance was in the 2021-22 season, when they won the BCL Americas after going unbeaten in the competition with 9 wins and no losses.

Key:

• GP: Games played
• W: Wins
• L: Losses

Season	Tier	League	Result	GP	W	L
2021	1	BCL Americas	Fourth Place	7	3	4
2021–22	1	BCL Americas	Champions	9	9	0
2022	2	Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol	Quarter-finalist	5	2	3
Overall	3 appearances			21	14	7

References

1. Marcondes, Diego (2 May 2020). "Tudo o que você precisa saber sobre o basquete do São Paulo". SPFC 24 HORAS (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
2. "São Paulo crowned BCLA 2022 Champs after win over Bigua". FIBA.basketball. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. "São Paulo vence Bauru e emplaca oitava vitória seguida no Paulista". ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
4. Com Lucas Mariano como MVP, NBB divulga os melhores do ano Olimpiada Todo Dia, 12 June 2021. Accessed 14 September 2021.(in Portuguese)
5. "Basquete: São Paulo em grande partida vence fácil Pinheiros fora de casa no Paulista de Basquete". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

External links

• Champions League profile
• Latinbasket.com profile