The Castile and León autonomous basketball team is the

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team of Castile and León. The team is not affiliated to

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, so only plays friendly games.

History

The first appearance of Castile and León was on 2005, in

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and they were defeated by

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. Next year, another friendly game was played this time at

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with Japan, and the team was defeated again. In 2007, the Castile and León team was invited by the

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to play a tournament in Anadia. Castile and León won only one game against the 'B' team of

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Roster

This is the roster of the Castile and León team for the 2007 Tournament in Anadia.La selección autonómica de baloncesto masculina y femenina juegan en Palencia
Portal Castellanoleoneses. June 21, 2007 , valign="top" , ; Head coach * ; Assistant coaches * ---- ;Legend: *(C) Team captain *Club field describes pro club
during the 2006–07 season

Games played

References

External links

Castile and León Federation website
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