UniCEUB/BRB
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| Leagues |
NBB Liga Sudamericana | ||
| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Arena |
Ginásio Nilson Nelson (capacity: 16,000) Ginásio da ASCEB (capacity: 3,050) | ||
| Location | Brasília, Brazil | ||
| Team colors |
White, Blue, Red | ||
| President | Homero Neto | ||
| Head coach |
 José Carlos Vidal | ||
| Championships |
3 NBB 1 Brazilian Basketball League 1 FIBA Americas League 3 Liga Sudamericana | ||
| Website | uniceub-brb.com.br | ||
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The Instituto Viver Basquetebol, known as UniCEUB/BRB/Brasília or simply Brasília, is a Brazilian professional basketball club, based in Brasília, Federal District. The team was founded in 2000, and renamed in 2009, been originally related to Salgado de Oliveira University (UNIVERSO), and currently associated to Centro Universitário de Brasília (UniCEUB). Their gyms are Nilson Nelson and ASCEB (minor games).
The lack of soccer tradition in Brasília contributed to the basketball team of UniCEUB/BRB be adopted as a local passion. The results inside the basketball court also favored the club consolidation, in special the third consecutive championship of Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) won in 2011–2012 season, that led the team to reach the mark of four national titles in six consecutive finals.
In addition, UniCEUB/BRB was the first Brazilian team to have won the FIBA Americas League, the most important club tournament of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in the continent. In 2008–09 season the team won the title by defeating the Mexican Halcones Xalapa in their home.
Titles
- Winners (1): 2008–09
- Winners (3): 2010, 2013, 2015
- Runners-up (1): 2012
- Winners (4): 2007, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Runners-up (2): 2008, 2008–09
Copa Brasil de Basquete
- Winners (2): 2001, 2002
Campeonato Brasiliense de Basquete
- Winners (11): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Former notable players
- To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
- Alex Garcia
- Alexey Carvalho
- Guilherme Giovannoni
- Diego Pinheiro
- Jefferson Sobral
- Nezinho dos Santos
- Sandro Varejão
- Valtinho da Silva
José "El Grillo" Vargas
Kenya Capers- Maurice Spillers
External links
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