CR Vasco da Gama (basketball)

Vasco Basquete
Vasco Basquete logo
NicknameCruzmaltino (from maltese cross)
Gigante da Colina (Giant of the Hill)
Camisas Negras (Black Shirts)
LeaguesNBB
Founded1898; 126 years ago (1898)
(sports club)
1920; 104 years ago (1920) (basketball)
HistoryC.R. Vasco da Gama
(1920–present)
ArenaGinásio Vasco da Gama
Capacity1,000
LocationRio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Team colorsBlack and white
   
PresidentPedrinho
Championships2 FIBA South American Leagues
2 South American Club Championships
2 CBB Championships
1 Liga Ouro
Websitewww.vasco.com.br

The Vasco Basquete or simply Vasco, and R10 Score Vasco for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the men's professional basketball team part of the Brazilian multi-sports club C.R. Vasco da Gama, that is based in Rio de Janeiro. Founded on 11 May 1920, currently competes in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).[2]

  1. ^ "Vasco anuncia o retorno da equipe de basquete e volta ao NBB". www.lance.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. ^ "95 anos de bola na cesta". Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (in Portuguese). May 11, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2015.