Franca Basquetebol Clube
Franca Basquetebol Clube, most known as Franca, or Sesi Franca for sponsorship reasons, is a Brazilian men's professional basketball club that is based in Franca, São Paulo state.Franca is the most decorated team in Brazilian basketball history, having won 13 national championships.
The club was founded on 10 May 1959, and home games are played at the Ginásio Pedrocão. Franca won the South American Club Championship six times, the Pan American Championship four times, and has won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in 2023.
History
The club was a two-time FIBA Intercontinental Cup runner-up: in 1975, and in 1980.On 16 April 2023, Franca won the 2022–23 season of the Basketball Champions League Americas.
Achievements and honors
Worldwide
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup
- *Champions : 2023
- *Runners-up : 1975, 1980
Latin America
- Pan American Club Championship
- *Champions : 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999
- *Runners-up : 1996
Continental
- South American Club Championship
- *Champions : 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1990, 1991
- *Runners-up : 1978, 1992, 1993
- FIBA South American League
- *Champions : 2018
- *Runners-up : 1998, 2007
- Basketball Champions League Americas
- *Champions : 2022–23
National
- Brazilian Championship
- *Champions : 1971, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- *Runners-up : 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1994, 2007, 2011, 2019
- Super 8 Cup
- *Winners : 2020, 2023
- *Runners-up : 2018
- Brazilian Supercup
- *Winners : 2008
Regional
- São Paulo State Championship
- *Champions : 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025
- *Runners-up : 1964, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2008, 2017, 2021
Notable players
- Rafael "Bábby" Araújo
- Fúlvio de Assis
- Leandrinho Barbosa
- Murilo Becker
- Vítor Benite
- Lucas Cipolini
- Elio Corazza
- Roberto "Robertão" José Corrêa
- Lucas Dias
- Gilson Trinidade de Jesus
- Marco Aurélio Pegolo dos Santos
- Wagner da Silva
- Josuel dos Santos
- Nezinho dos Santos
- Demétrius Ferraciú
- Francisco Sérgio García
- Zé Geraldo
- Jorge Guerra
- Rafael Hettsheimeir
- Rogério Klafke
- Marquinhos Leite
- Tato Lopez
- Didi Louzada
- Sílvio Malvezi
- Rafael Mineiro
- Fernando Minucci
- Adilson Nascimento
- Jimmy de Oliveira
- Paulão Prestes
- Hélio Rubens
- Helio Rubens Filho
- Toto
- Anderson Varejão
- Marcelo Vido
- Marcos Mata
- Leonel Schattman
- José Vargas
- Eddie Basden
- Dexter Shouse
- Rocky Smith
- David Jackson
Head coaches
- Pedro "Pedroca" Morilla Fuentes:
- Hélio Rubens:
- Daniel Abrão Wattfy:
- Marco Aurélio "Chuí" Pegolo dos Santos:
- Hélio Rubens:
- Lula Ferreira:
- Helinho:
Official club names
The club adopted several different names during its history:- Clube dos Bagres
- Emmanuel Franca Esporte Clube
- Esporte Clube Amazonas Franca
- Associação Atlética Francana
- Associação Francana de Basquetebol
- Ravelli Franca Basquetebol
- Franca Basquetebol Clube
- All Star/Franca
- Satierf/Sabesp/Franca
- Cosesp/Franca
- Cougar/Franca
- Marathon/Franca
- Unimed/Franca
- Franca Basquetebol Clube *
- Franca/Petrocrystal/Ferracini
- Franca/Mariner/Unimed
- Unimed/Franca
- Vivo/Franca
- Sesi/Franca
- Without an official sponsor.