Sporting CP (basketball)

Sporting CP
Sporting CP
Leagues	Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol; FIBA Europe Cup
Founded	1927; 97 years ago
Arena	Pavilhão João Rocha
Capacity	3,000
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
Team colours	Green, White, Black;
President	Frederico Varandas
Head coach	Luís Magalhães
Championships	9 Portuguese Leagues; 8 Portuguese Cups; 2 Portuguese Supercups; 2 Portuguese League Cups
Website	sporting.pt
Home	Away

Sporting Clube de Portugal, commonly known as Sporting CP or Sporting Portugal, is a professional basketball team based in Lisbon, Portugal, which represents the sport's section within parent club Sporting CP.

The team competes in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB), the top-tier domestic league, and plays its home matches at Pavilhão João Rocha. The current head coach is Luís Magalhães.

History

Basketball was introduced in Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1927.

In 1995, basketball stopped being one of the sports practiced in the club, returning in 2012, just with the women's team.

In 2019, the men's team was refounded after 24 years. Sporting submitted a proposal to go directly into the 2019–20 Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol with their men's team. In a league meeting in November of 2018 between all the league teams, Sporting's acceptance into the LPB was confirmed.^[1]

Facilities

Pavilhão João Rocha

Pavilhão João Rocha is a multi-sports pavilion located in the parish of Lumiar, in Lisbon. Located next to the Estádio José Alvalade, it is the home of Sporting CP sports. In honor of one of the most distinguished figures in the history of Sporting, the pavilion was named after former club president, João Rocha, who remained in office from September 1973 to October 1986. Its inauguration took place on the day June 21, 2017.

Honours

Portuguese League

Winners (9):^[2] 1953/54, 1955/56, 1959/60, 1968/69, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1981/82, 2020/21

Portuguese Cup

Winners (8):^[2] 1954/55, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1979/80, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22

Portuguese Supercup

Winners (2):^[2] 2021, 2022

Portuguese League Cup

Winners (2): 2021/22, 2022/23

Current roster

Sporting CP roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
SF	96	Almeida, Ivan	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	35 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989
G/F	20	Araújo, Diogo	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	27 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997
F	21	Cruz, André	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	22 – (2002-04-23)23 April 2002
C	24	Debaut, Ludgy	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	26 – (1998-08-14)14 August 1998
PF	13	Fernandes, João	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	31 – (1992-12-01)1 December 1992
G/F	16	Guedes, Alfonso	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	21 – (2003-03-06)6 March 2003
PG	33	Johnson Jr., Reginald	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	30 – (1994-05-07)7 May 1994
G	88	Machado, Daniel	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	34 – (1990-04-11)11 April 1990
F	15	Martin, Josh	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	29 – (1995-10-06)6 October 1995
F	10	Monteiro, Antonio	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	35 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989
F	1	Razaque, Uwais	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	20 – (2004-03-19)19 March 2004
PF	14	Relvao, Daniel	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	116 kg (256 lb)	28 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996
PG	9	Ventura, Diogo	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	30 – (1994-06-24)24 June 1994