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Club Bàsquet Mallorquí, also known as Bàsquet Mallorca was a professional
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History

Bàsquet Mallorca was founded in 2008 as a merger of two teams from Balearic Islands: * Club Bàsquet Inca (former LEB Oro team) *Club Bàsquet Muro (former
LEB Plata The LEB Plata is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promoted to LEB Oro and six teams are relegated t ...
team) The team started playing in LEB Oro, but in the summer of 2010 they were relegated to LEB Plata because of not submitting all documentation on time. In that 2010–11 season, Mallorca promoted to LEB Oro after winning the final playoffs to BC Andorra. In the last game, Mallorca won 67–66 after Andreu Matalí failed two free shots with only one second left. In 2012, the club resigned to play any competition and announced it would be probably dissolved, but in September 2012 the Spanish Basketball Federation finally invited it to join
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. At the end of the season, Bàsquet Mallorca was dissolved and two new clubs appeared in Inca to substitute it: Former LEB Oro team Bàsquet Inca was re-founded and the youth system separated from the main club to create the new ''Bàsquet Ciutat d'Inca''.Basquet Inca y Ciutat d'Inca: polos opuestos
; Bàsquet Balear, 18 November 2013


Sponsorship naming

Bàsquet Mallorca had denominations through the years due to its sponsorship: * Iberostar Mallorca Bàsquet: 2011 (only during
LEB Plata The LEB Plata is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promoted to LEB Oro and six teams are relegated t ...
promotion playoffs) * Logitravel Básquet Mallorca: 2011–12 * WifiBaleares Mallorca Bàsquet: 2012–2013


Season by season


Notable past players

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See also

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References and notes


External links


Bàsquet Mallorca Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mallorca Defunct basketball teams in Spain Former LEB Oro teams Liga EBA teams Basketball teams established in 2008 Inca, Spain Former LEB Plata teams Basketball teams disestablished in 2013 Basketball teams in the Balearic Islands Sport in Mallorca