Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in

Badalona Badalona (, , , ) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality to the immediate north east of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. By popu ...

, Catalonia, Spain, playing 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 ...

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 Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

. 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

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), Zoran Slavnić, Jordi Villacampa, Rafael Jofresa, Raül López, Rudy Fernández,

Ricky Rubio Ricard Rubio Vives (born 21 October 1990) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rubio became the youngest player ever to play in the Spanish ACB League on 15 October ...

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 involved in several sports including cycling, table tennis, and

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. In 1932, the club changed its name to ''Centre Esportiu Badaloní'' and in 1939, it was forced to become ''Club Juventud de Badalona''. By 1940, basketball was established as the club's main sport and green and black were adopted as the club's colours. As one of the founding clubs of the Spanish league, Joventut became also one of the top teams in Spain since the 1950s, developing a great rivalry with

and with the other neighbouring teams like FC Barcelona, playing memorable duels. Joventut won their first

Spanish Cup 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 footb ...

in 1948 and their two first leagues in

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

and

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

. In 1981, Joventut started its golden era by winning their first European title: the FIBA Korać Cup in

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

, by defeating Carrera Venezia in the final played in Barcelona by 105–104 after a game winning shot by Joe Galvin at the buzzer. Joventut repeated title in

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

, this time beating Scavolini Pesaro in the double-legged final. One year later, in 1991, Joventut achieved their third league, the first under the ACB and repeated title in the following season, after losing the final of the FIBA European League against

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, that won thanks to a buzzerbeater of

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. However, in 1994, Joventut won the title after winning the Final Four played in Tel Aviv against

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. After two years of decline, Joventut clinched their seventh national cup and in the 2000s, started a new golden era with players like Rudy Fernández, and

developed in the youth teams of the club. During their years at Badalona, Joventut won a FIBA Europe Cup in

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, by beating

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in the final, a ULEB Cup in 2008, beating

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in the finals, and the eighth Copa del Rey, also in 2008. Joventut Badalona is one of the only two teams, along with

, to have played every year in the top league. In the 2017–18 season, Joventut was close of the dissolution, but the shareholders voted to save the club. Finally, it could finish the season in the 15th season and avoided the relegation, despite ending in the worst position ever.

Sponsorship naming

Club Joventut de Badalona has received diverse trade names along its history. These are the Joventut denominations along the years: *Juventud Kalso: 1965–1968 *Juventud

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: 1968–1971 *Juventud Schweppes: 1971–1977 *Juventud

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: 1977–1978 *Joventut

: 1978–1981 *Joventut Sony: 1981–1982 *Joventut Fichet: 1982–1983 *Joventut Massana: 1983–1984 *Ron Negrita Joventut: 1984–1987 *Ram Joventut: 1987–1990 *Montigalà Joventut: 1990–1992 * Marbella Joventut: 1992–1993 * 7up Joventut: 1993–1995 * Festina Joventut: 1996–1998 *Pinturas Bruguer Badalona: 1998–2000 *DKV Joventut: 2001–2011 *FIATC Joventut: 2011–2016 *Divina Seguros Joventut: 2016–2019

Home arenas

*Pavelló de la Plana: (1962–72), before 1962, the team played in open air stadiums. *Pavelló d'Ausiàs March: (1972–91), also known as Pavelló Club Joventut (5,000 seats).pistes de joc
* Palau Olímpic: (1991–present)

Players

Retired numbers

*Even though number #5 had been retired to honor Rafael Jofresa, from 2002 to 2008 Rudy Fernández kept wearing that number during his stay at the professional team.

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable players

Domestic players: * Rudy Fernández *

Josep Maria Guzmán Josep Maria Guzmán Cañas (born February 28, 1984 in Badalona, Catalonia) is a Spanish basketball player, playing the point guard position. Clubs * '' Joventut Badalona'' - EBA (Spain) - 2001/2002 * '' Joventut Badalona'' - EBA & ACB (Spain) ...

* Ferran Laviña * Anicet Lavodrama * Raúl López * Dakota Mathias * Darryl Middleton * Álex Mumbrú *

Matthew Gay Matthew Justin Gay is an American professional basketball player who previously played for FIATC Joventut of the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB) Liga ACB. The 5'8" point guard played college basketball for Rochester College before attend ...

* Mike Smith * Pere Tomàs * Jordi Villacampa (Non- EU players): *

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* Maceo Baston *

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* Reggie Johnson * Charles Gaines *

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Bosman players: *

Robert Archibald Robert Michael Archibald (29 March 1980 – 23 January 2020) was a Scottish professional basketball player. A power forward / center from the University of Illinois, he was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002 NBA draft with the thir ...

* Jamie Arnold *

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* Demond Mallet *

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* Marcelinho Huertas * Jan-Hendrik Jagla *

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* Alain Koffi * Nicolas Laprovittola *

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* Henk Norel * Petar Popović *

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* Zoran Slavnić * Žan Tabak *

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''For a complete list of current and former players, see the Joventut Badalona players category.

Players at the NBA Draft

Head coaches

* Xavier Estruch: 1939–1941 * Luis Antoja: 1941–1943 * Gironés: 1943–1944 * Xavier Estruch: 1944–1946 * Vicenç Lleal: 1946–1947 * José Tomas: 1947–1948 * José Vila: 1947–1950 * José Maria Costa: 1950–1951 * José Grau: 1951–1953 * Joaquín Broto: 1953–1955 * J. Jiménez: 1955–1956 * Joaquín Broto: 1956–1958 * Rafael Murgadas: 1958–1959 * José Grau: 1959–1961 * Joan Canals: 1961–1962 * Antonio Molina: 1962–1963 * Albert Gasulla: 1963–1964 * Antonio Molina: 1963–1964 * Eduardo Kucharski: 1965–1969 * Josep Lluís Cortés: 1969–1972 * Clinton Morris: 1972–1973 * Josep Lluís Cortés: 1973–1975 * Eduardo Kucharski: 1975–1976 * Josep María Meléndez: 1975–1977 * Antoni Serra: 1977–1979 * Josep Lluís Cortés: 1979–1980 * Manel Comas: 1980–1982 * Joaquín Costa Prat: 1981–1982 * Jack Schrader: 1982–1983 * Aíto García Reneses: 1983–1985 * Miquel Nolis: 1985–1986 * Alfred Julbe: 1986–1989 *

Herb Brown Herbert Brown (born March 14, 1936) is an American basketball coach and the brother of Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. He is the former head coach of the Detroit Pistons (1976–78). Career Brown succeeded Ray Scott when he was promoted from a ...

: 1989–1990 * Lolo Sainz: 1990–1993 *

Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ABA League, ...

: 1993–1994 * Pedro Martínez: 1994–1995 * Miquel Nolis: 1994–1995 * Zoran Slavnić: 1995–1996 * Alfred Julbe: 1996–2000 * Josep María Izquierdo: 1999–2001 * Manel Comas: 2000–2003 * Aíto García Reneses: 2003–2008 *

Sito Alonso Alfonso Alonso Blasco, commonly known as Sito Alonso, (born December 4, 1975) is a Spanish basketball coach who is the head coach for UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. Coaching career Pro clubs Alonso made his coaching debut in the Liga End ...

: 2008–2010 * Pepu Hernández: 2010–2011 * Salva Maldonado: 2011–2016 * Diego Ocampo: 2016–2018 * Carles Duran: 2018–present

Logos

File:Joventut Badalona.jpg, Non commercial logo File:DKV Joventut logo.png, DKV sponsorship logo File:Logo of FIATC Joventut.png, FIATC sponsorship logo

Uniforms

The Joventut jerseys have always been green with a black stripe across the chest, and the shorts have been traditionally black, with the exception of some years that have been green too. The traditional away jerseys have been white, although in 2008–09 a new silver alternate jersey was introduced.

Rivalries

Joventut has a traditional rivalry with provincial neighbours FC Barcelona. Both teams face in the Catalan basketball derby.

Season by season

Honours

Domestic competitions

* Spanish League : Winners (4): 1966–67, 1977–78, 1990–91, 1991–92 : Runners-up (10):

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1992–93 *

: Winners (8): 1948, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1969, 1976,

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

: Runners-up (13): 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974,

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

Spanish Super Cup Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

: Winners (2): 1986, 1987 : Runners-up (1): 1988

European competitions

* EuroLeague : Winners (1): 1993–94 : Runners-up (1): 1991–92 : Final Four (2):

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

* FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct) : Runners-up (1): 1987–88 : Semifinalists (4): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1985–86 * FIBA Korać Cup (defunct) : Winners (2): 1980–81, 1989–90 : Semifinalist (3): 1975–76, 1977–78, 1990–91 * EuroCup Basketball : Winners (1): 2007–08 : Semifinalists (1): 2002–03 * FIBA EuroChallenge (defunct) : Winners (1): 2005–06 *

European Basketball Club Super Cup The FIBA European Super Cup was a professional men's basketball club competition that was held by FIBA. It took place between 1983 and 1991. It was played between the winners of the European-wide top-tier level league, the FIBA European Champion ...

(semi-official, defunct) : Runners-up (2):

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

: 3rd place (1):

Worldwide competitions

* McDonald's Championship (defunct) : Runners-up (1):

Other competitions

* FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct) : Runners-up (3):

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

*Vielha, Spain Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2014

Regional competitions

* Catalan League : Winners (11):

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008 : Runners-up ():

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 * Catalan Championship (defunct) : Winners (5): 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957 : Runners-up (5): 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957

Individual awards

ACB Most Valuable Player *

– 2002 ACB Rising Star/Best Young Player *

– 2007 *

Guillem Vives Guillem Vives Torrent (born 16 June 1993) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He is also a member of the senior Spain national team. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 "), he plays primarily at the ...

– 2014

ACB Finals MVP The ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Spain, the Spanish ACB League. The ACB first named a Finals Most Valuable Player after the 1990–91 ACB season. Since then, only three player ...

– 1991 * Mike Smith – 1992 Spanish Cup MVP *

– 1997 * Rudy Fernández – 2004, 2008 ULEB Eurocup Finals MVP * Rudy Fernández – 2008

EuroChallenge Final Four MVP The FIBA EuroChallenge Final Four MVP, or FIBA EuroChallenge Finals MVP, was the most valuable player award that was presented to the basketball player who most exhibited exceptional play during the FIBA EuroChallenge's Final Four stage, which was ...

* Rudy Fernández – 2006

EuroLeague Rising Star The EuroLeague Rising Star in an annual award of the EuroLeague, which is the top-tier level European-wide professional club basketball league, that is given to the player the EuroLeague deems its "top rising star". The award began in the 2004� ...

* Rudy Fernández – 2007

All-ACB Team The All-Liga ACB Team ( es, Quinteto Ideal de la ACB) is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Spain, the Spanish ACB League. It is the yearly selection of the league's top 10 basketball players by position. The award began w ...

* Rudy Fernández – 2007, 2008 *

– 2008 * Nicolás Laprovittola – 2019 * Klemen Prepelič – 2020 * Xabier López-Arostegui – 2021 ACB Slam Dunk Champion *

– 2009

Wheelchair basketball

Joventut Badalona has also a wheelchair basketball team which currently plays in the División de Honor, the Spanish top league.Information and news about Joventut wheelchair basketball team
In 2011 the team, which was known as Joventut GAM by sponsorship reasons, was dissolved and two years later was re-launched again. In its first season after the re-opening, the team promoted to División de Honor.

Season by season

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joventut Badalona Liga ACB teams Catalan basketball teams Basketball teams established in 1930 EuroLeague-winning clubs Wheelchair basketball teams in Spain 1986 FIBA World Championship players

History

Sponsorship naming

Home arenas

Players

Retired numbers

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable players

Players at the NBA Draft

Head coaches

Logos

Uniforms

Rivalries

Season by season

Honours

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Worldwide competitions

Other competitions

Regional competitions

Individual awards

Wheelchair basketball

Season by season

See also

References

External links