CB Gran Canaria

Herbalife Gran Canaria
2015–16 CB Gran Canaria season
Nickname Granca
Leagues Liga ACB
Eurocup
Founded 1963
History Colegio Claret
(1963–1985)
Claret Las Palmas
(1985–1988)
C.B. Gran Canaria
(1988–present)
Arena Gran Canaria Arena
Arena Capacity 11,500
Location Las Palmas, Spain
Team colors Yellow, Blue
         
Main sponsor Herbalife
President Miguel Ángel Betancor
Head coach Aíto García Reneses
Team captain Eulis Báez
Retired numbers 20 Jim Moran
Website Official website
Uniforms
Home
Away

Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D., also known as Herbalife Gran Canaria by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Las Palmas, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Eurocup. Their home arena is the Gran Canaria Arena.

History

CB Gran Canaria was founded inside Claret School and for many years played under that denomination. Following a successful period in school competitions, a senior team was created and integrated on the Spanish Second Division. The team played in that division until 1984, when the team adopted the decision of having a statute of its own, therefore becoming an independent institution. The new statute was approved on May 22, 1985 and the team became Claret Club de Baloncesto.

The following years, the team moved many times between Liga ACB and 1st Division B. On the 1987–88 season the club changed its name to CB Gran Canaria, paying homage to the place where its social mass came from. On 30 June 1992 the team became a sports public limited company (Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, SAD in Spanish) in order to fulfil with the requirements of the then-new Spanish sports legislation.

After three seasons in the Spanish silver division the team won the first Liga EBA in the 1994–95 season and was promoted to Liga ACB. From that season on, CB Gran Canaria has stayed in the top level of the Spanish basketball. The 2012–13 represents the team's eighteenth consecutive season in Liga ACB.

In April 2015, Gran Canaria played the Eurocup Finals. The team was defeated by BC Khimki in the two legs. Ten months later, the club qualified for the first time to a final of a national trophy. In the 2016 Copa del Rey defeated Valencia Basket in the quarterfinals and Dominion Bilbao Basket in the semifinals, but could not beat Real Madrid in the final, where it lost by 81–85.

Sponsorship naming

Through the years CB Gran Canaria has had several denominations due to its sponsorship:

  • Canarias Telecom: 1999–2002
  • Auna Gran Canaria: 2002–04
  • Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas: 2006–07
  • Kalise Gran Canaria: 2007–09
  • Gran Canaria 2014: 2009–12
  • Herbalife Gran Canaria: 2012–present

Logos

Home arenas

Players

Retired numbers

Current roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PF 34 Spain Aguilar, Pablo 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 26 – (1989-09-02)2 September 1989
F 13 Dominican Republic Báez, Eulis (C) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 34 – (1982-03-18)18 March 1982
SF 24 United States Kuric, Kyle 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1989-08-25)25 August 1989
SF 8 Australia Newley, Brad 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 31 – (1985-02-18)18 February 1985
G 4 Spain Oliver, Albert 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 37 – (1978-06-04)4 June 1978
C 23 Slovenia Omić, Alen 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 24 – (1992-05-06)6 May 1992
PG 3 Canada Pangos, Kevin 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (1993-01-26)26 January 1993
PF 14 Latvia Pasečņiks, Anžejs 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 20 – (1995-12-20)20 December 1995
SF 21 Spain Paulí, Oriol 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 – (1994-05-20)20 May 1994
G/F 22 Spain Rabaseda, Xavi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989
G 9 Finland Salin, Sasu 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (1991-06-11)11 June 1991
F/C 7 Senegal Savané, Sitapha 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 37 – (1978-08-20)20 August 1978
SG 11 United States Seeley, D. J. 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1989-11-28)28 November 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Israel González
  • Spain Víctor García

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: December 2, 2015

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Alen Omić Sitapha Savané Anžejs Pasečņiks
PF Eulis Báez Pablo Aguilar
SF Brad Newley Xavi Rabaseda Oriol Paulí
SG Sasu Salin D. J. Seeley Kyle Kuric
PG Kevin Pangos Albert Oliver

Coaches

  • Joaquín Costa 1985–90
  • Manolo Hussein 1990–92, 1995–2002
  • Trifón Poch 1992–94
  • Roberto Orellana 1994-95
  • Salva Maldonado 2005–09
  • Pedro Martínez 2002–05, 2009–2014
  • Aíto García Reneses 2014–present

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason RS PO Copa del Rey Other cups European Competitions
1962–63 3 2ª División 7
1963–64 3 2ª División 9
1964–65 3 2ª División 7
1965–66 3 2ª División 8
1966–67 3 2ª División 10
1967–68 3 2ª División 7
1968–69 3 2ª División 8
1969–70 3 2ª División 5
1970–71 3 2ª División 10
1971–72 3 2ª División 3
1972–73 3 2ª División 3
1973–74 3 2ª División 5
1974–75 3 2ª División 7
1975–76 3 2ª División 7
1976–77 3 2ª División 7
1977–78 3 2ª División 8
1978–79 3 2ª División 8
1979–80 3 2ª División 6
1980–81 3 2ª División 10
1981–82 3 2ª División 10
1982–83 3 2ª División 7
1983–84 3 2ª División 2 Promoted 3–2
1984–85 2 1ª División B 2 Promoted 19–7
1985–86 1 Liga ACB 15 Relegated 7–21 1–2
1986–87 2 1ª División B 4 14–8 8–4
1987–88 2 1ª División B 3 Promoted 14–8 8–4
1988–89 1 Liga ACB 18 Relegation playoffs 17–19 3–0 Round of 16
1989–90 1 Liga ACB 23 Relegated 13–23 2–6 First round
1990–91 2 1ª División 1 Promoted 32–10
1991–92 1 Liga ACB 23 Relegated 10–24 4–6 First round
1992–93 2 1ª División 9 Second stage 18–10 2–8
1993–94 2 1ª División 5 Quarterfinalist 19–11 2–3
1994–95 2 Liga EBA 2 PromotedChampion 19–7 10–3
1995–96 1 Liga ACB 14 16–22
1996–97 1 Liga ACB 12 17–17
1997–98 1 Liga ACB 10 15–19
1998–99 1 Liga ACB 14 13–21
1999–00 1 Liga ACB 7 Quarterfinalist 19–15 0–3 Quarterfinalist
2000–01 1 Liga ACB 13 12–22 3 Korać Cup R32 1–1
2001–02 1 Liga ACB 16 10–24
2002–03 1 Liga ACB 5 Quarterfinalist 21–13 0–3 Quarterfinalist
2003–04 1 Liga ACB 7 Quarterfinalist 17–17 1–3 2 ULEB Cup R16 8–4
2004–05 1 Liga ACB 8 Quarterfinalist 19–15 1–3 Quarterfinalist 2 ULEB Cup RS 6–4
2005–06 1 Liga ACB 5 Quarterfinalist 20–14 0–3 Quarterfinalist 3 FIBA Eurocup GS 3–3
2006–07 1 Liga ACB 6 Quarterfinalist 21–13 2–3 Quarterfinalist 2 ULEB Cup R16 5–7
2007–08 1 Liga ACB 9 16–18 2 ULEB Cup L16 10–4
2008–09 1 Liga ACB 6 Quarterfinalist 20–12 1–2 Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup RS 4–4
2009–10 1 Liga ACB 8 Quarterfinalist 17–17 0–2 Supercopa SF 2 Eurocup QF 9–5
2010–11 1 Liga ACB 6 Quarterfinalist 21–13 0–2 Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup L16 8–6
2011–12 1 Liga ACB 14 13–21 2 Eurocup RS 4–2
2012–13 1 Liga ACB 4 Semifinalist 19–15 2–4 Semifinalist
2013–14 1 Liga ACB 5 Quarterfinalist 22–12 1–2 Quarterfinalist
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 8 Quarterfinalist 18–16 0–2 Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup RU 21–3
2015–16 1 Liga ACB Runner-up Supercopa SF 2 Eurocup SF 16–6

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Individual awards

All-ACB Team

All-Eurocup First Team

All-Eurocup Second Team

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

External links

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