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Seven FlaBasquete players are pre-selected for the NBB All-Star Game

Coach José Neto will lead the NBB Mundo team

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Seven players from Flamengo's basketball team have been pre-selected for the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) All-Star Game. Marquinhos, Marcelinho, Varejão, and JP Batista are competing for the NBB Brasil team. Ronald Ramon, David Cubillan, and MJ Rhett will be competing for the NBB Mundo team.

Coach José Neto will lead the Mundo team and, once again, will also be present at the event. In every edition, at least one Flamengo player has represented the club and the "Most Fanbase in the World" at the biggest celebration of national basketball. 

Vote for your team's representatives on the official NBB website. Click here and support Flamengo at this great celebration.  On social media, basketball posts will include a voting prompt. Fans can select their favorite players directly through the link above. 

Check out below all the appearances of the representatives from the Flamengo squad.

2017 – Ibirapuera Gymnasium, São Paulo
Marquinhos: 6 pts / 1 rebound
Marcelinho: 11 points / 3 rebound / 2 assist
Brazil 96 x 108 World

2016 – Hugo Ramos Gymnasium, Mogi das Cruzes
Marquinhos: 28 points / 3 rebounds / 3 assists
JP: 10 pts/ 13 rebounds/ 3 assists
Ramon: 8 points / 3 rebounds / 7 assists
Brazil's coach: José Neto
Brazil 135 x 138 World
Note: JP won the three-of-a-kind contest at the All-Star Shootout and was the player with the most rebounds. Marquinhos was the top scorer.

2015 – Pedrocão Gymnasium, Franca
Marquinhos: 9 pts/2 rebounds
Brazil 131 x 110 World
Note: Marcelo won the 3-point tournament for the second consecutive year (he scored 20 points in the first phase and 23 in the final).

2014 – Paulo Saraste Gymnasium, Fortaleza
Marcelo: 12 pts/ 2 rebounds/ 1 assist
Brazil's coach: José Neto
Brazil 126 x 116 World
NoteMarcelinho debuted in the 3-point tournament and won, with 20 points in the first phase and 23 in the final.

2013 – Nilson Nelson Gymnasium, Brasília
Marquinhos: 15 points / 3 assists
Brazil 146 x 144 World

2012 – Pedrocão Gymnasium, Franca
Marcelinho: 7 points / 1 rebound / 1 assist
Brazil 125 x 102 World

2011 – Pedrocão, Franca
Marcelinho: The match statistics were not included.
Brazil 99 x 115 World 

2010 – Tancredo Neves Gymnasium, Uberlândia
Marcelinho: 38 points, won the game with the Kanela team.
Kanela 127 x 114 Pedroca

2009 – Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Marcelinho: 25 points, lost the game.
Team Rosa Branca 126 x 117 Team Ubiratan



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.