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Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional
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team based in
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, Spain. The team plays in the
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and the
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.


History


1959–1969: start in the provincial basketball

In 1959, the Club Deportivo Vasconia founded a basketball program under the presidency of Félix Ullivarriarrazua. Vicente Elejalde was appointed as head coach. A previous attempt to establish a basketball program, in 1951, had ended in failure. In its first season, the team finished second in the provincial championship behind Corazonistas. In the 1963–64 season, the team won its first provincial titles, taking both the league and cup. The team went on to win the provincial championship in five of its first ten seasons of competition (1959-69) and achieved the promotion to the 3rd division after Pepe Laso took over as head coach, prevailing over city rival
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.


1970–1980: the leap to the Spanish top league

Club Deportivo Vasconia was an immediate success in the Spanish 3rd division and was elevated to the 2nd division after beating Grupo Covadonga in the promotion playoffs. In its first season in the 2nd division (1970-71), the team qualified for the promotion playoffs to the 1st division, but was defeated by
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. A year later, the team achieved promotion to the 1st division after finishing as the champion of Group A. The team opened the 1972–73 season in the 1st division by defeating
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89-67. The Basque team went on to reach the semifinals of the
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where they were eliminated by Estudiantes. In the 1973–74 season, the club reached 1,400 supporters and signed its first foreign player, the Canadian
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. The team finished in eighth place and gained the right to play in the
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but declined to participate on financial grounds. In 1974, Jose Luis Sánchez Erauskin, former player and founder of the club, took over the club's presidency. The team incorporated young players such as Manu Moreno, Kepa Segurola, Luis María Junguitu, Carlos Salinas, and
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, and signed American
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, who became the division's top scorer. Memorable wins in the 1975–76 season included a 70–69 upset of
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and a 78–76 road win over Joventut. In 1976–77, Sánchez Erauskin and his board made the decision to change the V by B in the name of the club, which became Club Deportivo Basconia. The team adopted the Basque national colors of the
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, green with red and white trim instead of the club's traditional blue and maroon. Pepe Laso combined his position as head coach with the Spanish national coach and Iñaki Garaialde and Txema Capetillo joined the team. In 1977, Juan Antonio Ortiz de Pinedo retired as a player to become the head coach of the team, replacing Pepe Laso. In 1978,
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was transferred to
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. In addition to financial compensation, the club obtained the young player Manuel San Emeterio in return. Iñaki Iriarte became the head coach of the team. Players like Junguitu, and Txomin Sautu returned and Juan Manuel Conde was signed, along with the American Webb Williams. Fernando Aranguiz assumed the presidency of the club in June 1978 and Carlos Luquero was honored for a professional record including more than 300 games and more than 7,000 points with the team. In the
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, the team reached the semifinals before falling to that year's winner,
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. In 1979, Peio Cambronero arrived from Estudiantes and the club signed the American Malcolm Cesare, but the results for the 1979–80 season were not good and the team finished the league in a relegation position. Fortunately, the Spanish Federation decided to expand the 1st division to fourteen teams, allowing Club Deportivo Basconia to remain in the league.


1980–1990: in steady progression

The reprieve lasted just one year, as the 1980–81 season was one of the saddest in the club's history. A last-place finish and just six wins led to relegation to the 2nd division. The misfortunes did not end there, as one of its players, Juanma Conde, died after an irreversible illness. This was a blow to the entire club, for the loss of a teammate and a friend. In the summer of 1981,
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, who had returned to the team after passing through
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and had been tested by
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, was transferred to Joventut. The direction of Iñaki Iriarte from the bench and the contribution of Cambronero Peio, Txomin Sautu, Salva Diez, Mikel Cuadra, Xabier Jon Davalillo and Luis Mari Junguitu allowed the team to promote to the 1st division and return to the place that it had occupied among the great teams for almost a decade. A new change in the presidency of the club allowed the arrival of José Antonio Apraiz. The season of the return to the top league was not very positive in terms of results, the team ended up in relegation positions with a baggage of three wins, three draws and twenty defeats. Spanish basketball was preparing to enter a new stage marked by professionalism, and the creation of the
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made it possible for the team to avoid relegation back to the 2nd Division. As of the 1983–84 season with the first edition of the
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, the modern Spanish basketball story begins in which the club was strongly committed to leaving its modest club status. Basque guard Alberto Ortega returns to the team, one of the stars of the league like
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and Rilley Clarida became the first couple of foreigners of the club because the new
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allowed the signing of two foreign players per team. In the 1984–85 season,
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returned to the team,
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made the leap to the first team after his trip at an American institute with only 16 years, which together with another youth player like Aitor Zárate formed the youngest guards in the league. As a counterpoint to this commitment to youth, an illustrious veteran of Spanish basketball like Miguel López signed for the team. Completing the incorporations with the arrival of Terry White as new foreign player for the team led by Xabier Añua. In 1985, the club won its first official title, the Copa Asociación which was played among the teams eliminated in the first round of the league playoffs. In the final, the team won to the
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led by Pepe Laso in Villanueva de La Serena (
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).
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was the top scorer of the game with 30 points and the team earned the qualification to the
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for the following season. At the institutional level, Jose Antonio Santamaría is again the club president. The 1985–86 season was marked by the
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debut. The first rival was the Dutch Super Cracks Werkendam, which was clearly defeated at home (73–88) and overwhelmingly in Vitoria-Gasteiz (130–94). The next rival was the French
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. In the home game, the Basque team fell against the French team 84–94, but this defeat did not undermine the team hopes to seek the comeback weeks later in
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. The game played in the French town at the end of game resulted in a draw at 88 points, but the competition system computed the difference in points of both clashes and meant the elimination of the Basque team from the competition. At that time, important foreigners such as Abdul Jeelani and Larry Micheaux arrived who gave a plus of quality to a large team from the team (Alberto Ortega,
José Antonio Querejeta José Antonio Querejeta Altuna (born 19 March 1957), known as Josean Querejeta, is a retired basketball player of Saski Baskonia, Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid, Joventut Badalona and CB Zaragoza, CAI Zaragoza, and the current president of ...
,
Pablo Laso Pablo Laso Biurrun (born 13 October 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven s ...
, Jesús Brizuela and the young players Madoz, Urdiain, Felix De La Fuente and Arana) and directed by Pepe Laso who returned to be the head coach of the team for two seasons. A season later, the captain of the team, Iñaki Garaialde, who was honored in Polideportivo Mendizorrotza days before the start of the 1987–88 season, retired as a player. Manu Moreno took over the bench as the head coach. Names like Fede Ramiro, or Agustin Cuesta with an already important experience in Spanish basketball reinforced the team. Larry Micheaux and David Lawrence formed the American couple, but the weak performance of the second led to its replacement by the jumpy Nikita Wilson midway through the season. The team was strong at home and began to stand up to rivals with a bigger budget. The season ended in eighth position. At the start of the 1988–89 season,
José Antonio Querejeta José Antonio Querejeta Altuna (born 19 March 1957), known as Josean Querejeta, is a retired basketball player of Saski Baskonia, Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid, Joventut Badalona and CB Zaragoza, CAI Zaragoza, and the current president of ...
retired as a player. A few weeks after his retirement, offered himself as a candidate for the presidency of the club and José Antonio Santamaría gave his position to the former player, being one of the youngest presidents of the ACB. As president, began the process of converting the club into a
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, as required by the Sports Law. The club became the first Spanish professional sport club to carry out this transformation and was born under the name of Saski-Baskonia S.A.D.. The Baskonia of
José Antonio Querejeta José Antonio Querejeta Altuna (born 19 March 1957), known as Josean Querejeta, is a retired basketball player of Saski Baskonia, Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid, Joventut Badalona and CB Zaragoza, CAI Zaragoza, and the current president of ...
wanted to take another step in the professionalization of the club taking as an example the
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franchises and began to make his first important bets, the signing of
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after being one of the stars of
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. Puerto Rican pivot from the Boston Celtics, Ramón Rivas and the signing of the Argentine
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who signed a 10-year deal as a franchise player in which the club would settle in the 90s. The objective was to overcome the seventh place in the final standings that would allow the pass to compete in European competitions. Despite these important bets, the 1989–90 season the club failed to take that step forward. Halfway through the season, Manu Moreno was sacked as coach and the
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signed after a brilliant record in
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. However, the team fell in the first round of playoffs against
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and closed his short stay in
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as a head coach.


1990–2010: introducing in European basketball and first trophies

With
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as president, the club grows exponentially. Herb Brown signed as head coach and Alfredo Salazar began his travels through Argentina to capture talent. In 1991, the club left Polideportivo Mendizorrotza to move to the Araba Arena, which lived its extension from 5,000 to 9,500 spectators at the end of the decade. In 1993, Manel Comas signed as head coach. With Manel Comas, the team won its first Spanish King's Cup, when
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and
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led the team to an historical win. The club was already making noise internationally too, reaching the
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final in both 1994 and 1995. When it hosted the same title game in 1996, the team pleased its many fans by downing
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behind 31 points from Ramón Rivas. After the departure of Manel Comas,
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signed as head coach. With Scariolo, the team made its first Spanish Championship playoff final in 1998 and added a second Spanish King's Cup title in 1999. Names like Ramón Rivas,
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, Juan Alberto Espil,
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,
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or
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were some of the protagonists of that decade. The team started the 21st century with
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on the bench. In his first year, they then found quick success in the newly reborn
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. With a deep roster featuring
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,
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,
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,
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and a young
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, Baskonia reached the 2001 Euroleague Finals, before losing to
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in the fifth and final game on the road. With winning momentum and the additions of
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and
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, the team achieved its first
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in the next season, with another Spanish King's Cup trophy and its first Spanish League title ever. Baskonia snatched two more Spanish King's Cups, in 2004 and 2006, as
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and
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played decisive roles, and success followed the team in the
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. Baskonia's arrival to its first EuroLeague Final Four in 2005 couldn't have been louder, as the team upset favored host
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in the semi-finals, but couldn't overcome defending champ Maccabi in the title game. Back home, Baskonia again reached the Spanish League finals, only to lose in dramatic fashion. Baskonia returned to the EuroLeague Final Four in 2006, but once again Maccabi stood in its way, this time in the semi-final. The team also made it to the Spanish League finals, but was swept there. The next season, Baskonia won its EuroLeague regular season and Top 16 groups before sweeping
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in the Playoffs, as Scola became the
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's top all-time scorer at that time. Nonetheless, eventual champion
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downed Baskonia in the semi-finals and once home again in Spain, Baskonia lost in the semi-finals. Through outstanding scouting and shrewd management, Baskonia built a squad that went to four straight
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s. Baskonia advanced to the EuroLeague Final Four in
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, losing to
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in the 2005 final, and 2006 semi-finals, to
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in the 2007 semi-finals, and to
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in the 2008 semi-finals. In the 2007–08 season, the team led by Neven Spahija won its second Spanish
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championship. In 2008–09 season, the team added its sixth Spanish King's Cup title. In the 2009–10 season, Baskonia won its third Spanish
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championship by sweeping
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on a memorable series-winning three-point play by
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. Names like
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,
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,
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.
Igor Rakočević Igor Rakočević ( sr-cyrl, Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, bu ...
,
Arvydas Macijauskas Arvydas Macijauskas (born 19 January 1980) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. Standing at tall, he played at the shooting guard position. Widely considered one of the greatest Lithuanian players of the 2000s, he won numerous ...
, José Calderón,
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or
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were some of the protagonists of that decade.


2010–present: new arena and the new EuroLeague era

In 2012, its arena
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was expanded to 15,504 seats and the many initiatives the club continues to put into practice show that Baskonia is always moving forward. The club reached the EuroLeague Playoffs in 2011 and 2012 and reached the Top 16 14 times in 15 years. In 2016, Baskonia returned the
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for the first time in eight years, as the club made it to the 2016 Final Four. Here the team was defeated after
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in the semi-final by Fenerbahçe. In the third place game, Baskonia lost to Russian side
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. In the 2016–17 season, the
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adopted a new league-style format in which a round-robin season of sixteen teams was played. In the first season in the new format, the team changed its core of players and also its head coach, but still remained deep in the playoff zone for most of the regular season and ended up advancing to the next phase with a 17–13 record and seventh place. A four-game winning streak in December and another in March covered up for a negative run of six losses in seven games between Rounds 17 and 23. Baskonia clinched a playoff berth for the 10th time in 12 seasons, but there the team was swept by
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after three tough games.
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was one of the team leaders and was chosen as the
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by the league's head coaches, and Baskonia showed, once again, its innate ability to sign talent that seemed to go under the radar for everybody else with names like
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,
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and Rodrigue Beaubois playing major roles. In the 2017–18 season, the club advanced to the playoffs for the third consecutive year and put up a major fight against Fenerbahçe before falling in four games. None of that was looking likely when the Basque club suffered a shocking start, losing its first four games to signal the departure from the coaching position of club legend
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. The man appointed to turn things around was
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, who immediately effected a remarkable revival as Baskonia won four of its next five games to ignite its challenge. A mid-season dip left the side in the bottom half of the standings heading into the final few weeks of the regular season, but then came a dramatic surge in form that yielded six consecutive win, with the consistent excellence of versatile big man
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earning him the monthly MVP award for March. A top half finish was sealed with a home win over
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in Round 29, and although disappointment followed against Fenerbahçe, that playoff berth was a just reward for Baskonia's typically spirited recovery from its slow start. The team was also highly competitive on the domestic front, earning a second-place finish in the Spanish League after pushing
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hard in the finals. The 2018–19 season was an important season for the club with the
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taking place on its home court. A slow start caused Baskonia to part ways with head coach
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and bring back club legend
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to replace him. Baskonia kept struggling on the road, but won 10 of its last 11 regular season games – including victories against playoff-bound teams
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,
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and
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– to reach the playoffs from sixth place. Baskonia managed to do something no team had done in over a decade – steal home-court advantage in a playoff series against CSKA, but the Russian powerhouse recovered with back-to-back wins at Buesa Arena to qualify for the Final Four and eventually win the title.
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was chosen to the All-EuroLeague Second Team. Baskonia had early exits in its two main domestic competitions; it lost against Joventut in the
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quarterfinals and against
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in the Spanish League quarterfinals. On 30 June 2020, ten years after their last title, Baskonia won the
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, marked by the
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.


Sponsorship naming

The club was often referred to for years as TAU Cerámica, a Spanish brand name of
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s manufacturer TAULELL, which name sponsored the club from 1987 to 2009. Originally, TAULELL used another of its brand names, Taugrés, as the name of the team, before changing the name to TAU Cerámica in 1997. TAU, Taugrés and TAU Vitoria were also frequently used to refer to the team. Baskonia, Saski Baskonia, and Saski Baskonia, S.A.D. refer to the name of the actual sports club itself. In 2009, the Spanish credit union Caja Laboral became the new name sponsor of the club and increased the amount of money that the name sponsor contributes to the sports club's budget. In 2016, Laboral Kutxa end its sponsorship naming to Baskonia. Baskonia has received diverse sponsorship names along the years: * Caja Álava (1983–1987) * Taugrés (1987–1997) / Tau Cerámica (1997–2009) * Caja Laboral / Laboral Kutxa (2009–2016) * Kirolbet Baskonia (2018–2020) * TD Systems Baskonia (2020–2021) * Bitci Baskonia (2021–2022) * Cazoo Baskonia (2022–2023)


Arena

Since 1991, Baskonia has played its home games at the
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, which has a
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of 15,504SPORTS COMPETITIONS: Maximum capacity for sports events leaving the court free 15504.
people for basketball games. The arena was originally called the Pabellón Araba, from 1991 to 2000. The arena was extensively renovated and expanded in the year 2012. The arena hosted the 1996 FIBA European Cup Final, in which Baskonia won the title and also hosted the 2010 Eurocup Finals,Eurocupbasketball.com – An arena that grows with basketball's popularity.
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in 2019.


Players


Retired jerseys

Despite not having retired any number in its history, five of the club's most notable players have a jersey with the number they wore in their time with the team hung at the
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. These are
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(#5), whose shirt was put on display in 2017;
Igor Rakočević Igor Rakočević ( sr-cyrl, Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, bu ...
(#8) and
Sergi Vidal Sergi Vidal Plana (born 9 April 1981) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player, who played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Professional career Vidal signed with the Spanish League giants Real Madrid in August 2009, ...
(#9), who followed suit in 2020;
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(#4), who was inducted in 2023; and
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(#21), who was inducted in 2024.


Current roster


Depth chart


Notable players

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Carlos Cabezas Carlos Eduardo Cabezas Jurado (born November 14, 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He is the nephew of the former Uruguayan professional footballer Hugo Cabezas, who played in Spain in the late 70s. His father (Hugo's bro ...
* José Calderón *
Carlos Cazorla Carlos Cazorla Medina (born December 7, 1977, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a retired Spanish basketball player, playing the small forward position. Clubs * Saski Baskonia – Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto, ACB (Spain) – 1993–1998 ...
*
Ilimane Diop Ilimane Diop Gaye (born 4 April 1995) is a professional basketball player for Al Riyadi of the Lebanese Basketball League. Although he was born in Senegal, Diop officially represents Spain when being on international duty since he was a baby whe ...
*
Jorge Garbajosa Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro (born 19 December 1977) is a Spanish former professional basketball player, the outgoing president of the Spanish Basketball Federation, and the current President of FIBA Europe. Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in ...
*
Roberto Íñiguez Roberto Íñiguez de Heredia Santamaria (born 5 September 1967) is a former Spanish basketball player and the current head coach of Spar Girona. Iñiguez spent most of his career with Valencia BC. He played for Saski Baskonia, Valencia BC, CB M ...
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Pablo Laso Pablo Laso Biurrun (born 13 October 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven s ...
*
Fernando San Emeterio Fernando San Emeterio Lara (born 1 January 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently working as an assistant coach for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was an All-EuroLeague First ...
* Pau Ribas *
Sergi Vidal Sergi Vidal Plana (born 9 April 1981) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player, who played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Professional career Vidal signed with the Spanish League giants Real Madrid in August 2009, ...
* Walter Herrmann *
Marcelo Nicola Marcelo Patricio Nicola Virginio (born May 12, 1971) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player and a current coach. A very versatile power forward, he was a regular member of the Argentine national basketball team, and compet ...
*
Andrés Nocioni Andrés Marcelo Nocioni (born 30 November 1979) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He was a two-time All-EuroLeague selection before spending eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 2004 to 2012. Noci ...
*
Fabricio Oberto Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto (; born March 21, 1975) is an Argentine-Italian color analyst and former professional basketball player. At , he played as a center and power forward. With the LNB club Atenas, in his native Argentina, Oberto began ...
*
Pablo Prigioni Pablo Prigioni (born 17 May 1977) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played the point guard position, and was a member of the senior Argentina ...
*
Luis Scola Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born 30 April 1980) is an Argentine former basketball player and the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague selecti ...
* Luca Vildoza * Mirza Teletović * Marcelo Huertas *
Tiago Splitter Tiago Splitter Beims (born January 1, 1985) is a Brazilian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time All-EuroLeague Team se ...
* Georgi Glouchkov *
Velimir Perasović Velimir Perasović (; born 9 February 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He is serving as the head coach for the Russian team BC UNICS, UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. Early life Perasović was born in Stob ...
* Zoran Planinić * Darko Planinić * Roko Ukić * Maik Kotsar * Jim Bilba * Laurent Foirest * Thomas Heurtel * William Phillips (basketball), William Phillips * Kevin Séraphin * Hanno Möttölä *
Tornike Shengelia Tornike "Toko" Shengelia ( ka, თორნიკე შენგელია; born 5 October 1991) is a Georgian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Shengelia also represe ...
* Tibor Pleiß *
Johannes Voigtmann Johannes "Jo" Voigtmann (born 30 September 1992) is a German professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the senior German national team. He is 2.11 m ta ...
* Ioannis Bourousis * Christos Charissis * Kornél Dávid *
Ádám Hanga Ádám Hanga (born 12 April 1989) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He was drafted 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2011 NBA draft. Hanga won the EuroLeague Best Defender awar ...
* Pat Burke * Lior Eliyahu * Andrea Bargnani * Simone Fontecchio * Achille Polonara * Stefano Rusconi * Dāvis Bertāns * Jānis Timma * Simas Jasaitis * Rimantas Kaukėnas *
Arvydas Macijauskas Arvydas Macijauskas (born 19 January 1980) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. Standing at tall, he played at the shooting guard position. Widely considered one of the greatest Lithuanian players of the 2000s, he won numerous ...
*
Saulius Štombergas Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, basketball coach and businessman. Štombergas is widely considered to be among the greatest Lithuanian basketball players of all time, known fo ...
* Mindaugas Timinskas * Rokas Giedraitis * Predrag Drobnjak * Thomas Kelati * Maciej Lampe * David Logan (basketball), David Logan * Ramón Rivas * Miroslav Berić * Nemanja Bjelica * Vladimir Micov *
Dejan Tomašević Dejan Tomašević ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Томашевић; born 6 May 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball executive, former player and politician serving as a member of the National Assembly (Serbia), National Assembly since 6 February 20 ...
*
Igor Rakočević Igor Rakočević ( sr-cyrl, Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, bu ...
* Richard Petruška * Goran Dragić * Zoran Dragić * Jaka Blažič * Ender Arslan * Serkan Erdoğan * Kaya Peker * Andrew Betts *
Victor Alexander Victor Joe Alexander (born August 31, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. Listed at tall, and in weight, he played as a center and power forward. Alexander played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA ...
* Jerome Allen (basketball), Jerome Allen * J. J. Anderson * Joe Arlauckas * Wade Baldwin IV * Ken Bannister * Scooter Barry *
Elmer Bennett Elmer James Bennett (born February 13, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the point guard position. High school Bennett played competitively for Bellaire High School, in Bellaire, Texas. ...
* Anthony Bonner * Ryan Bowen * Rickey Brown * Chase Budinger * Lionel Chalmers * Chris Corchiani * Pat Durham * Rashard Griffith * Travis Hansen * Pierriá Henry * Darrun Hilliard *
Essie Hollis Essie B Hollis (born May 16, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the small forward position. He played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies College career Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Hollis att ...
* Casey Jacobsen * Mike James (basketball, born 1990), Mike James * Linton Johnson * Jalen Jones * Randolph Keys *
Shane Larkin DeShane Davis Larkin (born October 2, 1992) is an American-born naturalized Turkish professional basketball player and the team captain for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senio ...
* Will McDonald (basketball), Will McDonald * Jordan McRae * Larry Micheaux *
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* Drew Nicholas * Dan O'Sullivan (basketball), Dan O'Sullivan * Lamar Odom * Lou Roe * Brent Scott (basketball), Brent Scott * James Singleton (basketball), James Singleton * Matt Steigenga * Darius Thompson * Nikita Wilson * David Wood (basketball), David Wood


Players at the NBA draft


Head coaches

* Vicente Elejalde 1959–1969 * Pepe Laso 1969–1977, 1985–1987 * Juan Antonio Ortiz de Pinedo 1977–1978, 1982–1983 * Iñaki Iriarte 1978–1980, 1981–1983, 1992–1993 * Manu Moreno 1980–1981, 1987–1989 * Txema Capetillo 1983–1984 * Xabier Añúa 1984–1985 *
Željko Pavličević Željko Pavličević (born 26 March 1951) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach for Eastern Sports Club (basketball), Eastern in ASEAN Basketball League. Early life Pavličević began ...
1989–1990 * Herb Brown 1990–1992 * Manel Comas 1993–1997 *
Sergio Scariolo Sergio Scariolo (born 1 April 1961) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of the senior Spain national team. Scariolo latest coached also Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Having won four EuroB ...
1997–1999, 2013–2014 * Salva Maldonado 1999 * Julio Lamas 1999–2000 *
Duško Ivanović Duško Ivanović (; born September 1, 1957) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Professional playing ca ...
2000–2005, 2008–2012, 2019–2021, 2023–2024 *
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2005, 2017–2018 *
Velimir Perasović Velimir Perasović (; born 9 February 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He is serving as the head coach for the Russian team BC UNICS, UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. Early life Perasović was born in Stob ...
2005–2007, 2015–2016, 2018–2019 * Natxo Lezkano 2007 * Božidar Maljković 2007 * Neven Spahija 2007–2008, 2021–2022 * Žan Tabak 2012–2013 * Marco Crespi (basketball), Marco Crespi 2014 * Ibon Navarro 2014–2015 * Sito Alonso 2016–2017 *
Pablo Prigioni Pablo Prigioni (born 17 May 1977) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played the point guard position, and was a member of the senior Argentina ...
2017 * Joan Peñarroya 2022–2023 *
Pablo Laso Pablo Laso Biurrun (born 13 October 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven s ...
2024–present Source: baskonistas.com


Logos

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Season by season


Honours


Domestic competitions

* Spanish League : Winners (4): 2001–02 ACB season, 2001–02, 2007–08 ACB season, 2007–08, 2009–10 ACB season, 2009–10, 2019–20 ACB season, 2019–20 : ''Runners-up (5)'': 1997–98 ACB season, 1997–98, 2004–05 ACB season, 2004–05, 2005–06 ACB season, 2005–06, 2008–09 ACB season, 2008–09, 2017–18 ACB season, 2017–18 * Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, Spanish Cup : Winners (6): 1995 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, 1995, 1999 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, 1999, 2002 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, 2002, 2004 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, 2004, 2006 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, 2006, 2009 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, 2009 : ''Runners-up (3)'': 1994 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, 1994, 2003 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, 2003, 2008 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, 2008 * Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, Spanish Supercup : Winners (4): 2005 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, 2005, 2006 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, 2006, 2007 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, 2007, 2008 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, 2008. : ''Runners-up (2)'': 2011 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, 2011, 2018 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, 2018 * Copa Príncipe de Asturias ACB, Association Cup : Winners (1): 1985 * 2nd Division : Winners (1): 1971–72 * Euskal Kopa, Basque Cup : Winners (4): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2018–19, 2022–23


European competitions

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EuroLeague The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...
: ''Runners-up (2)'': 2001 Euroleague Finals, 2000–01, 2005 Euroleague Final Four, 2004–05 : ''3rd place (1)'': 2005–06 Euroleague, 2005–06 : ''4th place (3)'': 2006–07 Euroleague, 2006–07, 2007–08 Euroleague, 2007–08, 2015–16 Euroleague, 2015–16 : Final Four (6): 2000–01 Euroleague, 2001,
2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
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2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
, 2016 Euroleague Final Four, 2016 * FIBA Saporta Cup : Winners (1): 1995–96 FIBA European Cup, 1995–96 MVP Ramón Rivas : ''Runners-up (2)'': 1993–94 FIBA European Cup, 1993–94, 1994–95 FIBA European Cup, 1994–95


Other competitions

* Trofeo Álava (basketball) , Trofeo Diputación / Álava : Winners (27): 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 * Estella, Spain Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2007 * Logroño, Spain Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2007 * Ourense, Spain Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2008 * Tudela, Spain Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2008 * Torneo de Lleida Stagepro : ''3rd Place (1)'': 2009 * Switzerland Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2010 * Torneo Angers : Winners (1): 2010 * Lanzarote, Spain Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2011 * Bergara, Spain Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2015 * Torneo Fundacion CID : ''Runners-up (1)'': 2016


Individual awards

All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague First Team *
Dejan Tomašević Dejan Tomašević ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Томашевић; born 6 May 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball executive, former player and politician serving as a member of the National Assembly (Serbia), National Assembly since 6 February 20 ...
– 2002 *
Arvydas Macijauskas Arvydas Macijauskas (born 19 January 1980) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. Standing at tall, he played at the shooting guard position. Widely considered one of the greatest Lithuanian players of the 2000s, he won numerous ...
– 2005 *
Luis Scola Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born 30 April 1980) is an Argentine former basketball player and the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague selecti ...
– 2006, 2007 *
Tiago Splitter Tiago Splitter Beims (born January 1, 1985) is a Brazilian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time All-EuroLeague Team se ...
– 2008 *
Igor Rakočević Igor Rakočević ( sr-cyrl, Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, bu ...
– 2009 *
Fernando San Emeterio Fernando San Emeterio Lara (born 1 January 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently working as an assistant coach for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was an All-EuroLeague First ...
– 2011 *Ioannis Bourousis – 2016 *
Tornike Shengelia Tornike "Toko" Shengelia ( ka, თორნიკე შენგელია; born 5 October 1991) is a Georgian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Shengelia also represe ...
– 2018 All-EuroLeague Second Team *
Andrés Nocioni Andrés Marcelo Nocioni (born 30 November 1979) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He was a two-time All-EuroLeague selection before spending eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 2004 to 2012. Noci ...
– 2003, 2004 *
Luis Scola Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born 30 April 1980) is an Argentine former basketball player and the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague selecti ...
– 2005 *
Pablo Prigioni Pablo Prigioni (born 17 May 1977) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played the point guard position, and was a member of the senior Argentina ...
– 2006, 2007 *
Igor Rakočević Igor Rakočević ( sr-cyrl, Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, bu ...
– 2007 *
Tiago Splitter Tiago Splitter Beims (born January 1, 1985) is a Brazilian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time All-EuroLeague Team se ...
– 2009, 2010 *
Vincent Poirier Vincent Yann Poirier (born 17 October 1993) is a French professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. He also represents the French national team in international competition. Professi ...
– 2019 *Darius Thompson – 2023
EuroLeague Best Defender The EuroLeague Best Defender is an annual basketball EuroLeague awards, award of the European professional club basketball system, European premier level EuroLeague. It is awarded to the best defensive player throughout the season, up until the E ...
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Ádám Hanga Ádám Hanga (born 12 April 1989) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He was drafted 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2011 NBA draft. Hanga won the EuroLeague Best Defender awar ...
– 2017 Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy, EuroLeague Top Scorer "Alphonso Ford" *
Igor Rakočević Igor Rakočević ( sr-cyrl, Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, bu ...
– 2007, 2009 *Markus Howard – 2024 ACB Most Valuable Player Award, ACB Most Valuable Player *Kenny Green (basketball, born 1967), Kenny Green – 1997 *
Andrés Nocioni Andrés Marcelo Nocioni (born 30 November 1979) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He was a two-time All-EuroLeague selection before spending eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 2004 to 2012. Noci ...
– 2004 *
Luis Scola Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born 30 April 1980) is an Argentine former basketball player and the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague selecti ...
– 2005, 2007 *
Tiago Splitter Tiago Splitter Beims (born January 1, 1985) is a Brazilian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time All-EuroLeague Team se ...
– 2010 *
Fernando San Emeterio Fernando San Emeterio Lara (born 1 January 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently working as an assistant coach for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was an All-EuroLeague First ...
– 2011 *Ioannis Bourousis – 2016 ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award, ACB Finals MVP *
Elmer Bennett Elmer James Bennett (born February 13, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the point guard position. High school Bennett played competitively for Bellaire High School, in Bellaire, Texas. ...
– 2002 *
Pete Mickeal Fenton Pete Mickeal (born February 22, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player, that served as an NBA scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round, with ...
– 2008 *
Tiago Splitter Tiago Splitter Beims (born January 1, 1985) is a Brazilian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time All-EuroLeague Team se ...
– 2010 *Luca Vildoza – 2020 All-Liga ACB Team, All-ACB First Team *
Andrés Nocioni Andrés Marcelo Nocioni (born 30 November 1979) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He was a two-time All-EuroLeague selection before spending eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 2004 to 2012. Noci ...
– 2004, 2013 *
Luis Scola Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born 30 April 1980) is an Argentine former basketball player and the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague selecti ...
– 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 * José Calderón – 2005 *
Pablo Prigioni Pablo Prigioni (born 17 May 1977) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played the point guard position, and was a member of the senior Argentina ...
– 2006, 2007, 2009 *
Igor Rakočević Igor Rakočević ( sr-cyrl, Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, bu ...
– 2009 *
Tiago Splitter Tiago Splitter Beims (born January 1, 1985) is a Brazilian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time All-EuroLeague Team se ...
– 2010 *Marcelo Huertas – 2011 *
Fernando San Emeterio Fernando San Emeterio Lara (born 1 January 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently working as an assistant coach for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was an All-EuroLeague First ...
– 2011 *Mirza Teletović – 2012 *Darius Adams – 2016 *Ioannis Bourousis – 2016 *
Ádám Hanga Ádám Hanga (born 12 April 1989) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He was drafted 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2011 NBA draft. Hanga won the EuroLeague Best Defender awar ...
– 2017 *
Tornike Shengelia Tornike "Toko" Shengelia ( ka, თორნიკე შენგელია; born 5 October 1991) is a Georgian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Shengelia also represe ...
– 2018 *Pierriá Henry – 2021 *Darius Thompson – 2023 *Markus Howard – 2023, 2024 All-Liga ACB Team, All-ACB Second Team *
Ádám Hanga Ádám Hanga (born 12 April 1989) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He was drafted 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2011 NBA draft. Hanga won the EuroLeague Best Defender awar ...
– 2016 *
Shane Larkin DeShane Davis Larkin (born October 2, 1992) is an American-born naturalized Turkish professional basketball player and the team captain for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senio ...
– 2017 *
Tornike Shengelia Tornike "Toko" Shengelia ( ka, თორნიკე შენგელია; born 5 October 1991) is a Georgian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Shengelia also represe ...
– 2019, 2020 *
Vincent Poirier Vincent Yann Poirier (born 17 October 1993) is a French professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. He also represents the French national team in international competition. Professi ...
– 2019 *Rokas Giedraitis – 2021 ACB statistical leaders#Liga Nacional Primera División and Liga ACB Top Scorers by season, ACB Top Scorer *Ray Price – 1974 *Webb Williams – 1979 *Claude Gregory – 1983 *
Igor Rakočević Igor Rakočević ( sr-cyrl, Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, bu ...
– 2009 *Darius Adams – 2016 *Markus Howard – 2024 ACB Best Young Player Award, ACB Rising Star *Mirza Teletović – 2008 ACB Most Spectacular Player *
Tornike Shengelia Tornike "Toko" Shengelia ( ka, თორნიკე შენგელია; born 5 October 1991) is a Georgian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Shengelia also represe ...
– 2019 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto#Final Eight, Spanish Cup MVP *Joe Arlauckas – 1993 *
Velimir Perasović Velimir Perasović (; born 9 February 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He is serving as the head coach for the Russian team BC UNICS, UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. Early life Perasović was born in Stob ...
– 1994 *
Pablo Laso Pablo Laso Biurrun (born 13 October 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven s ...
– 1995 *
Elmer Bennett Elmer James Bennett (born February 13, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the point guard position. High school Bennett played competitively for Bellaire High School, in Bellaire, Texas. ...
– 1999 *
Dejan Tomašević Dejan Tomašević ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Томашевић; born 6 May 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball executive, former player and politician serving as a member of the National Assembly (Serbia), National Assembly since 6 February 20 ...
– 2002 *
Pablo Prigioni Pablo Prigioni (born 17 May 1977) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played the point guard position, and was a member of the senior Argentina ...
– 2007 *Mirza Teletović – 2009 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto#MVPs, Supercup MVP *
Luis Scola Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born 30 April 1980) is an Argentine former basketball player and the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague selecti ...
– 2005 *
Tiago Splitter Tiago Splitter Beims (born January 1, 1985) is a Brazilian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time All-EuroLeague Team se ...
– 2006, 2007 *
Pablo Prigioni Pablo Prigioni (born 17 May 1977) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played the point guard position, and was a member of the senior Argentina ...
– 2008


Matches against NBA teams


Baskonia B

Baskonia B is the reserve team of Baskonia. It currently plays in Tercera FEB, the Spanish basketball league system, fourth tier of Spanish basketball.


Notes


References


External links

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