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Baloncesto Fuenlabrada B
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, S.A.D., known as Flexicar Fuenlabrada because of sponsorship reasons, or just as Fuenlabrada, is a professional basketball team based in Fuenlabrada, Spain. The team plays in the Primera FEB and plays their home games at Fernando Martín. History Founded in 1983, Fuenlabrada started to compete at a local level. The club joined national competitions two years later and worked its way up, reaching the first regional division in the late 1980s. By 1991, it already became Baloncesto Fuenlabrada and a year later, it merged with CB Torrejón de Ardoz to compete in the Spanish second division. Fuenlabrada acquired Club Peñas Recreativas de Huesca's rights to earn the right to compete in the Spanish first division in the 1996–97 season. The club went down to the second division, but inked scoring machine Velimir Perasović and returned to the elite level a year later. With Perasović, Carlos Cazorla, Ferran Lopez and Salvador Guardia as its main pillars, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primera FEB
The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categories (the other two are the Segunda FEB and the Tercera FEB). The league was founded in 1996 and is played under FIBA rules. The league is contested by 18 clubs. Each season, the top-finishing team in the Primera FEB are automatically promoted to the Liga ACB. The teams that finish the season in 2nd to 9th place enter a playoff tournament, with the winner also gaining promotion to the Liga ACB. The three lowest-finishing teams in the Primera FEB are relegated to Segunda FEB. A total of #All-time Primera FEB table, 81 teams have competed in Primera FEB since its inception in 1996. 19 teams have been crowned champions and 30 teams have gained promotion to Liga ACB, of which only four teams could not play in Liga ACB. Club Melilla Baloncesto is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wood (basketball)
David Leroy Wood (born November 30, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player, who most notably played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His NBA career spanned from 1988 until 1997. He played in the Continental Basketball Association with the Rockford Lightning and the Yakima Sun Kings, and also played professionally in France, Spain, and the Philippines. He played for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal. Following his retirement, Wood became interested in politics. A strong supporter of , he attended Trump's rally prior to the incident at the Capitol in 2020. His son, |
Gustavo Ayón
Gustavo Alfonso Ayón Aguirre (born April 1, 1985) is a Mexican former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Mexican national basketball team in international national team competitions. Standing at a height of , he played at the center position. Ayon is a two−time All-EuroLeague Second Team selection. Early life and college career Gustavo was born April 1, 1985, to parents Ayón Ayón and mother Linda Ayón. Ayón attended at the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, in Mexico, for three years of college. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the Mexican College Championship Tournament, in leading his team to the National Championship. Following that season, he signed with NCAA Division I San Jose State University. However, Ayón never played for the Spartans, instead choosing to sign with a Mexican professional team, Halcones UV Xalapa. Professional career Mexico In the 2006 season, Ayón saw some action off the bench for Halcon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 ACB Season
The 2010–11 ACB season is the 28th season of the Liga ACB. The regular season started on September 30, 2010, and ended on May 15, 2011. Playoffs started on May 19, 2011, and ended on June 14. Regal FC Barcelona won their 16th title. Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2009–2010 LEB * CAI Zaragoza * ViveMenorca Teams relegated to 2010–2011 LEB Oro * Xacobeo Blu:Sens * CB Murcia Team information ''Last updated: 1 October 2010'' Stadia and locations Head coaches 1Coach Manuel Hussein was sacked after the day 6. Chechu Mulero was the coach in the game 7. 2Óscar Quintana was sacked after the day 8. 3 Aíto Gª Reneses and Trifón Poch, sacked after the day 17. 4He took the team after Ettore Messina renouncing. Team Standings ''Italics'' indicate holder of a Euroleague Basketball (company) "A License", giving the team automatic access to the 2011–12 Euroleague regardless of league position. Playoffs Stats Leaders Points Rebo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 ACB Playoffs
The 2011 ACB Playoffs was the final phase of the 2010–11 ACB season. It started on May 19, 2011, and will end in June 2011. Saski Baskonia, Caja Laboral were the current title holders, but were eliminated by FC Barcelona Bàsquet, Regal FC Barcelona in semifinals. Regal FC Barcelona won their 16th title. Bracket Quarterfinals The quarterfinals are best-of-3 series. FC Barcelona Bàsquet, Regal FC Barcelona vs. CB Málaga, Unicaja Saski Baskonia, Caja Laboral vs. CB Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria 2014 Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid vs. Baloncesto Fuenlabrada Valencia BC, Power Electronics Valencia vs. Bilbao Basket Semifinals The semifinals are best-of-5 series. FC Barcelona Bàsquet, Regal FC Barcelona vs. Saski Baskonia, Caja Laboral Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid vs. Bilbao Basket Finals The finals are best-of-5 series. FC Barcelona Bàsquet, Regal FC Barcelona vs Bilbao Basket ACB Finals MVP: Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball), Juan Carlos Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Oleson
Bradley Scott Oleson Lashinski (born April 11, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Spanish former professional basketball player. He is a tall point guard-shooting guard. His hometown of North Pole, Alaska, celebrates Brad Oleson Day every year on April 24. Professional career Oleson began his professional career in the year 2005, with the Dodge City Legend of the USBL. He then moved to Rosalía de Castro, where he first played in the Spanish LEB2 League, and then later in the Spanish LEB League. In 2008, he joined the Spanish ACB League club Fuenlabrada. In 2009, he was supposed to play for Real Madrid, but his rights were soon transferred to rivals Caja Laboral, in exchange for Pablo Prigioni and Sergi Vidal. On 28 January 2013, Oleson signed a two-year deal with the Spanish team FC Barcelona Regal. On March 3, 2015, he signed a two-year extension with the club. On 13 July 2017, Oleson signed a two-year contract with Spanish club UCAM Murcia. Spain national team In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Valters
Kristaps Valters (born September 18, 1981) is a Latvian former professional basketball player. After retiring he became a coach, and is currently working as a head coach for Valmiera/ORDO. Playing career Valters first played professionally in 1998, for ASK/Brocēni/LMT. In 2000, Valters signed his first foreign contract, with Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi, but played there only one season. He then returned to the Latvian Basketball League, signing a two-year contract with the newly created team Skonto. In 2003, he played in the NBA Summer League for the Cleveland Cavaliers alongside number #1 pick in that draft LeBron James. In the fall of that year, he returned to Europe and played for Panionios. Valters did not stay there for long and in December 2004, he returned to play for Skonto. From 2004 to 2006, he played for the Germany's Basketball Bundesliga club EWE Baskets Oldenburg. Then he went to Italy and played for Pallalcesto Amatori Udine. During the season i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saúl Blanco
Saúl Blanco González (born May 15, 1985 in Oviedo, Spain) is a professional basketball player who plays for Spanish club Oviedo CB, Liberbank Oviedo Baloncesto of the LEB Oro league. Pro career Blanco started his career in 2003 at Liga Española de Baloncesto, LEB team Gijón Baloncesto. Two years later, he debuts in Liga ACB with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, where his good performance allows him to sign with Euroleague Basketball, Euroleague squad Baloncesto Málaga, Unicaja. In 2012, he signs for CB 1939 Canarias, CB Canarias. Blanco played also for the Asturias autonomous basketball team, Asturias basketball team. In 2017, after an absence of one year, Blanco returned to the professional basketball by signing for CB Sevilla, Real Betis Energía Plus of the Liga ACB. However, he rescinded his contract before the end of the season, finishing it at LEB Oro team CB Prat. On August 27, 2018, Blanco came back to Asturias and signed with Círculo Gijón, Círculo Gijón Baloncesto y C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACB Most Valuable Player Award
ACB Most Valuable Player is an annual award of the Liga ACB, the top-tier professional basketball league in Spain. The ACB handed out the award first after the 1991–92 ACB season. Since then, four players have won the award more than once: Darryl Middleton (3-time winner), Arvydas Sabonis, Tanoka Beard, and Luis Scola (2-time winners). Additionally, only six Spanish players have won the award: Juan Carlos Navarro, Marc Gasol, Felipe Reyes, Fernando San Emeterio, Sergio Llull and naturalized Spanish player Nikola Mirotić. The winner of the award is determined by voting by coaches, players, fans (through online voting), and the media. All-time award winners Awards won by club Awards won by nationality See also *ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award *All-ACB Team The All-Liga ACB Team () is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Spain, the Spanish ACB League. It is the yearly selection of the league's top 10 basketball players by position. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Herrmann
Walter Herrmann Heinrich (born 26 June 1979) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He is listed at 6'9" and 225 lbs. He was a key member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team that won the gold medal during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. Professional career Argentina Herrmann began his pro career in the top-tier level Argentine League with Olimpia Venado Tuerto in 1996. He played there until the year 2000. He won two Argentine League slam dunk contests during that time in 1999 and 2000, and the Argentine League Revelation of the Year award (best rookie) in 1999. In 2000, he moved to the Argentine club Atenas Córdoba, and he played there until 2002. With Atenas, he was named the MVP of the Argentine League regular season in 2001, and the MVP of the Argentine League Finals in 2002. After a 16 month long hiatus from last playing basketball in Spain, during the 2009–2010 season; Herrmann returned to Argentina in 2011, to play in a loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002–03 ULEB Cup
The 2002–03 ULEB Cup was the inaugural season of Europe's secondary level professional club basketball tournament, the ULEB Cup, which is organised by Euroleague Basketball. The 2003 ULEB Cup Finals were played between Pamesa Valencia and Krka, and won by Valencia, their first title in a European-wide competition. As the winners of the 2002–03 ULEB Cup, Valencia qualified for the European top-tier level 2003–04 Euroleague. Team allocation A total of 24 teams from 10 countries, instead of the initial 32, participated in the 2002–03 ULEB Cup. The majority of champion teams that could not play in the Euroleague chose to compete in the 2002–03 FIBA Europe Champions Cup, apart from the champions of Russia, Netherlands and Belgium. The inaugural ULEB Cup also didn't feature teams from Greece, Lithuania and Israel as they chose to play in FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French language, French: ) is an association of national organizations which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
