FlaBasquete's opponent in the semifinal stage of the Novo Basquete Brasil 10 has been determined. For the third time in history, the Rubro-Negro will face Mogi das Cruzes, in matches that promise to captivate all basketball fans. The duel will mark the meeting between the first and fourth-place teams in the qualifying stage. The first match will be held at Ginásio Professor Hugo Ramos in Mogi. Then, at Arena Carioca 1, the Mais Querido will take the court against Nação Rubro-Negra. 

In the 2013/14 season, when the teams met for the first time in a semifinal, Flamengo closed the series 3-1. In the decisive game, held in Mogi das Cruzes, the Rubro-Negro defeated the São Paulo team by a score of 79-71, with a great performance by American center Jerome Meyinsse. Scoring 34 points out of 41 attempts, the number 55 also grabbed six rebounds and sealed Flamengo's qualification for the final of the competition, against Bauru, which ended with FlaBasquete's fourth NBB title. 

The following year, in the 2014/15 season, Flamengo and Mogi das Cruzes played out another breathtaking series. With thrilling action in every match, the pivotal moment was game four. With a last-second block by Marquinhos, the "Mais Querido" overturned a losing score at Ginásio Hugão, forcing a fifth game in the series. Facing the "Nação" (Nation), in a packed Tijuca Tênis Clube, there was no way out: a fierce fight, a 79-75 score, and a guaranteed place in another NBB final. In the final game of the series, Olivinha scored 22 points and eight rebounds—the name of the game! 

This season, Flamengo's performance against the Mogi team has been 100% successful. In the first match between the teams, at Arena Carioca 1, FlaBasquete won 77-71, a game in which the "Mais Querido" took the top spot in the standings for the first time. JP Batista led the way with 22 points. In the second half, now in the playoff spirit, Flamengo, led by coach José Neto, achieved another positive result. With a precise and decisive performance by David Cubillan, who scored 20 points, Flamengo won 75-72 and gained momentum in the final stretch of the qualifying round. 

Now, Rubro-Negro continues its intense training routine with a view to the first duel against Mogi, at Ginásio Professor Hugo Ramos, with no date yet set. 

The basketball teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo receive funding from their sponsors – thinkseg, Estácio, AmBev, Rede D'or, IRB Brasil RE, CSN, Brasil Plural, and EY – via the Federal Incentive Law/Ministry of Sports (IR) and the State Incentive Law/Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Sports, Recreation, and Youth (Seelje), in addition to support from the Brazilian Club Committee (CBC) resulting from the decentralization of resources from the Pelé Law. The Anjo da Guarda Rubro-Negro Project, a personal tax transfer, benefits all Olympic sports of the Most Beloved.