Liga Sorocabana de Basquete, or simply LSB, as it is known, is a Brazilian basketball team from
Sorocaba,
São Paulo state
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. The team receives financial support from partners such as Case, Flextronics, Intermédica and Objetivo Sorocaba.
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
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, losing to the team of the
Tijuca Tênis Clube
Tijuca Tênis Clube, abbreviated as Tijuca T.C., is a Brazilian professional basketball club that is based in the Tijuca neighborhood, in the Northern Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
History
Tijuca's parent athletic association was fo ...
. But the team won the right to compete in the
NBB 2011-2012. For the competition, LSB hired the
American point guard Kenny Dawkins
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, who led the team throughout the championship to the eleventh place in the regular season. In the playoffs, LSB was beaten by
Bauru
Bauru () is a Brazilian municipality in midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. It is the main city of the mesoregion and microregion of Bauru. The population is 379,297 (2020 est.) in an area of 667.68 km². Established in 1896, ...
, after a series by 3-0.
Roster
Honors
National
*
Super Copa Brasil:
** Runner-up: 2011
References
External links
Official website
{{NBB Teams
Basketball teams in Brazil
Novo Basquete Brasil
Basketball teams established in 1997
1997 establishments in Brazil
Sorocaba