CB Granada
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Club Baloncesto Granada, S.A.D. is a professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 team based in Granada
Granada
Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...

, Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...

. It plays in the LEB Oro
Liga Española de Baloncesto
Liga Española de Baloncesto is the second league of the Spanish basketball league system behind the ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories and they are sponsored by Adecco. The names of the two leagues are Adecco Oro and Adecco Plata.The LEB league...

. The team was founded in 1994 and has had notable players during its history, as Curtis Borchardt
Curtis Borchardt
Curtis Alan Borchardt is an American professional basketball player. He is a 7 ft 0 in tall center.-Amateur career:...

, Darvin Ham
Darvin Ham
Darvin Ham is an American former professional basketball player. He played eight seasons in the NBA from 1996 to 2005 and later for the Philippine Basketball Association and NBA Development League until 2008.- Basketball career :...

, Giorgos Sigalas
Giorgos Sigalas
Giorgos Sigalas , is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During the 1990s, the 6'7" swingman was the regular captain of the senior men's Greek national team, as well as of the Athens-based Olympiacos in the Greek League and the Euroleague...

, Scott Padgett
Scott Padgett
Scott Anthony Padgett is a retired American professional basketball player. He played for the NBA's Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets, New Jersey Nets, and Memphis Grizzlies.-High school:...

, Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Nana Papa Yaw Dwene "Pops" Mensah-Bonsu is a British professional basketball player of Ghanaian descent.-Amateur career:...

 and Richard Hendrix
Richard Hendrix
Venard Richard Hendrix is an American professional basketball player. Currently he plays for Euroleague team Maccabi Tel Aviv.Hendrix attended the University of Alabama, where he played for the Crimson Tide...

.

The origins

The current club has its origins in the old Club Asociación Baloncesto Granada, which in turn was the continuation of the Club de Amigos del Baloncesto de Loja, who covered during some time the vacuum left by the late CD Oximesa.
On June 28, 1994, the lawyer José Luis Lopez Cantal form, with the company of a board, the Club Asociación Baloncesto Granada, which campaigned for a year on the newly created Liga Española de Baloncesto Amateur (Liga EBA). The team did not achieve the desired rise in its first season, but in the 1995-96 season, after an exceptional competition, it was proclaimed champion in the final eight disputed in Lugo
Lugo
Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is the capital of the province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 97,635 in 2010, which makes is the fourth most populated city in Galicia.-Population:...

. Although during that year it had been agreed that there would be no promotions, the CB Granada, in a joint operation with the city, bought the spot of Baloncesto Salamanca
CB Salamanca
Club Baloncesto Salamanca was a professional basketball club based in Salamanca, Spain.-History:CB Salamanca was founded on 1993 after buying the spot in 1ª División to Askatuak SBT. On its first year, the team promoted to Liga ACB as runner-up of the league.Salamanca played two season in Liga ACB...

 (agreement closed on June 14 by 400 million pesetas plus VAT), which allow for first time play in the ACB, which demanded their transformation into joint stock company sports. Thus, the club became Club Baloncesto Granada SAD.

The arrival in the elite

In the first incursion into the elite (96-97), José Alberto Pesquera as coach, 'Cebé' also disputed the Korać Cup
Korac Cup
The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...

 (right acquired with the purchase of Salamanca), which reached the sweet sixteen: eliminated by the Banco di Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, also known for sponsorship reasons as Acea Virtus Roma, is a prominent Italian League professional basketball club, and is also currently one of 13 European clubs that hold ULEB A Licenses, which provide their holders with a guaranteed place in the Euroleague. The club...

 (88-70 at the Palacio de los Deportes
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada is an arena in Granada, Spain. Opened in 1991, It is primarily used for basketball and the home arena of CB Granada. The arena holds 7,500 people, and hosted Group A in EuroBasket 2007.-External links:***...

 and 94-65 at the Palasport
PalaLottomatica
PalaLottomatica, formerly known as Palazzo dello Sport or PalaEUR, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena in Rome, Italy. It is located in the heart of the well known modern EUR complex. The arena hosted the 1960 Olympic basketball tournamentsThe stadium features 8 meetings points, a...

). In the domestic competition concluded in the thirteenth place.

The next season (1997–98) began with Pedro Martínez
Pedro Martínez (basketball)
Pedro Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional basketball coach, currently coaching CB Gran Canaria. Previously, Martínez coached Cajasol Sevilla, Girona, Manresa, Gran Canaria and Joventut. He was appointed to the Sevilla job in November 2008.- External links :...

 as a coach, but the results were not accompanied and he ended up being replaced by Antonio Gomez Nieto before the start of play off for the relegation. In the final series before the Ciudad de Huelva
CB Ciudad de Huelva
Club Baloncesto Ciudad de Huelva was a professional basketball team based in Huelva, Andalucia. The last season, the team played in LEB Oro.-History:...

, the excitement would persist until the last meeting, which was held in the Palacio de los Deportes
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada is an arena in Granada, Spain. Opened in 1991, It is primarily used for basketball and the home arena of CB Granada. The arena holds 7,500 people, and hosted Group A in EuroBasket 2007.-External links:***...

, where John Williams score a 'coast to coast' winning basket. The chairman and was then Carlos Marsá, which had acquired almost all the shares of the entity.

For the new financial year (1998–99) the club hired Miguel Angel Martin, although he ended resigning because of his disagreements with the president and the administration of the club. The team was plunged into a desperate situation. The coordinator of quarry, David Cardenas, went to the bench, while his stock of 0 wins and 6 defeats forced to seek, to the desperate, a coach with experience: Iñaki Iriarte. However, the team did not lift his head and fell, along with Murcia
CB Murcia
Club Baloncesto Murcia, S.A.D., also known as UCAM Murcia by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Region of Murcia, Spain. The team plays in ACB...

, the LEB
Liga Española de Baloncesto
Liga Española de Baloncesto is the second league of the Spanish basketball league system behind the ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories and they are sponsored by Adecco. The names of the two leagues are Adecco Oro and Adecco Plata.The LEB league...

.

Climb on the court

Subsequently, the CB Granada tried nurtured players top level, but the season (1999–2000) again prove baleful: Iriarte, personal problems, presented his resignation, which caused the interim Enrique Gutierrez and the subsequent hiring of José Alberto Pesquera, nor would finish its work (dismissal after a pitiful defeat in Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...

, against Cajasur). So, the leaders opted again by Antonio Gomez Nieto to reach port as dignified as possible: eliminated in the elite eight by the CB Murcia
CB Murcia
Club Baloncesto Murcia, S.A.D., also known as UCAM Murcia by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Region of Murcia, Spain. The team plays in ACB...

.

For the attempt to climb back (2000–01), it appeared that Gomez Nieto (coach) and Gutierrez (sports director) had succeeded in forming a template guarantees (the first regional title in the history of the club, the Andalusian League, winning Caja San Fernando in the semifinals and Unicaja in the final), but the economic problems crossed the road. But, the survivors found-in a display of effort, confidence and unity-qualify for the playoffs as a fourth classified. They beat Inca
CB Inca
Club Básquet Inca was a professional basketball team based in Inca, Balearic Islands who merged in 2008 with Bàsquet Muro in the new Bàsquet Mallorca. Last season , the team played in LEB Oro.-Season by season:-External links:**...

 and faced in semifinals with Menorca, which had beaten the big favorite (León
Baloncesto León
Club Baloncesto León is a basketball team, based in León, Spain. It plays in the basketball Second division, the LEB.-Roster:-Early years :...

), and the stadium factor favouring the Andalusians. And again in a final and dramatic party the team promoted.

Gomez Nieto remained as coach in the return and, with a staff of some level and right mix of youth and vets, materialized stay comfortably (since the fourteenth), with victories at FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

, Pamesa Valencia, Caja San Fernando or Real Madrid and the individual records of Nacho Ordín (98.2% shooting, with a series of 53/54) and Oriol Junyent (Spanish first in the history of averaging double figures in rebounds: 10.5) for the memory.

Unfortunately that any change in a few months. In the 2002-03 campaign team was not as effective as in the past and various changes in the team destabilized it further. The coach stopped in office and Sergio Valdeolmillos replaced him, inadequate measure despite the visible improvement in play and attitude. The team got their first victory against Adecco Estudiantes
CB Estudiantes
Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known as Asefa Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Community of Madrid. It is member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto . Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain...

, but couldn't avoid relegation.

New challenge, then, in the LEB
Liga Española de Baloncesto
Liga Española de Baloncesto is the second league of the Spanish basketball league system behind the ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories and they are sponsored by Adecco. The names of the two leagues are Adecco Oro and Adecco Plata.The LEB league...

, with Sergio Valdeolmillos as coach and Oriol Humet in the office. Despite a track record with some ups and downs, the key-arrive at the best time to play-off was achieved, and once left by the wayside the UB La Palma
UB La Palma
Unión Baloncesto La Palma is a professional basketball team based in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands and plays in the Multiusos de Santa Cruz de La Palma, in LEB Oro league. The team collaborates with CB Gran Canaria as farm team.-Season by season:...

, occurred the great grief of templates and hobbies (Granada - Zaragoza
Basket Zaragoza 2002
Basket Zaragoza 2002 S. A. D., more commonly known as CAI Zaragoza by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Zaragoza, Aragón, who currently plays in Liga ACB. It does it at Pabellón Príncipe Felipe.- History :...

) whose denouement, in the crash tiebreaker again ended in a joy throughout the city.

2004–2011: The consolidation in ACB

The new era in ACB, starts with the definition of a medium-term project that will lead the club to settle permanently in the national basketball elite. Since then, great players have been part of this project of consolidation with one in particular: Curtis Borchardt
Curtis Borchardt
Curtis Alan Borchardt is an American professional basketball player. He is a 7 ft 0 in tall center.-Amateur career:...

. CB Granada starts every season with renewed hopes ant the same strengths in its objectives: To continue to grow with firm steps.

But on 2010–11 season, the huge debts and a poor planning of the team led to the relegation of CB Granada to the relegation to LEB Oro
Liga Española de Baloncesto
Liga Española de Baloncesto is the second league of the Spanish basketball league system behind the ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories and they are sponsored by Adecco. The names of the two leagues are Adecco Oro and Adecco Plata.The LEB league...

 after seven years at Liga ACB.

Sponsorship naming

CB Granada had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
  • SPAR Granada: 1994–96
  • Covirán Sierra Nevada
    Sierra Nevada (Spain)
    The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the region of provinces of Granada and Almería in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain, Mulhacén at 3478 m above sea level....

    : 1996–98
  • Covirán Cervezas Alhambra: 1998–99

Roster

Pos. Starter Bench Bench
C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

  Ángel García
Ángel García
Ángel Luis García García is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. García began playing basketball in his native municipality, before moving to Illinois, where he joined East Chicago in high school...

 
  Jesús Fernández 
PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

    Mamadou Samb    Manu Coego    Edu Ruiz
SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

  Francis Sánchez    Manu Rodríguez 
SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

  Roberto Guerra 
PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

  Rai López      Carlos Cobos    Ángel Hernández

Coaches

  • Antonio Gómez Nieto 1994–1996, 1998, 2000–2003
  • José Alberto Pesquera 1996–1997, 2000
  • Pedro Martínez
    Pedro Martínez (basketball)
    Pedro Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional basketball coach, currently coaching CB Gran Canaria. Previously, Martínez coached Cajasol Sevilla, Girona, Manresa, Gran Canaria and Joventut. He was appointed to the Sevilla job in November 2008.- External links :...

     1997–1998
  • Miguel Ángel Martín 1998–1999
  • David Cárdenas 1999
  • Iñaki Irirarte 1999–2000
  • Kike Gutiérrez 2000
  • Sergio Valdeolmillos 2003–2008

  • Trifón Poch 2008–2011
  • Curro Segura 2011


Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason Cup Competitions European Competitions
1994–95 2 Liga EBA
Liga EBA
Liga Española de Baloncesto Amateur is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth level in the Spanish basketball league system, behind Liga ACB, LEB Oro and LEB Plata. Is administered by the FEB.The Liga EBA is constituted by five groups...

3
1995–96 2 Liga EBA
Liga EBA
Liga Española de Baloncesto Amateur is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth level in the Spanish basketball league system, behind Liga ACB, LEB Oro and LEB Plata. Is administered by the FEB.The Liga EBA is constituted by five groups...

1 Champion
1996–97 1 Liga ACB 13 Played Korać Cup
Korac Cup
The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...

1997–98 1 Liga ACB 16 Relegation playoffs
1998–99 1 Liga ACB 17 Relegated
1999–00
1999–2000 LEB season
The 1999–2000 LEB season was the 4th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto, second tier of the Spanish basketball.- LEB standings :There are no relegations to lower divisions.-LEB Oro Playoffs:...

2 LEB 10 Round of 16 Copa Príncipe
Copa Príncipe de Asturias de Baloncesto
The Copa Príncipe de Asturias de Baloncesto is an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spain's second professional league, Liga Española de Baloncesto. It was first played in 1987....

 quarterfinalist
2000–01
2000–2001 LEB season
The 2000–2001 LEB season was the 5th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto, second tier of the Spanish basketball.- LEB standings :-LEB Oro Playoffs:The two winners of the semifinals are promoted to Liga ACB.-Relegation playoffs:...

2 LEB 2 Promoted
2001–02 1 Liga ACB 14
2002–03
2002–03 ACB season
-Regular season:-Regular season games:-Playoffs:...

1 Liga ACB 18 Relegated
2003–04
2003–2004 LEB season
The 2003–2004 LEB season was the 8th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto, second tier of the Spanish basketball.- LEB standings :-LEB Oro Playoffs:The two winners of the semifinals are promoted to Liga ACB.-Relegation playoffs:...

2 LEB 2 Promoted
2004–05 1 Liga ACB 15
2005–06 1 Liga ACB 13 Supercopa
Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2005
The Supercopa de Baloncesto 2005 was disputed in Granada, Andalusia and begins with the following semifinals.-Semifinals:October 8, 2005: Real Madrid 69 - 74 TAU Cerámica : '...

 runner-up
2006–07 1 Liga ACB 11
2007–08 1 Liga ACB 15
2008–09
2008–09 ACB season
The 2008–09 ACB season is the 26th season of the Liga ACB. The 272-game regular season began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and ended on Sunday, May 10, 2009...

1 Liga ACB 11
2009–10
2009–10 ACB season
The 2009–10 ACB season was the 27th season of the Liga ACB. The regular season began on Saturday, October 10, 2009, and ended on Sunday, May 16, 2010.-Team Standings:...

1 Liga ACB 10
2010–11
2010–11 ACB season
-Head coaches:1Coach Manuel Hussein was sacked after the day 6. Chechu Mulero was the coach in the game 7.2Óscar Quintana was sacked after the day 8.3Aíto Gª Reneses and Trifón Poch, sacked after the day 17.4He took the team after Ettore Messina renouncing....

1 Liga ACB 17 Relegated
2011–12
2011–2012 LEB Oro season
The 2011–12 LEB Oro season is the 16th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto. It's named too Adecco Oro by sponsorship reasons. The 306-game regular season will begin on Friday, September 23, 2010, and will end on Friday, April 27, 2011. The champion of the regular season will be promoted to...

2 LEB Oro

Honours

  • 2nd division championships: (1)
    • Liga EBA
      Liga EBA
      Liga Española de Baloncesto Amateur is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth level in the Spanish basketball league system, behind Liga ACB, LEB Oro and LEB Plata. Is administered by the FEB.The Liga EBA is constituted by five groups...

      : (1)
      1996
  • Supercopa
    Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
    The Supercopa de España de Baloncesto is an annual preseason Spanish basketball competition. The teams that take part in this competition are:* The ACB league winner of the previous season....

    :
    (0)
    • runner-up 2005
      Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2005
      The Supercopa de Baloncesto 2005 was disputed in Granada, Andalusia and begins with the following semifinals.-Semifinals:October 8, 2005: Real Madrid 69 - 74 TAU Cerámica : '...

  • Andalusia Cup
    Copa Andalucía
    The Copa Andalucía is a basketball competition between the ACB teams of Andalusia and sometimes andalusian LEB teams too. It's organized by the Andalusian Basketball Federation since 1997. Only 3 teams has won the cup, Cajasol, Unicaja and CB Granada.- Titles :...

    : (3)
    • 2000, 2004, 2006

Individual awards

ACB Rising Star
ACB Rising Star Award
The Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto is an annual Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto award given since the 2004-2005 ACB season.-All-time Award Winners:The following is a list of the All-Time ACB Rising Star Award winners....

  • Richard Hendrix
    Richard Hendrix
    Venard Richard Hendrix is an American professional basketball player. Currently he plays for Euroleague team Maccabi Tel Aviv.Hendrix attended the University of Alabama, where he played for the Crimson Tide...

     – 2010


ACB Slam Dunk Champion
  • Jerod Ward
    Jerod Ward
    Jerod Davanta Ward is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for Adepal in Spain Leb Oro.Ward was the #1 recruit in the nation coming out of Clinton, Mississippi in 1994. He signed with the University of Michigan and comprised part of its highly-touted Fab Five II that...

    – 2003

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