Vitória S.C. (basketball)

Vitória Sport Clube
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NicknameVitória de Guimarães
LeaguesLPB
Founded2004
(21 years ago) (2004) (men's)
2005
(20 years ago) (2005) (women's)
History1922–present
ArenaPavilhão Desportivo Unidade Vimaranense
Capacity2,500
LocationGuimarães, Portugal
Team colorsWhite   Black  
PresidentAntónio Miguel Cardoso
Head coachMiguel Miranda (men's)
Championships2 Portuguese Cups
1 Proliga
WebsiteVitória SC Oficial

Vitória Sport Clube is a Portuguese sports club in the city of Guimarães, where different sports are practiced. This article is about its professional basketball section, whose senior men's and women's teams compete respectively in the Portuguese Basketball League, the top level of the sport in Portugal, and in the Second Basketball Division, the third competition in Portugal.[1]

The teams, from youth to senior level, train and play their games in the Vimaranense Unit Sports Pavilion, which is located in the Vitória SC Academy.[2]

History

Vitória's men's basketball team, founded in 2004, came about as a continuation of the project of another club, called "Basquetebol Clube de Guimarães", founded in 1993, with its managers moving to Vitória de Guimarães, namely Pedro Guerreiro and António Lourenço, leading the club to consolidate its position in the LPB, the top level, since 2008/09 and consequently to win several national titles in the seasons that followed.[3]

Women's basketball team was founded a year later for the 2005/06 season, and after 11 years it won its first First Division National Championship title. In the following seasons, already in the elite of women's basketball, Vitória managed to constantly fight for the top spots and play in some cup finals, feats led by teams made up of players from Vitória's training centre.[4][5]

However, in 2022 Vitória SC announced that it would not register the women's basketball team in the LPB (basketball's elite) as a first step towards the reformulation of the sport's tiers based on the development of young athletes from the academy, leading to the women's team having to start again in the third tier.[6]

Men's Achievements

Proliga: 1[7]

  • 2006/07

Portuguese Basketball Cup: 2[7]

  • 2007/08, 2012/13

António Pratas Trophy: 1

  • 2010

Total Trophies: 4 Nationals[8]

Players

Current Roster

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

Vitória SC roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
2 United States Eric Coleman
4 Portugal Manuel Magalhães
6 Portugal Carlos Cardoso
8 Portugal Hugo Sotta
9 Portugal André Bessa
10 Australia Matt McCarthy
15 Portugal Rui Fernandes
20 Mozambique Jeremias Manjate
22 United States DeAngelo Stewart
27 United States Malcolm Drumwright
32 Portugal João Nunes
41 Portugal António Arantes
- United States Brandon Austin
- Portugal Simão Ribeiro
Head coach

Portugal Carlos Fechas

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2021-22

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Other notable players[9]

Season by season[8]

Season Tier League ProLiga Portuguese Cup Portuguese Supercup League Cup António Pratas Trophy
2004/05 2 4th round
2005/06 2 1/8 Final
2006/07 2 Winner 1/8 Final
2007/08 2 Finalist Winner
2008/09 1 6th 1/8 Final Finalist
2009/10 1 4th 1/2 Final 1/4 Final Winner
2010/11 1 4th 1/2 Final 4th round
2011/12 1 8th 1/8 Final
2012/13 1 5th Winner
2013/14 1 2nd 1/2 Final Finalist 1/2 Final
2014/15 1 2nd 1/2 Final Finalist
2015/16 1 8th 1/2 Final
2016/17 1 3rd 1/2 Final 1/4 Final
2017/18 1 5th 1/8 Final 1/2 Final
2018/19 1 9th 1/8 Final
2019/20 1 5th 1/2 Final
2020/21 1 8th 1/4 Final
2021/22 1 10th 1/2 Final
2022/23 1 9th 1/8 Final
2023/24 1 7th 1/4 Final Group stage

Women's Achievements

National Champions of the 1st Division: 1

  • 2016/17

Vice Champions of the Portuguese Cup

  • 2018/19, 2020/21

Total Trophies: 1 Nationals[10]

References

  1. ^ "Calendário de Basquetebol em Portugal - Vitória Sport Clube". FPB. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  2. ^ "Modalidades Basquetebol - Vitória Sport Clube" (in European Portuguese). 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  3. ^ "25 anos de BC Guimarães celebrados com um dos fundadores". FPB. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  4. ^ ""Vitória SC teve um trajeto além das expectativas delineadas"". FPB. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  5. ^ "25 anos de BC Guimarães celebrados com um dos fundadores". FPB. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  6. ^ Guimarães, Mais (2022-06-26). "Vitória SC não inscreve equipa feminina de basquetebol na I Liga". Mais Guimarães (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  7. ^ a b "History – Vitória S.C." Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  8. ^ a b "Vitória SC :: Palmarés :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  9. ^ "Vitória SC (Basket) :: Jogadores :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  10. ^ "Vitória SC :: Palmarés :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-09.