Minas Tênis Clube (basketball)

Minas Tênis Clube, commonly known simply as Minas or the Minas Storm,[1] is a Brazilian basketball club based in Belo Horizonte. It is part of the Minas Tênis Clube multi-sports club. The team plays in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) under the sponsorship name Decisão Engenharia/Minas. It also plays in the BCL Americas as of the 2021–22 season.[2]

Minas
LeaguesNBB
BCL Americas
Founded1937 (1937) (as basketball team)
ArenaArena MTC
Capacity4,000
LocationBelo Horizonte, Brazil
Team colorsWhite and Blue
   
Head coachEspiga
Championships1 South American Club Championship
Websiteminastenisclube.com.br/esportes/basquete

The team has won one continental title, by winning the South American Champions Cup in 2007.

History

Minas was one of the top teams in the first years of Novo Basquete Brasil, reaching the semifinal series two straight years. In both semifinals, the team, led by the center Murilo Becker and the point guard Facundo Sucatzky, was defeated by Brasília. In the 2009–10 NBB season, Minas showed the point guard Raul Togni Neto, better known as Raulzinho. Neto was chosen the NBB Revelation Player and then moved to the Spanish team Lagun Aro. In the 2011–12 NBB season, Minas made a very bad campaign, finishing in thirteenth place and getting out of the playoffs. For the following season the managers made a great renovation of the cast, hiring young players.

Titles and honors
  • Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (1): 2007
  • Amsterdam International Tournament (1): 2007
  • Campeonato Metropolitano (5): 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1994
  • Campeonato Interestadual (1): 1986
  • Torneio Internacional Mercosul (1): 1993
  • Torneio José Bento (1): 1993

Players

Current roster

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Minas Tênis Clube roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F Garcia, Alex 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 42 – (1980-03-04)4 March 1980
PG Rossetto, Davi 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 29 – (1992-07-27)27 July 1992
G/F Deodato, Gui 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 30 – (1991-06-02)2 June 1991
F/C 0 Daniel, Sam 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 – (1996-01-01)1 January 1996
PG 4 de Lima, Lucas 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 26 – (1995-06-21)21 June 1995
PG 5 Leão, Augusto 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (1998-11-21)21 November 1998
PF 6 dos Santos, Shilton 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 39 – (1983-02-03)3 February 1983
G/F 7 Campos, Jefferson 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 31 – (1991-02-09)9 February 1991
SF 10 Bob, Che 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1997-01-01)1 January 1997
G/F 11 Carvalho, Gui 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 19 – (2002-06-22)22 June 2002
SF 12 Ribeiro, Samuel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 20 – (2002-01-24)24 January 2002
PF 13 Dias, Tiago 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 21 – (2001-01-04)4 January 2001
PG 19 Chaia, Gegê 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1991-02-03)3 February 1991
C 21 Waszkiewicz, Leonardo 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 32 – (1989-05-23)23 May 1989
PF 35 Silva, Marcos 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 22 – (1999-08-04)4 August 1999
G 91 Barbosa, Leandro 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 39 – (1982-11-28)28 November 1982
PF Nesbitt, David
Head coach

Flávio Soares "Espiga"

    Assistant coach(es)
    • Luiz Fernando Nery Leão
    • Bruno Porto Prado e Silva
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Injured
    Updated: 9 July 2019

    Notable players

    Head coaches

    References
    1. "Minas Tênis Clube - Lá vem tempestade". minastenisclube.com.br. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
    2. "Minas at the Basketball Champions League Americas 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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