José Alves dos Santos Neto (born 16 March 1971) is a Brazilian professional

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. He is the current head coach of the

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Coaching career

Pro clubs

Neto has been the

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of the Brazilian League club

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. As the head coach of Flamengo, he won the 2014 FIBA Americas League championship, and the

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Petro de Luanda (2020–2024)

In September 2020, Neto signed as head coach of Petro de Luanda of the

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and

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. He won the 2021 Angolan League title in his first season, and guided Petro to the third place in the

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. In the 2021–22 season, Neto and Petro won the triple crown in Angola as they won all three competitions (the Angolan League, Cup and Supercup). He guided Petro to the

2022 BAL Finals The 2022 BAL Finals was the championship game of the 2022 BAL season, the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The final was played in the BK Arena in Kigali on 28 May 2022, between Angolan club Petro de Luanda and Tunisian club ...

where his team lost to US Monastir. On 27 May 2022, one day before the final, he was given the BAL Coach of the Year award. In 2023, Neto won the Angolan Cup once again with Petro. In April, he won his third consecutive Angolan League championship and was named Coach of the Year once again. Neto was sacked by Petro de Luanda on 21 March 2024. He guided Petro to three league championships, two cup titles, four supercup titles and one BAL final.

National teams

Neto has also been involved with the senior men's

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, which he has served as a

and assistant coach.

Head coaching record

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References

External links

Presentation at Brazilian Basketball Federation

Latinbasket.com ProfileTwitter Account
{{DEFAULTSORT:Neto, José 1971 births Living people Brazilian basketball coaches Levanga Hokkaido coaches Sportspeople from São Paulo (state) Club Athletico Paulistano basketball coaches Flamengo basketball coaches Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (basketball) coaches Basketball Africa League coaches People from Itapetininga