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Bilbao Basket - Wikipedia

Club Basket Bilbao Berri S.A.D.,[1] commonly known as Bilbao Basket (pronounced [bilˈβべーたao βべーたasˈket]), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the FIBA Europe Cup. Their home arena is the Bilbao Arena, Spain.

Surne Bilbao Basket
Surne Bilbao Basket logo
NicknameBeltzezko gizonak
Hombres de negro
(Men in Black)
LeaguesLiga ACB
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded7 March 2000; 24 years ago (2000-03-07)
HistoryClub Basket Bilbao Berri
(2000–present)
ArenaBilbao Arena
Capacity10,014
LocationBilbao, Spain
Team colorsBlack, Silver
   
PresidentIsabel Iturbe
Head coachJaume Ponsarnau
Retired numbers2 (14, 15)
Websitebilbaobasket.biz

History

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The club was founded in 2000 after replacing the former city clubs: Cajabilbao and SD Patronato. After four seasons between LEB and LEB 2, Bilbao promoted to Liga ACB in 2004 by winning by 3–1 to Baloncesto León in the LEB semifinals.

Bilbao spent ten seasons in the top tier of the Spanish basketball becoming finalist of the league in the 2010–11 season, where it lost in the finals to FC Barcelona by 3–0. In 2012, Bilbao played the EuroLeague and it was eliminated in the quarterfinals by CSKA Moscow, who won the series by 3–1.

The best era of the club finished in 2013, when it lost the 2013 Eurocup Final at Charleroi against Lokomotiv Kuban.

On 17 July 2014, the ACB excluded Bilbao Basket from the Liga ACB due to its financial trouble,[2] but on 8 August, the Association was forced to retire the exclusion and finally Bilbao Basket remained in the Spanish top league.[3]

The club played four more seasons in Liga ACB until their relegation on 13 May 2018, after losing against Baskonia the Basque derby by 74–78.

Sponsorship naming

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Bilbao Basket has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket: 2004–07
  • iurbentia Bilbao Basket: 2007–09
  • Bizkaia Bilbao Basket: 2009–11
  • Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket: 2011–12[4]
  • Uxúe Bilbao Basket: 2012–13[5]
  • Dominion Bilbao Basket: 2015–16[6]
  • RETAbet Bilbao Basket: 2016–21[7]
  • Surne Bilbao Basket: 2021–present[8]

Logos

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Home arenas

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Players

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Retired numbers

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Bilbao Basket retired numbers
No. Nat. Player Position Tenure
14   Javi Salgado PG 2001–2010, 2016–2019
15   Álex Mumbrú SF 2009-2018

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.

Surne Bilbao Basket roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 3   Frey, Harald 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997
SG 5   Abdur-Rahkman, Muhammad-Ali 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1994-09-01)1 September 1994
SF 9   Domínguez, Rubén 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2003-01-23)23 January 2003
PF 11   De Ridder, Thijs (Y) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2003-01-31)31 January 2003
PF 12   Gielo, Tomasz 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1993-01-04)4 January 1993
C 17   Jones, Marvin 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993
PG 19   Pantzar, Melwin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (2000-04-10)10 April 2000
SF 22   Rabaseda, Xavi (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989
SF 30   Dragić, Zoran 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1989-06-22)22 June 1989
C 32   Hlinason, Tryggvi 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 27 – (1997-10-28)28 October 1997
F/C 43   Sylla, Amar 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (2001-10-01)1 October 2001
SG 77   Kullamäe, Kristian 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-05-25)25 May 1999
F/C   Bagayoko, Bassala (Y) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2006-09-10)10 September 2006
Head coach
  •   Jaume Ponsarnau
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (Y) Youth player
  •   Injured

Updated: August 31, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
C Marvin Jones * Tryggvi Hlinason Amar Sylla † Bassala Bagayoko ‡
PF Tomasz Gielo Thijs de Ridder ‡
SF Xavi Rabaseda † Zoran Dragić Rubén Domínguez †
SG Kristian Kullumäe Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman *
PG Melwin Pantzar † Harald Frey

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
2000–01 3 LEB 2 13th 13–20
2001–02 3 LEB 2 1st 31–8 Copa LEB 2 C
2002–03 2 LEB 6th 21–14 Copa Príncipe RU
2003–04 2 LEB 1st 29–14 Copa Príncipe SF
2004–05 1 Liga ACB 14th 12–22
2005–06 1 Liga ACB 15th 13–21
2006–07 1 Liga ACB 10th 15–19
2007–08 1 Liga ACB 7th 21–15 Semifinalist Supercopa RU
2008–09 1 Liga ACB 8th 15–19 2 Eurocup SF 11–3
2009–10 1 Liga ACB 9th 16–18 Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup 3rd 13–5
2010–11 1 Liga ACB 2nd 26–17 Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1 Liga ACB 6th 19–17 Supercopa SF 1 Euroleague QF 10–10
2012–13 1 Liga ACB 7th 20–17 Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup RU 13–4
2013–14 1 Liga ACB 14th 12–22 Supercopa SF 2 Eurocup L32 8–8
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 5th 21–18 Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 Liga ACB 10th 16–18 Semifinalist 2 Eurocup L32 11–5
2016–17 1 Liga ACB 10th 14–18 2 EuroCup RS 3–5
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 17th 8–26 2 EuroCup RS 2–8
2018–19 2 LEB Oro 2nd 29–12 Copa Princesa RU
2019–20 1 Liga ACB 8th 15–13 Quarterfinalist
2020–21 1 Liga ACB 17th 10–26 3 Champions League RS 2–4
2021–22 1 Liga ACB 9th 16–18
2022–23 1 Liga ACB 12th 14–20 3 Champions League R16 5–7
2023–24 1 Liga ACB 13th 13–21 4 Europe Cup SF 12–4
2024–25 1 Liga ACB 4 Europe Cup

Trophies and awards

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Trophies

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Individual awards

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All-ACB First Team

EuroCup MVP

All-EuroCup First Team

All-EuroCup Second Team

EuroCup Coach of the Year

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.

Matches against NBA teams

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  Win   Loss

6 October 2013 Bilbao Basket 104–106 Philadelphia 76ers Barakaldo
Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 30–28, 30–24, 24–27
Pts: Bertāns 19
Rebs: Hervelle 14
Asts: Mumbrú 6
Boxscore Pts: Turner 25
Rebs: Anderson 7
Asts: Carter-Williams 6
Arena: Bizkaia Arena
Attendance: 13,538
Referees: Scott Foster, Eric Dalen, Antonio Conde

Rivalries

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Bilbao Basket has a strong rivalry with Saski Baskonia. Their games together are called the Basque basketball derby.

Fundación Bilbao Basket

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Fundación Bilbao Basket is the reserve team of Bilbao Basket. It currently plays in Tercera FEB, the fourth tier of Spanish basketball.

Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. W–L
2019–20 5 1ª Nacional 12th[d] 5–13
2020–21 5 1ª Nacional 3rd 10–1–6
2021–22 5 1ª Nacional 1st 16–6
2022–23 4 Liga EBA 3rd 16–11
2023–24 4 Liga EBA 1st 25–4
2024–25 4 Tercera FEB

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 FIBA Europe Cup, 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 FIBA Europe Cup, 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. ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ "Relación de SAD — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Deportes. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Bilbao Basket no completa el proceso de inscripción para la Liga Endesa 14-15" (in Spanish). ACB.com. July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Comunicado Oficial de la ACB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  4. ^ "El Gescrap Bizkaia ya es una realidad" (in Spanish). ACB.com. November 11, 2011. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "Nace el Uxúe Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. December 21, 2012. Archived from the original on August 11, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  6. ^ "Dominion, nuevo patrocinador principal del Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. March 24, 2015. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "Nace RETAbet Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Surne se convierte en patrocinador nominal del Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). bilbaobasket.biz. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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