CB Gran Canaria

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. Their home arena is the Gran Canaria Arena.

Herbalife Gran Canaria
NicknameGranca
LeaguesLiga ACB
Founded1963 (1963)
HistoryColegio Claret
(1963–1985)
Claret Las Palmas
(1985–1988)
C.B. Gran Canaria
(1988–present)
ArenaGran Canaria Arena
Capacity11,500
LocationLas Palmas, Spain
Team colorsYellow, Blue
         
Main sponsorHerbalife
Head coachFotios Katsikaris
Championships1 Spanish Supercup
Retired numbers1 (20)
WebsiteOfficial website

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
Home game in Gran Canaria Arena in 2014

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
  • Kalise Gran Canaria logo
    (2007–2009)
  • CB Gran Canaria non-commercial logo
    (until 2014)
  • CB Gran Canaria logo
    (2014–present)

Home arenas

Players

Retired numbers
Herbalife Gran Canaria retired numbers
No. Nat. Player Position Tenure
20Jim MoranSF2001–2011
11Greg StewartC1996-1992

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
C 2 Balcerowski, Aleksander 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 19 – (2000-11-19)19 November 2000
SF 33 Beirán, Javier 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 33 – (1987-05-22)22 May 1987
C 9 Bourousis, Ioannis 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 36 – (1983-11-17)17 November 1983
PF 23 Burjanadze, Beka 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1994-01-03)3 January 1994
PG 10 Cook, Omar 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 38 – (1982-01-28)28 January 1982
C 24 Costello, Matt 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1993-08-05)5 August 1993
SG 34 Harper, Demonte 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1989-06-21)21 June 1989
PG -- Lecomte, Manu 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (1995-08-16)16 August 1995
SF 5 Okoye, Stan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1991-04-10)10 April 1991
SF 21 Paulí, Oriol (C) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1994-05-20)20 May 1994
SG 22 Rabaseda, Xavi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989
PG 17 Santana, Fabio 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1992-06-09)9 June 1992
PF 14 Shurna, John 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1990-04-30)30 April 1990
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: February 10, 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Matt Costello Ioannis Bourousis Aleksander Balcerowski
PF John Shurna Beka Burjanadze
SF Javier Beirán Stan Okoye Oriol Paulí
SG Demonte Harper Xavi Rabaseda
PG Omar Cook Manu Lecomte Fabio Santana

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
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 12th 14–20 1 EuroLeagueRS8–22

Trophies and awards

Trophies
  • Supercopa de España: (1)
  • EuroCup Basketball:
    • Runners-up (1): 2015
  • Copa del Rey:
    • Runners-up (1): 2016
  • 2nd division championships: (2)
    • 1ª División B: (1) 1991
    • Liga EBA: (1) 1995
  • Copa Toyota: (7)
    • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013
  • Trofeo Gobierno de Canarias: (4)
    • 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
    • Runners-up (4): 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011
  • Rome, Italy Invitational Game: (1)
    • 2009

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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