Albacete Basket
LeaguesLEB Oro
Founded2012 on the 3rd of september
ArenaPabellón del Parque
Capacity2,500
LocationAlbacete, Spain
Team colorsGreen and lime
    in 2013
PresidentMiguel Ventayol
Head coachAlfredo Gálvezo
Websitealbacetebasket.com

Albacete Basket, also known as Arcos Albacete Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha that currently plays in LEB Oro, the second tier of Spanish basketball.

History

Albacete Basket was founded in 2012 as a merger of the senior teams of the city's two clubs (CABA and EBA) with the aim to be the main basketball reference in Albacete.[1]

After playing four seasons in Liga EBA, it was promoted to LEB Plata in the 2015–16 season, in its third consecutive appearance in the promotion play-offs[2] and just after resigning to an invitation of the Spanish Basketball Federation in the previous season.[3]

In their debut season in LEB Plata, the club was relegated after losing on the last matchday against Zamora, but was able to remain in the league by achieving one of the vacant berths.

Sponsorship naming

  • Arcos Albacete Basket 2015–present

Current roster

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

Albacete Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 15 Spain Mejias, Jorge 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 22 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001
F 21 United States Moreton, Will 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1997-12-05)5 December 1997
F 14 Republic of Ireland Carroll, John 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1995-03-16)16 March 1995
G/F 20 Spain Ruiz, Victor 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
G 19 Spain Moreno, Victor 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1998-01-26)26 January 1998
F 28 Netherlands Bieshaar, Oliver 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2001-11-29)29 November 2001
G 7 Denmark Knudsen, David 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1994-06-26)26 June 1994
G 22 Spain Santana, Juanjo 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (2001-04-08)8 April 2001
F 4 Spain Blat, Gerard 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1997-04-14)14 April 1997
G 17 Spain Segui, Christian 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2000-11-15)15 November 2000
G 25 Spain Berasategui, Gonzalo 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 21 – (2002-10-14)14 October 2002
Head coach
  • Spain David Varela
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L
2012–13 4Liga EBA 9th 13–15
2013–14 4Liga EBA 2nd 24–9
2014–15 4Liga EBA 2nd 21–8
2015–16 4Liga EBA 1st 24–5
2016–17 3LEB Plata 15th[lower-alpha 1] 9–21
2017–18 3LEB Plata 5th 23–16
2018–19 3 LEB Plata 17th 17–17
2019–20 3LEB Plata 15th[lower-alpha 2] 12–13
  1. ↑ Remained in the league after achieving a vacant berth.
  2. ↑ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

  1. ↑ "Conoce a los equipos que jugarán la Fase de Ascenso EBA: Albacete Basket" (in Spanish). FEB.es. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "El Albacete Basket asciende a LEB Plata tras vencer a Agustinos de León" (in Spanish). ABC. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "El Albacete Basket renuncia a obtener plaza en la Liga LEB Plata" (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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