Valencia BC

Valencia Basket
Nickname Taronjas (Oranges)
Leagues ACB
Euroleague
Founded 1986
History Valencia Basket Club
(1986–Present)
Arena Pabellón Fuente San Luis
Location Valencia, Valencian Community
Team colors Orange, Purple, White
              
President Pablo Marín
Head coach Carles Durán
Championships 3 Eurocup
1 Spanish Cup
Retired numbers 11 Nacho Rodilla
15 Víctor Luengo
Website valenciabasket.com
Uniforms
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Valencia Basket Club, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Euroleague. Having its origins in a basketball section of Valencia CF, the team was established in 1986, and gained popularity under its former denomination Pamesa Valencia.

History

On May 4, 1988 the team won its first promotion to the ACB[1] where the team remained until the 1994/1995 season. In 1995, Valencia was relegated to the EBA League after falling in the relegation playoff against Somontano Huesca. In the next season, after being runner-up in Liga EBA in a non-promoting season, Valencia BC bought Amway Zaragoza's ACB place to join the league until nowadays.

Sponsorship naming

Valencia Basket has received diverse sponsorship names along the years:

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

Logos

Players

Retired numbers

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

Valencia BC roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PF 34 Spain Aguilar, Pablo 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 25 – 2 September 1989
PF 14 Montenegro Dubljević, Bojan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 23 – 24 October 1991
F 44 United States Harangody, Luke 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 27 – 2 January 1988
C 12 Ukraine Lishchuk, Sergei  2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 33 – 31 March 1982
PF 25 Croatia Lončar, Krešimir 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 32 – 12 February 1983
SF 13 Serbia Lučić, Vladimir 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – 17 June 1989
SG 17 Spain Martínez, Rafa 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 33 – 3 March 1982
SG 8 Serbia Nedović, Nemanja 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 23 – 16 June 1991
SG 5 Spain Ribas, Pau 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – 2 March 1987
G/F 10 Central African Republic Sato, Romain 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 34 – 2 March 1981
G 9 Belgium van Rossom, Sam  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 – 3 June 1986
G 16 Spain Vives, Guillem 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – 16 September 1993
Head coach
  • Spain Carles Duran
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Juan Maroto
  • Spain Juanjo Rojo
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2015-01-30

Depth Chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Bojan Dubljević Sergei Lishchuk
PF Luke Harangody Krešimir Lončar Pablo Aguilar
SF Vladimir Lučić Romain Sato
SG Pau Ribas Rafa Martinez
PG Sam van Rossom Nemanja Nedović Guillem Vives

Coaches

  • Toni Ferrer 1986–87, 1989
  • Antoni Serra 1987–89
  • José Antonio Figueroa 1989–91
  • Fernando Jiménez 1991
  • Manu Moreno 1992–95
  • Herb Brown 1995
  • Mihajlo "Miki" Vuković 1995–2000
  • Luis Casimiro 2000–02
  • Paco Olmos 2002–04, 2011–12

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason RS PO Copa del Rey Other cups European Competitions
1986–87 2 1ª División B 19 – 10–12 4–8 – – – – – –
1987–88 2 1ª División B 8 Promoted 20–16 4–3 – – – – – –
1988–89 1 Liga ACB 16 – 12–24 0–3 First round – – – – –
1989–90 1 Liga ACB 10 – 24–12 3–0 Round of 16 – – – – –
1990–91 1 Liga ACB 9 Round of 16 15–19 3–3 Second round – – – – –
1991–92 1 Liga ACB 9 Round of 16 18–16 3–3 Second round – – – – –
1992–93 1 Liga ACB 10 Round of 16 18–13 1–2 Second round – – – – –
1993–94 1 Liga ACB 12 Round of 16 14–14 1–3 First round – – – – –
1994–95 1 Liga ACB 19 Relegated 15–23 1–3 First round – – – – –
1995–96 2 Liga EBA 2 Runner-up[2] 22–8 6–2 – – – – – –
1996–97 1 Liga ACB 11 – 17–17 – – – – – – –
1997–98 1 Liga ACB 7 Quarterfinalist 20–14 1–3 Champion – – – – –
1998–99 1 Liga ACB 6 Quarterfinalist 18–16 2–3 Quarterfinalist – – 2 Saporta Cup RU 17–2
1999–00 1 Liga ACB 6 Quarterfinalist 20–14 0–3 Runner-up – – 2 Saporta Cup QF 13–3
2000–01 1 Liga ACB 5 Quarterfinalist 22–12 1–3 Semifinalist – – 2 Saporta Cup SF 11–5
2001–02 1 Liga ACB 6 Quarterfinalist 21–13 1–3 Quarterfinalist – – 2 Saporta Cup RU 13–4
2002–03 1 Liga ACB 2 Runner-up 26–8 6–5 Semifinalist – – 2 ULEB Cup C 14–4
2003–04 1 Liga ACB 5 Quarterfinalist 23–11 1–3 Quarterfinalist – – 1 Euroleague T16 13–7
2004–05 1 Liga ACB 9 – 18–16 – Semifinalist – – 2 ULEB Cup SF 11–1–4
2005–06 1 Liga ACB 9 – 16–18 – Runner-up – – – – –
2006–07 1 Liga ACB 7 Quarterfinalist 19–15 1–3 – – – – – –
2007–08 1 Liga ACB 5 Quarterfinalist 22–12 1–2 Quarterfinalist – – 2 ULEB Cup QF 10–5
2008–09 1 Liga ACB 7 Quarterfinalist 16–16 0–2 Quarterfinalist – – 2 Eurocup QF 10–3
2009–10 1 Liga ACB 5 Quarterfinalist 23–11 0–2 Semifinalist – – 2 Eurocup C 14–2
2010–11 1 Liga ACB 5 Quarterfinalist 24–10 0–2 Semifinalist Supercopa RU 1 Euroleague QF 10–11
2011–12 1 Liga ACB 4 Semifinalist 20–14 3–4 – – – 2 Eurocup RU 12–4
2012–13 1 Liga ACB 6 Quarterfinalist 22–12 1–2 Runner-up Supercopa SF 2 Eurocup SF 11–5
2013–14 1 Liga ACB 3 Semifinalist 30–4 4–4 Semifinalist – – 2 Eurocup C 15–9
2014–15 1 Liga ACB Quarterfinalist Supercopa SF 1 Euroleague RS 3–7
2 Eurocup QF 5–5

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Runners-up (1): 2003
1998
Runners-up (3): 2000, 2006, 2013
Runners-up (2): 1999, 2002
2003, 2010, 2014
Runners-up (1): 2012

Individual awards

Eurocup Rising Star Award

All-Euroleague Second Team

All-Eurocup First Team

All-Eurocup Second Team

Notable players

Women's team

Since 2014, Valencia BC 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.[3]

In its first season, Valencia BC plays in Primera División, the third tier of Spanish women's basketball.[4]

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason
2014–15 3 1ª División 2

References

  1. ↑ 23 years from the promotion of Valencia Basket ACB.com May 4, 2011
  2. ↑ Bought the ACB berth to Amway Zaragoza.
  3. ↑ Ros Casares se integra en la Escuela del Valencia Basket; Superdeporte, 18 May 2014 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Valencia Basket Femenino, un club de cantera; enCancha, 11 October 2014 (Spanish)

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