Bilbao Basket

Club Basket Bilbao Berri S.A.D.,[1] commonly known as Bilbao Basket (pronounced [bilˈβao βasˈket]), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the Bilbao Arena, Spain.

Surne Bilbao Basket
Surne Bilbao Basket logo
NicknameBeltzezko gizonak Hombres de negro
(Men in Black)
LeaguesLiga ACB
Founded7 March 2000 (2000-03-07)
HistoryClub Basket Bilbao Berri
(2000–present)
ArenaBilbao Arena
Capacity10,014
LocationBilbao, Spain
Team colorsBlack, Silver
   
PresidentIsabel Iturbe
Head coachJaume Ponsarnau
Retired numbers2 (14, 15)
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The club was founded in 2000 after replacing the former city clubs: Cajabilbao and SD Patronato. After four seasons between LEB and LEB 2, Bilbao promoted to Liga ACB in 2004 by winning by 3–1 to Baloncesto León in the LEB semifinals.

Bilbao spent ten seasons in the top tier of the Spanish basketball becoming finalist of the league in the 2010–11 season, where it lost in the finals to FC Barcelona by 3–0. In 2012, Bilbao played the EuroLeague and it was eliminated in the quarterfinals by CSKA Moscow, who won the series by 3–1.

The best era of the club finished in 2013, when it lost the 2013 Eurocup Final at Charleroi against Lokomotiv Kuban.

On 17 July 2014, the ACB excluded Bilbao Basket from the Liga ACB due to its financial trouble,[2] but on 8 August, the Association was forced to retire the exclusion and finally Bilbao Basket remained in the Spanish top league.[3]

The club played four more seasons in Liga ACB until their relegation on 13 May 2018, after losing against Baskonia the Basque derby by 74–78.

Sponsorship naming

Bilbao Basket has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket: 2004–07
  • iurbentia Bilbao Basket: 2007–09
  • Bizkaia Bilbao Basket: 2009–11
  • Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket: 2011–12[4]
  • Uxúe Bilbao Basket: 2012–13[5]
  • Dominion Bilbao Basket: 2015–16[6]
  • RETAbet Bilbao Basket: 2016–21[7]
  • Surne Bilbao Basket: 2021–present[8]

Logos
  • Non-commercial logo since 2009
    Non-commercial logo since 2009
  • 2007–2009
    2007–2009
  • 2015–2016
    2015–2016

Home arenas

Players

Retired numbers
Bilbao Basket retired numbers
No. Nat. Player Position Tenure
14SpainJavi SalgadoPG2001–2010, 2016–2019
15SpainÁlex MumbrúSF2009-2018

Current roster

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

Surne Bilbao Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 2 United States Smith, Adam 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 30 – (1992-11-08)8 November 1992
SF 4 Spain Barandalla, Unai 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (2002-03-15)15 March 2002
PF 5 Sweden Andersson, Denzel 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1996-09-21)21 September 1996
F/C 6 United Kingdom Killeya-Jones, Sacha 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 25 – (1998-10-08)8 October 1998
SG 7 Spain Rigo, Tomeu 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1997-05-08)8 May 1997
SF 8 Spain Reyes, Álex 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1993-12-17)17 December 1993
PF 11 Belgium De Ridder, Thijs 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2003-01-31)31 January 2003
PG 12 United States Renfroe, Alex 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 37 – (1986-05-23)23 May 1986
PG 19 Sweden Pantzar, Melwin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2000-04-10)10 April 2000
G/F 22 Spain Rabaseda, Xavi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989
C 32 Iceland Hlinason, Tryggvi 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 25 – (1997-10-28)28 October 1997
F/C 34 Greece Tsalmpouris, Georgios 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 27 – (1996-06-22)22 June 1996
G 77 Estonia Kullamäe, Kristian 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1999-05-25)25 May 1999
Head coach
  • Spain Jaume Ponsarnau
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 3, 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Sacha Killeya-Jones Tryggvi Hlinason
PF Denzel Andersson Thijs de Ridder Georgios Tsalmpouris
SF Xavi Rabaseda Álex Reyes Unai Barandalla
SG Adam Smith Kristian Kullumäe Tomeu Rigo
PG Alex Renfroe Melwin Pantzar

Colours: Blue - homegrown player; Red - non–FIBA Europe player

Head coaches

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
2000–01 3LEB 2 13th 13–20
2001–02 3LEB 2 1st 31–8 Copa LEB 2C
2002–03 2LEB 6th 21–14 Copa PríncipeRU
2003–04 2LEB 1st 29–14 Copa PríncipeSF
2004–05 1Liga ACB 14th 12–22
2005–06 1Liga ACB 15th 13–21
2006–07 1Liga ACB 10th 15–19
2007–08 1Liga ACB 7th 21–15 Semifinalist SupercopaRU
2008–09 1Liga ACB 8th 15–19 2 EurocupSF11–3
2009–10 1Liga ACB 9th 16–18 Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup3rd13–5
2010–11 1Liga ACB 2nd 26–17 Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1Liga ACB 6th 19–17 SupercopaSF 1 EuroleagueQF 10–10
2012–13 1Liga ACB 7th 20–17 Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupRU13–4
2013–14 1Liga ACB 14th 12–22 SupercopaSF 2 EurocupL328–8
2014–15 1Liga ACB 5th 21–18 Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1Liga ACB 10th 16–18 Semifinalist 2 EurocupL3211–5
2016–17 1 Liga ACB 10th 14–18 2 EuroCupRS3–5
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 17th 8–26 2 EuroCupRS2–8
2018–19 2LEB Oro 2nd 29–12 Copa PrincesaRU
2019–20 1Liga ACB 8th 15–13 Quarterfinalist
2020–21 1Liga ACB 17th 10–26 3 Champions LeagueRS2–4
2021–22 1Liga ACB 9th 16–18
2022–23 1Liga ACB 12th 14–20 3 Champions LeagueR165–7

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Individual awards

All-ACB First Team

EuroCup MVP

All-EuroCup First Team

All-EuroCup Second Team

EuroCup Coach of the Year

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.

Matches against NBA teams
6 October 2013
Bilbao Basket 104–106 Philadelphia 76ers
Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo
Attendance: 13,538

Rivalries

Bilbao Basket has a strong rivalry with Saski Baskonia. Their games together are called the Basque basketball derby.

Fundación Bilbao Basket

Fundación Bilbao Basket is the reserve team of Bilbao Basket. It currently plays in Primera División, the fifth tier of Spanish basketball.

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L
2019–20 51ª División 12th[lower-alpha 1] 5–13
2020–21 51ª División 3rd 10–1–6
  1. Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. "Relación de SAD — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Deportes. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. "Bilbao Basket no completa el proceso de inscripción para la Liga Endesa 14-15" (in Spanish). ACB.com. July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  3. "Comunicado Oficial de la ACB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  4. "El Gescrap Bizkaia ya es una realidad" (in Spanish). ACB.com. November 11, 2011. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  5. "Nace el Uxúe Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. December 21, 2012. Archived from the original on August 11, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  6. "Dominion, nuevo patrocinador principal del Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. March 24, 2015. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  7. "Nace RETAbet Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  8. "Surne se convierte en patrocinador nominal del Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). bilbaobasket.biz. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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