Sporting CP (basketball)

Sporting CP
Leagues	Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol Europe Cup
Founded	1927 (1927)
Arena	Pavilhão João Rocha
Capacity	3,000
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
Team colours	Green, White, Black
President	Frederico Varandas
Head coach	Luís Magalhães
Championships	9 Portuguese Leagues 8 Portuguese Cups 2 Portuguese Supercups 2 Portuguese League Cups
Website	sporting.pt
Home Away

Sporting Clube de Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾtĩ ˈkluβɨ ðɨ puɾtuˈɣal]), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting, 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.

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

• Portuguese League

Winners (9): 1953/54, 1955/56, 1959/60, 1968/69, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1981/82, 2020/21

• Portuguese Cup

Winners (8): 1954/55, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1979/80, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22

• Portuguese Supercup

Winners (2): 2021, 2022

• Portuguese League Cup

Winners (2): 2021/22, 2022/23

Current roster

Sporting CP roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F 0 Johns Jr., Brandon 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 25 – (1999-12-14)14 December 1999 F 1 Razaque, Uwais 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (2004-03-19)19 March 2004 F 2 Bowman, Malik 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 21 – (2004-05-14)14 May 2004 F 3 Harden-Hayes, Maleeck 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 24 – (2001-02-23)23 February 2001 G 4 Carreia, Miguel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 25 – (2000-09-29)29 September 2000 C 5 Palhares, Rui 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 24 – (2000-12-24)24 December 2000 PG 6 Amarante, Francisco 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (2000-03-24)24 March 2000 PF 7 Robinson, Robby 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 26 – (1999-08-07)7 August 1999 PG 9 Ventura, Diogo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 31 – (1994-06-24)24 June 1994 PF 13 Fernandes, João 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 F 21 Cruz, André 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2002-04-23)23 April 2002 SG 24 Morgan, Malik 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 31 – (1994-01-31)31 January 1994 PG 30 Swenson, Stephan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (2002-06-30)30 June 2002 C 18 Cherepenko, Dinis 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 19 – (2006-01-08)8 January 2006	Head coach Luís Magalhães Assistant coach(es) António Ferreira Ivan Kostourko Flávio Nascimento Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 10, 2024

External links

• Sporting CP Official Website