Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (basketball)

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.

Palmeiras
Nickname	Verdão
Leagues	NBB
Founded	1914 (1914) (parent athletic club) 1923 (1923) (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
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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
  • Champions (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 (1): 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. Nat. 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.

• 
  Leandrinho Barbosa
• 
  Bira Maciel
• 
  Oscar Schmidt

• Emil Assad Rached
• Leandrinho Barbosa
• Edson Bispo
• Rosa Branca
• Zé Geraldo
• Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães
• Gilson Trinidade de Jesus
• Washington Joseph
• Marcel de Souza
• Carlos Domingos Massoni
• Bira Maciel
• Luiz Cláudio Menon
• Cláudio Mortari
• Adilson Nascimento
• Diego Pinheiro
• Jatyr Eduardo Schall
• Oscar Schmidt
• Edvar Simões
• Milton Setrini
• João Vianna
• Paulinho Villas Boas
• Nicolás Gianella
• Maxi Stanic

Notable coaches

• Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares
• Wlamir Marques
• Cláudio Mortari

External links

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