CR Vasco da Gama (basketball)
Basketball team in RJ, Brazil
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The Vasco Basquete or simply Vasco, and R10 Score Vasco for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the men's professional basketball team part of the Brazilian multi-sports club C.R. Vasco da Gama, that is based in Rio de Janeiro. Founded on 11 May 1920, currently competes in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).[2]
Gigante da Colina (Giant of the Hill)
Camisas Negras (Black Shirts)
(sports club)
1920 (basketball)
(1920–present)
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| Nickname | Cruzmaltino (from maltese cross) Gigante da Colina (Giant of the Hill) Camisas Negras (Black Shirts) | ||
| Leagues | NBB | ||
| Founded | 1898 (sports club) 1920 (basketball) | ||
| History | C.R. Vasco da Gama (1920–present) | ||
| Arena | Ginásio Vasco da Gama | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil | ||
| Team colors | Black and white | ||
| President | Pedrinho | ||
| Championships | 2 FIBA South American Leagues 2 South American Club Championships 2 CBB Championships 1 Liga Ouro | ||
| Website | www.vasco.com.br | ||
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History
Vasco da Gama won the CBB Championship title in the years 2000 and 2001, and the FIBA South American League championship in the years 1999 and 2000. They also won the South American Club Championship in the years 1998 and 1999.[3]
The club also played at the 1999 McDonald's Championship, losing the final to San Antonio Spurs. The club is the first Brazilian club to play against an NBA team.[4]
In 2016, the club won the Liga Ouro, the competition that gives its champion a place in the next edition of the Brazilian premier professional basketball league, the NBB. The club then competed in Brazil's top-tier level, for the first time since 2003, as it competed in the 2016–17 NBB season.[5][6]
Honours
Worldwide
- Quadrangular Quarta Copa Mundial
- Champions (1): 1963
- McDonald's Championship
- Runners-up (1): 1999
Latin America
- Pan American Club Championship
- Runners-up (1): 1999
Continental
- South American Club Championship
- Champions (2): 1998, 1999
- Runners-up (1): 2000
- FIBA South American League (LSB)
National
- CBB Championship
- Champions (2): 2000, 2001
- Runners-up (4): 1965, 1966, 1980, 1999
- Brazilian Champions Cup
- Winners (1): 1981
- Liga Ouro
- Champions (1): 2016
Regional
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship
- Champions (16): 1946, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001
- Runners-up (18): 1940, 1943, 1947, 1957, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1990, 1998, 2007, 2016
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable players
Alexey- Fúlvio de Assis
- Aylton
- Byra Bello
- Edson Bispo
- Waldyr Boccardo
- Alfredo da Motta
- Demétrius
- Josuel dos Santos
- Nezinho dos Santos
- Roberto Felinto
- Fernando Freitas
- Gaúcho
- Guilherme Giovannoni
- Helinho
- Janjão
- Duda Machado
- Manteiguinha
- Mingão
- Paulinho Motta
- Nenê
- Ratto
- Rogério
- Caio Torres
- Valtinho
- Sandro Varejão
- Marquinhos Vieira
Dani Farabello
Muñoz- Evaristo Pérez
- José Vargas
Charles Byrd
