Gijón Baloncesto

Gijón Baloncesto
Founded	1982
Dissolved	2009
Arena	Palacio de Deportes de Gijón
Location	Gijón, Spain
Team colors	Red and White
Uniforms
Home Away

Gijón Baloncesto S.A.D. is a basketball team based in Gijón, Asturias (Spain). The team ceased activity in 2009.

History

Gijón Baloncesto was established in 1982, after taking over the franchise of another local team, Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga, who was undergoing financial difficulties. Gijón Baloncesto played in the top Spanish competition, the ACB league, during seasons 1995–96, and 1999 to 2002.

In 2009, the club ceased in activity and was dissolved.

Sponsorship naming

• Iveco Gijón: 1983–1984
• Trébol Gijón: 1984–1985
• Lagisa Gijón: 1985–1992
• CLAS Gijón: 1992–1993
• Trébol Gijón: 1993–1995
• Cabitel Gijón: 1998–2000
• Isastur Gijón Baloncesto: 2002–2003
• Calefacciones Farho Gijón: 2003–2008
• Viopisa Gijón Baloncesto: 2008–2009

Notable players

• Tomás Jofresa
• Óscar Yebra
• Saúl Blanco
• Luis Scola
• Hernán Jasen
• Bob Harstad
• James Blackwell
• Glen Whisby
• Lou Roe

Notable coaches

• Ed Johnson
• Bill McCammon
• Moncho López
• Moncho Fernández

Season by season

The roster of the 2007–08 season, during a timeout at Cáceres 2016.

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Postseason	RS	PO	Cup competitions
1982–83	3	2ª División	1	Promoted^3rd	23–1	4–1	–	–
1983–84	2	1ª División B	6	–	13–13	–	–	–
1984–85	2	1ª División B	10	–	12–14	–	–	–
1985–86	2	1ª División B	11	Relegation playoffs	13–15	2–1	–	–
1986–87	2	1ª División B	14	–	10–12	8–4	–	–
1987–88	2	1ª División B	12	Round of 16	17–19	0–4	–	–
1988–89	2	1ª División B	5	Quarterfinalist	19–11	1–2	–	–
1989–90	2	1ª División B	12	Relegation playoffs	11–15		–	–
1990–91	2	1ª División	8	Quarterfinalist	19–17	1–2	–	–
1991–92	2	1ª División	7	Quarterfinalist	17–13	5–6	–	–
1992–93	2	1ª División	17	–	11–17	4–2	–	–
1993–94	2	1ª División	7	Quarterfinalist	15–15	4–3	–	–
1994–95	2	Liga EBA	1	Promoted^Runner-up	21–5	8–5	–	–
1995–96	1	Liga ACB	20	Relegated	8–30	1–3	–	–
1996–97	2	LEB	5	Quarterfinalist	18–8	2–3	Copa Príncipe	RU
1997–98	2	LEB	9	Round of 16	12–12	1–3	–	–
1998–99	2	LEB	2	Promoted	17–9	9–4	Copa Príncipe	QF
1999–00	1	Liga ACB	16	–	11–23	–	–	–
2000–01	1	Liga ACB	15	–	11–23	–	–	–
2001–02	1	Liga ACB	18	Relegated	6–28	–	–	–
2002–03	2	LEB	8	Quarterfinalist	15–15	1–3	–	–
2003–04	2	LEB	12	–	15–19	–	–	–
2004–05	2	LEB	10	–	15–19	–	–	–
2005–06	2	LEB	12	–	15–19	–	–	–
2006–07	2	LEB	17	Relegated	13–21	2–3	–	–
2007–08	3	LEB Plata	3	Finalist	23–11	3–1	Copa LEB Plata	SF
2008–09	3	LEB Plata	13	–	10–20	–	–	–

Honors

ACB Most Valuable Player

• Lou Roe – 2001

External links

• Non official website