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.

Sporting CP
LeaguesLiga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927)
ArenaPavilhão João Rocha
Capacity3,000
LocationLisbon, Portugal
Team coloursGreen, White, Black
     
PresidentFrederico Varandas
Head coachLuís Magalhães
Championships9 Portuguese Leagues
8 Portuguese Cups
2 Portuguese Supercups
2 Portuguese League Cups
Websitesporting.pt

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

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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

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Pavilhão João Rocha

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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

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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): 2021/22, 2022/23

Current roster

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Sporting CP roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 96   Almeida, Ivan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 35 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989
G/F 20   Araújo, Diogo 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997
F 21   Cruz, André 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (2002-04-23)23 April 2002
C 24   Debaut, Ludgy 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 26 – (1998-08-14)14 August 1998
PF 13   Fernandes, João 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1992-12-01)1 December 1992
G/F 16   Guedes, Alfonso 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 21 – (2003-03-06)6 March 2003
PG 33   Johnson Jr., Reginald 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 30 – (1994-05-07)7 May 1994
G 88   Machado, Daniel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 34 – (1990-04-11)11 April 1990
F 15   Martin, Josh 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 29 – (1995-10-06)6 October 1995
F 10   Monteiro, Antonio 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 35 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989
F 1   Razaque, Uwais 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 20 – (2004-03-19)19 March 2004
PF 14   Relvao, Daniel 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 28 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996
PG 9   Ventura, Diogo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1994-06-24)24 June 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • António Ferreira
  • Ivan Kostourko
  • Flávio Nascimento

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: September 10, 2024

References

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