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CB Canarias

Club Cantera Base 1939 Canarias S.A.D.,[1] commonly known as CB Canarias and known as La Laguna Tenerife for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. Domestically, the team plays in the top-level league in Spain, the Liga ACB and in European-wide competitions, the team plays in FIBA's Champions League (BCL). Their home arena is the Santiago Martín.

La Laguna Tenerife
La Laguna Tenerife logo
LeaguesLiga ACB
Champions League
Founded1939; 85 years ago (1939)
(1994; 30 years ago (1994))
HistoryCB Canarias
(1939–1994)
CB 1939 Canarias
(1994–present)
ArenaSantiago Martín
Capacity5,100
LocationLa Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Team colorsGold, Black
   
PresidentFélix Hernández
Head coachTxus Vidorreta
Championships2 Champions League
3 Intercontinental Cup
WebsiteOfficial website

Canarias became a prominent club on the domestic scene during the 2010s, after securing promotion to the Liga ACB in 2014. Under the FIBA system, Canarias won two BCL championships (in 2017 and 2023) as well as three Intercontinental Cups (2017, 2020, 2023).

History

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The team was founded in 1994, after the old CB Canarias club, that huge financial problems at that time, merged with other teams of the Spanish island of Tenerife, to create the new Tenerife Canarias club, which only played two seasons in the Liga EBA competition, at the time when that league was the second tier level of Spanish club basketball.

People who were in disagreement with that merger then created the new CB 1939 Canarias club, which inherited the colors and the logo of the club. In 2012, Iberostar Canarias was promoted to Spain's top-tier level Liga ACB competition, after the team won the championship of the LEB Oro. However, the club couldn't actually promote, due to the club's inability to fulfill the requirements needed to join the league that are requested by the league's organizer, the ACB.[2] One month later, on 20 July 2012, CB 1939 Canarias finally achieved the league promotion, after Lucentum Alicante's vacated place in the league was granted to CB 1939 Canarias.[3]

Alejandro Martínez, became the team's head coach in 2003, and he managed to lead the team to multiple league promotions, going up from the LEB Plata (Spanish third tier), to the top-tier level Liga ACB. He resigned from the team's head coaching position in 2015.[4]

Golden era and international championships

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Canarias celebrating winning the 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

In the 2016–17 season, Canarias returned to the European scene after 28 years. On 29 March 2017, Canarias qualified for the 2017 Final Four of FIBA's Basketball Champions League (BCL), which happened 36 years after the club's first league promotion up to Spain's previous top-level competition, the Liga Nacional, in 1981.[5][6] The 2017 Champions League Final Four was played at Canaria's home arena, the Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín. Canarias won the BCL championship, after beating the Turkish Super League club Banvit in the Final. The championship marked the first major title in the club's history.

On 24 September 2017, Canarias participated in the 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, as the defending champions of the Basketball Champions League. The club won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup title, after beating the defending champions of the FIBA Americas League, the Venezuelan club Guaros de Lara, by a score of 76–71.[7] Three years later, Canarias also won the 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup title, after they defeated the defending champions of the Basketball Champions League, the Italian club Virtus Bologna, by a score of 80–72.[8]

In March 2020, the club stopped the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[9] The following season, the 2020–21 season, was the most successful season in the ACB in the team's history. After finishing third in the regular season, Canarias beat San Pablo Burgos before being eliminated in the semi-finals by Barcelona. In the 2021–22 season, Canarias won their second BCL championship after defeating fellow Spanish team Manresa in the final in Bilbao.[10]

Sponsorship naming

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Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the team has been known by several names over the years:

  • Universidad Canarias Pepsi (1970–1975)
  • Caja Rural Canarias (1975–1980)
  • Cofisa Canarias (1982–1984)
  • Lucky Canarias (1984–1985)
  • CajaCanarias (1985–1991)
  • AutoLaca Canarias (1995–1996)
  • Bodegón Juanito Canarias (1996–1998)
  • Canarias Yamaha (1998–1999)
  • Ciudad de La Laguna (1999–2001)
  • Organización Socas Canarias (2001–2010)
  • Isla de Tenerife Canarias (2010–2011)
  • Iberostar Canarias (2011–2012)
  • Iberostar Tenerife (2013–2021)
  • Lenovo Tenerife (2021–2024)
  • La Laguna Tenerife (2024–present)

Home arena

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The Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín, the club's home arena.

CB Canarias 1939 plays its home games at the Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín arena, which is located in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The arena was opened in 1999, and it has a seating capacity of 5,100 people for basketball games. CB Canarias 1939 has used Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín as its home arena, since 2010.

It has hosted major sporting events, such as the 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four,[11] the 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup,[12] the 2018 FIBA Women's World Cup, and the 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Players

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See also: Category:CB Canarias 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.

La Laguna Tenerife roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 1   Krämer, David 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1997-01-14)14 January 1997
F 2   Kostadinov, Konstantin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2003-03-25)25 March 2003
G 3   Fernández, Jaime 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1993-06-04)4 June 1993
G 6   Fitipaldo, Bruno 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 33 – (1991-08-02)2 August 1991
PG 9   Huertas, Marcelo (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 41 – (1983-05-25)25 May 1983
SF 11   Scrubb, Thomas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1991-09-26)26 September 1991
C 12   Diop, Ilimane 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 29 – (1995-04-04)4 April 1995
PG 13   Costa, Lluís 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1993-02-27)27 February 1993
G/F 15   Sastre, Joan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 33 – (1991-12-10)10 December 1991
C 19   Shermadini, Giorgi 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) 35 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989
PF 21   Abromaitis, Tim 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1989-09-17)17 September 1989
C 35   Guerra, Fran 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 32 – (1992-12-23)23 December 1992
F 42   Doornekamp, Aaron 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 39 – (1985-12-05)5 December 1985
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: November 8, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Fran Guerra † Giorgi Shermadini Ilimane Diop †
PF Aaron Doornekamp Tim Abromaitis
SF Thomas Scrubb Joan Sastre † Konstantin Kostadinov †
SG David Krämer Jaime Fernández †
PG Marcelo Huertas Bruno Fitipaldo Lluís Costa †

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

Head coaches

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Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
CB Canarias
1974–75 2 2ª División 2nd 14–2
1975–76 2 2ª División 7th 12–2–10
1976–77 2 2ª División 4th 16–1–11
1977–78 2 2ª División 8th 14–2–14 3 Korać Cup R1 0–2
1978–79 2 1ª División B 5th 12–10
1979–80 2 1ª División B 6th 21–1–8
1980–81 2 1ª División B 3rd 16–1–9
1981–82 1 1ª División 12th 4–2–20 Round of 16
1982–83 2 1ª División B 3rd 20–1–5
1983–84 1 Liga ACB 11th 12–18
1984–85 2 Liga ACB 15th 10–18
1985–86 2 1ª División B 1st 24–4
1986–87 1 Liga ACB 6th 15–18 Quarterfinalist Copa Príncipe R16
1987–88 1 Liga ACB 6th 15–18 Quarterfinalist Copa Príncipe QF
1988–89 1 Liga ACB 19th 12–29 Round of 16 3 Korać Cup R2 3–1
1989–90 1 Liga ACB 16th 12–19 First round
1990–91 1 Liga ACB 24th 10–26 Second round
1991–92 2 1ª División 5th 22–22
1992–93 2 1ª División 5th 20–20
1993–94 2 1ª División 3rd 27–11
CB 1939 Canarias
1994–95 4 2ª División 5th 5–7
1995–96 4 2ª División 3rd 22–7
1996–97 4 2ª División 3rd 16–6
1997–98 4 2ª División 1st 23–4
1998–99 3 Liga EBA 4th 19–11
1999–00 3 Liga EBA 3rd 17–9
2000–01 4 Liga EBA 1st 24–7
2001–02 4 Liga EBA 1st 33–4
2002–03 3 LEB 2 10th 13–17
2003–04 3 LEB 2 13th 11–19
2004–05 3 LEB 2 4th 22–16
2005–06 3 LEB 2 14th 13–21
2006–07 3 LEB 2 2nd 35–8 Copa LEB 2 RU
2007–08 2 LEB Oro 7th 17–19
2008–09 2 LEB Oro 13th 15–19
2009–10 2 LEB Oro 5th 26–16
2010–11 2 LEB Oro 7th 20–19
2011–12 2 LEB Oro 1st[d] 26–8 Copa Príncipe C
2012–13 1 Liga ACB 10th 17–17
2013–14 1 Liga ACB 11th 14–21 Quarterfinalist
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 11th 16–18
2015–16 1 Liga ACB 9th 16–18
2016–17 1 Liga ACB 5th 23–12 Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League C 15–1–4
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 8th 19–17 Semifinalist Intercontinental Cup C 3 Champions League R16 13–3
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 9th 17–17 Semifinalist 3 Champions League RU 15–5
2019–20 1 Liga ACB 7th 16–11 Quarterfinalist Intercontinental Cup C 3 Champions League QF 13-5
2020–21 1 Liga ACB 3rd 30–11 Semifinalist Supercopa SF 3 Champions League QF 9-4
2021–22 1 Liga ACB 6th 22–15 Semifinalist Supercopa SF 3 Champions League C 16–3
2022–23 1 Liga ACB 6th 24–12 Runner-up Intercontinental Cup C 3 Champions League 3rd 12–5
2023–24 1 Liga ACB 6th 21–15 Semifinalist 3 Champions League RU 11–6

Honours and awards

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Honours

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Total titles: 9

National competitions

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LEB Oro

Copa Príncipe de Asturias:

Trofeo Gobierno de Canarias

  • Champions (2): 2009, 2011

International competitions

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Basketball Champions League

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Friendly competitions

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  • Las Palmas, Spain Invitational Game
    • 2018

Individual awards

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Liga ACB MVP

All-Liga ACB First Team

All-Liga ACB Second Team

LEB Oro MVP

All LEB Oro First Team

Notes

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  1. ^ 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. In Champions League, the team must register at least five homegrown players in rosters of 11–12 players or at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10 players.
  2. ^ 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 Champions League, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of overseas players.
  3. ^ In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.
  4. ^ Initially, resigned to promote to Liga ACB but later achieved the vacant berth of CB Lucentum Alicante.

References

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  1. ^ "Relación de SAD". CSD - Consejo Superior de Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ Comunicado del CB 1939 Canarias CB 1939 Canarias website. 12 June 2012
  3. ^ La ACB adquiere la plaza vacante del Lucentum y la asigna al CB Canarias Archived 2019-02-26 at the Wayback Machine ACB.com 20 July 2012
  4. ^ "Cambio en el banquillo canarista" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  5. ^ "El Iberostar hace historia y estará en la Final Four de la Champions (61-51)" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Este miércoles se cumplen 36 años del primer ascenso canarista" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 28 March 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Iberostar Tenerife crowned 2017 Intercontinental Cup champions". Championsleague.basketball. 24 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Iberostar Tenerife crowned FIBA Intercontinental Cup 2020 champions". FIBA.basketball. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. ^ El CB Canarias se detiene por el coronavirus elDiario.es, 13 March 2020. Accessed 13 July 2020. (in Spanish)
  10. ^ a b "Lenovo Tenerife crowned champions of Season Six". FIBA.basketball. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Tenerife to host Basketball Champions League Final Four". BasketballCL.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Iberostar Tenerife to host Guaros de Lara in FIBA Intercontinental Cup". ChampionsLeague.basketball. 25 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Iberostar Tenerife crowned inaugural Basketball Champions League winners". BasketballCL.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Home, sweet home: Lenovo Tenerife win third FIBA Intercontinental Cup in as many Finals". FIBA.basketball. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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