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Bàsquet Girona

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.

Bàsquet Girona
Bàsquet Girona logo
LeagueLiga ACB
Founded16 May 2014; 10 years ago (2014-05-16)[1][2]
HistoryCEB Marc Gasol
(2014–2016)
CEB Girona Marc Gasol
(2016–2017)
Bàsquet Girona
(2017–present)
ArenaFontajau
Capacity5,200
LocationGirona, Spain
Team colorsRed and white
   
PresidentMarc Gasol
Vice-president(s)Pau Gasol
Head coachFotios Katsikaris
Websitebasquetgirona.com

History

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The 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

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Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Cup competitions
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

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See also: Category:Bàsquet Girona players

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Bàsquet Girona roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 0   Iroegbu, Ike 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1995-03-14)14 March 1995
G 1   Sibande, Nike 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-06-06)6 June 1999
G/F 2   Fjellerup, Máximo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1997-11-25)25 November 1997
F 5   Pons, Yves 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-05-07)7 May 1999
G 6   Marcos, Juani 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (2000-07-06)6 July 2000
G 7   Sala, Pau (Y) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2004-10-20)20 October 2004
PG 9   Ferrando, Guillem 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – (2002-01-08)8 January 2002
F/C 21   Fernández, Juan 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 21 – (2002-11-21)21 November 2002
C 22   Cáffaro, Francisco 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 24 – (2000-05-19)19 May 2000
F 23   Martínez, Sergi 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1999-05-10)10 May 1999
SF 29   Sušinskas, Mindaugas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-02-22)22 February 1995
C 35   Sorolla, Jaume 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-02-18)18 February 1997
SG 42   Durham, Al 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1998-09-30)30 September 1998
C   Nnaji, James 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 20 – (2004-08-14)14 August 2004
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (Y) Youth player
  •   Injured
Updated: August 28, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
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 †

Notes: Blue † – homegrown player[c]; Red * – overseas player[d]; Green ‡ – youth player[e]

Head coaches

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Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • 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
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Notes

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  1. ^ Achieved one of the places after the expansion of the LEB Plata.
  2. ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.

References

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  1. ^ Pinilla, José Ignacio (13 September 2021). "Bàsquet Girona: el legado de Marc Gasol". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Relación de SAD". CSD - Consejo Superior de Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Marc Gasol funda un club escuela en Girona" (in Spanish). Spanish Basketball Federation. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ^ "El Bàsquet Girona de Marc Gasol crea su primer equipo sénior" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Marc Gasol to play for Spanish club Girona, which he founded in 2014". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Resumen, resultado y estadísticas del Bàsquet Girona - Movistar Estudiantes: ¡Girona es de ACB! | Marca". 19 June 2022.
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