Unitri/Uberlândia

Unitri Uberlândia
Unitri Uberlândia
Leagues	NBB
Founded	1998; 24 years ago
Arena	;
Capacity	6,000 ; 3,000
Location	Uberlândia, Brazil
Team colors	White, Blue and Red ;
Championships	1 FIBA South American League ; 1 Brazilian Championship ;
Home	Away

Uberlândia Tênis Clube is a Brazilian professional basketball team from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is also known as Unitri/Uberlândia, due to a partnership with the university , which is located in Uberlândia. Unitri/Uberlândia is one of the teams of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), the top-tier level Brazilian basketball league.^[1]

History[]

Unitri/Uberlândia was founded in 1998, with the arrival of the head coach and since its foundation, the team receives financial support from the university Unitri. In 2004, the team from Minas Gerais won its first title, winning the Brazilian Championship. They beat Flamengo in the league's finals, 3–0. In 2005, when Uberlândia defended its national title, the team was defeated by , where the small forward Marcelinho Machado played.

Two years later, Unitri was eliminated in the league's semifinal series by Franca. In the 2010–11 and 2011–12 NBB seasons, the team was defeated in the league's quarterfinals playoff series, by Brasília and Flamengo, respectively.

Roster[]

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Unitri Uberlândia roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Ht.
F/C	3	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
G	4	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
G	5	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
G	7	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F	8	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
G	9	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F	11	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
C	12	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
F	14	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
C	15	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
F	20	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
G/F	22	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F/C	23	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
F	25	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
C	26	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
F	32	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)