# São Paulo FC (basketball)

Active departments of São Paulo FC :
| Football (men) | Football (women) | Basketball | Futsal |
São Paulo FC is the basketball section of the São Paulo FC club, based in São Paulo, Brazil. The men's first team plays professionally in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).
Home games are played at the Multisport Gym Doctor Antônio Leme Nunes Galvão, which has a capacity for 1,900 people. The club was inactive for a long time but it resumed operations in November 2018, starting competing in the second-tier LOB for the 2018–19 season. After a second-place finish promotion to the top-level NBB was secured.
In 2022, São Paulo made its debut in the BCL Americas, the top tier panamerican competition and won its first-ever continental title after defeating Club Biguá in the Final.

## Honours
### Domestic competitions

* Brazilian Championship (NBB):
** Runners-up (2): 2020–21, 2022–23
* Super 8:
** Runners-up (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
* Liga Ouro de Basquete:
** Runners-up (1): 2019
* Campeonato Paulista:
** Winners (1): 2021
** Runners-up (1): 2022
* Campeonato Paulistano:
** Winners (1): 1943

### International competitions

* BCL Americas:
** Winners (1): 2021–22
** Fourth place (1): 2020–21
* FIBA Intercontinental Cup:
** Runners-up (1): 2023

## Players
### Current roster

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

### Notable players

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
* Bruno Caboclo
* Henrique Coelho
* Isaac Gonçalves
* Lucas Mariano
* Marquinhos

## Coaches

* Cláudio Mortari (2018–2021)
* Bruno Mortari (2021–2024)
* Guerrinha (2024–present)

## Performance in international competitions

Since their return to professional basketball in 2018, São Paulo has played in FIBA Americas administered competitions three times. The club's best performance was in the 2021-22 season, when they won the BCL Americas after going unbeaten in the competition with 9 wins and no losses.
Key:
* GP: Games played
* W: Wins
* L: Losses
| Season | Tier | League | Result | GP | W | L |
| 2021 | 1 | BCL Americas | Fourth Place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | BCL Americas | Champions | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | Quarter-finalist | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | BCL Americas | First stage | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall | 4 appearances | 4 appearances | | 27 | 17 | 10 |

## Performance in NBB

Following is the seasons of São Paulo FC in the Novo Basquete Brasil:
| Season | Pos. | Postseason | GP | W | L | PCT | Home | Away | PF | PA | PD | Playoffs |
| 2019-20 | 3rd | Quarterfinals | 26 | 20 | 6 | 76.9 | 8–5 | 12–1 | 2302 | 2122 | +180 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020-21 | 3rd | Runners-up | 30 | 23 | 7 | 76.7 | 12–3 | 11–4 | 2705 | 2324 | +381 | QF 2–0 vs. Corinthians, SF 3–0 vs. Minas, F 0–3 vs. Flamengo |
| 2021-22 | 4th | Semifinals | 32 | 23 | 9 | 71.9 | 13–3 | 10–6 | 2660 | 2402 | +258 | QF 3–0 vs. Bauru, SF 1–3 vs. Franca |
| 2022-23 | 3rd | Runners-up | 32 | 22 | 10 | 68.8 | 12–4 | 10–6 | 2739 | 2548 | +191 | QF 3–1 vs. Pinheiros, SF 3–0 vs. Flamengo, F 2–3 vs. Franca |
| 2023-24 | 11th | Quarterfinals | 36 | 18 | 18 | 50.0 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 2824 | 2849 | -25 | R16 2–1 vs. Unifacisa [pt], QF 2–3 vs. Minas |