Bàsquet Girona
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Club Bàsquet Girona 2014 is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Girona, Catalonia, that was founded in 2014 by NBA player Marc Gasol. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is Pavelló Girona-Fontajau.
History
The club was founded in 2014 by NBA player
In 2016, it added the name of the city of Girona to the name of the club thus becoming CEB Girona Marc Gasol and one year later, it changed again its name to simply Bàsquet Girona.
Also in 2017, and with the aim to become the main men's basketball club in the city, the club created the senior squad that would start competing in the fourth-tier
In November 2021, Gasol announced he would play with the club, by that time in LEB Oro, through the end of the 2021–22 season before deciding whether to retire from play.[4]
The club earned promotion to the
Season by season
Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | W–L | Cup competitions | |
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2017–18 | 4 | Liga EBA
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3rd[a] | 17–9 | ||
2018–19 | 3 | LEB Plata
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9th | 18–16 | ||
2019–20 | 3 | LEB Plata
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2nd[b] | 19–6 | Copa LEB Plata | RU |
2020–21 | 2 | LEB Oro
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4th | 12–14 | ||
2021–22 | 2 | LEB Oro
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2nd | 26–13 | ||
2022–23 | 1 | Liga ACB | 15th | 11–23 | ||
2023–24 | 1 | Liga ACB | 14th | 13–21 |
- ^ Achieved one of the places after the expansion of the LEB Plata.
- ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: February 5, 2024 |
Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Inactive |
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C | György Golomán | Stefan Đorđević | Jaume Sorolla | |
PF
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Yves Pons | Eric Vila | ||
SF | Mindaugas Sušinskas | Sergi Martínez | ||
SG | Corey Davis | Brae Ivey | Pau Sala | Maximo Fjellerup |
PG | Ike Iroegbu | Quino Colom | Juani Marcos |
Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non-FIBA Europe player
Notable players
Head coaches
Quim Costa (2017−2019)
Àlex Formento (2019−2020)
Carles Marco (2020−2021)
Jordi Sargatal (2021−2022)
Aíto García Reneses (2022−2023)
Salva Camps (2023−2024)
- Fotis Katsikaris(2024−present)
References
- ^ "Marc Gasol funda un club escuela en Girona" (in Spanish). Spanish Basketball Federation. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "El Bàsquet Girona de Marc Gasol crea su primer equipo sénior" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Marc Gasol confirma Quim Costa com a tècnic del Bàsquet Girona a la Lliga EBA" (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Marc Gasol to play for Spanish club Girona, which he founded in 2014". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Resumen, resultado y estadísticas del Bàsquet Girona - Movistar Estudiantes: ¡Girona es de ACB! | Marca". 19 June 2022.