Sporting CP (basketball)

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.

Sporting CP
LeaguesLiga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
Founded1927 (1927)
ArenaPavilhão João Rocha
Capacity3,000
LocationLisbon, Portugal
Team coloursGreen, White, Black
     
PresidentFrederico Varandas
Head coachLuís Magalhães
Championships8 Portuguese Leagues
6 Portuguese Cups
Websitesporting.pt
Active sport sections of Sporting CP
AikidoAthleticsArchery
Auto racingBasketballBeach soccer
BilliardsBoxingCanoeing
CapoeiraChessEquestrianism
eSportsFootball
(Men's)		Football
(Women's)
FutsalGolfGymnastics
HandballJudoKarate
KickboxingKrav magaPadel Tennis
PaintballRoad cyclingRoller hockey
RowingRugby unionShooting
Sport fishingSwimmingTable tennis
TaekwondoTennisTriathlon
VolleyballWater polo

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
Winners (8):[2] 1953/54, 1955/56, 1959/60, 1968/69, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1981/82
Winners (6):[2] 1954/55, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1979/80, 2019/20

Current roster
Sporting CP roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 0 Williams, Travante 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1993-07-29)29 July 1993
PG 1 Amiel, Francisco 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 25 – (1996-01-20)20 January 1996
C 2 Fields, John 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 32 – (1988-03-30)30 March 1988
SF 3 Embaló, Jorge 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 21 – (1999-07-20)20 July 1999
G 5 Smith, Shakir 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 28 – (1992-10-25)25 October 1992
C 7 Sá, Cândido 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 28 – (1992-11-07)7 November 1992
C 8 Manjate, Jeremias 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 22 – (1998-11-11)11 November 1998
PG 9 Ventura, Diogo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1994-06-24)24 June 1994
PF 13 Fernandes, João 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1992-12-01)1 December 1992
C 17 Fonseca, Cláudio 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 32 – (1989-01-22)22 January 1989
PF 20 Araújo, Diogo 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997
SG 21 Catarino, Pedro 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1990-10-20)20 October 1990
PF 24 Henry, Jalen 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1996-01-08)8 January 1996
SG 34 Ellisor, James 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 30 – (1990-03-09)9 March 1990
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • António Paulo
  • Flávio Nascimento
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 21 August 2020

References
  1. "O que muda no campeonato de basquetebol da próxima época" (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 20 February 2019.
  2. "Honours". Sporting CP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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