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Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria is a professional Basketball team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. CB Gran Canaria plays in ACB.
[edit] 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 22nd 1985 and the team became Claret Club de Baloncesto. The following years, the team moved many times between ACB League and First Division B. On the 1987-1988 season the club changed its name to CB Gran Canaria, paying homage to the place where its social mass came from. The 30th June 1992 the team became a sports public limited company (Sociedad Anonima 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 (renamed "EBA League" in 1994) the team won the EBA League in the 1994-1995 season and was promoted to ACB League. From that season on, CB Gran Canaria has stayed in the top level of the Spanish basketball. The 2006-2007 represents the team's twelfth consecutive season in ACB League.
[edit] Trophies
[edit] Spanish League
| 1962-63 Second Division |
1982-83 Second Division |
2002-03 ACB League : 5º |
| 1963-64 Second Division |
1983-84 First Division B |
2003-04 ACB League : 7º |
| 1964-65 Second Division |
1984-85 First Division : promoted |
2004-05 ACB League : 8º |
| 1965-66 Second Division |
1985-86 ACB League : 15º - relegated |
2005-06 ACB League : 5º |
| 1966-67 Second Division |
1986-87 First Division B |
2006-07 ACB League : 6º |
| 1967-68 Second Division |
1987-88 First Division B : promoted |
| 1968-69 Second Division |
1988-89 ACB League : 18º |
| 1969-70 Second Division |
1989-90 ACB League : 23º - relegated |
| 1970-71 Second Division |
1990-91 First Division : promoted |
| 1971-72 Second Division |
1991-92 ACB League : 23º - relegated |
| 1972-73 Second Division |
1992-93 First Division |
| 1973-74 Second Division |
1993-94 First Division |
| 1974-75 Second Division |
1994-95 EBA League : 1º - promoted |
| 1975-76 Second Division |
1995-96 ACB League : 14º |
| 1976-77 Second Division |
1996-97 ACB League : 12º |
| 1977-78 Second Division |
1997-98 ACB League : 10º |
| 1978-79 Second Division |
1998-99 ACB League : 14º |
| 1979-80 Second Division |
99-2000 ACB League : 7º |
| 1980-81 Second Division |
2000-01 ACB League : 13º |
| 1981-82 Second Division |
2001-02 ACB League : 16º |
[edit] European Competitions
| 2000-01 Korac Cup : Lost Second Round |
| 2003-04 ULEB Cup : Lost Eight Finals |
| 2004-05 ULEB Cup : Lost Group Stage |
| 2005-06 FIBA EuroCup : Lost Group Stage |
| 2006-07 ULEB Cup: Lost in 1/8 Finals |
[edit] Current squad 2007/08
Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas roster
|
| Players |
Coaches |
| Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
| 2.0 SG |
6 |
Spain  |
Hernández, José Manuel |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
|
| 5.0 C |
7 |
Senegal  |
Savane, Sitapha |
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
|
| 5.0 C |
9 |
Hungary  |
David, Kornel |
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
|
| 2.0 SG |
11 |
Spain |
Guerra, Roberto |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
|
| 1.0 PG |
13 |
USA  |
Norris, Marcus |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
|
| 3.0 SF |
14 |
Spain |
Pérez, Sergio |
2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
|
| 5.0 C |
17 |
Senegal |
Mbao, Youssoupha |
2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) |
|
| 4.0 PF |
19 |
Great Britain  |
Freeland, Joel |
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
|
| 3.0 SF |
20 |
USA |
Moran, Jim |
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
|
| 4.0 PF |
22 |
USA |
Caner-Medley, Nik |
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
|
| 2.0 SG |
23 |
Canada  |
English, Carl |
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
|
| 4.0 PF |
25 |
Argentina  |
Baldo, Víctor |
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
|
| 1.0 PG |
34 |
Spain |
Fernández, Mario |
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
|
|
- Head coach
- Salva Maldonado
- Assistant coach(es)
- José Ángel Samaniego
- Carlos Frade
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (*) Playing only in Euroleague
 Injured
Roster • updated 2008-02-13
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