.jpg) Neto in November 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1971-03-16)16 March 1971 (age 54) Itapetininga, Brazil |
| Career information | |
| College | University of São Paulo |
| Position | Head coach |
| Coaching career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 2002–2007 | Paulistano |
| 2005–present | Brazil (Assistant) |
| 2006 | Brazil Under-18 |
| 2007 | Brazil Under-16 |
| 2007, 2011 | Brazil Under-19 |
| 2007–2008 | São Bernardo |
| 2010–2011 | Palmeiras |
| 2011–2012 | Joinville |
| 2012–2018 | Flamengo |
| 2013 | Brazil National University Team |
| 2014 | Brazil (men) |
| 2018–2020 | Levanga Hokkaido |
| 2020–2024 | Petro de Luanda |
| 2019–present | Brazil (women) |
| Career highlights | |
As head coach:
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José Alves dos Santos Neto (born 16 March 1971) is a Brazilian professionalbasketball coach. He is the current head coach of theBrazil women's national basketball team.
Neto has been thehead coach of theBrazilian League clubFlamengo. As the head coach of Flamengo, he won the2014 FIBA Americas League championship, and the2014 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
In September 2020, Neto signed as head coach ofPetro de Luanda of theAngolan Basketball League andBasketball Africa League.[1] He won the 2021 Angolan League title in his first season, and guided Petro to the third place in the2022 BAL season.
In the 2021–22 season, Neto and Petro won thetriple crown in Angola as they won all three competitions (the Angolan League, Cup and Supercup). He guided Petro to the2022 BAL Finals where his team lost toUS Monastir. On 27 May 2022, one day before the final, he was given theBAL Coach of the Year award.[2]
In 2023, Neto won the Angolan Cup once again with Petro.[3] In April, he won his third consecutive Angolan League championship and was named Coach of the Year once again.[4]
Neto was sacked by Petro de Luanda on 21 March 2024.[5] He guided Petro to three league championships, two cup titles, four supercup titles and one BAL final.[5]
Neto has also been involved with the senior men'sBrazil national basketball team, which he has served as ahead coach and assistant coach.[6]
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levanga Hokkaido | 2018–19 | 19 | 4 | 15 | .211 | Fired | – | – | – | – | – |
| Petro de Luanda | 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st inGroup B | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | Third Place |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2nd inNile Conference | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost inBAL Finals | |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st inNile Conference | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Fourth Place | |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2nd inKalahari Conference | – | – | – | – | Sacked before playoffs |