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Bilbao Basket


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nameSurne Bilbao Basket
nicknameBeltzezko gizonak
Hombres de negro
(Men in Black)
logoSurne Bilbao Basket.svg
leaguesLiga ACB
Europe Cup
founded
historyClub Basket Bilbao Berri
(2000–present)
arenaBilbao Arena
capacity10,014
locationBilbao, Spain
colorsBlack, Silver
presidentIsabel Iturbe
coachJaume Ponsarnau
championships1 FIBA Europe Cup
1 LEB Oro
1 Copa LEB Plata
retired_numbers2 (14, 15)
websitebilbaobasket.biz
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Hombres de negro (Men in Black) Europe Cup (2000–present)

1 LEB Oro 1 Copa LEB Plata Club Basket Bilbao Berri S.A.D., commonly known as Bilbao Basket (), 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. Their home arena is the Bilbao Arena.

History

The 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, but on 8 August, the Association was forced to retire the exclusion and finally Bilbao Basket remained in the Spanish top league.

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

Bilbao Basket has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket: 2004–07
  • iurbentia Bilbao Basket: 2007–09
  • Bizkaia Bilbao Basket: 2009–11
  • Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket: 2011–12
  • Uxúe Bilbao Basket: 2012–13
  • Dominion Bilbao Basket: 2015–16
  • RETAbet Bilbao Basket: 2016–21
  • Surne Bilbao Basket: 2021–present

Logos

File:bilbaobasket.png|Non-commercial logo since 2009 File:Iurbentia Bilbao.jpg|2007–2009 File:Dominion Bilbao Basket.png|2015–2016 Bilbao Basket logo.svg|2016–2021

Home arenas

  • Pabellón La Casilla: (2000–09)
  • Bizkaia Arena: (2009–10), occasionally used for home games in 2007 and 2008
  • Bilbao Arena: (2010–present)

Players

Retired numbers

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14Javi SalgadoPG2001–2010, 2016–2019
15Álex MumbrúSF2009–2018

Current roster

  • Jaume Ponsarnau
  • Javi Salgado
  • Sergio García | access-date=

Depth chart

Head coaches

  • Txutxo Sanz: 2000–2001
  • Pedro Zorrozua: 2001
  • Txus Vidorreta: 2001–2010
  • Rafa Pueyo: 2010, 2013–2014
  • Fotios 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

SeasonTierDivisionPos.W–LCopa del ReyOther cupsEuropean competitions
2000–013LEB 213th13–20
2001–023LEB 21st31–8Copa LEB PlataC
2002–032LEB6th21–14Copa PríncipeRU
2003–042LEB1st29–14Copa PríncipeSF
2004–051Liga ACB14th12–22
2005–061Liga ACB15th13–21
2006–071Liga ACB10th15–19
2007–081Liga ACB7th21–15SemifinalistSupercopaRU
2008–091Liga ACB8th15–192 Eurocup
2009–101Liga ACB9th16–18Quarterfinalist2 Eurocup
2010–111Liga ACB2nd26–17Quarterfinalist
2011–121Liga ACB6th19–17SupercopaSF
2012–131Liga ACB7th20–17Quarterfinalist2 Eurocup
2013–141Liga ACB14th12–22SupercopaSF
2014–151Liga ACB5th21–18Quarterfinalist
2015–161Liga ACB10th16–18Semifinalist2 Eurocup
2016–171Liga ACB10th14–182 EuroCup
2017–181Liga ACB17th8–262 EuroCup
2018–192LEB Oro2nd29–12Copa PrincesaRU
2019–201Liga ACB8th15–13Quarterfinalist
2020–211Liga ACB17th10–263 Champions League
2021–221Liga ACB9th16–18
2022–231Liga ACB12th14–203 Champions League
2023–241Liga ACB13th13–214 Europe Cup
2024–251Liga ACB16th11–234 Europe Cup

Trophies and awards

Trophies

  • FIBA Europe Cup:
  • Liga ACB:
    • Runners-up (1): 2011
  • Supercopa de España:
    • Runners-up (1): 2007
  • EuroCup:
    • Runners-up (1): 2013
  • LEB:
  • Copa Princesa de Asturias:
    • Runners-up (2): 2002, 2019
  • LEB Plata: (1)
    • 2002
  • Copa LEB Plata: (1)
    • 2002

Individual awards

All-ACB First Team

  • Marcelo Huertas – 2008
  • Marko Todorović – 2015
  • Álex Mumbrú – 2016 EuroCup MVP
  • Marko Banić – 2010 All-EuroCup First Team
  • Marko Banić – 2009, 2010
  • Kostas Vasileiadis – 2013 All-EuroCup Second Team
  • Lamont Hamilton – 2013 EuroCup Coach of the Year
  • Fotios Katsikaris – 2013

Notable players

  • Quino Colom
  • Alberto Díaz
  • Germán Gabriel
  • Roger Grimau
  • Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca
  • Raül López
  • Rafa Martínez
  • Álex Mumbrú
  • Javi Salgado
  • Fran Vázquez
  • Axel Hervelle
  • Marcelo Huertas
  • Rafa Luz
  • Tiago Splitter
  • Marko Banić
  • Damir Markota
  • Ondřej Balvín
  • Ángel Delgado
  • Damien Inglis
  • Adrien Moerman
  • Jérôme Moïso
  • Frédéric Weis
  • Ben Bentil
  • Georgios Bogris
  • Dimitrios Mavroeidis
  • Kostas Vasileiadis
  • Nikos Zisis
  • D'or Fischer
  • Dairis Bertāns
  • Jānis Blūms
  • Antanas Kavaliauskas
  • Arnoldas Kulboka
  • Renaldas Seibutis
  • Gytis Masiulis
  • Predrag Savović
  • Marko Todorović
  • Micheal Eric
  • Martin Rančík
  • Ludvig Håkanson
  • Jaylon Brown
  • Andrew Goudelock
  • Lamont Hamilton
  • Aaron Jackson
  • John Jenkins
  • Quincy Lewis
  • Khyri Thomas
  • Jeff Withey

Matches against NBA teams

Rivalries

Bilbao Basket has a strong rivalry with Saski Baskonia. Their games together are called the Basque basketball derby.

Fundación Bilbao Basket

Fundación Bilbao Basket is the reserve team of Bilbao Basket. It currently plays in Tercera FEB, the fourth tier of Spanish basketball.

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos.W–L
2019–2051ª Nacional12th5–13
2020–2151ª Nacional3rd10–1–6
2021–2251ª Nacional1st16–6
2022–234Liga EBA3rd16–11
2023–244Liga EBA1st25–4
2024–254Tercera FEB5th14–12

Notes

References

References

  1. "Relación de SAD — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes". [[Consejo Superior de Deportes]].
  2. (July 17, 2014). "Bilbao Basket no completa el proceso de inscripción para la Liga Endesa 14-15". ACB.com.
  3. (8 August 2014). "Comunicado Oficial de la ACB". ACB.com.
  4. (November 11, 2011). "El Gescrap Bizkaia ya es una realidad". ACB.com.
  5. (December 21, 2012). "Nace el Uxúe Bilbao Basket". ACB.com.
  6. (March 24, 2015). "Dominion, nuevo patrocinador principal del Bilbao Basket". ACB.com.
  7. (27 October 2016). "Nace RETAbet Bilbao Basket". ACB.com.
  8. (17 September 2021). "Surne se convierte en patrocinador nominal del Bilbao Basket". bilbaobasket.biz.
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