Club Bàsquet Girona 2014, SAD,[3] commonly known as Bàsquet Girona (pronounced [βasˈket ʝiˈɾona]), is a professional basketball club based in Girona, Spain. It was founded in 2014 by former NBA player Marc Gasol. The team plays in the Liga ACB. It home arena is Fontajau.
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| League | Liga ACB | ||
| Founded | 16 May 2014[1][2] | ||
| History | CEB Marc Gasol (2014–2016) CEB Girona Marc Gasol (2016–2017) Bàsquet Girona (2017–present) | ||
| Arena | Fontajau | ||
| Capacity | 5,200 | ||
| Location | Girona, Spain | ||
| Team colors | Red and white | ||
| President | Marc Gasol | ||
| Vice-president(s) | Pau Gasol | ||
| Head coach | Moncho Fernández | ||
| Website | basquetgirona.com | ||
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History
editThe club was founded in 2014 by NBA player Marc Gasol, who previously played in CB Girona between 2006 and 2008, with the name of Club Escola Bàsquet Marc Gasol.[4] In its first years, the club only competed in youth categories.
In 2016, it added the name of the city of Girona to the name of the club thus becoming CEB Girona Marc Gasol and one year later, it changed again its name to simply Bàsquet Girona.
Also in 2017, and with the aim to become the main men's basketball club in the city, the club created the senior squad that would start competing in the fourth-tier Liga EBA after achieving a vacant spot in the league.[5] Quim Costa would be the head coach for the debut season.[6]
In November 2021, Gasol announced he would play with the club, by that time in LEB Oro, through the end of the 2021–22 season before deciding whether to retire from play.[7]
The club earned promotion to the Liga ACB for the first time in its history, after defeating Movistar Estudiantes in the LEB Oro playoff final, 66-60.[8]
Season by season
edit| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | W–L | Cup competitions | |
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| 2017–18 | 4 | Liga EBA | 3rd[a] | 17–9 | ||
| 2018–19 | 3 | LEB Plata | 9th | 18–16 | ||
| 2019–20 | 3 | LEB Plata | 2nd[b] | 19–6 | Copa LEB Plata | RU |
| 2020–21 | 2 | LEB Oro | 4th | 12–14 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2 | LEB Oro | 2nd | 26–13 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | Liga ACB | 15th | 11–23 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | Liga ACB | 14th | 13–21 | ||
Players
editCurrent roster
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Depth chart
edit| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Francisco Cáffaro | Jaume Sorolla † | James Nnaji † | |
| PF | Yves Pons | Juan Fernández † | ||
| SF | Sergi Martínez † | Mindaugas Sušinskas | Maximo Fjellerup | |
| SG | Al Durham * | Nike Sibande * | Pau Sala ‡ | |
| PG | Ike Iroegbu | Juani Marcos | Guillem Ferrando † |
Head coaches
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Quim Costa (2017−2019)- Àlex Formento (2019−2020)
- Carles Marco (2020−2021)
- Jordi Sargatal (2021−2022)
- Aíto García Reneses (2022−2023)
- Salva Camps (2023−2024)
Fotios Katsikaris (2024)- Moncho Fernández (2024−present)
Notable players
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Notes
edit- ^ Achieved one of the places after the expansion of the LEB Plata.
- ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.
References
edit- ^ Pinilla, José Ignacio (13 September 2021). "Bàsquet Girona: el legado de Marc Gasol". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Así nació el Girona de Gasol: "Marc me llamó el día de su boda"". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Relación de SAD". CSD - Consejo Superior de Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Marc Gasol funda un club escuela en Girona" (in Spanish). Spanish Basketball Federation. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "El Bàsquet Girona de Marc Gasol crea su primer equipo sénior" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Marc Gasol confirma Quim Costa com a tècnic del Bàsquet Girona a la Lliga EBA" (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Marc Gasol to play for Spanish club Girona, which he founded in 2014". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Resumen, resultado y estadísticas del Bàsquet Girona - Movistar Estudiantes: ¡Girona es de ACB! | Marca". 19 June 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Bàsquet Girona at ACB.COM (in Spanish)