Club Baloncesto Salamanca was a professional

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club based in

Salamanca Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritag ...

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History

CB Salamanca was founded in 1993 after buying the spot in 1ª División (Spanish second league) to

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. On its first year, the team promoted to

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as runner-up of the league. Salamanca played two season in

. In the first one, 1994–95, the team finished in the 16th position and in the second one was 9th and qualified to play the

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. Due to financial problems, in summer 1996 CB Salamanca sold its berths of

and

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and the team was dissolved.

Season by season

Notable players

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* Federico Ramiro *

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* Granger Hall *

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* Jimmy Oliver *

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* Jeff Martin

External links

Salamanca: sueño fugaz
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