BC Andorra

Bàsquet Club Andorra S.A., also known as MoraBanc Andorra for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Though based in Andorra, the club plays in the Spanish basketball league system. The team plays in the Liga ACB with home games played at the Poliesportiu d'Andorra.

MoraBanc Andorra
MoraBanc Andorra logo
LeaguesLiga ACB
Founded12 June 1970 (1970-06-12)
HistoryCB Les Escaldes
1970–1971
BC Andorra
1971–present
ArenaPoliesportiu d'Andorra
Capacity5,000
LocationAndorra la Vella, Andorra
Team colorsBlue, white, yellow, red
       
Main sponsorMoraBanc
PresidentGorka Aixàs
Vice-president(s)Xavi Mujal
Pere Aixàs
Head coachNatxo Lezkano
Championships1 LEB Oro championship
1 LEB Plata championship
1 Copa Príncipe
2 Lliga Catalana
Websitebca.ad

From 1992 to 1996, BC Andorra played in the top league, the Liga ACB and also the Korać Cup during the 1995–96 season. After being relegated and playing one season in LEB league, the club resigned to its berth and came back to regional competitions. The club returned to Liga ACB in 2014, 18 years after its last appearance.

History

On 12 June 1970 the club was founded as Club de Basket Les Escaldes, and changed its name to Bàsquet Club Andorra on 12 April 1971.[1]

BC Andorra began playing in the regional competitions of Lleida, being promoted in the 1975–76 season to Primera Catalana. The following season the club resigned the category due to financial problems, but achieved a promotion again during the 1980–81 season. The club was promoted to the Spanish Third Division at the end of 1981–82 season and the Spanish Second Division during the 1983–84 season. In the 1985–86 season, Andorra reached the Primera Division B after 6 seasons and won the promotion to the Liga ACB, where BC Andorra remained four seasons. During the 1995–96 season the Andorran club participated in the Korać Cup. In 1996, the club was relegated to LEB and in the following seasons, competed at the low levels of Catalonia and Spain until 2009–10, when BC Andorra participated in the LEB Plata.[2]

In the 2012–13 season, BC Andorra participated in the LEB Oro, the second division of the Spanish basketball, reaching the play-off final promotion to the Liga ACB and being finalist of the Copa Príncipe.

The following season the Andorran club achieved the Copa Príncipe and the promotion to the top league of Spain after becoming winners of the 2013–14 LEB Oro.[3]

In 2017, Andorra qualified for the first time since 22 years to the ACB playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Real Madrid. This allowed the Andorrans to come back to the European competitions in the 2017–18 season, as the club registered in the EuroCup. After a first experience where the club was eliminated in the first round, Andorra reached the semifinals in their second participation.

Support

BC Andorra is one of the most followed club of Andorra with approximately 1,200 associates[4] and a reference of the Andorran basketball. In 2014 was founded the first official fan-club supporter Penya Tricolor.[5] Some notable club supporters include Albert Llovera, Joaquim Rodríguez, José Luis Llorente, Roberto Dueñas or Cédric Gracia.[6][7]

Presidents
  • Joan Alay: Honorary president (Founder)
  • Magí Maestre: 1970–71 (Founder)
  • Eduard Molné: 1971–90 (Founder)
  • Carles Fiñana: 1990–94
  • Manel Arajol: 1994–2007
  • Gorka Aixàs: 2007–present

Sponsorship naming

BC Andorra has had several sponsorship names over the years:

  • Festina Andorra: 1991–96
  • Quick Andorra: 2000–02
  • River Andorra: 2002–13
  • River Andorra MoraBanc: 2013–14
  • MoraBanc Andorra: 2014–present

Uniforms
Traditional "tricolor" jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Traditional "tricolor"
Festina Andorra away jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Festina Andorra away
2002–2006 River Andorra jersey
Team colours
2002–2006 River Andorra
2002–2013 away uniform jersey
Team colours
2002–2013 away uniform
Alternative "tricolor" jersey
Team colours
Alternative "tricolor"
2016 Alternative jersey
Team colours
2016 Alternative[9]

Players

Current roster

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

MoraBanc Andorra roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G/F 0 Serbia Andrić, Mihajlo 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1994-01-04)4 January 1994
PF 1 Spain Pérez, Tyson 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1996-01-29)29 January 1996
PG 2 United States Starks, Markel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1991-02-21)21 February 1991
PF 9 Spain Llovet, Nacho 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1991-05-09)9 May 1991
PG 5 Brazil Luz, Rafa 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1992-02-11)11 February 1992
SF 7 Spain Rubio, Juan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1995-11-17)17 November 1995
G 8 Sweden Borg, Tobias 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 29 – (1993-11-02)2 November 1993
SF 11 Nigeria Okoye, Stan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1991-04-10)10 April 1991
C 23 Brazil dos Anjos, Felipe 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 25 – (1998-04-30)30 April 1998
G 30 Hungary Somogyi, Adam 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2000-06-30)30 June 2000
C 34 Croatia Marić, Marin 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 29 – (1994-02-21)21 February 1994
SG 00 United States Goudelock, Andrew 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1988-12-07)7 December 1988
SG United States Harding, Jerrick 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1998-04-13)13 April 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Paco Vázquez
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: July 11, 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Felipe Dos Anjos Marin Marić
PF Tyson Pérez Nacho Llovet
SF Stan Okoye Mihajlo Andrić Juan Rubio
SG Jerrick Harding Andrew Goudelock Tobias Borg
PG Markel Starks Rafa Luz Adam Somogyi

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

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1980–81 51ª Catalana 6th
1981–82 51ª Catalana
1982–83 43ª División 5th
1983–84 43ª División 1st
1984–85 32ª División 6th
1985–86 32ª División 1st
1986–87 21ª División B 22nd 12–22
1987–88 21ª División B 20th 22–20
1988–89 21ª División 10th 15–15
1989–90 21ª División 5th 19–14
1990–91 21ª División 4th 23–18
1991–92 21ª División 1st 29–12
1992–93 1Liga ACB 12th 15–18 First round
1993–94 1Liga ACB 9th 20–12 First round
1994–95 1Liga ACB 8th 20–20 Quarterfinalist
1995–96 1Liga ACB 19th 11–31 3 Korać CupGS 3–7
1996–97 2LEB 4th[lower-alpha 1] 21–19
1997–98 73ª Catalana 1st
1998–99 62ª Catalana 1st
1999–00 51ª Catalana 1st
2000–01 5Copa Catalunya 7th 18–12
2001–02 5Copa Catalunya 2nd 21–11
2002–03 5Copa Catalunya 6th 17–13
2003–04 5Copa Catalunya 4th 21–9
2004–05 5Copa Catalunya 1st 26–6
2005–06 4Liga EBA 7th 16–14
2006–07 4Liga EBA 9th 13–13
2007–08 4Liga EBA 5th 20–10
2008–09 4Liga EBA 2nd 23–10
2009–10 3LEB Plata 6th 21–15
2010–11 3LEB Plata 3rd 27–14 Copa LEB PlataRU
2011–12 3LEB Plata 1st 19–5 Copa LEB PlataRU
2012–13 2LEB Oro 3rd 30–10 Copa PríncipeRU
2013–14 2LEB Oro 1st 21–5 Copa PríncipeC
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 14th 12–22
2015–16 1 Liga ACB 14th 12–22
2016–17 1 Liga ACB 8th 17–18 Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 6th 20–17 2 EuroCupRS3–7
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 10th 16–18 2 EuroCupSF13–8
2019–20 1 Liga ACB 9th 15–13 Semifinalist 2 EuroCupT168–8
2020–21 1 Liga ACB 9th 17–19 2 EuroCupT166–10
2021–22 1 Liga ACB 17th 11–23 2 EuroCupSF12–7
2022–23 2LEB Oro 1st 30–4 Copa PríncipeRU
  1. Resigned to the berth in the league due to financial problems.

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Individual awards

LEB Oro MVP

All-ACB First Team

All LEB Oro First Team

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. "Reconocimiento de MoraBanc Andorra a los pioneros en Escaldes-Engordany" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. "ACB.com" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. "El River Andorra regresa a la ACB 18 años después | Baloncesto | EL MUNDO" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. "Els recursos propis del River MoraBanc s'apropen a la meitat del pressupost | BonDia Diari digital d'Andorra" (in Spanish). BonDia.ad. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. "Las aficiones, como la liga, al rojo vivo – Baloncesto" (in Spanish). FEB.es. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. "El Bàsquet Club Andorra | BC Morabanc Andorra | Web Oficial" (in Catalan). bca.ad. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. "Joaquím Rodríguez, nombrado socio de honor del BC River Andorra" (in Spanish). europapress.es. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. "La jove de 15 anys Clàudia Justes és la dissenyadora de la tercera equipació" (in Catalan). BC Andorra. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  9. "La jove de 15 anys Clàudia Justes és la dissenyadora de la tercera equipació" (in Catalan). BC Andorra. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
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