Sporting CP
LeaguesLiga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded1927 (1927)
ArenaPavilhão João Rocha
Capacity3,000
LocationLisbon, Portugal
Team coloursGreen, White, Black
     
PresidentFrederico Varandas
Head coachLuís Magalhães
Websitesporting.pt

Sporting Clube de Portugal, commonly known as Sporting CP or Sporting Portugal, is a professional basketball team based in Lisbon, Portugal, which represents the sport's section within parent club Sporting CP.

The team competes in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB), the top-tier domestic league, and plays its home matches at Pavilhão João Rocha. The current head coach is Luís Magalhães.

History

Basketball was introduced in Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1927.

In 1995, basketball stopped being one of the sports practiced in the club, returning in 2012, just with the women's team.

In 2019, the men's team was refounded after 24 years. Sporting submitted a proposal to go directly into the 2019–20 Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol with their men's team. In a league meeting in November of 2018 between all the league teams, Sporting's acceptance into the LPB was confirmed.[1]

Facilities

Pavilhão João Rocha

Pavilhão João Rocha is a multi-sports pavilion located in the parish of Lumiar, in Lisbon. Located next to the Estádio José Alvalade, it is the home of Sporting CP sports. In honor of one of the most distinguished figures in the history of Sporting, the pavilion was named after former club president, João Rocha, who remained in office from September 1973 to October 1986. Its inauguration took place on the day June 21, 2017.

Honours

Winners (9):[2] 1953/54, 1955/56, 1959/60, 1968/69, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1981/82, 2020/21
Winners (8):[2] 1954/55, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1979/80, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22
Winners (2):[2] 2021, 2022
Winners (2): 2022, 2023

Current roster

Sporting CP roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 20 Portugal Araújo, Diogo 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 26 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997
F 33 United States Downs, Micah 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 37 – (1986-09-08)8 September 1986
PF 13 Angola Fernandes, João 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1992-12-01)1 December 1992
F 32 United States Armwood, Isaiah 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 33 – (1990-12-28)28 December 1990
SF 16 Portugal Guedes, Alfonso 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 20 – (2003-03-06)6 March 2003
G 88 Portugal Machado, Daniel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 33 – (1990-04-11)11 April 1990
F 15 United States Martin, Josh 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 28 – (1995-10-06)6 October 1995
F 10 Angola Monteiro, Antonio 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 34 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989
F 11 United States Omlid, Tanner 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 30 – (1993-12-02)2 December 1993
C 30 United States Patton, Joshua 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 – (1997-03-07)7 March 1997
PF 14 Portugal Relvao, Daniel 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 27 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996
PG 9 Portugal Ventura, Diogo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 29 – (1994-06-24)24 June 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • António Ferreira
  • Ivan Kostourko
  • Flávio Nascimento
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 30, 2021

References

  1. ↑ "O que muda no campeonato de basquetebol da próxima época" (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 20 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Honours". Sporting CP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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