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1982 Lliga Catalana De Bàsquet
The 1982 Lliga Catalana de Bàsquet was the third edition of the Catalan Basketball League. As a novelty, there was a change in the competition system, dividing into two groups and also for the first time appeared a team of a lower category ( Español), since there were only 5 Catalan teams in the first division. The title was won again by FC Barcelona, with an easily winning against the FIBA Korać Cup champions Joventut Fichet in a newly filled Palau dels Esports. Also for the first time, and as a novelty at that time, Josep Maria Margall Josep Maria Margall i Tauler (; born 17 March 1955 in Calella, Catalonia, Spain) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Standing at 1.98 m (6'6"), he played at the small forward position. Professional career Margall's number 7 j ... was awarded the best player in the competition, who was also the absolute maximum scorer of the competition with 105 points (21 points per game). Group stage Group A Group B F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lliga Catalana De Bàsquet
The Catalan Basketball League, more commonly known as ''Lliga Catalana'', is the regional preseason professional basketball competition that has been organized by the Catalan Basketball Federation since 1980, in Catalonia, Spain. Nowadays, only teams that play in ACB ( Spanish 1st Division) join the competition. Performance by club Lliga Catalana History See also *LEB Catalan basketball league *Catalan basketball derby The Catalan basketball derby ( es, Derbi catalán), is the name given to the basketball matches between Barcelona and Joventut both from the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. The cities of Barcelona and Badalona, where Joventut is from, ... External links Catalan Basketball Federation website {{DEFAULTSORT:Lliga Catalana de Basquet Basketball in Catalonia Basketball cup competitions in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josep Maria Margall
Josep Maria Margall i Tauler (; born 17 March 1955 in Calella, Catalonia, Spain) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Standing at 1.98 m (6'6"), he played at the small forward position. Professional career Margall's number 7 jersey was retired by Joventut Badalona. Spain national team Margall earned 187 times with the senior Spain national basketball team The Spain men's national basketball team ( es, Selección Española de Baloncesto) represents Spain in international basketball competitions. They are managed by the Spanish Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Spain. Spa .... References ACB Profile 1955 births Living people BC Andorra players Spanish expatriate basketball people in Andorra Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics CB Girona players Basketball players from Catalonia Joventut Badalona players Liga AC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joventut Badalona
Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League. The only other is Real Madrid. In 1994, Joventut de Badalona was the champion of the FIBA European Champions' Cup (today known as the EuroLeague), the first Catalan basketball club to accomplish such a grandiose achievement and the first Spanish team to do so in the ''Final Four'' format. Well-known players have included the Margall brothers (with Josep Maria Margall), Zoran Slavnić, Jordi Villacampa, Rafael Jofresa, Raül López, Rudy Fernández, Ricky Rubio and Joe Galvin. History Badalona has had a basketball team since 30 March 1930, when Joventut was founded as ''Penya Spirit of Badalona''. Apart from basketball, the club initially had teams inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Mendiburu
Francisco Javier Mendiburu Urgell (born December 1, 1980) is a Spanish basketball player, playing the point guard or the shooting guard The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's m ... position. Honors ;Clubs Honors * LEB2 Champion - 2000/2001 Career statistics : ''Correct as of 12 July 2007'' External links ACB Profile 1980 births Living people Liga ACB players CB Estudiantes players Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball players Indian Hills Warriors basketball players Menorca Bàsquet players Spanish men's basketball players CB Tarragona players Guards (basketball) People from Badalona Sportspeople from the Province of Barcelona Basketball players from Catalonia {{Spain-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CB Granollers
Club Bàsquet Granollers is a professional basketball team based in Granollers, Catalonia, Spain, which currently plays in Copa Catalunya. History It was one of the historic teams of Liga Nacional and Liga ACB, where he played from 1977 to 1993, when it resigned to their place due to financial problems. In the 1985–86 season, the club played the Korać Cup. In 1991 it changed its name to Granollers Esportiu Bàsquet after a merge with RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ... and played with it until 1993. After that, the professional club was dissolved and continued as Club Bàsquet Granollers. Sponsorship naming *Areslux Granollers 1977–1984 *Cacaolat Granollers 1984–1989 *Grupo IFA Granollers 1989–1991 *BFI Granollers 1992–1993 Season by season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet (English: FC Barcelona Basketball), commonly referred to as FC Barcelona () and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional basketball club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a part of the FC Barcelona multi sports club, and was founded on 24 August 1926, which makes it the oldest club in the Liga ACB. The club, which competes in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, is one of the most successful basketball clubs domestically as well as internationally. Two times European champions, Barça completed a triple crown in 2003 by winning the season's league, cup and EuroLeague. Their home arena is the Palau Blaugrana, which was opened on 23 October 1971. They share the facilities with the roller hockey, futsal, and handball teams of the club. Some of the well-known players that have played with the team included Pau Gasol, Rony Seikaly, Marc Gasol, Anderson Varejão, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jaka Lakovič, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Dejan Bodiroga, Gian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RCD Espanyol Bàsquet
RCD Espanyol is the basketball team of RCD Espanyol. History The team played during several season in the old Liga Nacional de Baloncesto and in the Liga ACB until 1991, when it merged with Granollers EB. Espanyol was the champion of the currently called Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ... in 1941. In 2018, the section was refounded by the Association of Supporters and Shareholders of RCD Espanyol, as part of SD Espanyol, the project for recovering the sporting sections of the club. Season by season Trophies * Spanish Cups: (1) **1941 *2nd division championships: (2) **2ª División: (1) 1968–69 **1ª División B: (1) 1981–82 * Catalan Championship: (2) **1931, 1932 External linksRCD Espanyol basketball info and logos {{DEFAULTSORT:RCD Espan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980–81 FIBA Korać Cup
The 1980–81 FIBA Korać Cup was the tenth edition of FIBA's Korać Cup basketball competition. The Spanish Joventut Freixenet defeated the Italian Carrera Venezia in the final on March 19, 1981 in Barcelona, Spain. This was the first edition of the competition to feature a champion team outside of Italy or Yugoslavia. First round Second round ;Automatically qualified to round of 16: * Ferrarelle Rieti (title holder) * Jugoplastika * Dynamo Moscow * Joventut Freixenet * ASVEL Round of 16 Semi finals Final March 19, Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ... External links 1980–81 FIBA Korać Cup @ linguasport.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palau Dels Esports De Barcelona
The Palau dels Esports de Barcelona (Barcelona Sports Palace) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is on Lleida Street on the slopes of Montjuïc, a hill to the south east of the city centre. The arena is able to host competitions of any indoor sport. In 2000 it was adapted to better accommodate theatre and musical shows and given a new name: Barcelona Teatre Musical. The seating capacity was reduced from 8,000 to 3,500, but comfort and the acoustic quality were enhanced. History Inaugurated in 1955 for the Mediterranean Games, it was designed by the architect Josep Soteras. It was the only indoor arena of its type in Barcelona until 1971 when FC Barcelona inaugurated the Palau Blaugrana. Even after this, the Palau dels Esports continued to be the only indoor arena in public hands: for this reason it continued to host the main sporting, social, cultural and musical events that took place in the city. During the 1980s it was the home of the RCD Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bàsquet Manresa
Bàsquet Manresa, S.A.D., also known as Baxi Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Manresa, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and Basketball Champions League. Their home arena is the Pavelló Nou Congost. Bàsquet Manresa has won the Spanish Championship once, in 1998. Joan "Chichi" Creus is the team's most decorated player; he was the Spanish Cup Most Valuable Player in 1996, and the ACB Finals MVP two years later. Some others well known players that had played for Bàsquet Manresa are Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Roger Esteller, Derrick Alston, Serge Ibaka, Andrés Nocioni, Rolando Frazer, and the Basketball Hall of Famer George Gervin, that at the age of 38 spent one year in the team, averaging 23.1 points and helping them to avoid the relegation from the Spanish top division. History Bàsquet Manresa was founded in 1931 with the name of Manresa Bàsquetbol Club and merged in 1934 with Club Bàsquet Bages for becoming Unió Manresa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Círcol Catòlic De Badalona
Círcol Catòlic de Badalona (in Spanish, ''Círculo Católico de Badalona'') is a basketball club based in Badalona, Spain. History The club was founded in 1941 and competed in the third division until 1958, when it promotes to Segunda División. Círcol played ten seasons in this league before being relegated again to Tercera in 1970. In two years, the team achieved the promotion to the Liga Nacional. The team remained in the Liga Nacional (in 1983 renamed Liga ACB) until 1986. Círcol always played in Badalona until 1984 when the club was relocated to Santa Coloma de Gramenet until it was relegated to 1ª División B. Nowadays, the club continues competing in the Regional Divisions of Catalonia. Sponsorship naming *CB Cotonificio 1976–1983 *Licor 43 1983–1986 Season by season Notable players * Quim Costa * Andrés Jiménez Notable coaches * Aíto García Reneses Alejandro 'Aíto' García Reneses (born 20 December 1946 in Madrid, Spain), usually known as just Aít ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
