Club Basket Bilbao Berri S.A.D.,[1] commonly known as Bilbao Basket (pronounced [bilˈβao βasˈket]), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the FIBA Europe Cup. Their home arena is the Bilbao Arena, Spain.
Surne Bilbao Basket | |||
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Nickname | Beltzezko gizonak
Hombres de negro (Men in Black) | ||
Leagues | Liga ACB FIBA Europe Cup | ||
Founded | 7 March 2000 | ||
History | Club Basket Bilbao Berri (2000–present) | ||
Arena | Bilbao Arena | ||
Capacity | 10,014 | ||
Location | Bilbao, Spain | ||
Team colors | Black, Silver | ||
President | Isabel Iturbe | ||
Head coach | Jaume Ponsarnau | ||
Retired numbers | 2 (14, 15) | ||
Website | Official website | ||
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History
editThe club was founded in 2000 after replacing the former city clubs: Cajabilbao and SD Patronato. After four seasons between LEB and LEB 2, Bilbao promoted to Liga ACB in 2004 by winning by 3–1 to Baloncesto León in the LEB semifinals.
Bilbao spent ten seasons in the top tier of the Spanish basketball becoming finalist of the league in the 2010–11 season, where it lost in the finals to FC Barcelona by 3–0. In 2012, Bilbao played the EuroLeague and it was eliminated in the quarterfinals by CSKA Moscow, who won the series by 3–1.
The best era of the club finished in 2013, when it lost the 2013 Eurocup Final at Charleroi against Lokomotiv Kuban.
On 17 July 2014, the ACB excluded Bilbao Basket from the Liga ACB due to its financial trouble,[2] but on 8 August, the Association was forced to retire the exclusion and finally Bilbao Basket remained in the Spanish top league.[3]
The club played four more seasons in Liga ACB until their relegation on 13 May 2018, after losing against Baskonia the Basque derby by 74–78.
Sponsorship naming
editBilbao Basket has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
Logos
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Non-commercial logo since 2009
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2007–2009
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2015–2016
Home arenas
edit- Pabellón La Casilla: (2000–09)
- Bizkaia Arena: (2009–10), occasionally used for home games in 2007 and 2008
- Bilbao Arena: (2010–present)
Players
editRetired numbers
editBilbao Basket retired numbers | ||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
14 | Javi Salgado | PG | 2001–2010, 2016–2019 | |
15 | Álex Mumbrú | SF | 2009-2018 |
Current roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: August 31, 2024 |
Depth chart
editPos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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C | Marvin Jones * | Tryggvi Hlinason | Amar Sylla † | Bassala Bagayoko ‡ |
PF | Tomasz Gielo | Thijs de Ridder ‡ | ||
SF | Xavi Rabaseda † | Zoran Dragić | Rubén Domínguez † | |
SG | Kristian Kullumäe | Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman * | ||
PG | Melwin Pantzar † | Harald Frey |
Head coaches
edit- Txutxo Sanz: 2000–2001
- Pedro Zorrozua: 2001
- Txus Vidorreta: 2001–2010
- Rafa Pueyo: 2010, 2013–2014
- Fotis Katsikaris: 2010–2013
- Sito Alonso: 2014–2016
- Carles Duran: 2016–2017
- Veljko Mršić: 2017–2018
- Jaka Lakovič: 2018
- Álex Mumbrú: 2018–2022
- Jaume Ponsarnau: 2022–present
Season by season
editTrophies and awards
editTrophies
edit- Liga ACB:
- Runners-up (1): 2011
- Supercopa de España:
- Runners-up (1): 2007
- EuroCup Basketball:
- Runners-up (1): 2013
- LEB Oro: (1)
- Copa Princesa de Asturias:
- Runners-up (2): 2002, 2019
- LEB Plata: (1)
- 2002
- Copa LEB Plata: (1)
- 2002
Individual awards
edit- Marcelo Huertas – 2008
- Marko Todorović – 2015
- Álex Mumbrú – 2016
- Marko Banić – 2010
- Marko Banić – 2009, 2010
- Kostas Vasileiadis – 2013
- Lamont Hamilton – 2013
- Fotios Katsikaris – 2013
Notable players
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Quino Colom
- Alberto Díaz
- Germán Gabriel
- Roger Grimau
- Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca
- Raül López
- Rafa Martínez
- Álex Mumbrú
- Javi Salgado
- Fran Vázquez
- Axel Hervelle
- Marcelinho Huertas
- Rafa Luz
- Tiago Splitter
- Marko Banić
- Damir Markota
- Ondřej Balvín
- Ángel Delgado
- Damien Inglis
- Adrien Moerman
- Jérôme Moïso
- Frédéric Weis
- Ben Bentil
- Jaylon Brown
- D'or Fischer
- Andrew Goudelock
- Lamont Hamilton
- Aaron Jackson
- John Jenkins
- Quincy Lewis
- Khyri Thomas
- Jeff Withey
- Dairis Bertāns
- Jānis Blūms
- Antanas Kavaliauskas
- Arnoldas Kulboka
- Renaldas Seibutis
- Gytis Masiulis
- Predrag Savović
- Marko Todorović
- Micheal Eric
- Georgios Bogris
- Dimitrios Mavroeidis
- Kostas Vasileiadis
- Nikos Zisis
- Martin Rančík
- Ludvig Håkanson
Matches against NBA teams
editRivalries
editBilbao Basket has a strong rivalry with Saski Baskonia. Their games together are called the Basque basketball derby.
Fundación Bilbao Basket
editFundación Bilbao Basket is the reserve team of Bilbao Basket. It currently plays in Tercera FEB, the fourth tier of Spanish basketball.
Season by season
editSeason | Tier | Division | Pos. | W–L |
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2019–20 | 5 | 1ª Nacional | 12th[d] | 5–13 |
2020–21 | 5 | 1ª Nacional | 3rd | 10–1–6 |
2021–22 | 5 | 1ª Nacional | 1st | 16–6 |
2022–23 | 4 | Liga EBA | 3rd | 16–11 |
2023–24 | 4 | Liga EBA | 1st | 25–4 |
Notes
edit- ^ A homegrown player is a player that played for at least three years before the age of 20 on a Spanish team. In Liga ACB, the team must register at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10–12 players or at least three homegrown players in rosters of 8–9 players. In FIBA Europe Cup, the team must register at least five homegrown players in rosters of 11–12 players or at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10 players.
- ^ A overseas player is a player from outside EEA, FIBA Europe or ACP states. In Liga ACB, the team may register at most two overseas players. In FIBA Europe Cup, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of overseas players.
- ^ In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.
- ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ "Relación de SAD — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Deportes. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Bilbao Basket no completa el proceso de inscripción para la Liga Endesa 14-15" (in Spanish). ACB.com. July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial de la ACB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "El Gescrap Bizkaia ya es una realidad" (in Spanish). ACB.com. November 11, 2011. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ "Nace el Uxúe Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. December 21, 2012. Archived from the original on August 11, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Dominion, nuevo patrocinador principal del Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. March 24, 2015. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ "Nace RETAbet Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Surne se convierte en patrocinador nominal del Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). bilbaobasket.biz. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)
- Bilbao Basket at ACB.com (in Spanish)