Mogi das Cruzes Basquete


Mogi das Cruzes Basquete, is a Brazilian professional basketball team that is based in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo. The club's full name is Associação Desportiva Mogi das Cruzes. The club competes in the top-tier level national basketball league in Brazil, the Novo Basquete Brasil.

History

Mogi das Cruzes was founded in 1995, but because of a lot of financial problems, the club ended its activities in 2005. However, the club returned to activity, governed by an entirely new board, in 2011. In that year, the team was qualified to the first division of the São Paulo State Championship.
But the tradition of basketball in Mogi das Cruzes started when team played in the finals series of the São Paulo State Championship in 2003, against COC/Ribeirão Preto, which was one of the strongest teams in Brazil at the time. COC/Ribeirão Preto was led by the head coach Lula Ferreira. That series was won by COC/Ribeirão Preto.
In 2012, Mogi das Cruzes finished in third place in the Southeast Super Cup, and thus obtained a place in the Brazilian Super Cup. The team won the Brazil Super Cup, and finally returned to the top-tier level league of Brazilian basketball, the NBB.

Roster

Honors and titles

Latin America