Askatuak Saki-Baloi Taldea is a basketball club based in

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, in the Basque Country of

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, that plays in the

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History

The team competed for four years in the top Spanish league, one of them in the

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

. They also played for the

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during two seasons. In 1993 Askatuak sold its 1ª División (second tier) spot to

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. Years later, in 2001, the team resigned its berth in

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and was substituted as the first basketball team in San Sebastián by the new

Gipuzkoa BC Donosti Gipuzkoa Basket 2001 Saskibaloi Kirol Elkartea S.A.D., commonly known as Gipuzkoa Basket and as Acunsa GBC for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The team plays in the LEB Oro. ...

. For the following seasons, Askatuak played in lower divisions, achieving promotions to

in 2010 and to

in 2012.

Season by season

Trophies and awards

Trophies

*2nd division championships: (1) **2ª División: (1) 1976 *

: (1) **

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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Askatuak Sports teams in San Sebastián Basque basketball teams Former LEB Plata teams Former Liga EBA teams Former Liga ACB teams Former LEB Oro teams