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Clube Atlético Monte Líbano (basketball)
Clube Atlético Monte Líbano, abbreviated as C.A. Monte Líbano and CAML, is a Brazilian men's professional basketball club that is based in São Paulo, Brazil. History C.A. Monte Líbano won the regional São Paulo State Basketball Championship, São Paulo State Championship three times, and the national Brazilian Basketball Championship, Brazilian Championship title 5 times. They also won the South American Basketball Club Championship, South American Club Championship twice. Honors and titles Worldwide * FIBA Intercontinental Cup ** Runners-up (1): 1985 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1985 Continental * South American Basketball Club Championship, South American Club Championship ** Champions (2): 1985, 1986 ** Runners-up (2): 1983, 1987 National * Brazilian Basketball Championship, Brazilian Championship ** Champions (5): 1982, 1985, 1986 (I), 1986 (II), 1987 Regional * São Paulo State Basketball Championship, São Paulo State Championship ** Champions (3): 1982, 1984, 1986 ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginásio Do Ibirapuera
Ginásio do Ibirapuera (officially named Ginásio Estadual Geraldo José de Almeida) is an indoor arena, indoor sporting arena located in São Paulo, Brazil. The seating capacity of the arena is 11,000 people and it was opened on 25 January 1957. It is used mostly for volleyball matches. Events Named after famous sports broadcaster and sports commentator Geraldo José de Almeida, in 2004, 2005 and 2006 Ginásio do Ibirapuera hosted the Salonpas Cup matches, and in 2006, the arena hosted the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women, Basketball World Championship for Women. Other notable basketball events include the 1973 Intercontinental Cup (basketball), 1973 Intercontinental Cup (basketball), Intercontinental Cup,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Guerra (basketball)
Jorge Guerra (born 21 June 1959), also commonly known in Brazil as Jorge Guerrinha, is a Brazilian former professional basketball player and coach. Professional playing career Born in Franca, in the state of São Paulo, Guerra debuted in basketball when he was 16, playing with Amazonas Franca. He also played with C.A. Monte Líbano and Ribeirão Preto. During his pro club career, Guerra won 4 Brazilian Championships, in the seasons 1980, 1981 (II), 1990, and 1991. National team playing career Guerra was a part of the senior Brazilian national basketball team that won the 1987 Pan American Games, in Indianapolis. In that tournament's final game, the Brazilian side outscored the home team, the Team USA, 120–115, which marked the first time that Team USA lost a game as a tournament host. It was also the first time Team USA was defeated in a finals game. He also played at the 1986 FIBA World Cup, the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, the 1990 FIBA World Cup, and the 1992 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaury Pasos
Amaury Antônio Pasos, also commonly known simply as Amaury (born December 11, 1935) is a retired Brazilian basketball player and coach of Argentine origin. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, he was a 1.91 m (6'3") tall power forward. He competed at three Olympic Games and was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was awarded with the Brazil Former Athlete Olympic Prize in 2003. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. Club career At the club level, Pasos played for Clube de Regatas Tietê (1951–1961), and then C.R. Sírio (1962–1965), and Corinthians (1966–1972). He won the Brazilian League championship in 1966 and 1969, and the São Paulo regional title league in 1966, 1968, and 1969. National team career Pasos played for the senior Brazilian national team. With Brazil, he won the gold medal at the 1959 FIBA World Championship (where he was also named the MVP of the tournament) and the gold medal at the 1963 FIBA World Championship. He also won a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Townsend
Raymond Anthony Townsend (born December 20, 1955) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors and the Indiana Pacers. Townsend played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins, earning all-conference honors in the Pacific-8 (known later as the Pac-12). He was selected by the Warriors in the first round of the 1978 NBA draft, with the 22nd overall pick, and became the first Filipino-American to play in the NBA. During his playing career, he was listed at 6'3" (1.91 m) tall and 175 lbs. (79 kg). He played at the point guard position. High school career Townsend attended Camden High School and Archbishop Mitty High School, in San Jose, California, where he played high school basketball. As a high school senior, he averaged close to 28 points a game for the Camden High Cougars. This was prior to the 3 point shot line being regulated years later. After graduating from hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Smith
Rocky Smith (born October 24, 1954) is an American retired professional basketball player. High school Born in Oroville, California, Smith graduated from Oroville High School, where he played basketball, in 1973. He was an All-Star, all four years that he played for the Tigers. College career Smith started his college basketball career at Butte Community College, where he played from 1973 to 1975. He then played college basketball at Oregon State University, with the Oregon State Beavers men's basketball, Beavers, where he was named first-team List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams, All-Pac-8 Conference in 1977. Smith led the Beavers in scoring in his final two seasons. Professional career After his college career, Smith was selected in the 4th round, number 84 overall, by the Houston Rockets, in the 1977 NBA draft. Smith went on to play professional basketball in Australia, where he played with the St. Kilda Saints (basketball), St. Kilda Saints, in the Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fefo Ruiz
Wilfredo Eduardo "Fefo" Ruiz Bruno (born June 1, 1962) is a retired Uruguayan professional basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 ") tall, and a weight of 84 kg (185 lbs.), he played at the small forward position. Professional career During his club basketball career, Ruiz played in Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. On 12 November, 1983, while playing with Club Neptuno, he set the Uruguayan Federal Championship's all-time single game scoring record, when he scored 84 points in a league game against Colón. He finished his career in Uruguay as the Uruguayan Federal Championship's all-time leading scorer, having scored a total of 18,512 points in the league. As a member of Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca, of the top-tier level Argentine League (LNB), he was the league's best scorer, during its first three years of existence (1985–1987). National team career In the FIBA World Cup of 1982, while playing with the senior men's Uruguayan national basketball team, Ruiz averaged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulinho Villas Boas
Paulo "Paulinho" Villas Boas de Almeida, commonly known in Brazil as Paulinho Villas Boas (born 26 January 1963), is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Career During his pro club career, Villas Boas won 4 Brazilian Championships, in the years 1983, 1987, 1992, and 1995. With the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team, Villas Boas competed at the 1986 FIBA World Cup, the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, and the 1994 FIBA World Cup The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the 12th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The tournament was hosted by Canada from August 4 to 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple L .... References External links * FIBA Profile 1 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerson Victalino
Gerson Victalino (19 September 1959 – 29 April 2020), also commonly known simply as Gerson, was a Brazilian professional basketball player. National team career With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Victalino won a silver medal at the Basketball at the 1983 Pan American Games, 1983 Pan American Games and a gold medal at the Basketball at the 1987 Pan American Games, 1987 Pan American Games. He competed at the Summer Olympics in Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984, Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988, and Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992. Victalino was also a member of the Brazilian teams which respectively finished in fourth place at the 1986 FIBA World Championship and fifth place at the 1990 FIBA World Championship. References External links * (profile 1) * (profile 2) 1959 births 2020 deaths Basketball players at the 1983 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Basketball players at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Vianna
João José "Pipoka" Vianna (born 15 November 1963), is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.06 m (6'9") tall, he played at the power forward position. Professional career During his pro club career, Vianna won 5 Brazilian Championships, in the seasons 1985, 1986 (I), 1986 (II), 1987, and 2007. Vianna also played briefly with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), during the 1991–92 season, becoming just the second Brazilian player to play in the NBA, after Rolando Ferreira. Vianna played for Maratonistas de Coamo in Puerto Rico from 1989 to 1991, and in 1993. National team career Vianna represented the senior Brazilian national basketball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1992 Summer Olympics, and the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as several other international competitions. He was also a part of the Brazilian national team that won the 1987 Pan American Games, in Indianapolis, over Team USA. He also played a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Ernesto Stoffel
André Ernesto Stoffel, also commonly known simply as André (born 9 April 1960) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Career During his pro club career, Stoffel won 4 Brazilian Championships, in the seasons 1982, 1985, 1986 (I), and 1986 (II), while a member of C.A. Monte Líbano. With the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team, Stoffel played at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ..., and the 1982 FIBA World Cup. References External links * 1960 births Living people Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Brazilian men's basketball players 1982 FIBA World Championship players Centers (basketball) Clube Atlético Monte Líbano basketball players Olympic basketball players of Brazil Bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Guimarães (basketball)
Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães (born 4 October 1959), commonly known as Cadum , is a Brazilian former professional basketball player and coach. Professional playing career During his pro club career, Cadum won 5 Brazilian Championships, in the seasons 1982, 1985, 1986 (I), 1986 (II), 1987. He won all of the Brazilian championships as a member of C.A. Monte Líbano. National team playing career With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Cadum competed at the following major world tournaments: the 1980 Summer Olympics, the 1982 FIBA World Cup, the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1990 FIBA World Cup, and the 1992 Summer Olympics. Coaching career After his basketball playing career ended, Cadum began a career working as a basketball coach Basketball coaching is the act of directing and strategizing the behavior of a basketball team or individual basketball player. Basketball coaching typically encompasses the improvement of individual and team offe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |