2017–18 Flamengo Basketball season

Flamengo
2017–18 season
Chairman	Eduardo Bandeira de Mello
Head coach	José Alves Neto
Arena	Tijuca Tênis Clube ; (capacity: 3,000) ; Arena Carioca 1 ; (capacity: 5,000)
NBB	Semifinals ; (lost to Mogi 1-3)
FIBA Liga Sudamericana	Second Round
Home	Away
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The 2017–18 season of Flamengo Basketball is the 98th season of the club, and the club's 10th in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). They played the season coming from their tied worst result in league history (5th place), after four consecutive titles on the previous years. The club captain Marcelinho Machado retired at the end of the season.

Offseason

Pre-season

The season

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Flamengo Basketball roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
C	0	Rhett, M. J.	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	32 – (1992-11-15)15 November 1992
G	3	Mogi, Wesley	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	28 – (1996-06-30)30 June 1996
G/F	4	Machado, Marcelinho (C)	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	49 – (1975-04-12)12 April 1975
F/C	5	Pilar, Henrique	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	40 – (1984-02-14)14 February 1984
G	8	Cubillán, David	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	37 – (1987-07-27)27 July 1987
F	11	Marquinhos	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	40 – (1984-05-31)31 May 1984
F/C	13	Batista, J. P.	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	122 kg (269 lb)	43 – (1981-10-29)29 October 1981
G	14	Ramón, Ronald	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	38 – (1986-01-14)14 January 1986
F	16	Olivinha	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	118 kg (260 lb)	41 – (1983-04-18)18 April 1983
F/C	17	Varejão, Anderson	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	124 kg (273 lb)	42 – (1982-09-28)28 September 1982
G	23	Pecos, Arthur	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	30 – (1994-11-01)1 November 1994
F	28	Amorim, Vitor	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	27 – (1997-01-11)11 January 1997
C	34	França, João Vitor	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	120 kg (265 lb)	26 – (1998-12-15)15 December 1998

Head coach

José Alves Neto

Assistant coach(es)

Rodrigo Silva

Team manager

Marcelo Vido

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 9 March 2018

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	LDB Team
C	J. P. Batista	Anderson Varejão	João Vitor	Otte
PF	Olivinha	M. J. Rhett	Henrique Pilar	Iglesias
SF	Marquinhos	Marcelinho Machado		Amorim
SG	Ronald Ramon	Wesley Mogi		Bernardo
PG	David Cubillan	Arthur Pecos		Heitor

Transactions

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
23	SG	Arthur Pecos	22	Paulistano	Free agency	2018	–	5 July 2017	^[1]
8	PG	David Cubillan	30	Trotamundos de Carabobo	Free agency	2018	–	6 July 2017	^[2]
0	PF	M.J. Rhett	24	Cholet Basket	Free agency	2018	–	14 August 2017	^[3]
17	PF	Anderson Varejão	35	Free agent	Free transfer	2019	Free	18 January 2018	^[4]

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
5	PG	Ricardo Fischer	26	Bilbao Basket	Free agency	–	5 July 2017	^[5]
17	SG	Danilo Monteiro	19	Brasília Búfalos	Free transfer	Free	5 March 2018	^[6]
19	SG	Humberto Silva	23	Corinthians	Transfer	–	5 March 2018	^[7]

Player statistics

NBB regular season

#	Player	GP	GS	MPG	2FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG	EFF
0	M. J. Rhett	25	-	13.9	.548	.375	.633	2.9	.3	.3	.4	.7	5.9	6.4
3	Wesley Mogi	10	-	2.4	.000	.000	.000	.3	.0	.1	.0	.3	.0	-0.2
4	Marcelinho Machado	24	-	18.7	.564	.389	.857	2.6	2.9	.3	.1	1.0	8.0	9.5
5	Henrique Pilar	27	-	7.9	.486	.393	.545	1.4	.3	.7	.1	.4	2.8	3.4
8	David Cubillán	27	-	25.3	.461	.411	.743	1.9	3.0	.6	.0	1.2	9.4	9.1
11	Marquinhos	28	-	28.6	.636	.371	.790	3.8	3.2	.8	.2	1.5	18.6	18.2
13	J. P. Batista	28	-	25.2	.563	.000	.649	6.3	2.9	.7	.4	1.9	12.6	15.8
14	Ronald Ramón	28	-	28.2	.478	.339	.915	2.1	2.3	.6	.1	.9	8.6	8.6
16	Olivinha	28	-	19.2	.589	.246	.800	6.4	.9	.6	.1	1.1	8.8	11.6
17	Danilo Monteiro	1	-	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
17	Anderson Varejão	13	-	20.9	.517	.500	.756	7.6	2.0	.6	.8	1.3	9.5	15.2
19	Humberto Silva	10	-	8.5	.364	.333	1.000	.8	.6	.6	.1	.5	1.9	2.2
23	Arthur Pecos	28	-	20.1	.447	.273	.723	2.6	3.1	.9	.0	1.4	5.5	7.3
28	Vitor Amorim	1	-	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
34	João Vitor França	19	-	5.5	.682	.000	.600	2.0	.3	.1	.2	.3	2.1	3.6

Players in italic left the team during the season.
Updated: 9 March 2018^[8]

Competitions

2017 Liga Sudamericana

2017-18 NBB

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Win Loss

14 November 2017 1	Paulistano/Corpore	72–67	Flamengo	São Paulo
19:30 (Brasília Time)	Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 9– 14, 26-13, 16-25
	Pts: Nesbitt 13 Rebs: Du Sommer 7 Asts: Elinho 9	Boxscore	Pts: Cubillan 14 Rebs: J. P. Batista 8 Asts: J. P. Batista 6	Arena: Ginásio Antônio Prado Junior Attendance: 750 Referees: Cristiano Jesus Maranho, Eduardo Albano, Cauan Santos

16 November 2017 2	Campo Mourão	82–89	Flamengo	Campo Mourão
20:15 (Brasília Time)	Scoring by quarter: 18-24, 21-18, 20-24, 23-23
	Pts: Greg Brown 22 Rebs: Mathias 8 Asts: Greg Brown 6	Boxscore	Pts: J. P. Batista 30 Rebs: J. P. Batista 15 Asts: J. P. Batista 5	Arena: Ginásio Belin Carolo Attendance: 1.178 Referees: Jonas De Carlo Pereira, José Pelissari, Gustavo Mathias

30 November 2017 3	Flamengo	79–69	Caxias	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 (Brasília Time)	Scoring by quarter: 22-19, 17-11, 20-17, 20-22
	Pts: J. P. Batista 16 Rebs: J. P. Batista 7 Asts: Marcelinho 6	Boxscore	Pts: Marcão 30 Rebs: Cauê Borges 8 Asts: Cauê Borges 5	Arena: Tijuca Attendance: 325 Referees: Jonas De Carlo Pereira, Maria Moraes, Davi Fidelis

2 December 2017 4	Flamengo	86–75	Joinville/AABJ	Rio de Janeiro
18:00 (Brasília Time)	Scoring by quarter: 24-27, 18-12, 26-13, 18-23
	Pts: Marquinhos 17 Rebs: J. P. Batista 8 Asts: Arthur Pecos 5	Boxscore	Pts: Stocks 20 Rebs: Bambu 6 Asts: Stocks, Vezaro 2	Arena: Tijuca Attendance: 411 Referees: José Carlos Pelissari, Andreia da Silva, Davi de Souza

15 December 2017 5	Minas	82–83	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
19:45 (Brasília Time)	Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 16-27, 17-22, 27-20
	Pts: Roquemore 19 Rebs: Teichmann 13 Asts: Gegê 10	Boxscore	Pts: Marquinhos 19 Rebs: Olivinha 10 Asts: Arthur Pecos 5	Arena: Arena Minas T.C. Attendance: 1.237 Referees: Jonas De Carlo Pereira, Diego Chiconato, Luiz Felipe Silva

Results overview

NBB Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

References

^ "PECOS É MENGÃO". lnb.com.br. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
^ ""HOLA NACIÓN"". lnb.com.br. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
^ "REFORÇO NA GÁVEA". lnb.com.br. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
^ "Flamengo apresenta Anderson Varejão na Gávea: "Estou realizando um sonho"". globoesporte.com. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
^ "El base brasileño Ricardo Fischer se convierte en hombre de negro" [Brazilian point guard Ricardo Fischer becomes "black man"] (in Spanish). www.acb.com. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
^ "Danilo deixa o Flamengo e fecha com o Brasília Búfalos: "Estou motivado pela chance de atuar em uma Liga Ouro"". globoesporte.com. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
^ "Elenco de novo time de basquete masculino do Corinthians se reúne no Parque São Jorge". corinthians.com.br. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
^ Squad statistics, lnb.com

External links

Official club website (in Portuguese)
Flamengo Team Profile at New Basket Brazil (in Portuguese)
Flamengo Team Profile at Latinbasket.com (in English)

[1] "PECOS É MENGÃO". lnb.com.br. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2017-08-26.

[2] ""HOLA NACIÓN"". lnb.com.br. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-08-26.

[3] "REFORÇO NA GÁVEA". lnb.com.br. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-08-26.

[4] "Flamengo apresenta Anderson Varejão na Gávea: "Estou realizando um sonho"". globoesporte.com. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-03-13.

[5] "El base brasileño Ricardo Fischer se convierte en hombre de negro" [Brazilian point guard Ricardo Fischer becomes "black man"] (in Spanish). www.acb.com. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2018-03-13.

[6] "Danilo deixa o Flamengo e fecha com o Brasília Búfalos: "Estou motivado pela chance de atuar em uma Liga Ouro"". globoesporte.com. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-13.

[7] "Elenco de novo time de basquete masculino do Corinthians se reúne no Parque São Jorge". corinthians.com.br. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-03-13.

[8] Squad statistics, lnb.com

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