Franca Basquetebol Clube is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian men's basketball

Basketball

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 club based in Franca

Franca

-Demography:*Total: 328.473 inhabitants on July 1, 2006.** Urban: 324.138** Rural: 6.999*Demographic density : 473,80*Child mortality until 1 year : 12,66 = 1,26%*Life expectancy : 73,03*Fertility : 2,26...

, São Paulo state

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. It was founded on September 4, 1953. They won the Campeonato Sudamericano

Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes

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 six times.

History

The club was twice Intercontinental Cup runners-up

Intercontinental Cup (basketball)

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: in 1975 (as Esporte Clube Amazonas Franca) and in 1980 (as Associação Atlética Francana).

Former players

Several notable players defended the club such as Hélio Rubens

Hélio Rubens Garcia

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 (former player, and head coach), Anderson Varejão

Anderson Varejão

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 (NBA

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 player), Toto, Fernando Minucci, Chuí, Tato Lopez, Jorge Guerra (Guerrinha), Helinho, Murilo, among others.

Basketball

• Supercopa de Basquete: 2008.
• Campeonato Paulista: 11 times (1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007).
• Taça Brasil: 4 times (1971, 1974, 1975, 1980).
• Campeonato Brasileiro
  Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete was the main basketball league in Brazil. The championship was organized by the Brazilian confederation, CBB...
  
  : 6 times (1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999).
• Campeonato Sudamericano
  Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes
  The Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes is an international men's basketball cup competition organized by the South American Basketball Confederation and played annually by invitee South American clubs.-Format:...
  
  : 6 times (1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1990, 1991).
• Campeonato Pan-Americano: 4 times (1993, 1994, 1997, 1999).

Current squad

2010-2011 season:

• 6 -   Fernando Penna
• 7 -   Ricardo Probst
• 9 -   Pedro
• 10 -   Helinho (captain)
• 12 -   Wanderson
• 15 -   Márcio Dornelles
• 17 -   Lucas
• 19 -   Drudi
• 21 -   Felipe Taddei
• 31 -   David
• 32 -   Brian Woodward
• 66 -   Rafael "Baby" Araújo

Head coaches

• 1959-1981 - Pedro Morilla Fuentes (Pedrocão)
• 1981-2000 - Hélio Rubens Garcia
• 2000-2004 - Daniel Abrão Wattfy
• 2004-2005 - Marco Aurélio Pegolo dos Santos (Chuí)
• 2005-current - Hélio Rubens Garcia

Official names

The club adopted several different names during its history:

• Clube dos Bagres (1953-1971)
• Emmanuel Franca Esporte Clube (1972-1974)
• Esporte Clube Amazonas Franca (1975-1977)
• Associação Atlética Francana
  Associação Atlética Francana
  Associação Atlética Francana, also known as Francana, is a Brazilian football club based in Franca, São Paulo state. The club competed in the Série A and in the Série C once.-History:...
  
  (1977-1984)
• Associação Francana de Basquetebol (1984-1988)
• Ravelli Franca Basquetebol (1988-1991)
• Franca Basquetebol Clube (1992)

After the foundation of Franca Basquetebol Clube, in 1992, the club changed its common name according to its sponsor:

• All Star/Franca (1992)
• Satierf/Sabesp/Franca (1993)
• Cosesp/Franca (1994)
• Cougar/Franca (1996)
• Marathon/Franca (1997-2000)
• Unimed/Franca (2000-2001)
• Franca Basquetebol Clube (2001-2004)*
• Franca/Petrocrystal/Ferracini (2004-2005)
• Franca/Mariner/Unimed (2005-2006)
• Unimed/Franca (2006-2008)
• Vivo/Franca (2008)

* Between 2001 and 2004, the club did not have an official sponsor.

External links

Official website