CB Gran Canaria

Herbalife Gran Canaria
Nickname Granca
Leagues Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Founded 1963 (1963)
History Colegio Claret
(1963–1985)
Claret Las Palmas
(1985–1988)
C.B. Gran Canaria
(1988–present)
Arena Gran Canaria Arena
Capacity 11,500
Location Las Palmas, Spain
Team colors Yellow, Blue
         
Main sponsor Herbalife
Head coach Salva Maldonado
Team captain Eulis Báez
Championships 1 Spanish Supercup
Retired numbers 1 (20)
Website Official website
Uniforms

Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D., also known as Herbalife Gran Canaria by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Las Palmas, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Their home arena is the Gran Canaria Arena.

History

CB Gran Canaria was founded inside Claret School and for many years played under that denomination. Following a successful period in school competitions, a senior team was created and integrated on the Spanish Second Division. The team played in that division until 1984, when the team adopted the decision of having a statute of its own, therefore becoming an independent institution. The new statute was approved on May 22, 1985 and the team became Claret Club de Baloncesto.

The following years, the team moved many times between Liga ACB and 1st Division B. On the 1987–88 season the club changed its name to CB Gran Canaria, paying homage to the place where its social mass came from. On 30 June 1992 the team became a sports public limited company (Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, SAD in Spanish) in order to fulfil with the requirements of the then-new Spanish sports legislation.

After three seasons in the Spanish silver division the team won the first Liga EBA in the 1994–95 season and was promoted to Liga ACB. From that season on, CB Gran Canaria has stayed in the top level of the Spanish basketball. The 2012–13 represents the team's eighteenth consecutive season in Liga ACB.

In April 2015, Gran Canaria played the Eurocup Finals. The team was defeated by BC Khimki in the two legs. Ten months later, the club qualified for the first time to a final of a national trophy. In the 2016 Copa del Rey defeated Valencia Basket in the quarterfinals and Dominion Bilbao Basket in the semifinals, but could not beat Real Madrid in the final, where it lost by 81–85.

On 24 September 2016, Gran Canaria won its first national title after beating FC Barcelona 79–59 in the Final of the 2016 Supercopa played in Vitoria-Gasteiz.[1]

One season later, in June 2018, Gran Canaria qualified for the second time to the league semifinals and also achieved qualification to the EuroLeague for the first time ever.[2]

Sponsorship naming

Through the years CB Gran Canaria has had several denominations due to its sponsorship:

  • Canarias Telecom: 1999–2002
  • Auna Gran Canaria: 2002–04
  • Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas: 2006–07
  • Kalise Gran Canaria: 2007–09
  • Gran Canaria 2014: 2009–12
  • Herbalife Gran Canaria: 2012–present

Logos

Home arenas

Players

Retired numbers

Herbalife Gran Canaria retired numbers
No. Nat. Player Position Tenure
20Republic of IrelandJim MoranSF2001–2011

Current roster

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

Herbalife Gran Canaria roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PF 13 Dominican Republic Báez, Eulis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 36 – (1982-03-18)18 March 1982
C 12 Czech Republic Balvín, Ondřej 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) 26 – (1992-09-20)20 September 1992
SG 8 Sweden Eriksson, Marcus 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (1993-12-05)5 December 1993
SF 23 United States Evans, Christopher 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1991-01-29)29 January 1991
C 40 Armenia Fischer, Luke 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 23 – (1994-10-29)29 October 1994
PG 5 Senegal Hannah, Clevin 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 30 – (1987-11-15)15 November 1987
PG 6 United Kingdom Nelson, Luke 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (1995-06-29)29 June 1995
PG 4 Spain Oliver, Albert 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 40 – (1978-06-04)4 June 1978
C 14 Latvia Pasečņiks, Anžejs 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 22 – (1995-12-20)20 December 1995
SF 21 Spain Paulí, Oriol 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (1994-05-20)20 May 1994
SF 22 Spain Rabaseda, Xavi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989
SG 24 Cameroon Strawberry, D. J. 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1985-07-15)15 July 1985
PF 41 France Tillie, Kim 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 30 – (1988-07-15)15 July 1988
Head coach
  • Spain Salva Maldonado
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: August 10, 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Ondřej Balvín Anžejs Pasečņiks Luke Fischer
PF Kim Tillie Eulis Báez
SF Christopher Evans Xavi Rabaseda Oriol Paulí
SG Marcus Eriksson D. J. Strawberry
PG Clevin Hannah Albert Oliver Luke Nelson

Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non–FIBA Europe player

Head coaches

  • Joaquín Costa: 1985–90
  • Manolo Hussein: 1990–92, 1995–2002
  • Trifón Poch: 1992–94
  • Roberto Orellana: 1994–95
  • Salva Maldonado: 2005–09, 2018–present
  • Pedro Martínez: 2002–05, 2009–2014
  • Aíto García Reneses: 2014–2016
  • Luis Casimiro: 2016–2018

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1962–63 32ª División 7th
1963–64 32ª División 9th
1964–65 32ª División 7th
1965–66 32ª División 8th
1966–67 32ª División 10th
1967–68 32ª División 7th
1968–69 32ª División 8th
1969–70 32ª División 5th
1970–71 32ª División 10th
1971–72 32ª División 3rd
1972–73 32ª División 3rd
1973–74 32ª División 5th
1974–75 32ª División 7th
1975–76 32ª División 7th
1976–77 32ª División 7th
1977–78 32ª División 8th
1978–79 32ª División 8th
1979–80 32ª División 6th
1980–81 32ª División 10th
1981–82 32ª División 10th
1982–83 32ª División 7th
1983–84 32ª División 2nd
1984–85 21ª División B 2nd 19–7
1985–86 1Liga ACB 15th 8–23
1986–87 21ª División B 4th 22–12
1987–88 21ª División B 3rd 22–12
1988–89 1Liga ACB 18th 20–19 Round of 16
1989–90 1Liga ACB 23rd 15–29 First round
1990–91 21ª División 1st 32–10
1991–92 1Liga ACB 23rd 14–30 First round
1992–93 21ª División 9th 20–18
1993–94 21ª División 5th 21–14
1994–95 2Liga EBA 2nd 29–10
1995–96 1Liga ACB 14th 16–22
1996–97 1Liga ACB 12th 17–17
1997–98 1Liga ACB 10th 15–19
1998–99 1Liga ACB 14th 13–21
1999–00 1Liga ACB 7th 19–18 Quarterfinalist
2000–01 1Liga ACB 13th 12–22 3 Korać CupR321–1
2001–02 1Liga ACB 16th 10–24
2002–03 1Liga ACB 5th 21–16 Quarterfinalist
2003–04 1Liga ACB 7th 18–20 2 ULEB CupR168–4
2004–05 1Liga ACB 8th 20–18 Quarterfinalist 2 ULEB CupRS6–4
2005–06 1Liga ACB 5th 20–17 Quarterfinalist 3 FIBA EurocupGS3–3
2006–07 1Liga ACB 6th 22–16 Quarterfinalist 2 ULEB CupR165–7
2007–08 1Liga ACB 9th 16–18 2 ULEB CupL1610–4
2008–09 1Liga ACB 6th 21–14 Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupRS4–4
2009–10 1Liga ACB 8th 17–19 SupercopaSF 2 EurocupQF9–5
2010–11 1Liga ACB 6th 21–15 Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupL168–6
2011–12 1Liga ACB 14th 13–21 2 EurocupRS4–2
2012–13 1Liga ACB 4th 21–19 Semifinalist
2013–14 1Liga ACB 5th 23–14 Quarterfinalist
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 8th 18–18 Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupRU21–3
2015–16 1 Liga ACB 5th 22–15 Runner-up SupercopaSF 2 EurocupSF16–6
2016–17 1 Liga ACB 7th 22–13 Quarterfinalist SupercopaC 2 EuroCupQF11–5
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 4th 22–18 Semifinalist SupercopaRU 2 EuroCupQF9–9
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 1 EuroLeague

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Individual awards

All-ACB Team

Supercup MVP

All-EuroCup First Team

All-EuroCup Second Team

Notable players

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

References

  1. ↑ "Herbalife Gran Canaria is the Spanish Supercup champion!". EuroCup Basketball. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gran Canaria to play in EuroLeague for the first time in club history". Eurohoops.net. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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