Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (basketball)

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, abbreviated as S.E. Palmeiras, and also commonly known as Palmeiras Basquete, is a Brazilian men's professional basketball club that is based in São Paulo, Brazil. It is a part of the multi-sports club Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras. The club competes in the top-tier level Brazilian League.

History
S.E. Palmeiras' basketball section was founded in 1923, under the club's original name of Palestra Itália. The club won the Brazilian Basketball Cup (Brazilian Championship), in 1977. Over the years, the club has featured three of the best Brazilian basketball players of all time, Bira Maciel, Oscar Schmidt, and Leandrinho Barbosa.

Continental

 * South American Club Championship
 * Runners-up (1): 1977

National

 * Brazilian Championship
 * Champions (1): 1977
 * Runners-up (2): 1975, 1978

Inter-regional

 * Copa Brasil Sudeste (1): 2012

Regional

 * São Paulo State Championship
 * Champions (8): 1932, 1933, 1934, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1972, 1974
 * Runners-up (5): 1960, 1962, 1965, 1975, 1976
 * Campeonato Paulista A2
 * Champions: 2011

Notable players

 * 🇧🇷 Emil Assad Rached
 * 🇧🇷 Leandrinho Barbosa
 * 🇧🇷 Edson Bispo
 * 🇧🇷 Rosa Branca
 * 🇧🇷 Zé Geraldo
 * 🇧🇷 Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães
 * 🇧🇷 Gilson Trinidade de Jesus
 * 🇧🇷 Washington Joseph
 * 🇧🇷 Marcel de Souza
 * 🇧🇷 Carlos Domingos Massoni
 * 🇧🇷 Bira Maciel
 * 🇧🇷 Luiz Cláudio Menon
 * 🇧🇷 Cláudio Mortari
 * 🇧🇷 Adilson Nascimento
 * 🇧🇷 Diego Pinheiro
 * 🇧🇷 Jatyr Eduardo Schall
 * 🇧🇷 Oscar Schmidt
 * 🇧🇷 Edvar Simões
 * 🇧🇷 Milton Setrini
 * 🇧🇷 João Vianna
 * 🇧🇷 Paulinho Villas Boas
 * 🇦🇷 Nicolás Gianella
 * 🇦🇷 Maxi Stanic

Notable coaches

 * 🇧🇷 Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares
 * 🇧🇷 Wlamir Marques
 * 🇧🇷 Cláudio Mortari