CR Vasco da Gama (basketball)

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]

Vasco Basquete
Nickname	Cruzmaltino (from maltese cross) Gigante da Colina (Giant of the Hill) Camisas Negras (Black Shirts)
Leagues	NBB
Founded	1898; 126 years ago (1898) (sports club) 1920; 104 years ago (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
Home Away

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)
  • Champions (2): 1999, 2000
  • Runners-up (1): 2002

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.

Vasco da Gama Basketball roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age C 3 dos Santos, Lucão 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 117 kg (258 lb) 30 – (1994-02-27)27 February 1994 F 4 Veríssimo, Caio 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 26 – (1998-10-06)6 October 1998 F 5 Pilar, Henrique 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 40 – (1984-02-14)14 February 1984 C 6 Barbosa, Gemerson 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 31 – (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 F 7 Armani, Juliano 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 27 – (1997-11-15)15 November 1997 PG 8 dos Santos, Gabriel 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 23 – (2001-06-06)6 June 2001 PG 9 Lersch, Vithinho 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 30 – (1994-08-14)14 August 1994 G/F 10 Machado, Duda 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 42 – (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 C 12 Corrêa, Rafael 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (2000-01-14)14 January 2000 C 13 dos Santos, Lupa 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 34 – (1989-12-24)24 December 1989 SF 16 Silva, Rafael 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 31 – (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 SF 20 Patrício, Alexei 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 27 – (1997-06-07)7 June 1997 C 23 Honorato, Ítalo 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 23 – (2001-09-13)13 September 2001 G/F 25 Araújo, Lucas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 24 – (2000-05-05)5 May 2000 C 31 Torres, Caio 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 136 kg (300 lb) 37 – (1987-06-03)3 June 1987 F 35 Espírito Santo, Luiz Felipe 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – (1998-05-11)11 May 1998	Head coach Léo Figueiró Assistant coach(es) Christiano Medeiros Cássio de Lima dos Santos Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 3 July 2019

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

References

1. "Vasco anuncia o retorno da equipe de basquete e volta ao NBB". www.lance.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-20.
2. "95 anos de bola na cesta". Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (in Portuguese). May 11, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
3. "História do Vasco da Gama". vasco.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
4. "Sempre Vasco da Gama". www.semprevasco.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
5. "Atrás de uma vaga no NBB, Vasco e Sport são confirmados na Liga Ouro". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 18, 2016.
6. "Vasco vence Campo Mourão, fatura a Liga Ouro e volta à elite após 13 anos". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.

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External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• LatinBasket.com Team Page

1. "Arquivo de Basquete do Vasco". meuvasco.com.br.