Brazilian Basketball League (Campeonato Paulista) History

League status

The Campeonato Paulista is the third-tier basketball league in Brazil. Paulista was established in 1932.
The Paulista sits above the Campeonato Carioca Estadual de Basquete which effectively forms the fourth-tier of Brazilian basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.

League name history

1932 until now: Campeonato Paulista  2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Until
2019
2020
2021
Since 2022

Title holders

Championships by club

TitlesClubYears
2Sesi/Franca 2023-24, 2024-25
1Paulistano 2022-23

Finals year-by-year

SeasonWinnerResultFinalistRegular Season Champ
2022-23Paulistano/Corpore Sao Paolo83-82Sport Club Corinthians PaulistaSao Paulo FC
2023-24Sesi/Franca2-0Coop/Sao Jose BasketballSesi/Franca
2024-25Sesi/Franca3-0Mogi das Cruzes BasqueteSesi/Franca

Finals participants

ClubWLTotal
Sesi/Franca202
Paulistano101
Corinthians011
Sao Jose011
Mogi011

Final Four participants

Club1st2nd3rd4th
Sesi/Franca2001
Paulistano1001
Sao Jose0110
Corinthians0100
Mogi0100
Sao Paulo0020
Pinheiros0001

Players with the most appearances in the Brazilian Finals

PlayerFinals AppearancesYears
Gabriel Campos22023, 2025
Charles Hinkle22024, 2025
Wesley Ferreira22024, 2025
Joao Almeida22024, 2025
David Jackson22024, 2025
Lucas Dias22024, 2025
Paulo Barbosa22024, 2025
Nathan Fernandes22024, 2025
Vitor Cardoso22024, 2025
Joao Costa22024, 2025

Players with the most Brazilian titles

PlayerCountYears Won
Wesley Ferreira22024, 2025
Charles Hinkle22024, 2025
Joao Almeida22024, 2025
David Jackson22024, 2025
Lucas Dias22024, 2025
Paulo Barbosa22024, 2025
Nathan Fernandes22024, 2025
Vitor Cardoso22024, 2025
Joao Costa22024, 2025
Luis Colinski22024, 2025