Ovarense Basquetebol is a professional
basketball
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team that plays in
Ovar
Ovar ( or ) is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District, Baixo Vouga Subregion in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,398, in an area of 147.70 km2. It had 42,582 eligible voters (2006). The municipality includes two cities: Ovar (16 ...
,
Portugal
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. The team plays in the
LPB. The Ovarense created its section of basketball in 1970,
with the initiative of a member entrepreneur, João Gonçalves, but in this period of time managed to assert itself as one of the standards and the inevitable reference method in
Portugal
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.
History
Between 1976–77 and 1978–79, Ovarense ascended from third to first, on the national level, indicating that the team's basketball vocation was strong. The club never fell from its division, and the arrival of two Americans at the end of the 80s gave the team the quality required to raise its level.
Honours
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Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
The Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (), also known as Liga Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional club basketball league in Portugal.
History
From the 2008–09 season onward, the competition has been again organised by ...
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:1987–88, 1999–00, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
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Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...
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:1988–89, 1989–90, 2008–09
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Supertaça de Portugal: 8
:1988, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008
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Taça da Liga/Hugo dos Santos: 3
:1991–92, 1996–97, 2000–01
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Troféu António Pratas LPB:2
:2009, 2014
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Torneio dos Campeões
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A group of 18 Brazilian professional football clubs participated in this tournament, including all the champions and the runners-up of ...
: 3
:2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08
Notable players
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Mario Elie
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Nate Johnston
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Anthony Pullard
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Jason Sasser
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Michał Ignerski
Michał Jakub Ignerski (born August 13, 1980) is a Polish former professional basketball player.
Professional career
Ignerski was the Polish Basketball Cup, Polish Cup MVP in 2005. He finished his pro career with Pallacanestro Cantù, in Italy.
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Greg Butler nknown number of seasons
References
External links
* http://www.ovarense.pt// Official site]
Ovarense – ''Eurobasket.com''
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Basketball teams in Portugal