Valencia Basket

Valencia Basket
Nickname Taronjas (Oranges)
Leagues Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Founded 27 September 1986 (1986-09-27)
History Valencia Basket
(1986–Present)
Arena Fuente de San Luis
Capacity 8,500
Location Valencia, Spain
Team colors Orange, Black, White
              
President Vicent J. Solá
Team captain Rafa Martínez
Ownership Juan Roig
Championships 1 Spanish League
1 Spanish Cup
1 Spanish Supercup
3 EuroCup
Retired numbers 2 (11, 15)
Website valenciabasket.com
Uniforms

Valencia Basket Club S.A.D.,[1] commonly known as Valencia Basket (pronounced [baˈlenθja basˈket]), is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, with home games played at the Fuente de San Luis. The club is sponsored by the Spanish billionaire Juan Roig.[2]

History

1986–1997

Valencia Basket was founded on 27 September 1986, after Valencia CF decided to fold its basketball section.[3]

On 4 May 1988, while in its second season in the Primera División B, which was the second tier league of Spanish basketball at that time, the team won its first promotion to the Spanish top-tier level ACB,[4] where the team remained until the 1994–95 season. In 1995, Valencia was relegated to the Spanish 2nd-tier level EBA League, after falling in the league's relegation playoff against Somontano Huesca. In the next season, after being the runner-up in Liga EBA, in a non-promoting season, Valencia BC bought Amway Zaragoza's ACB place to join the top league, where it has remained until nowadays.

1998–2014

On 2 February 1998, Pamesa Valencia won its first Spanish national title, after beating Pinturas Bruguer Badalona, by a score of 89–75, in the final of the 1998 Copa del Rey, which was played in Valladolid. One year later, on 13 April 1999, the club played in the final of the 1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup, but was defeated by Benetton Treviso, 64–60, in the final played in Zaragoza. Three years later, the club repeated the same success, but Montepaschi Siena won the final of the 2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup, by a score of 81–71, in Lyon, France.

Continuing on with some of the club's best years, the 2001–02 ACB season was historic for the club, as it reached the Spanish ACB League finals, where they could not win any games in their series against FC Barcelona. Before this first success in reaching the finals of the Spanish league's playoffs, Pamesa Valencia won its first European-wide title, by defeating Krka Novo Mesto in the 2002–03 ULEB Cup, which would then also allow the club to make its debut in the European top-tier level EuroLeague.

In its first EuroLeague participation, Pamesa Valencia qualified for the Top 16, but was eliminated there, after not contesting its game at Nokia Arena against Maccabi Elite, adducing security issues in Israel.[5]

On 18 April 2010, Power Electronics Valencia won its second European title, by beating Alba Berlin, 67–44, in the 2010 EuroCup Finals, which was played in Vitoria-Gasteiz.[6] This allowed the club to come back to the top level EuroLeague, seven years after its first participation in the tournament. This time, Valencia reached the EuroLeague quarterfinals, where it was eliminated by Real Madrid, who won the playoff series by a 3–2 margin.

The club's third European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup title arrived on 7 May 2014, when Valencia beat UNICS Kazan, in the double-legged finals.

2015–present

On 5 June 2017, Valencia Basket qualified for its second Spanish Liga ACB Finals series, after defeating Baskonia in the semifinals of the 2017 national league playoffs. This time, the club won its first ever Spanish national domestic league championship, on 16 June 2017, by defeating Real Madrid with a 3–1 series score in the AC league's finals.[7] In the same season, the club also reached the finals of both the Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup), and the EuroCup, but they lost those finals to Real Madrid, and fellow Spanish side, Unicaja, respectively. By winning the Spanish League championship, Valencia also sealed their return to the next season's top-tier level EuroLeague competition, for the 2017–18 season.

Arena

External and internal view of La Fonteta

Valencia Basket plays its home games at the 8,500 seat[8] Fuente de San Luis arena, however the arena is better known as La Fonteta.

Sponsorship naming

Valencia Basket has had several sponsorship names over the years:

  • Valencia-Hoja del Lunes: 1986–1987
  • Pamesa Valencia: 1987–2009
  • Power Electronics Valencia: 2009–2011

Logos

Players

Retired numbers

Valencia Basket 2017-18 Euroleague season roster in pre-match
Valencia Basket retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure
11SpainNacho RodillaPG1994–2003
15SpainVíctor LuengoSG/SF1992–2007

Current roster

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

Valencia Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SF 6 Spain Abalde, Alberto 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (1995-12-15)15 December 1995
SG 8 France Diot, Antoine 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1989-01-17)17 January 1989
PF 42 Canada Doornekamp, Aaron 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1985-12-05)5 December 1985
C 14 Montenegro Dubljević, Bojan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1991-10-24)24 October 1991
PG 1 Spain García, Sergi 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (1997-02-17)17 February 1997
PF 7 France Labeyrie, Louis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1992-02-11)11 February 1992
SG 17 Spain Martínez, Rafa (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1982-03-03)3 March 1982
SF 19 Spain San Emeterio, Fernando 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1984-01-01)1 January 1984
SF 30 Spain Sastre, Joan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1991-12-10)10 December 1991
SG 21 United States Thomas, Matt 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1994-08-04)4 August 1994
PF 10 United States Thomas, Will 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1986-07-01)1 July 1986
C 13 United States Tobey, Mike 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 24 – (1994-10-10)10 October 1994
PG 9 Belgium Van Rossom, Sam 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1986-06-03)3 June 1986
PG 16 Spain Vives, Guillem 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1993-09-16)16 September 1993
Head coach
  • Spain Jaume Ponsarnau
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: July 27, 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Bojan Dubljević Mike Tobey
PF Louis Labeyrie Aaron Doornekamp Will Thomas
SF Alberto Abalde Joan Sastre Fernando San Emeterio
SG Matt Thomas Antoine Diot Rafa Martínez
PG Sam Van Rossom Guillem Vives Sergi García

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

Coaches

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1986–87 21ª División B 19th 14–20
1987–88 21ª División B 8th 24–19
1988–89 1Liga ACB 16th 12–27 First round
1989–90 1Liga ACB 10th 27–12 Round of 16
1990–91 1Liga ACB 9th 18–22 Second round
1991–92 1Liga ACB 9th 21–19 Second round
1992–93 1Liga ACB 10th 19–15 Second round
1993–94 1Liga ACB 12th 15–17 First round
1994–95 1Liga ACB 19th 16–26 First round
1995–96 2Liga EBA 2nd[lower-alpha 1] 28–10
1996–97 1Liga ACB 11th 17–17
1997–98 1Liga ACB 7th 21–17 Champion
1998–99 1Liga ACB 6th 20–19 Quarterfinalist 2 Saporta CupRU17–2
1999–00 1Liga ACB 6th 20–17 Runner-up 2 Saporta CupQF13–3
2000–01 1Liga ACB 5th 23–15 Semifinalist 2 Saporta CupSF11–5
2001–02 1Liga ACB 6th 22–16 Quarterfinalist 2 Saporta CupRU 13–4
2002–03 1Liga ACB 2nd 32–13 Semifinalist 2 ULEB CupC14–4
2003–04 1Liga ACB 5th 24–14 Quarterfinalist 1 EuroleagueT1613–7
2004–05 1Liga ACB 9th 18–16 Semifinalist 2 ULEB CupSF11–1–4
2005–06 1Liga ACB 9th 16–18 Runner-up
2006–07 1Liga ACB 7th 20–18
2007–08 1Liga ACB 5th 23–14 Quarterfinalist 2 ULEB CupQF10–5
2008–09 1Liga ACB 7th 16–18 Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupQF10–3
2009–10 1Liga ACB 5th 23–13 Semifinalist 2 EurocupC14–2
2010–11 1Liga ACB 5th 24–12 Semifinalist SupercopaRU 1 EuroleagueQF10–11
2011–12 1Liga ACB 4th 23–18 2 EurocupRU12–4
2012–13 1Liga ACB 6th 23–14 Runner-up SupercopaSF 2 EurocupSF11–5
2013–14 1Liga ACB 3rd 34–8 Semifinalist 2 EurocupC15–9
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 4th 23–18 Quarterfinalist SupercopaSF 1 EuroleagueRS3–7
2 EurocupQF5–5
2015–16 1Liga ACB 3rd 31–9 Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupL3213–3
2016–17 1 Liga ACB 1st 31–12 Runner-up 2 EuroCupRU18–5
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 5th 23–14 Quarterfinalist SupercopaC 1 EuroLeague9th12–18
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 2 EuroCup
  1. ↑ Bought the ACB berth to Amway Zaragoza.

Trophies and awards

The Copa del Rey and the three EuroCups conquered by the club.

Trophies

2017
Runners-up (1): 2003
1998
Runners-up (4): 2000, 2006, 2013, 2017
2017
Runners-up (2): 1999, 2002
2003, 2010, 2014
Runners-up (2): 2012, 2017

Individual awards

ACB Most Valuable Player

ACB Finals MVP

Spanish Cup MVP

Spanish Supercup MVP

All-ACB First Team

ACB Slam Dunk Champion

EuroCup Finals MVP

EuroCup Rising Star Award

EuroCup Coach of the Year

All-EuroLeague Second Team

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.

Women's team

Valencia Basket
Nickname Taronjas (Oranges)
Leagues Liga Femenina
Founded 2014 (2014)
Arena Fuente de San Luis
Capacity 8,500
Location Valencia, Spain
Team colors Orange, Black, White
              
President Vicent J. Solá
Head coach Rubén Burgos
Ownership Juan Roig
Website valenciabasket.com
Uniforms

Since 2014, Valencia Basket has also a women's team. It was created after integrating the youth system of Ros Casares Valencia, former EuroLeague Women champion club which dissolved its senior squad in 2012.[9]

In its first season, Valencia Basket played in Primera División, the third tier of Spanish women's basketball.[10]

The club promoted in 2016 to Liga Femenina 2, and two years later, it qualified for the promotion playoffs to the top tier as champions of the Group B and achieved promotion to Liga Femenina, the top tier of Spanish women's basketball, in front of 6,200 spectators.[11]

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos.
2014–15 3 1ª División 2nd
2015–16 3 1ª División 1st
2016–17 2 Liga Femenina 2 10th
2017–18 2 Liga Femenina 2 1st

References

  1. ↑ "Relación de SAD — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Deportes. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Olvídese de la Masía de Messi: bienvenidos a L'Alqueria de Juan Roig (in Spanish).
  3. ↑ "Valencia Basket cumple 30 años" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ↑ 23 years from the promotion of Valencia Basket ACB.com May 4, 2011
  5. ↑ "El Pamesa no viaja a Tel Aviv y perderá (20-0) el partido" (in Spanish). El País. 25 March 2004. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Power Electronic Valencia Champ!". Eurocup Basketball. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Valencia Basket reescribe su historia (87-76)" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  8. ↑ MUNICIPAL COURT FUENTE DE SAN LUIS CAPACITY: 8.500 spectators
  9. ↑ Ros Casares se integra en la Escuela del Valencia Basket; Superdeporte, 18 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ Valencia Basket Femenino, un club de cantera; enCancha, 11 October 2014 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ "Valencia Basket consigue la gloria en una noche para el recuerdo" (in Spanish). Valencia Basket. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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