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 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

Regional

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

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)