Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (basketball)

Palmeiras
Palmeiras
Nickname	Verdão
Leagues	NBB
Founded	1914; 110 years ago ; (parent athletic club) ; 1923; 101 years ago ; (basketball club)
Arena	Ginásio Palestra Itália
Capacity	1,500
Location	São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Team colors	White and Green;
President	Maurício Galiotte
Championships	1 Brazilian Championship
Website	palmeiras.com.br
Home	Away

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, abbreviated as S.E. Palmeiras, and also commonly known as Palmeiras Basquete, is a Brazilian men's professional basketball club that is based in São Paulo, Brazil. It is a part of the multi-sports club Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras. The club competes in the top-tier level Brazilian League.

History

S.E. Palmeiras' basketball section was founded in 1923, under the club's original name of Palestra Itália. The club won the Brazilian Basketball Cup (Brazilian Championship), in 1977. Over the years, the club has featured three of the best Brazilian basketball players of all time, Bira Maciel, Oscar Schmidt, and Leandrinho Barbosa.

Honors and titles

Continental

South American Club Championship
- Runners-up (1): 1977

National

Brazilian Championship
- Champions (1): 1977
- Runners-up (2): 1975, 1978

Inter-regional

Copa Brasil Sudeste (1): 2012

Regional

São Paulo State Championship
- Champions (8): 1932, 1933, 1934, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1972, 1974
- Runners-up (5): 1960, 1962, 1965, 1975, 1976
Campeonato Paulista A2
- Champions: 2011

Players

Roster

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

Palmeiras roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
G	4	de Lima, Lucas	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F	5	Pinheiro, Diego	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F	7	Santos, Jhonatan	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G/F	8	Marone, André	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G	9	da Silva, Murilo	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F/C	10	de Oliveira, Fabricio	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
C	13	Nunes, Douglas	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
G	14	Neto, Arlindo	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
F/C	15	Cicotti, Ítalo	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F	21	Egon, Vitor	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G	22	Stanic, Maximiliano	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G	23	Avelino, Lucas	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G/F	25	Gianella, Nicolás	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
C	26	Sales, Douglas	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
F/C	28	Costa, Cadu	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
C	42	Toyloy, Steven	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
C	44	Reis Silva, Rodrigo	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
C	71	dos Santos, Átila	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)

Head coach

Régis Marrelli

Assistant coach(es)

Felipe Santana
Adagoberto Aguiar

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 2014-12-10

Notable players

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

Criteria
To 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.

Notable coaches

References

External links

Official Website (in Portuguese)
NBB Team Page (in Portuguese)
Latinbasket.com Team Page

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