Associação Limeirense de Basquete

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Winner Limeira Basquete
Winner Limeira Basquete logo
LeaguesNBB
FIBA South American League
Founded2001; 21 years ago (2001)
Arena
Capacity1,200
LocationLimeira, Brazil
Team colorsWhite, Blue and Orange
     
PresidentBrazil Osmar de Paula Junior
Championships1 Brazilian Championship
Websitelimeirabasquete.com.br

Associação Limeirense de Basquete, also commonly known as Basquete Limeira, and known as Winner/Kabum Limeira for sponsorship reasons, is a Brazilian professional basketball team that is based in Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil.

History[]

Winner Limeira was founded in 2001, with the intention of rescuing club basketball in Limeira, and competing for both state and national titles. In its first year, Limeira won the second division of the State Championship and the Regional Games. Over the following eight years, Limeira won the Regional Games, and also won its first Brazilian championship, which was named the , in 2006.

In the club's first NBB season, was the 2009 NBB season. In that season, with a core group of players consisting of Nezinho dos Santos, , Shamell Stallworth, , and , they finished in fifth place in the league, after being defeated by Joinville. Limeira did not participate in the second season of the NBB.

In the following two seasons, Limeira had similar campaigns, finishing in ninth place.[1] In the 2014 FIBA South American League, Limeira advanced from the preliminary round, with two wins and one loss, but only won one out of three games in the semifinals.[2]

Roster[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Winner Limeira roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
F 6 Brazil 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
C 8 Brazil Mineiro, Rafael 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
G 9 Brazil Ramos, Deryk 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F/C 10 Brazil 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
G/F 14 Dominican Republic Ramón, Ronald (C) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 15 Brazil 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
F/C 17 Brazil 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 21 Brazil 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
G 23 Brazil dos Santos, Nezinho 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 28 Brazil 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
G/F 32 United States Jackson, David 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 33 Brazil 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 34 Brazil Oliveira, Leonardo 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F/C 99 United States 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Head coach
  • Brazil
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brazil Jece Leite
  • Brazil Otávio Troyano
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2014-12-04

Honors and titles[]

National[]

  • Brazilian Championship
    • Champions (1): 2006

Regional[]

Other Tournaments[]

  • Regional Games
    • Winners (11): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
  • EPTV Cup
    • Winners (1): 2008

Noted players[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.
  • Brazil Duda Machado
  • Brazil Rafa Mineiro
  • Brazil Deryk Evandro Ramos

Head coaches[]

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Winner Limeira, Argentino de Junin advance, FIBA.com, 17 Oct 2014, accessed 11 January 2016.

External links[]

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