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BC Andorra

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MoraBanc Andorra
MoraBanc Andorra logo
LeaguesLiga ACB
Champions League
Founded12 June 1970;54 years ago(1970-06-12)
HistoryCB Les Escaldes
1970–1971
BC Andorra
1971–present
ArenaPoliesportiu d'Andorra
Capacity5,000
LocationAndorra la Vella,Andorra
Team colorsBlue, white, yellow, red
PresidentGorka Aixàs
Vice-president(s)Xavi Mujal
Pere Aixàs
Head coachNatxo Lezkano
Championships1LEB Oro
1LEB Plata
1Copa Príncipe
2Lliga Catalana
Websitebca.ad

Bàsquet Club AndorraSAOE,also known asMoraBancAndorrafor sponsorship reasons, is a professionalbasketballteam that is based inAndorra la Vella,Andorra. Though based in Andorra, the club plays in theSpanish basketball league system.The team plays in theLiga ACBand theChampions Leaguewith home games played at thePoliesportiu d'Andorra.

From 1992 to 1996, BC Andorra played in the top league, theLiga ACBand also theKorać Cupduring the 1995–96 season. After being relegated and playing one season inLEBleague, the club resigned to its berth and came back to regional competitions. The club returned toLiga ACBin 2014, 18 years after its last appearance.

History

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On 12 June 1970 the club was founded asClub de Basket Les Escaldes,and changed its name toBàsquet Club Andorraon 12 April 1971.[1]

BC Andorra began playing in the regional competitions ofLleida,being promoted in the 1975–76 season to Primera Catalana. The following season the club resigned the category due to financial problems, but achieved a promotion again during the 1980–81 season. The club was promoted to the Spanish Third Division at the end of 1981–82 season and the Spanish Second Division during the 1983–84 season. In the 1985–86 season, Andorra reached the Primera Division B after 6 seasons and won the promotion to theLiga ACB,where BC Andorra remained four seasons. During the 1995–96 season the Andorran club participated in theKorać Cup.In 1996, the club was relegated toLEBand in the following seasons, competed at the low levels of Catalonia and Spain until 2009–10, when BC Andorra participated in theLEB Plata.[2]

In the 2012–13 season, BC Andorra participated in theLEB Oro,the second division of the Spanish basketball, reaching the play-off final promotion to theLiga ACBand being finalist of theCopa Príncipe.

The following season the Andorran club achieved the Copa Príncipe and the promotion to the top league of Spain after becoming winners of the2013–14 LEB Oro.[3]

In 2017, Andorra qualified for the first time since 22 years to theACB playoffs,where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals byReal Madrid.This allowed the Andorrans to come back to the European competitions in the 2017–18 season, as the club registered in theEuroCup.After a first experience where the club was eliminated in the first round, Andorra reached the semifinals in theirsecond participation.

Support

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BC Andorra is one of the most followed club of Andorra with approximately 1,200 associates[4]and a reference of the Andorran basketball. In 2014 was founded the first official fan-club supporterPenya Tricolor.[5]Some notable club supporters includeAlbert Llovera,Joaquim Rodríguez,José Luis Llorente,Roberto DueñasorCédric Gracia.[6][7]

Presidents

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  • Joan Alay: Honorary president (Founder)
  • Magí Maestre: 1970–71 (Founder)
  • Eduard Molné: 1971–90 (Founder)
  • Carles Fiñana: 1990–94
  • Manel Arajol: 1994–2007
  • Gorka Aixàs: 2007–present

Sponsorship naming

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BC Andorra has had several sponsorship names over the years:

  • FestinaAndorra: 1991–96
  • Quick Andorra: 2000–02
  • River Andorra: 2002–13
  • River AndorraMoraBanc:2013–14
  • MoraBancAndorra: 2014–present

Uniforms

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Traditional "tricolor" jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Traditional "tricolor"
Festina Andorra away jersey
Team colours
Team colours
FestinaAndorra away
2002–2006 River Andorra jersey
Team colours
2002–2006 River Andorra
2002–2013 away uniform jersey
Team colours
2002–2013 away uniform
Alternative "tricolor" jersey
Team colours
Alternative "tricolor"
2016 Alternative[8] jersey
Team colours
2016 Alternative[8]

Players

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See also:Category:BC Andorra players

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

MoraBanc Andorra roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 0 Guinea Evans, Shannon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 30 –(1994-07-19)19 July 1994
PG 5 Brazil Luz, Rafa 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 –(1992-02-11)11 February 1992
PG 8 Andorra Ganal, Aaron(Y) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 –(2004-03-25)25 March 2004
PF 9 Spain Llovet, Nacho 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 –(1991-05-09)9 May 1991
SG 10 United States Harding, Jerrick 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 –(1998-04-13)13 April 1998
SF 11 Nigeria Okoye, Stan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 –(1991-04-10)10 April 1991
SG 13 Spain Ortega, Chumi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 –(1997-08-13)13 August 1997
PG 20 Spain Bassas, Ferrán 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 32 –(1992-04-29)29 April 1992
C 23 Brazil dos Anjos, Felipe 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 26 –(1998-04-30)30 April 1998
SG 24 Slovakia Kuric, Kyle 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 –(1989-08-25)25 August 1989
PF 33 Greece Chougkaz, Nikos 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 –(2000-10-04)4 October 2000
C 44 United States Lammers, Ben 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 28 –(1995-11-12)12 November 1995
F 45 France Doumbouya, Sekou 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 –(2000-12-23)23 December 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • SpainPaco Vázquez
  • SpainAlejandro González
Legend
  • (C)Team captain
  • (Y)Youth player
  • InjuredInjured
Updated:August 23, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Ben Lammers * Felipe dos Anjos †
PF Nikos Chougkaz Nacho Llovet †
SF Stan Okoye Sekou Doumbouya
SG Kyle Kuric Jerrick Harding * Chumi Ortega †
PG Shannon Evans Rafa Luz † Ferrán Bassas † Aaron Ganal ‡

Notes:Blue † – homegrown player[a];Red * – overseas player[b];Green ‡ – youth player[c]

Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1980–81 5 1ª Catalana 6th
1981–82 5 1ª Catalana
1982–83 4 3ª División 5th
1983–84 4 3ª División 1st
1984–85 3 2ª División 6th
1985–86 3 2ª División 1st
1986–87 2 1ª División B 22nd 12–22
1987–88 2 1ª División B 20th 22–20
1988–89 2 1ª División 10th 15–15
1989–90 2 1ª División 5th 19–14
1990–91 2 1ª División 4th 23–18
1991–92 2 1ª División 1st 29–12
1992–93 1 Liga ACB 12th 15–18 First round
1993–94 1 Liga ACB 9th 20–12 First round
1994–95 1 Liga ACB 8th 20–20 Quarterfinalist
1995–96 1 Liga ACB 19th 11–31 3Korać Cup GS 3–7
1996–97 2 LEB 4th[d] 21–19
1997–98 7 3ª Catalana 1st
1998–99 6 2ª Catalana 1st
1999–00 5 1ª Catalana 1st
2000–01 5 Copa Catalunya 7th 18–12
2001–02 5 Copa Catalunya 2nd 21–11
2002–03 5 Copa Catalunya 6th 17–13
2003–04 5 Copa Catalunya 4th 21–9
2004–05 5 Copa Catalunya 1st 26–6
2005–06 4 Liga EBA 7th 16–14
2006–07 4 Liga EBA 9th 13–13
2007–08 4 Liga EBA 5th 20–10
2008–09 4 Liga EBA 2nd 23–10
2009–10 3 LEB Plata 6th 21–15
2010–11 3 LEB Plata 3rd 27–14 Copa LEB Plata RU
2011–12 3 LEB Plata 1st 19–5 Copa LEB Plata RU
2012–13 2 LEB Oro 3rd 30–10 Copa Príncipe RU
2013–14 2 LEB Oro 1st 21–5 Copa Príncipe C
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 14th 12–22
2015–16 1 Liga ACB 14th 12–22
2016–17 1 Liga ACB 8th 17–18 Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 6th 20–17 2EuroCup RS 3–7
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 10th 16–18 2EuroCup SF 13–8
2019–20 1 Liga ACB 9th 15–13 Semifinalist 2EuroCup T16 8–8
2020–21 1 Liga ACB 9th 17–19 2EuroCup T16 6–10
2021–22 1 Liga ACB 17th 11–23 2EuroCup SF 12–7
2022–23 2 LEB Oro 1st 30–4 Copa Príncipe RU
2023–24 1 Liga ACB 11th 13–21
2024–25 1 Liga ACB 3Champions League QR2 1–1
  1. ^A homegrown player is a player that played for at least three years before the age of 20 on a Spanish team. InLiga ACB,the team must register at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10–12 players or at least three homegrown players in rosters of 8–9 players. InChampions League,the team must register at least five homegrown players in rosters of 11–12 players or at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10 players.
  2. ^A overseas player is a player from outsideEEA,FIBA EuropeorACP states.InLiga ACB,the team may register at most two overseas players. InChampions League,the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of overseas players.
  3. ^InLiga ACB,the team may register under-22 players linked to theyouth system.
  4. ^Resigned to the berth in the league due to financial problems.

Trophies and awards

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Trophies

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Individual awards

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LEB Oro MVP

All-ACB First Team

All LEB Oro First Team

Notable players

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For a list of past and present players, seeCategory:BC Andorra players.

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one officialNBAmatch at any time.

References

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  1. ^"Reconocimiento de MoraBanc Andorra a los pioneros en Escaldes-Engordany"(in Spanish). ACB. 6 September 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 13 September 2018.Retrieved7 September2018.
  2. ^"ACB"(in Spanish). ACB. Archived fromthe originalon 13 December 2018.Retrieved26 February2017.
  3. ^"El River Andorra regresa a la ACB 18 años después | Baloncesto | EL MUNDO"(in Spanish).El Mundo.22 March 2014.Retrieved26 February2017.
  4. ^"Els recursos propis del River MoraBanc s'apropen a la meitat del pressupost | BonDia Diari digital d'Andorra"(in Spanish). BonDia.ad. 22 February 1999.Retrieved26 February2017.
  5. ^"Las aficiones, como la liga, al rojo vivo – Baloncesto"(in Spanish). FEB.es. 19 January 2014.Retrieved26 February2017.
  6. ^"El Bàsquet Club Andorra | BC Morabanc Andorra | Web Oficial"(in Catalan). bca.ad. 20 June 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2015.Retrieved26 February2017.
  7. ^"Joaquím Rodríguez, nombrado socio de honor del BC River Andorra"(in Spanish). europapress.es. 22 November 2012.Retrieved26 February2017.
  8. ^"La jove de 15 anys Clàudia Justes és la dissenyadora de la tercera equipació"(in Catalan). BC Andorra. 27 April 2016.Retrieved28 April2016.
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