Franca Basquetebol Clube

Franca Basquetebol Clube (English: Franca Basketball Club), most known as Franca, or Sesi Franca for sponsorship reasons, is a Brazilian men's professional basketball club that is based in Franca, São Paulo state.Franca is the most decorated team in Brazilian basketball history, having won 13 national championships.
The club was founded on 10 May 1959, and home games are played at the Ginásio Pedrocão. Franca won the South American Club Championship six times, the Pan American Championship four times, and has won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in 2023.
History
The club was a two-time FIBA Intercontinental Cup runner-up: in 1975 (as Esporte Clube Amazonas Franca), and in 1980 (as Associação Atlética Francana).
On 16 April 2023, Franca won the 2022–23 season of the Basketball Champions League Americas.
Achievements and honors
Worldwide
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Champions (1): 2023
Runners-up (2): 1975, 1980
Latin America
Pan American Club Championship
Champions (4): 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999 (record)
Runners-up (1): 1996
Continental
South American Club Championship
Champions (6): 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1990, 1991
Runners-up (3): 1978, 1992, 1993
FIBA South American League
Champions (1): 2018
Runners-up (2): 1998, 2007
Basketball Champions League Americas
Champions (1): 2022–23
National
Brazilian Championship
Champions (13): 1971, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981 (II), 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2022, 2023 (record)
Runners-up (9): 1979, 1981 (I), 1982, 1986, 1989, 1994, 2007, 2011, 2019
Super 8 Cup
Winners (2): 2020, 2023
Runners-up (1): 2018
Brazilian Supercup
Winners (1): 2008
Regional
São Paulo State Championship
Champions (15 - record): 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Runners-up (13): 1964, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2008, 2017, 2021
Current roster
Notable players
Rafael "Bábby" Araújo
Fúlvio de Assis
Leandrinho Barbosa
Murilo Becker
Vítor Benite
Lucas Cipolini
Elio Corazza
Roberto "Robertão" José Corrêa
Lucas Dias
Gilson Trinidade de Jesus
Marco Aurélio Pegolo dos Santos (Chuí)
Wagner da Silva
Josuel dos Santos
Nezinho dos Santos
Demétrius Ferraciú
Francisco Sérgio García
Zé Geraldo
Jorge Guerra
Rafael Hettsheimeir
Rogério Klafke
Marquinhos Leite
Tato Lopez
Didi Louzada
Sílvio Malvezi
Rafael Mineiro
Fernando Minucci
Adilson Nascimento
Jimmy de Oliveira
Paulão Prestes
Hélio Rubens
Helio Rubens Filho
Toto
Anderson Varejão
Marcelo Vido
Marcos Mata
Leonel Schattman
José Vargas
Eddie Basden
Dexter Shouse
Rocky Smith
David Jackson
Head coaches
Pedro "Pedroca" Morilla Fuentes: (1959–1981)
Hélio Rubens: (1981–2000)
Daniel Abrão Wattfy: (2000–2004)
Marco Aurélio "Chuí" Pegolo dos Santos: (2004–2005)
Hélio Rubens: (2005–2012)
Lula Ferreira: (2012–2016)
Helinho: (2016–present)
Official club names
The club adopted several different names during its history:
Clube dos Bagres (1959–1971)
Emmanuel Franca Esporte Clube (1972–1974)
Esporte Clube Amazonas Franca (1975–1977)
Associação Atlética Francana (1977–1984)
Associação Francana de Basquetebol (1984–1988)
Ravelli Franca Basquetebol (1988–1991)
Franca Basquetebol Clube (1992–)
Since the foundation of Franca Basquetebol Clube (the club's current form), in 1992, the club has regularly changed its name according to its name sponsor:
All Star/Franca (1992)
Satierf/Sabesp/Franca (1993)
Cosesp/Franca (1994)
Cougar/Franca (1996)
Marathon/Franca (1997–2000)
Unimed/Franca (2000–2001)
Franca Basquetebol Clube (2001–2004, 2015-)*
Franca/Petrocrystal/Ferracini (2004–2005)
Franca/Mariner/Unimed (2005–2006)
Unimed/Franca (2006–2008)
Vivo/Franca (2008–2015)
Sesi/Franca (2017–)
* Without an official sponsor.
References
External links
Official website
Latinbasket.com Team Profile
Basketball teams in Brazil
Basketball teams established in 1959
Novo Basquete Brasil
Basketball in São Paulo (state)