Basquete Cearense | |||
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Leagues | NBB | ||
Founded | June 23, 2012 | ||
Arena |
Ginásio Paulo Sarasate (capacity: 8,200) Ginásio da UNIFOR (capacity: 2,200) |
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Location | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
Team colors | White and Red |
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Main sponsor | Solar Unimed |
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President | Thális Braga | ||
Head coach | Alberto Bial | ||
Website | Official Website | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Associação de Basquete Cearense or simply Basquete Cearense is a Brazilian basketball team from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil that plays in the Novo Basquete Brasil league. The team was founded in 2012 and since then played in all editions of the NBB, reaching the playoffs three times.
Basquete Cearense was created in 2012, with the support of the government of Ceará, Fortaleza City Hall and sponsored by Sky. It was created as a project of franchise, conceived by coach Alberto Bial, who had been one of those responsible for the creation of Joinville team. The team became the first basketball team from the Northeast Region to play in the Novo Basquete Brasil.
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