Flamengo Basketball rivalries

Hélio Maurício Gym (Gavea)

Hélio Maurício Gym nowadays is used only by the Flamengo Youth Basketball Team, but for a long time the gym received also the professional team matches, including matches of the National League

The gym is quite small, with a seating capacity of 800 people for basketball games. Due to the small capacity, traditionally the professional team used the Maracanãzinho, HSBC Arena, and Carioca Arena 1 when a bigger attendance is expected. The gym is part of the Gávea complex, that includes other two gyms, several tennis court, swimming pools, restaurants, bars, and the Gavea Stadium. Flamengo Basketball professional team later played their home matches at HSBC Arena.

Maracanãzinho

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, sometimes called just Maracanãzinho, is a modern indoor arena that is located in Maracanã neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its formal name, Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, honors a former Clube de Regatas do Flamengo president. The capacity of the arena is 11,800 for basketball games. It was opened in 1954. Located near the Maracanã Stadium, Maracanãzinho means Little Maracanã.

For the 2007 Pan American Games, the gym was remodeled, with new central air conditioning, an added four-sided scoreboard, a new sound system, a dome which allows natural lighting during the day, new comfortable seating, and adaptions to all international requirements. As a result, the Maracanãzinho became a venue for the volleyball competitions of the 2007 Pan American Games, and many other international competitions. After the renovations, the capacity of the arena was reduced from approximately 13,000 to 11,800 spectators for futsal. The arena became more comfortable for spectators, as the field of vision was increased for better viewing of the arena floor.

HSBC Arena

HSBC Arena

HSBC Arena indoor multi-purpose arena located in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The arena was completed in 2007, and has a seating capacity of 15,430 people for basketball games. It hosted the basketball and gymnastics events at the 2007 Pan American Games. In December 2007, the arena started being operated by GL Events, who also operates the nearby Riocentro Convention Center and the Riocentro Sports Complex, and started hosting music concerts from a various hand of artists.

Starting 29 March 2008, the arena started to be called HSBC Arena, as part of a naming rights agreement with the bank.

The arena also started to receive Flamengo Basketball team in 2009, for the playoff's games of NBB League, and is the home of the team to the 09–10 season

Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima

Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima

Flamengo has also used the Ginásio Álvaro Vieira Lima as a home arena. It has a seating capacity of 3,000 people for basketball games. The arena has been often used as the home arena of Flamengo, of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), during the regular season and early playoff rounds.

The arena is often referred to as the Ginásio do Tijuca Tênis Clube, in reference to the neighborhood that it's located in, and to its owner, Tijuca Tênis Clube of the top-tier level Brazilian NBB league.^[4]

Carioca Arena 1

Carioca Arena 1

Flamengo has also used the Carioca Arena 1 as its home venue. It was constructed for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The arena originally had a seating capacity of 16,000 for the 2016 Olympics, but it was reduced to 6,000 after the Olympics.

Construction on the arena began in July 2013. The arena covers 38 thousand square meters.^[5] The arena's capacity for the 2016 Summer Olympics was 16,000 spectators. However, it was lowered to 6,000 after the Olympics. The facade has a height of 33 meters, and its shape is inspired by the mountainous landscape of the city. The track was built with two types of wood, one for a different track and to the surrounding area, as well as a system for absorbing blows of the sport.^[6] The arena has 282 rooms, 49 bathrooms, eight dressing rooms and six lifts.

The estimated cost for the planned complex of three arenas (Carioca 1, Carioca 2 and Carioca 3), the IBC, MPC, a hotel, and the structure of the Olympic Park was 1.678 billion Brazilian reais, including part of the public initiative and private money. This was handled between the Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro and the private sector.

The work was completed in January 2016.^[7] As a part of the arena's opening events, there was the Basketball Tournament International Women Aquece River, held from 15 to 17, January 2016, and the International Championship of Wheelchair Rugby Rio Aquece, held from 29 to 31 January 2016.

Current roster

Flamengo Basketball roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SF 1 Deodato, Gui 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 32 – (1991-06-02)2 June 1991 PG 3 Leoni, Matheus 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 20 – (2003-01-23)23 January 2003 PG 6 Balbi, Franco 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 34 – (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 SF 8 Gueiros, Matheus de Carvalho 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 19 – (2004-06-03)3 June 2004 PF 9 Jaú, Gabriel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1998-09-11)11 September 1998 PG 10 Machado, Scott 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 33 – (1990-06-08)8 June 1990 SF 13 Motta, Felipe 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 20 – (2003-04-02)2 April 2003 PF 16 Olivinha, Carlos  2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 40 – (1983-04-18)18 April 1983 C 22 Scott, Devon 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 29 – (1994-04-07)7 April 1994 G/F 24 Louzada, Didi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 24 – (1999-07-02)2 July 1999 PF/C 25 Filipovity, Marko 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1996-07-30)30 July 1996 C 35 Tavares de Oliveira, Maique 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 30 – (1993-06-26)26 June 1993 SG 44 Cuello, Martín 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1993-03-12)12 March 1993 SF 89 Nascimento, Renato 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 19 – (2004-08-29)29 August 2004 PF/C 90 Silva, Emanuel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 20 – (2003-07-01)1 July 2003	Head coach Gustavo de Conti Assistant coach(es) Fernando Pereira Rodrigo Alves Team manager Diego Jeleilate Legend (C) Team captain (LDB) On assignment to LDB League (FA) Free Agent Injured Roster Updated: 30 December 2023

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3	Inactive
C	Maique Carvalho	Devon Scott	Emanuel Silva
PF	Marko Filipovity	Gabriel Jaú	Kayo Gonçalves	Diarra	Olivinha
SF	Gui Deodato	Didi Louzada	Matheus Gueiros	Felipe Motta
SG	Martin Cuello
PG	Franco Balbi	Scott Machado	Matheus Leoni

Worldwide

• FIBA Intercontinental Cup
  • Champions (2): 2014, 2022
  • Runners-up (1): 2019

Latin America

• FIBA Americas League / Champions League
  • Champions (2): 2014, 2020–21 (record)
  • Runners-up (1): 2020

Continental

• South American Championship of Champions Clubs
  • Champions (1): 1953
• FIBA South American League (LSB)
  • Champions (1): 2009 (I)
  • Runners-up (2): 2008, 2010

National

• Brazilian Championship (NBB)
  • Champions (7): 2009, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21 (record)
  • Runners-up (1): 2009–10
• Brazilian Championship (CBB)
  • Champions (1): 2008
  • Runners-up (4): 1977, 1985, 2000, 2004
• Super 8 Cup
  • Champions (2): 2018, 2020–21 (record)
  • Runners-up (1): 2019–20

Regional

• Rio de Janeiro State Championship
  • Champions (46): 1932–1935, 1948, 1949, 1951–1960, 1962, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984–1986, 1990, 1994–1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005–2016, 2018–2022 (record)
  • Runners-up (12): 1950, 1963, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2003
• Rio de Janeiro City Championship
  • Champions (2): 1919, 1932
• Rio-São Paulo Championship
  • Champions (1): 1920

Franchise leaders

NBB head coaches

Name	Nat.	Start	End	Totals				Regular season				Playoffs
				G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT
Paulo Sampaio "Chupeta"		2008	2011	112	86	26	.768	82	66	16	.805	30	20	10	.667
Gonzalo García		2011	2012	38	26	12	.684	28	21	7	.750	10	5	5	.500
José Alves Neto		2012	2018	233	185	48	.794	180	148	32	.822	53	37	16	.698
Gustavo de Conti		2018	Present	177	152	25	.859	144	125	19	.868	33	27	6	.730
Totals				560	449	111	.802	434	360	74	.829	130	89	41	.685

Honors and titles

Continental

• Tournament Chiclayo
  • Champions (1): 1966
• Tournament Lima
  • Champions (1): 1966
• Trophy Valladolid
  • Champions (1): 2001

National

• Piracicaba International Star Tournament
  • Champions (2): 1967, 1968

Regional

• State Championship
  • Champions (3): 1954, 1964, 1965
• FBERJ Cup
  • Winners (1): 1997
• Eugenie Borer Cup
  • Winners (1): 1997