Uberlândia Tênis Clube is a Brazilian professional basketball team from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is also known as Unitri/Uberlândia, due to a partnership with the university Unitri, which is located in Uberlândia. Unitri/Uberlândia is one of the teams of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), the top-tier level Brazilian basketball league.

History

Unitri/Uberlândia was founded in 1998, with the arrival of the head coach Ary Vidal and since its foundation, the team receives financial support from the university Unitri. In 2004, the team from Minas Gerais won its first title, winning the Brazilian Championship. They beat Flamengo in the league's finals, 3–0. In 2005, when Uberlândia defended its national title, the team was defeated by Telemar/Rio de Janeiro, where the small forward Marcelinho Machado played.

Unitri/Uberlândia

Two years later, Unitri was eliminated in the league's semifinal series by Franca. In the 2010–11 and 2011–12 NBB seasons, the team was defeated in the league's quarterfinals playoff series, by Brasília and Flamengo, respectively.

Unitri/Uberlândia

Roster

Honors and titles

Continental

FIBA South American League

Champions (1): 2005

Runners-up (1): 2004

South American Club Championship

Runners-up (1): 2005

National

Brazilian Championship

Champions (1): 2004

Runners-up (3): 2003, 2005, 2013

Regional

Minas Gerais State League

Champions (14): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Unitri/Uberlândia

Head coaches

Ary Ventura Vidal

Milton "Carioquinha" Setrini

Hélio Rubens Garcia

Ricardo "Cadum" Guimarães

Ênio Ângelo Vecchi

André "Ratto" Luís Guimarães Fonseca

References

External links

Official blog

Latinbasket.com Team Profile

Basketball teams in Brazil

Novo Basquete Brasil