# 2018–19 Flamengo Basketball season

The 2018–19 season of Flamengo Basketball is the 99th season of the club, and the club's 11th in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). This is the first season after the club captain Marcelinho Machado retired.

## Offseason

On May 15, 2018, Flamengo announced they would not renew with head coach José Neto after the team failed to win a title or obtain FIBA Americas League qualification for the second season in a row. On June 4, Gustavo de Conti was named as Neto's replacement.
On July 2, 2018, the club announced the creation of the General Manager position, with Diego Jeleilate arriving from Corpore/Paulistano for the job.

## Pre-season

On May 21, 2018, it was announced that the club would play against the Orlando Magic in Florida during the 2018 NBA preseason, in October 5. This will mark the 5th time the club will play against NBA opposition (a record between South American clubs), the 4th time in American soil, and the 3rd against the Magic.
The State League was played as the main preparation for the upcoming season, despite being an official competition. Flamengo won all 6 league round games, despite new signing Kevin Crescenzi missing all games due to ankle injury. He played his first couple for the club on the semifinals against semi-amateur side ABIG/Niterói, winning both games (97-38 and 113-55). Flamengo played local rival's Botafogo in the finals, winning the series 2–0. It was the 13th straight State League title for the club, and 45th overall.
On September 28, 2018, Flamengo announced that Leandro Barbosa signed to play for the team in their NBA preseason game against the Magic.

## Roster

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

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench/LDB Team | LDB Team | LDB Team/U-19's |
| C | Anderson Varejão | Rafael Mineiro | João Vitor | Sorriso | |
| PF | David Nesbitt | Olivinha | Ruan Miranda | Aprígio | André Miguel |
| SF | Marquinhos | Jhonatan Luz | Aieser Batista | Felipin | Matheus Assis |
| SG | Deryk Ramos | Kevin Crescenzi | Camargo | Varela | |
| PG | Franco Balbi | Davi Rossetto | Matheusinho | Joãozinho | |

### Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| General manager | Diego Jeleilate |
| Supervisor | André Guimarães |
| Head coach | Gustavo de Conti |
| Assistant coach | Fernando Pereira |
| Fitness trainer | Bruno Nicolaci Rafael Bernardelli |
| Physioterapist | Ricardo Machado |
Source:

## Transactions
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Transfer fee | Date |
| | HC | Gustavo de Conti | 38 | Corpore/Paulistano | Free agency | 2020 | – | 4 June 2018 |
| 9 | SG | Deryk Ramos | 23 | Corpore/Paulistano | Free agency | 2019 | – | 11 June 2018 |
| 7 | SF | Jhonatan Luz | 31 | Corpore/Paulistano | Free agency | 2019 | – | 13 June 2018 |
| 25 | PF | David Nesbitt | 26 | Corpore/Paulistano | Free agency | 2019 | – | 15 June 2018 |
| 8 | SG | Kevin Crescenzi | 25 | LSB Uniso | Free agency | 2019 | – | 18 June 2018 |
| 12 | C | Rafael Mineiro | 30 | SESI/Franca Basquete | Free agency | 2019 | – | 20 June 2018 |
| 6 | PG | Franco Balbi | 28 | Ferro Carril | Free agency | 2019 | – | 21 June 2018 |
| 5 | PG | Davi Rossetto | 25 | Solar Cearense | Free agency | 2019 | – | 10 July 2018 |
| 19 | SG | Leandro Barbosa | 35 | SESI/Franca Basquete | Free agency | 2018 | – | 28 September 2018 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date |
| 4 | SF | Marcelinho | 43 | | Retired | | 3 May 2018 |
| | HC | José Neto | 47 | Levanga Hokkaido | End of contract | | 15 May 2018 |
| 0 | PF | M. J. Rhett | 25 | Leones de Santo Domingo | End of contract | | 19 June 2018 |
| 3 | SG | Mogi | 21 | Botafogo | End of contract | | 20 June 2018 |
| 8 | PG | David Cubillán | 30 | Trotamundos | End of contract | | 22 June 2018 |
| 13 | C | J.P. Batista | 36 | Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor | End of contract | | 1 July 2018 |
| 5 | PF | Pilar | 34 | Vasco da Gama | End of contract | | 1 July 2018 |
| 23 | PG | Arthur Pecos | 23 | Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor | End of contract | | 2 July 2018 |
| 19 | SG | Leandro Barbosa | 35 | | End of contract | – | 5 October 2018 |

## Player statistics
### Campeonato Carioca

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | EFF |
| Franco Balbi | 2 | 1 | 24:11 | 5 | 49.5% | 0% | 100% | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Aieser Batista | 1 | 0 | 4:39 | 0 | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Kevin Crescenzi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| João Vitor França | 1 | 0 | 14:39 | 15 | 80% | - | 87% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Jhonatan Luz | 2 | 0 | 20:19 | 5.5 | 49.5% | 20% | 50% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| João Matheus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marquinhos Vieira | 1 | 1 | 28:46 | 17 | 46% | 50% | - | 7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Matheusinho | 1 | - | 0:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rafael Mineiro | 1 | 1 | 25:29 | 11 | 80% | 0% | 100% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Ruan Miranda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Nesbitt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carlos Olivinha | 1 | 0 | 14:18 | 4 | 40% | 0% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deryk Ramos | 1 | 1 | 31:14 | 10 | 25% | 22% | 100% | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Davi Rossetto | 1 | 1 | 24:21 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Anderson Varejão | 1 | 1 | 28:23 | 15 | 41% | 0% | 62% | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| TOTAL | | | | 67 | 40% | 23% | 64% | 45 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 76 |
Last updated: August 22, 2018. Source:

### NBB

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | EFF |
| Franco Balbi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aieser Batista | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kevin Crescenzi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| João Vitor França | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jhonatan Luz | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| João Matheus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marquinhos Vieira | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matheusinho | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rafael Mineiro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ruan Miranda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Nesbitt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carlos Olivinha | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deryk Ramos | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Davi Rossetto | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anderson Varejão | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | | | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

## Competitions
### Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Loss

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Win % |
| NBB | 13 October 2018 | | Matchday 1 | | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 861 | 764 | +97 | 072.73 |
| Liga Sudamericana | 22 October 2018 | | Group Stage | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 239 | +38 | 100.00 |
| Campeonato Carioca | 18 August 2018 | 27 September 2018 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 890 | 579 | +311 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2,028 | 1,582 | +446 | 087.50 |
Source: Competitions

### 2018 Campeonato Carioca
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Flamengo | 6 | 6 | 0 | 509 | 351 | +158 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Botafogo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 426 | 379 | +47 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Vasco | 6 | 2 | 4 | 416 | 447 | −31 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | ABIG/Niterói Caciques | 6 | 0 | 6 | 303 | 477 | −174 | Qualification to playoffs |

#### Results summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Ground | A | H | H | H | A | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Last updated: September 8, 2018. Source: Competitive matches Ground: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.

#### Results by round

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | W | L | PF | PA | PD | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 509 | 344 | +165 | 3 | 0 | 266 | 174 | +92 | 3 | 0 | 243 | 170 | +73 |
Last updated: September 8, 2018. Source: Competitive matches

#### Matches

Win  Loss

#### Results overview

Win  Loss
| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Double |
| ABIG/Niterói Caciques | 100-36 | 89-56 | 189-92 |
| Botafogo | 73-69 | 67-57 | 140-126 |
| Vasco | 93-69 | 87-64 | 180-133 |

### Campeonato Carioca Playoffs

Win  Loss

#### Semi finals

*Due to scheduling conflicts, Niterói's home game was played at Flamengo's arena

#### Final
### 2018 Liga Sudamericana
#### First Stage (Group D)
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 277 | 239 | +38 | 6 | Advance to Semifinal Phase |
| 2 | Libertad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 252 | 235 | +17 | 5 | Advance to Semifinal Phase |
| 3 | Welcome | 3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 240 | −14 | 4 | |
| 4 | Goes (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 214 | 255 | −41 | 3 | |

##### Results summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ground | N | N | N |
| Result | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Last updated: October 25, 2018. Source: Competitive matches Ground: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.

##### Matches
#### Semifinals (Group F)
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Instituto | 3 | 3 | 0 | 257 | 207 | +50 | 6 | Advance to Finals |
| 2 | Flamengo (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 277 | 242 | +35 | 5 | |
| 3 | Minas Tênis Clube | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 240 | −33 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bauru | 3 | 0 | 3 | 200 | 252 | −52 | 3 | |

##### Results summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ground | H | H | H |
| Result | | | |
| Position | | | |
Last updated: November 7, 2018. Source: Competitive matches Ground: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.

##### Matches
### 2018-19 NBB
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SESI Franca | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2258 | 1992 | +266 | Qualification to playoffs quarterfinals |
| 2 | Flamengo | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2197 | 1836 | +361 | Qualification to playoffs quarterfinals |
| 3 | Pinheiros | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2154 | 1976 | +178 | Qualification to playoffs quarterfinals |
| 4 | Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2195 | 2095 | +100 | Qualification to playoffs quarterfinals |
| 5 | Paulistano | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2209 | 2098 | +111 | Qualification to playoffs first round |

##### Results summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Last updated: November 11, 2018. Source: Competitive matches Ground: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.

#### Results overview

Win  Loss
| Opposition | Home score | Away score |
| Basquete Cearense | | 73-54 |
| Botafogo | | |
| Corinthians | 72-64 | |
| Corpore Paulistano | | 84-97 |
| Joinville/AABJ | 76-75 | |
| Minas | | |
| Mogi das Cruzes/Helbor | 93-73 | |
| Pinheiros | 61-74 | |
| São José | | 64-57 |
| Sendi/Bauru Basket | | 77-47 |
| SESI Franca | | 77-84 |
| Universo/Brasília | | 94-69 |
| Vasco | 90-70 | |

### Season records

| Competition | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals |
| Competition | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT |
| Rio de Janeiro State Championship | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
| NBB | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Liga Sudamericana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 20 | 17 | 3 | .850 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 |