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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 The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...
team) *Club Bàsquet Muro (former
LEB Plata The Segunda FEB, formerly known as LEB 2 and 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 promote ...
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 The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...
after winning the final playoffs to
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. 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
Liga EBA The Tercera FEB, formerly known as Liga EBA (''Liga Española de Baloncesto Aficionado''), is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth tier level in the Spanish basketball league system, after the Liga ACB, Primera FEB and Segunda FEB ...
. At the end of the season, Bàsquet Mallorca was dissolved and two new clubs appeared in Inca to substitute it: Former
LEB Oro The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...
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 Segunda FEB, formerly known as LEB 2 and 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 promote ...
promotion playoffs) * Logitravel Básquet Mallorca: 2011–12 * WifiBaleares Mallorca Bàsquet: 2012–2013


Season by season


Notable past players

* Sérgio Ramos */ Cody Töpper * Marques Whippy * Sotiris Manolopoulos


See also

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CB Inca Club Bàsquet Inca was a professional basketball team based in Inca, Balearic Islands. Bàsquet Inca played during several seasons in the LEB Oro The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanis ...


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