Vila Nova Basquete Clube is a Brazilian men's professional
basketball
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club that is based in
Goiânia
Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...
,
Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goi ...
,
Brazil
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. It is a part of the
multi-sports club
A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports.
Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
Vila Nova Esporte Clube.
History
Vila Nova won the
Brazilian Championship title in 1973. They also competed at the
1974 edition1974 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
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.
Honors and titles
National
* Brazilian Championship
** Champions (1): 1973
** Runners-up (1): 1974
Notable players
* Washington "Dodi" Joseph
* Marquinhos Leite
* Adilson Nascimento
Head coaches
* Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares
References
External links
Official website
Twitter
Basketball teams in Brazil
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