Minas Tênis Clube (basketball)

Minas Tênis Clube, commonly known simply as Minas or the Minas Storm, is a Brazilian basketball club based in Belo Horizonte. It is part of the Minas Tênis Clube multi-sports club. The team plays in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) under the sponsorship name Decisão Engenharia/Minas. It also plays in the BCL Americas as of the 2021–22 season.

The team has won one continental title, winning the South American Champions Cup in 2007.

History
Minas was one of the top teams in the first years of Novo Basquete Brasil, reaching the semifinal series two straight years. In both semifinals, the team, led by the center Murilo Becker and the point guard Facundo Sucatzky, was defeated by Brasília. In the 2009–10 NBB season, Minas showed off point guard Raul Togni Neto, better known as Raulzinho. Neto was chosen as the NBB Revelation Player and then moved to the Spanish team Lagun Aro. In the 2011–12 NBB season, Minas had a very bad campaign, finishing in thirteenth place and getting out of the playoffs. For the following season the managers made a great renovation of the cast, hiring young players.

Titles and honors

 * Copa Super 8 (1): 2021–22
 * Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (1): 2007
 * Amsterdam International Tournament (1): 2007
 * Campeonato Metropolitano (5): 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1994
 * Campeonato Interestadual (1): 1986
 * Torneio Internacional Mercosul (1): 1993
 * Torneio José Bento (1): 1993

Notable players

 * 🇧🇷 Leandrinho Barbosa
 * 🇧🇷 Murilo Becker
 * 🇧🇷 Bruno Carneiro
 * 🇧🇷 Raulzinho Neto
 * 🇧🇷 Milton Setrini
 * 🇦🇷 Facundo Sucatzky
 * 🇺🇸 Jermaine Beal

Head coaches

 * 🇦🇷 Che García