Bilbao Basket
| RETAbet Bilbao Basket | |||
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| Nickname |
Hombres de negro (Men in Black) | ||
| Leagues |
Liga ACB Eurocup | ||
| Founded | 7 March 2000 | ||
| History |
Basket Bilbao Berri (2000–2002) Bilbao Basket (2002–present) | ||
| Arena | Bilbao Arena | ||
| Capacity | 11,000 | ||
| Location | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Team colors |
Black, Silver | ||
| Main sponsor | RETAbet | ||
| President | Xabier Davalillo | ||
| Head coach | Carles Duran | ||
| Team captain | Alex Mumbrú | ||
| Retired numbers | 14 Javi Salgado | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Bilbao Basket, also known as RETAbet Bilbao Basket by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Eurocup. Their home arena is the Bilbao Arena.
History
The club was founded in 2000 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,[1] but on August 8, the Association was forced to retire the exclusion and finally Bilbao Basket will continue in the Spanish top league.[2]
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: 2011–2012[3]
- Uxúe Bilbao Basket: 2012–2013[4]
- Dominion Bilbao Basket: 2015–2016[5]
- RETAbet Bilbao Basket: 2016–present[6]
Logos
- Non-commercial logo since 2009
2007–2009
2015–2016
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
- 14 Javi Salgado, G, 2001–2010
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Michael Eric | Ivan Buva | ||
| PF | Axel Hervelle | Danilo Nikolić | ||
| SF | Alex Mumbrú | Dejan Todorović | Borja Mendía | |
| SG | Scott Bamforth | Miha Lapornik | ||
| PG | Tobias Borg | Jonathan Tabu | Javi Salgado |
Coaches
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Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | RS | PO | Copa del Rey | Other cups | European competitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 3 | LEB 2 | 13 | Relegation playoffs | 10–20 | 3–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001–02 | 3 | LEB 2 | 1 | Promoted | 23–7 | 8–1 | – | Copa LEB 2 | C | – | – | – |
| 2002–03 | 2 | LEB | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 19–11 | 2–3 | – | Copa Príncipe | RU | – | – | – |
| 2003–04 | 2 | LEB | 1 | Promoted | 22–12 | 7–2 | – | Copa Príncipe | SF | – | – | – |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Liga ACB | 14 | – | 12–22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Liga ACB | 15 | – | 13–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Liga ACB | 10 | – | 15–19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Liga ACB | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 21–13 | 0–2 | Semifinalist | Supercopa | RU | – | – | – |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Liga ACB | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 15–17 | 0–2 | – | – | – | 2 Eurocup | SF | 11–3 |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Liga ACB | 9 | – | 16–18 | – | Quarterfinalist | – | – | 2 Eurocup | 3rd | 13–5 |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Liga ACB | 2 | Runner-up | 21–13 | 5–4 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Liga ACB | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 19–15 | 0–2 | Supercopa | SF | 1 Euroleague | QF | 10–10 | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Liga ACB | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 19–15 | 1–2 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | 2 Eurocup | RU | 13–4 |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Liga ACB | 14 | – | 12–22 | – | – | Supercopa | SF | 2 Eurocup | L32 | 8–8 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Liga ACB | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 20–16 | 1–2 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Liga ACB | 10 | – | 16–18 | – | Semifinalist | – | – | 2 Eurocup | L32 | 11–5 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Liga ACB | – | – | 2 Eurocup | |||||||
Trophies and awards
Trophies
- Liga ACB:
- Runners-up (1): 2011
- Supercopa de España:
- Runners-up (1): 2007
- Eurocup Basketball:
- Runners-up (1): 2013
- LEB Oro: (1)
- Copa Príncipe de Asturias:
- Runners-up (1): 2002
- LEB Plata: (1)
- 2002
- Copa LEB Plata: (1)
- 2002
- Euskal Kopa: (1)
- 2012
Individual awards
- Marcelinho 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
- To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Played at least one season for the club.
- Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
- Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
- To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.
Matches against NBA teams
References
- ↑ "Bilbao Basket no completa el proceso de inscripción para la Liga Endesa 14-15" (in Spanish). ACB.com. July 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Comunicado Oficial de la ACB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. August 8, 2014.
- ↑ "El Gescrap Bizkaia ya es una realidad" (in Spanish). ACB.com. November 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Nace el Uxúe Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. December 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Dominion, nuevo patrocinador principal del Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. March 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Nace RETAbet Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 27 October 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Bilbao Basket at ACB.com (Spanish)
- Bilbao Basket at the Eurocup
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