João Gomes

For the Portuguese fencer, see João Gomes (fencer).

João Gomes

No. 11 – MoraBanc Andorra
Position	Small forward
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	(1985-05-02) May 2, 1985 Cape Verde
Nationality	Portuguese
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2003–present
Career history
2003–2007	Barreirense
2007–2008	Cantabria
2008–2011	Breogán
2011–2014	Benfica
2014–present	Andorra

João Gomes (born May 2, 1985), commonly known as Betinho, is a Portuguese basketball player who plays for MoraBanc Andorra in the Spanish league.

Career

Betinho was born in Fogo, Cape Verde. He played for FC Barreirense in Portugal, the club where he developed his basketball skills, and was noticed by American and European scouts. His performance with Barreirense led to an invitation to play in the Reebok EuroCamp 2006 and 2007 editions in Treviso. Betinho was draft eligible for the 2007 NBA Draft. After working out for several NBA teams such as the Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers, and Detroit Pistons, he went undrafted.

Betinho was also a member of the Portuguese National Team in 2009 in the qualifying round for Eurobasket 2009.

On August 22, 2011, Betinho was confirmed as a new signing for Benfica.

Titles

Benfica

• Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol: 2
  • 2011–12, 2012−13
• Taça da Liga / Hugo dos Santos: 1
  • 2012−13
• Supertaça: 1
  • 2012−13
• António Pratas Trophy: 1
  • 2011–12