Unitri/Uberlândia

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 Unitri, 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]

Unitri Uberlândia
Unitri Uberlândia logo
LeaguesNBB
Founded1998 (1998)
ArenaArena Tancredo Neves
Ginásio Homero Santos
Capacity6,000
3,000
LocationUberlândia, Brazil
Team colorsWhite, Blue and Red
     
Championships1 FIBA South American League
1 Brazilian Championship

History

Unitri/Uberlândia was founded in 1998, with the arrival of the head coach Ary Vidal 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 Telemar/Rio de Janeiro, 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

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

Unitri Uberlândia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
F/C 3 United States Mims, O'Neal 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
G 4 Brazil Silva, Rafael 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 5 Brazil Lima, Hélio 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 7 Brazil Parisotto, Ícaro 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 8 Brazil Xavier, Luan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 9 United States Brown, Caleb 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F 11 Uruguay Taboada, Emilio 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 12 Brazil Miranda, Leandro 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 14 Brazil Silva, Olintho 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
C 15 Brazil dos Santos, Douglas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 20 Brazil Gruber, Luis 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
G/F 22 Brazil Parisotto, Audrei 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F/C 23 Brazil Silva, Rodrigo César 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 25 Brazil Teló, Vinícius 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 26 Brazil Leichtweis, Renan 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
F 32 Brazil Zanini, Ricardo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Head coach
  • Argentina Carlos Romano
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brazil José Ricardo Lima
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2015-02-24

Honors and titles

Continental

National

Regional
  • Minas Gerais State League
    • Champions (14): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Head coaches

References
  1. "Home". lnb.com.br.


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