San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC

RETAbet.es GBC

Nickname

GBC

Leagues

Liga ACB

Founded

2001

History

Gipuzkoa BC
(2001–06)
San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC
(2006–present)

Arena

San Sebastián Arena

Capacity

11,000

Location

San Sebastián, Spain

Team colors

Navy Blue, Blue

President

Nekane Arzallus

Head coach

Porfirio Fisac

Website

Official website

Uniforms

Home

Away

San Sebastián Gipuzkoa Basket Club, S.A.D., also known as RETAbet.es GBC by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in San Sebastián, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is San Sebastián Arena.

History

San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC started competing in LEB 2, third tier. After a first season where the club finished in 11th position out of sixteen teams, it ceased in activity until 2004, when it came back to LEB 2.

In the 2004–05 LEB 2 season, despite finishing in the second position of the regular season, Gipuzkoa BC was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the promotion playoffs by Ciudad de La Laguna. After this come back to competition, Gipuzkoa BC bought the place in Liga LEB, second tier, to CB Ciudad de Algeciras.

Bruesa GBC only needed one season in LEB to achieve promotion Liga ACB. The team finished the regular season in the sixth position but performed a perfect playoff (7–0) to win the league.^[1]

The 2006–07 ACB season was not good for the club and could not remain in the league after only winning eight of the 34 games. Porfirio Fisac finished his era in the club after two consecutive promotions.

Despite this failure, Bruesa GBC, this time with Pablo Laso as coach, obtained again the promotion after beating Tenerife Rural in the final game by 81–76 in Cáceres.^[2]

The second era in Liga ACB was much better, and the club had not too much problems to remain in the league. The 2011–12 season, just after Pablo Laso signed with Real Madrid, would be the best one in the history of the club, qualifying for the first time to play the Copa del Rey, where the team was defeated in the quarterfinals by Caja Laboral, and the playoffs, not being able to beat Valencia Basket.

A drastic cut in the public subvention to the club, forced Gipuzkoa to resign to play in the Eurocup Basketball.^[3] From 2012 to 2016 the club decreased its performances and was relegated to LEB Oro in three of the following four seasons, but remained in the league due to the not ability of the second-tier teams to fulfill the requirements to join the ACB League.

In July 2016, after its third relegation and only winning seven games of the 2015–16 season, the board of directors agreed to register GBC in the LEB Oro, thus rejecting the invitation to play again in Liga ACB.^[4] With this decision, GBC came back to its old pavilion Polideportivo Municipal José Antonio Gasca, instead of playing again at Illumbe bullring. In its third season at LEB Oro, it achieved a third promotion to the top tier after ending as league champions.

Sponsorship naming

San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

Datac GBC: 2001–02
Bruesa GBC: 2004–09
Lagun Aro GBC: 2009–13
RETAbet.es GBC: 2015–present

Logos

Non-commercial logo until 2006
Non-commercial logo since 2006
2015–present

Home arenas

Polideportivo Municipal J.A. Gasca (2001–06, 2016–2017)
San Sebastián Arena (2006–2016, 2017–present)

Players

Current roster

Gipuzkoa Basket roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
4.5 !F/C		USA !	Agbalese, Danny	7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb)	7001270000000000000♠27 – (1990-03-14)14 March 1990
2.0 !SG	7001130000000000000♠13	USA !	Capel, Jackson	7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	7001910000000000000♠91 kg (201 lb)	7001300000000000000♠30 – (1987-01-26)26 January 1987
4.0 !PF	7000500000000000000♠5	USA !	Carlson, Michael Kaz	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	7001910000000000000♠91 kg (201 lb)	7001260000000000000♠26 – (1991-06-17)17 June 1991
1.0 !PG		CAN !	Chery, Kenny	7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb)	7001250000000000000♠25 – (1992-01-24)24 January 1992
4.5 !F/C	7001120000000000000♠12	SEN !	Ndoye, Abdoulaye	7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	7002101000000000000♠101 kg (223 lb)	7001210000000000000♠21 – (1995-08-23)23 August 1995
2.0 !SG	7000700000000000000♠7	ESP !	Oroz, Xabier	7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	7001830000000000000♠83 kg (183 lb)	7001210000000000000♠21 – (1996-01-19)19 January 1996
3.0 !SF	7001110000000000000♠11	ESP !	Pardina, Joan	7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	7001860000000000000♠86 kg (190 lb)	7001230000000000000♠23 – (1993-11-18)18 November 1993
1.0 !PG		ESP !	Pérez, Dani	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001830000000000000♠83 kg (183 lb)	7001270000000000000♠27 – (1990-02-28)28 February 1990
5.0 !C		NED !	Norel, Henk	7000212000000000000♠2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	7002104000000000000♠104 kg (229 lb)	7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-09-17)17 September 1987
3.0 !SF		ESP !	Salvó, Miquel	7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb)	7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-11-03)3 November 1994
4.0 !PF	7001230000000000000♠23	BUL !	Simeonov, Aleks	7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	7001910000000000000♠91 kg (201 lb)	7001240000000000000♠24 – (1993-03-28)28 March 1993

Head coach

Porfirio Fisac

Assistant coach(es)

Jon Txakartegi
Lolo Encinas

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Updated: August 9, 2017

Coaches

Porfirio Fisac achieved the first promotion of the club to Liga ACB.

Aitor Uriondo: 2001–02
Porfirio Fisac: 2004–07
Pablo Laso: 2007–11
Sito Alonso: 2011–14
Jaume Ponsarnau: 2014–15
Porfirio Fisac: 2015–present

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L	Copa del Rey	Other cups
2001–02	3	LEB 2	11th	13–17
2002–04	Did not enter any competition
2004–05	3	LEB 2	5th^{[lower-alpha 1]}	23–12		Copa LEB 2	SF
2005–06	2	LEB	1st	26–15
2006–07	1	Liga ACB	18th	8–26
2007–08	2	LEB Oro	2nd	28–10		Copa Príncipe	SF
2008–09	1	Liga ACB	12th	11–21
2009–10	1	Liga ACB	14th	13–21
2010–11	1	Liga ACB	14th	12–22
2011–12	1	Liga ACB	5th	20–17	Quarterfinalist
2012–13	1	Liga ACB	17th^{[lower-alpha 2]}	8–26
2013–14	1	Liga ACB	10th	16–18
2014–15	1	Liga ACB	17th^{[lower-alpha 3]}	10–24
2015–16	1	Liga ACB	18th	7–27
2016–17	2	LEB Oro	1st	25–9
2017–18	1	Liga ACB

↑ Bought the LEB berth to Algeciras Cepsa.
↑ Remained in ACB after Ford Burgos (Tizona) did not give the requirements for joining the league.
↑ Remained in ACB after Ford Burgos did not give the requirements for joining the league.

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Liga Española de Baloncesto: (1)
- 2006
- Runners-up (1): 2008

Individual awards

ACB Most Valuable Player

Andy Panko – 2012

All-ACB Team

Andy Panko – 2012
Sergi Vidal – 2012

ACB Best Young Player Award

Dani Díez – 2015

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: Played at least one season for the club. 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.

References

↑ "Bruesa GBC temporada 2005/06 – Un 0 – 7 que vale un ascenso" (in Spanish). Falso9sports.com. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
↑ "El Bruesa vuelve a la ACB un año después" (in Spanish). Marca. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
↑ "Renuncia a jugar la Eurocup" (in Spanish). Gara. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
↑ "Diputación de Gipuzkoa y GBC sellan acuerdo para que juegue en LEB Oro" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC at FEB.es (in Spanish)

Gipuzkoa Basket – current roster
5 Carlson 7 Oroz 9 Pino 11 Pardina 12 Ndoye 13 Capel 23 Simeonov Norel Pérez Salvó
Head coach: Fisac Assistant coaches: Txakartegi Encinas

Liga ACB
ACB Pyramid ACB MVP ACB Finals MVP All-ACB Team ACB Most Spectacular Player ACB Best Young Player ACB Player of the Month Best Coach AEEB Coach of the Year ACB statistical leaders ACB contests ACB clubs in international competitions
2017–18 Liga ACB teams	Baskonia Divina Seguros Joventut FC Barcelona Lassa Gipuzkoa Basket Herbalife Gran Canaria Iberostar Tenerife Monbus Obradoiro Montakit Fuenlabrada MoraBanc Andorra Movistar Estudiantes Real Madrid RETAbet Bilbao Basket San Pablo Burgos Tecnyconta Zaragoza UCAM Murcia Unicaja Valencia Basket
Liga ACB seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Liga ACB playoffs	1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Finals 2016 2017 2018
Other competitions	Copa del Rey Supercopa

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