Liga Sorocabana de Basquete

Liga Sorocabana de Basquete, or simply LSB,as it is known, is a Brazilian basketball team from Sorocaba, São Paulo state. The team receives financial support from partners such as Case, Flextronics, Intermédica and Objetivo Sorocaba.[1]

Liga Sorocabana
LeaguesNBB
Founded1997 (1997)
ArenaGinásio Gualberto Moreira
(capacity: 3,000)
LocationSorocaba, Brazil
Team colorsWhite, Light Blue and Orange
              
Main sponsorCASE
Objetivo
President Rinaldo Rodrigues
Head coach Rinaldo Rodrigues
Websitelsbasquete.com.br

History

The team was founded in 1997, but the first conquest of only highlight came in 2011, when he reached the final of the Super Copa Brasil, losing to the team of the Tijuca Tênis Clube. But the team won the right to compete in the NBB 2011-2012. For the competition, LSB hired the American point guard Kenny Dawkins, who led the team throughout the championship to the eleventh place in the regular season. In the playoffs, LSB was beaten by Bauru, after a series by 3-0.

Roster

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

Liga Sorocabana roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C Oliveira, Maique 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1993-06-26)26 June 1993
G Carioca, Patrick 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1993-10-10)10 October 1993
G Gusmão, Victor 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1993-09-03)3 September 1993
C Nunes, Douglas 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 33 – (1987-02-09)9 February 1987
F Paranhos, Alexandre 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1992-03-02)2 March 1992
F Vieira, Rômulo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1992-01-27)27 January 1992
G Gilchrist, Broderick 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F Oliveira, Gabriel
[[|Batata]]
Head coach
  • Rinaldo Rodrigues
Assistant coach(es)
  • João Henrique dos Santos
  • Alexandre Trindade de Lima
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2016-08-25

Honors

National
  • Super Copa Brasil:
    • Runner-up: 2011
gollark: Good news, we made the weird cubicle bit of the blattidus offices™ self-replicating.
gollark: It must have been near the secret beach site.
gollark: Or use a heavdrone to.
gollark: Please /forge setdim me continuously.
gollark: It appears that I reactivated an ancient device of evil in the overworld, yes.

References
  1. "NBB website". Lnb.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.