CB Bilbao Berri

Gescrap Bizkaia
Nickname	Los hombres de negro (The men in black)
Leagues	ACB; Euroleague
Founded	2000
History	Bilbao Basket; (2000–Present)
Arena	Bilbao Arena
Location	Bilbao, Basque Country
Team colors	Black and Silver;
President	Predrag Savović
Head coach	Fotis Katsikaris
Championships	1 LEB Oro Championship; 1 LEB Plata Championship; 1 Copa LEB Plata
Website	bilbaobasket.biz
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Home	Away

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Club Baloncesto Bilbao Berri, S.A.D., more commonly known as Bilbao Basket, is a professional basketball team based in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. CB Bilbao Berri plays in the ACB, and it was founded in 2000 replacing the former team of the city, the Caja Bilbao. Their home arena is the Bilbao Arena. Since November 2011, the team is known as Gescrap Bizkaia for sponsorship reasons.^[1]

[edit] 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: 2011–Present

[edit] Logos

2007–2009

[edit] Home arenas

Pabellón La Casilla (2000–09)
Bizkaia Arena (2009–10), occasionally used for home games in 2007 and 2008
Bilbao Arena (2010–present)^[2]

[edit] Players

[edit] Retired numbers

14 Javi Salgado, G, 2001–2010

[edit] Roster

Bilbao Basket roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
1.0 !PG	4	USA !	Fisher, Josh	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	&1000000000000003100000031
1.0 !PG	7	USA !	Jackson, Aaron	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	&1000000000000002500000025
6.0 !C	11	GRE !	Mavroeidis, Dimitrios	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	120 kg (265 lb)	&1000000000000002600000026
4.5 !PF	13	CRO !	Banić, Marko (C)	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	&1000000000000002700000027
3.0 !SF	15	ESP !	Mumbrú, Álex	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	&1000000000000003200000032
4.5 !PF	17	BEL !	Hervelle, Axel	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	&1000000000000002800000028
6.0 !C	21	USA !	Fischer, D'or	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	116 kg (256 lb)	&1000000000000003000000030
1.0 !PG	31	ESP !	López, Raül	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	&1000000000000003100000031
4.5 !PF	33	SEN !	Samb, Mamadou	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	&1000000000000002200000022
3.0 !SF	34	GRE !	Vasileiadis, Kostas	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	&1000000000000002700000027
2.0 !SG	44	ESP !	Grimau, Roger	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	&1000000000000003300000033
1.0 !PG	45	LAT !	Blūms, Jānis	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	&1000000000000002900000029

Head coach

Fotis Katsikaris

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(*) Playing only in Euroleague

Injured

Roster
Updated: 2011-08-05

[edit] Out on Loan

Spyros Panagiotaras to Ikaros Kallitheas B.C.
Nikos Pappas to Kolossos Rodou B.C.

[edit] Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench
C	D'or Fischer	Dimitrios Mavroeidis
PF	Marko Banić	Axel Hervelle	Mamadou Samb
SF	Alex Mumbrú	Kostas Vasileiadis
SG	Janis Blums	Roger Grimau
PG	Aaron Jackson	Raül López	Josh Fisher

[edit] Head coaches

Txutxo Sanz 2000–2001
Pedro Zorrozua 2001
Txus Vidorreta 2001–2010
Rafa Pueyo 2010
Fotis Katsikaris 2010–present

[edit] Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Postseason	Cup Competitions	European Competitions
2000–01	3	LEB 2	13	Relegation playoffs	–	–
2001–02	3	LEB 2	1	Promoted	Copa LEB 2 champion	–
2002–03	2	LEB	6	Quarterfinalist	Copa Príncipe runner-up	–
2003–04	2	LEB	1	Promoted	Copa Príncipe semifinalist	–
2004–05	1	Liga ACB	14	–	–	–
2005–06	1	Liga ACB	15	–	–	–
2006–07	1	Liga ACB	10	–	–	–
2007–08	1	Liga ACB	7	Quarterfinalist	SC runner-up, CR semifinalist	–
2008–09	1	Liga ACB	8	Quarterfinalist	–	Eurocup semifinalist
2009–10	1	Liga ACB	9	–	Copa del Rey quarterfinalist	Eurocup semifinalist^3rd
2010–11	1	Liga ACB	2	Runner-up	Copa del Rey quarterfinalist	–
2011–12	1	Liga ACB			Supercopa semifinalist	Euroleague

[edit] Achievement

[edit] Trophies

LEB Oro: (1)
- 2004
LEB Plata: (1)
- 2002
Copa LEB Plata: (1)
- 2002

[edit] Individual awards

All-ACB First Team

Marcelinho Huertas – 2008

Eurocup MVP

Marko Banić – 2010

All-Eurocup First Team

Marko Banić – 2009, 2010

[edit] References

^ El Gescrap Bizkaia ya es una realidad ACB.com November 11, 2011
^ Inaugurado el moderno 'Bilbao Arena', cancha de Bilbao Basket y polideportivo municipal para Miribilla

[edit] External links

CDB Bilbao Berri Official Website

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[1] Inaugurado el moderno 'Bilbao Arena', cancha de Bilbao Basket y polideportivo municipal para Miribilla

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[edit] Sponsorship naming

[edit] Logos

[edit] Home arenas

[edit] Players

[edit] Retired numbers

[edit] Roster

[edit] Out on Loan

[edit] Depth Chart

[edit] Head coaches

[edit] Season by season

[edit] Achievement

[edit] Trophies

[edit] Individual awards

[edit] References

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