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Mogi das Cruzes Basquete | |
Leagues: | NBB FIBA South American League |
Arena: | Ginásio Municipal Hugo Ramos |
Capacity: | 5,000 |
Location: | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil |
Colors: | Dark blue, yellow, white |
Sponsor: | Helbor Tivit |
President: | Reiad Abdu Arab |
Coach: | Guerrinha |
Website: | mogidascruzesbasquete.com.br |
Championships: | 1 FIBA South American League 1 Brazilian Super Cup 2 São Paulo State Championships |
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Mogi das Cruzes Basquete, is a Brazilian professional basketball team that is based in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo. The club's full name is Associação Desportiva Mogi das Cruzes. The club competes in the top-tier level national basketball league in Brazil, the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).[1]
Mogi das Cruzes was founded in 1995, but ended operations in 2005 due to financial problems. In 2011, the club returned to activity governed by an entirely new board. In the same year, the team qualified for the first division of the São Paulo State Championship.
The tradition of basketball in Mogi das Cruzes started when the team played in the finals series of the São Paulo State Championship in 2003, against COC/Ribeirão Preto, which was one of the strongest teams in Brazil at the time. COC/Ribeirão Preto was led by the head coach Lula Ferreira. The series was won by COC/Ribeirão Preto.
In 2012, Mogi das Cruzes finished in third place in the Southeast Super Cup, and thus obtained a spot in the Brazilian Super Cup. The team won the Brazil Super Cup, returning to the top-tier level league of Brazilian basketball, the NBB.