CB Gran Canaria
| Herbalife Gran Canaria | |||
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 2015–16 CB Gran Canaria season | |||
| Herbalife Gran Canaria logo | |||
| Nickname | Granca | ||
| Leagues | Liga ACB Eurocup | ||
| Founded | 1963 | ||
| History | Colegio Claret (1963–1985) Claret Las Palmas (1985–1988) C.B. Gran Canaria (1988–present) | ||
| Arena | Gran Canaria Arena | ||
| Capacity | 11,500 | ||
| Location | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Team colors | Yellow, Blue | ||
| Main sponsor | Herbalife | ||
| President | Miguel Ángel Betancor | ||
| Head coach | Aíto García Reneses | ||
| Team captain | Eulis Báez | ||
| Retired numbers | 20 Jim Moran | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D., also known as Herbalife Gran Canaria by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Las Palmas, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Eurocup. Their home arena is the Gran Canaria Arena.
History
CB Gran Canaria was founded inside Claret School and for many years played under that denomination. Following a successful period in school competitions, a senior team was created and integrated on the Spanish Second Division. The team played in that division until 1984, when the team adopted the decision of having a statute of its own, therefore becoming an independent institution. The new statute was approved on May 22, 1985 and the team became Claret Club de Baloncesto.
The following years, the team moved many times between Liga ACB and 1st Division B. On the 1987–88 season the club changed its name to CB Gran Canaria, paying homage to the place where its social mass came from. On 30 June 1992 the team became a sports public limited company (Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, SAD in Spanish) in order to fulfil with the requirements of the then-new Spanish sports legislation.
After three seasons in the Spanish silver division the team won the first Liga EBA in the 1994–95 season and was promoted to Liga ACB. From that season on, CB Gran Canaria has stayed in the top level of the Spanish basketball. The 2012–13 represents the team's eighteenth consecutive season in Liga ACB.
In April 2015, Gran Canaria played the Eurocup Finals. The team was defeated by BC Khimki in the two legs. Ten months later, the club qualified for the first time to a final of a national trophy. In the 2016 Copa del Rey defeated Valencia Basket in the quarterfinals and Dominion Bilbao Basket in the semifinals, but could not beat Real Madrid in the final, where it lost by 81–85.
Sponsorship naming
Through the years CB Gran Canaria has had several denominations due to its sponsorship:
Logos
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Kalise Gran Canaria logo
(2007–2009) -
CB Gran Canaria non-commercial logo
(until 2014) -
CB Gran Canaria logo
(2014–present)
Home arenas
- Centro Insular de Deportes (until 2014)
- Gran Canaria Arena (2014–present)
Players
Retired numbers
- 20 Jim Moran, F, 2001–2011
Current roster
Template:CB Gran Canaria roster
Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Alen Omić | Sitapha Savané | Anžejs Pasečņiks | |
| PF | Eulis Báez | Pablo Aguilar | ||
| SF | Brad Newley | Xavi Rabaseda | Oriol Paulí | |
| SG | Sasu Salin | D. J. Seeley | Kyle Kuric 
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| PG | Kevin Pangos | Albert Oliver |
Coaches
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Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | RS | PO | Copa del Rey | Other cups | European Competitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–63 | 3 | 2ª División | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963–64 | 3 | 2ª División | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964–65 | 3 | 2ª División | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965–66 | 3 | 2ª División | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966–67 | 3 | 2ª División | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967–68 | 3 | 2ª División | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968–69 | 3 | 2ª División | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969–70 | 3 | 2ª División | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970–71 | 3 | 2ª División | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971–72 | 3 | 2ª División | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972–73 | 3 | 2ª División | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973–74 | 3 | 2ª División | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974–75 | 3 | 2ª División | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975–76 | 3 | 2ª División | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976–77 | 3 | 2ª División | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977–78 | 3 | 2ª División | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978–79 | 3 | 2ª División | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979–80 | 3 | 2ª División | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980–81 | 3 | 2ª División | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981–82 | 3 | 2ª División | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982–83 | 3 | 2ª División | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983–84 | 3 | 2ª División | 2 | Promoted | 3–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1984–85 | 2 | 1ª División B | 2 | Promoted | 19–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1985–86 | 1 | Liga ACB | 15 | Relegated | 7–21 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1986–87 | 2 | 1ª División B | 4 | – | 14–8 | 8–4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1987–88 | 2 | 1ª División B | 3 | Promoted | 14–8 | 8–4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1988–89 | 1 | Liga ACB | 18 | Relegation playoffs | 17–19 | 3–0 | Round of 16 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1989–90 | 1 | Liga ACB | 23 | Relegated | 13–23 | 2–6 | First round | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1990–91 | 2 | 1ª División | 1 | Promoted | 32–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1991–92 | 1 | Liga ACB | 23 | Relegated | 10–24 | 4–6 | First round | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1992–93 | 2 | 1ª División | 9 | Second stage | 18–10 | 2–8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993–94 | 2 | 1ª División | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 19–11 | 2–3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994–95 | 2 | Liga EBA | 2 | PromotedChampion | 19–7 | 10–3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995–96 | 1 | Liga ACB | 14 | – | 16–22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996–97 | 1 | Liga ACB | 12 | – | 17–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997–98 | 1 | Liga ACB | 10 | – | 15–19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998–99 | 1 | Liga ACB | 14 | – | 13–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999–00 | 1 | Liga ACB | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 19–15 | 0–3 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000–01 | 1 | Liga ACB | 13 | – | 12–22 | – | – | – | – | 3 Korać Cup | R32 | 1–1 |
| 2001–02 | 1 | Liga ACB | 16 | – | 10–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002–03 | 1 | Liga ACB | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 21–13 | 0–3 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Liga ACB | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 17–17 | 1–3 | – | – | – | 2 ULEB Cup | R16 | 8–4 |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Liga ACB | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 19–15 | 1–3 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | 2 ULEB Cup | RS | 6–4 |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Liga ACB | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 20–14 | 0–3 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | 3 FIBA Eurocup | GS | 3–3 |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Liga ACB | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 21–13 | 2–3 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | 2 ULEB Cup | R16 | 5–7 |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Liga ACB | 9 | – | 16–18 | – | – | – | – | 2 ULEB Cup | L16 | 10–4 |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Liga ACB | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 20–12 | 1–2 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | 2 Eurocup | RS | 4–4 |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Liga ACB | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 17–17 | 0–2 | – | Supercopa | SF | 2 Eurocup | QF | 9–5 |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Liga ACB | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 21–13 | 0–2 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | 2 Eurocup | L16 | 8–6 |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Liga ACB | 14 | – | 13–21 | – | – | – | – | 2 Eurocup | RS | 4–2 |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Liga ACB | 4 | Semifinalist | 19–15 | 2–4 | Semifinalist | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Liga ACB | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 22–12 | 1–2 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Liga ACB | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 18–16 | 0–2 | Quarterfinalist | – | – | 2 Eurocup | RU | 21–3 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Liga ACB | Runner-up | Supercopa | SF | 2 Eurocup | ||||||
Trophies and awards
Trophies
- Eurocup Basketball:
- Runners-up (1): 2015
- Copa del Rey:
- Runners-up (1): 2016
- 2nd division championships: (2)
- 1ª División B: (1) 1991
- Liga EBA: (1) 1995
- Copa Toyota: (7)
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013
- Trofeo Gobierno de Canarias: (4)
- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
- Runners-up (4): 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011
Individual awards
- Jaycee Carroll – 2011
- Walter Tavares – 2015
- James Augustine – 2010
- Kyle Kuric – 2015
Notable players
- 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.
- To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.
