CB 1939 Canarias

Iberostar Tenerife
Leagues Liga ACB
Champions League
Founded 1939 (1939)
(1994 (1994))
History CB Canarias
(1939–1994)
CB 1939 Canarias
(1994–present)
Arena Santiago Martín
Capacity 5,003
Location San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Team colors Gold, Black
         
Main sponsor Iberostar
President Félix Hernández
Head coach Txus Vidorreta
Championships 1 Champions League
1 Intercontinental Cup
Website Official website
Uniforms

Club Cantera Base 1939 Canarias S.A.D.,[1] also known as Iberostar Tenerife for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League. Their home arena is the Santiago Martín.

History

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

People who were in disagreement with this merge created the new CB 1939 Canarias, which inherits the colors and the logo of the club. In 2012, Iberostar Canarias was promoted to Liga ACB after being the champion of LEB Oro, but the club couldn't actually promote due to the impossibility of obtaining the requirements requested by ACB.[2] One month later, on 20 July 2012, CB 1939 Canarias achieved the vacant berth in ACB after the league bought the spot of CB Lucentum Alicante.[3]

Alejandro Martínez, who was the head coach since 2003 and managed the team from LEB Plata, third tier, to Liga ACB, resigned in 2015.[4]

On 29 March 2017, Canarias qualified for the Basketball Champions League Final Four, just 36 years after its first promotion to the Liga Nacional.[5][6] The Final Four was played in their home court, and the team won the championship after beating Banvit in the Final. This championship meant the first major title in the club's history.

On 24 September 2017, Canarias participated in the 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup as champion of the Basketball Champions League. The club achieved this cup after beating Guaros de Lara by 76–71.

Sponsorship naming

The Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín, home arena of the club

Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the team has known 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–present)

Players

Current roster

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

Iberostar Tenerife roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PF 21 United States Abromaitis, Tim 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1989-09-17)17 September 1989
PG 10 Spain Bassas, Ferrán 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 26 – (1992-04-29)29 April 1992
SF 33 Spain Beirán, Javier 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1987-05-22)22 May 1987
SF 9 Argentina Brussino, Nicolás 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1993-03-02)2 March 1993
PF 6 Poland Gielo, Tomasz 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1993-01-04)4 January 1993
C 4 United States Iverson, Colton 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 29 – (1989-06-29)29 June 1989
SG 12 Georgia (country) McFadden, Thad 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1987-05-29)29 May 1987
C 7 Senegal Niang, Mamadou 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (1994-01-01)1 January 1994
SG 5 Argentina Richotti, Nicolás (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1986-10-17)17 October 1986
C 11 Spain Saiz, Sebas 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (1994-07-15)15 July 1994
PG 00 Spain San Miguel, Rodrigo 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1985-01-21)21 January 1985
SG 1 Germany Staiger, Lucca 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1988-06-14)14 June 1988
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: August 6, 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Colton Iverson Sebas Saiz Mamadou Niang
PF Tim Abromaitis Tomasz Gielo
SF Javier Beirán Nicolás Brussino
SG Thad McFadden Lucca Staiger Nicolás Richotti
PG Rodrigo San Miguel Ferran Bassas

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

Head coaches

Season by season

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 CupR10–2
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 3nd 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 PríncipeR16
1987–88 1 Liga ACB 6th 15–18 Quarterfinalist Copa PríncipeQF
1988–89 1 Liga ACB 19th 12–29 Round of 16 3 Korać CupR23–1
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 8th 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 2RU
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[lower-alpha 1] 26–8 Copa PríncipeC
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 LeagueC15–1–4
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 8th 19–17 Semifinalist 3 Champions LeagueR1613–3
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 3 Champions League
  1. ↑ Initially, resigned to promote to Liga ACB but later achieved the vacant berth of CB Lucentum Alicante.

Honours and awards

Honours

National:

International:

Individual awards

LEB Oro MVP

All LEB Oro First Team

References

  1. ↑ "Relación de SAD — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Deportes. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  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 ACB.com 20 July 2012
  4. ↑ "Cambio en el banquillo canarista" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 5 November 2015. 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. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Este miércoles se cumplen 36 años del primer ascenso canarista" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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