CB Estudiantes

Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D.,^[1] (English: Club Basketball Students) known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB). Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain.

Movistar Estudiantes
Nickname	Estu, Los del Ramiro (The kids from Ramiro), Dementes (Insanes), Madrid Students (NBA form)
Leagues	LEB Oro
Founded	April 1948; 76 years ago (April 1948)
History	Ramiro de Maeztu (1948) CB Estudiantes (1948–present)
Arena	WiZink Center
Capacity	17,953
Location	Madrid, Spain
Team colors	Light Blue, Black, White
Main sponsor	Movistar
President	Ignacio Triana
Head coach	Pedro Rivero
Team captain	Adams Sola
Championships	3 Spanish Cup 3 Princess' Cup
Website	www.movistarestudiantes.com
Home Third

Some of its achievements include winning three Spanish Cups and reaching the ACB Finals in 2004. The club is also particularly famous for its renowned youth programme that has produced many Spanish talents over the years such as Alberto Herreros, Nacho Azofra, Aíto García Reneses, Fernando Martín, Alfonso Reyes, Felipe Reyes, Carlos Jiménez, Sergio Rodríguez, Iñaki de Miguel, Pepu Hernández or Juancho Hernangómez.

History

The club Estudiantes was founded in 1948 by a group of students (the "Estudiantes") of a public preparatory school (the Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu, IRM) in Madrid to form a team to practice sport during the school recesses. Mr. Antonio Magariños, Professor of Latin and head of studies of the high school, was the first president of the club. He held the position until 1964. From 1949 it has played in the maximum category of the Spanish basketball.

Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu (Madrid), where Estudiantes was born.

By the time when the first Spanish-wide season-long championship was organized in 1955, by the Spanish Basketball Association (FEB), it was one of the six clubs participating in that tournament, as the second best team from the Province of Madrid (the first being Real Madrid. Until 2021, it had always participated in the premier Spanish basketball league along with Real Madrid and Joventut. It was also one of two only Spanish basketball clubs with teams both at the top male and female Spanish championships.

Fountain of Dolphins (Madrid), where the Estudiantes's fans celebrate the team's trophies.

In May 1963, Estudiantes won their first trophy, the Spanish Cup, against Real Madrid. In April 1992, a month after winning his second Spanish Cup against CAI Zaragoza, Estudiantes reached the 1992 EuroLeague Final Four in Istanbul, finishing in 4th place. It was his Annus mirabilis. In March 1999, the team played his only European final, in the 1998–99 Korać Cup, by defeated by FC Barcelona. In January 2000, Estu won his third Spanish Cup against Valencia, the last one until today. In the 2003–04 ACB season, it reached the Spanish ACB League finals, where they could not win against FC Barcelona.

In May 2012, after several irregular seasons, marked by a bad economic situation, Estudiantes was relegated for the first time in its history from the top tier of Spanish basketball, but remained in the league because LEB Oro champion CB 1939 Canarias didn't present the required documentation and money.^[2] In May 2016, again, the team was relegated, but remained in the ACB because champion Palencia Baloncesto didn't present the required documentation and money. Finally, after several relatively stable years, the team's relegation was completed during the coronavirus pandemic in May 2021. Since then, Estu remains in LEB Oro, fighting for promotion and returning to the ACB.

Logos

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  Non-commercial logo
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  Movistar sponsorship logo

Sponsorship naming

Polideportivo Antonio Magariños, where currently play the women's and the youth teams of the club.

Along the years CB Estudiantes has had several sponsorship names:

No sponsorship name: 1948-1971 Estudiantes Monteverde: 1971–1977 No sponsorship name: 1977–1978 Estudiantes Mudespa: 1978–1981 Estudiantes Caja Postal: 1981–1987, 1989–1992 Estudiantes Todagrés: 1987–1988 Estudiantes Bose: 1988–1989

Estudiantes Argentaria: 1992–1997 No sponsorship name: 1997–1998 Adecco Estudiantes: 1998–2006 MMT Estudiantes: 2006–2009 Asefa Estudiantes: 2009–2013 Tuenti Móvil Estudiantes: 2013–2014 Movistar Estudiantes: 2014–present

Home arenas

Internal view of WiZink Center, the current home arena of the club since 2010.

• La Nevera (The IRM Arena): (1948–71)
• Polideportivo Antonio Magariños: (1971–87)
• Palacio Vistalegre: (2001–2005)
• Madrid Arena: (2005–2010)
• Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid: (1987–2001, 2010–present)^[3]

Nacho Azofra is the player with the most appearances in the club's history, and product of youth academy.

Rivalries

Estudiantes has a rivalry with Real Madrid. Both teams meet in the Madrid basketball derby (Spanish: Derbi madrileño). Both teams currently share their home arena, the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid.

Players

Estudiantes time out during a game versus Pamesa Valencia in November 2005.

2010–11 season players (from left to right): Nik Caner-Medley, Jiří Welsch, Albert Oliver, Germán Gabriel, Sergio Sánchez, Josh Asselin, Marc Blanch, Yannick Driesen, Jayson Granger, Daniel Clark, Tyrone Ellis, Hernán "Pancho" Jasen, Jaime Fernández.

See also: Category:CB Estudiantes players

Basketball Hall of Famers

• Antonio Díaz-Miguel, F, 1950–1952, 1953–1958, Inducted 1997

Current roster

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

CB Estudiantes roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age C 1 Kravić, Dejan 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 33 – (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 PF 3 Andrić, Mihajlo 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1994-01-04)4 January 1994 SG 5 Sola, Adams (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-07-27)27 July 2000 SF 6 Giovanetti, Lucas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2005-06-14)14 June 2005 SF 7 Rubio, Juan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1995-11-17)17 November 1995 SG 8 Schmidt, Devin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 SG 10 Alonso, Francis 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1996-05-25)25 May 1996 PG 11 Granger, Jayson 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 34 – (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 PG 14 Díaz, Christian 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 32 – (1992-03-23)23 March 1992 SF 29 Garino, Patricio 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-05-17)17 May 1993 PF 33 Alderete, Héctor 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2002-03-06)6 March 2002 C 34 Barro, Mus 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 28 – (1995-11-17)17 November 1995	Head coach Pedro Rivero Assistant coach(es) Alberto Antuña Manuel Gil Team manager Javier Cabrerizo Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 1, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Dejan Kravić	Mus Barro
PF	Mihajlo Andrić	Héctor Alderete
SF	Patricio Garino	Juan Rubio	Lucas Giovanetti
SG	Devin Schmidt	Francis Alonso	Adams Sola
PG	Jayson Granger	Christian Díaz

Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non–FIBA Europe player

Notable players

• José Miguel Antúnez
• Víctor Arteaga
• Nacho Azofra
• Javier Beirán
• Darío Brizuela
• Jesús Codina
• Quino Colom
• Rodrigo de la Fuente
• Iñaki de Miguel
• Antonio Díaz-Miguel
• Miguel Estrada
• Jaime Fernández
• Germán Gabriel
• Aíto García Reneses
• Fran Guerra
• Juancho Hernangómez
• Alberto Herreros
• Iker Iturbe
• Carlos Jiménez
• Oriol Junyent
• Antonio Martín
• Fernando Martín
• Nacho Martín
• Juan Antonio Martínez
• Javier Mendiburu
• Albert Oliver
• Juan Antonio Orenga
• Xavi Rabaseda
• Vicente Ramos
• Xavi Rey
• Alfonso Reyes
• Felipe Reyes
• Sergio Rodríguez
• Guille Rubio
• Gonzalo Sagi-Vela
• José Sagi-Vela
• Javi Salgado
• Carlos Suárez
• Rafael Vecina
• Édgar Vicedo
• Pancho Jasen
• Nicolás Laprovíttola
• Federico Van Lacke
• Sylven Landesberg
• Nik Caner-Medley
• Yannick Driesen
• John Roberson
• Lucas Nogueira
• Caio Torres
• Dejan Ivanov
• Carl English
• Levon Kendall
• Philip Scrubb
• Nacho Arroyo
• Hansel Atencia
• Juan Palacios
• Junior Etou
• Marko Banić
• Danko Cvjetičanin
• Željko Šakić
• Goran Suton
• Ondřej Balvín
• Jiří Welsch
• Kevin Larsen
• Josh Asselin
• Ángel Delgado
• Luis Flores
• Jamar Wilson
• Tariq Kirksay
• Edwin Jackson
• Michel Morandais
• Florent Piétrus
• Ali Traoré
• Tyrone Ellis
• Viktor Sanikidze
• Pietro Aradori
• Alessandro Gentile
• Mārtiņš Laksa
• Toms Leimanis
• Dovydas Giedraitis
• Shayne Whittington
• Omar Cook
• Nemanja Đurišić
• Goran Nikolić
• Nicolas de Jong
• Torgeir Bryn
• Karamo Jawara
• Rubén Garcés
• J. J. Barea
• Gian Clavell
• Mikhail Mikhailov
• Sitapha Savané
• Aleksa Avramović
• Stefan Birčević
• Nemanja Dangubić
• Nikola Lončar
• Petar Popović
• Vladimir Štimac
• Domen Lorbek
• Uroš Slokar
• Samo Udrih
• Martin Rančík
• Ludvig Håkanson
• Daniel Clark
• Vitaly Potapenko
• Jayson Granger
• Michael Carrera
• Gary Alexander
• Corey Brewer
• Alec Brown
• Louis Bullock
• Vonteego Cummings
• Johnny Dee
• Toney Douglas
• Marlon Garnett
• Keith Jennings
• Adam Keefe
• Kyle Kuric
• Chris Lofton
• Will McDonald
• Tony Mitchell
• Andrae Patterson
• John Pinone
• Phil Pressey
• David Russell
• Walker Russell
• Cedric Simmons
• Terry Stotts
• Ron Taylor
• Shaun Vandiver
• Glen Whisby
• Eric White
• Harper Williams
• Rickie Winslow
• Antoine Wright

Head coach

See also: Category:CB Estudiantes coaches

• Rafael Laborde: 1948–1949, 1953–1955, 1956
• Miguel Parrilla: 1949–1951
• Leopoldo Bermúdez: 1951–1953
• Víctor Díaz: 1955–1956
• Héctor Rodríguez: 1956 (int.)
• José Antonio Garrido: 1956–1957
• Roberto Bermúdez: 1957, 1959–1960, 1974–1975
• Emilio Tejada: 1957–1958
• Ramón Uturbi: 1958–1959
• Jaime Bolea: 1960–1963
• Jesús Codina: 1963–1964, 1973–1974, 1979–1981
• Francisco Hernández: 1964–1965
• Ignacio Pinedo: 1965–1973
• Fernando Bermúdez: 1975–1976
• José Ramón Ramos: 1976–1979
• Fernando Martínez Arroyo: 1979
• Antonio Gómez Carra: 1981–1983
• Paco Garrido: 1983–1988
• Miguel Ángel Martín: 1988–1994
• Pepu Hernández: 1994–2001, 2001–2005, 2011–2012
• Charly Sáinz de Aja: 2001
• Juan Antonio Orenga: 2005–2006
• Pedro Martínez: 2006–2007
• Mariano de Pablos: 2007
• Javier Carlos González: 2007 (int.)
• Velimir Perasović: 2007–2008
• Luis Casimiro: 2008–2011
• Trifón Poch: 2012
• Txus Vidorreta: 2012–2015
• Diego Ocampo: 2015–2016
• Alberto Lorenzo: 2016 (int.), 2023
• Sergio Valdeolmillos: 2016
• Salva Maldonado: 2016–2018
• Josep Maria Berrocal: 2018–2019
• Aleksandar Džikić: 2019–2020
• Javier Zamora: 2020–2021
• Jota Cuspinera: 2021–2022
• Diego Epifanio: 2022
• Javi Rodríguez: 2022–2023
• Pedro Rivero: 2023–present

Presidents

• Antonio Magariños: 1948–1964
• Anselmo López: 1964 (int.)
• José Hermida: 1964–1971
• Pedro Dellmans: 1971–1983
• Juan Francisco Moneo: 1983–1999
• Alejandro González Varona: 1999–2004
• Juan Francisco García: 2004–2005
• Fernando Bermúdez: 2005–2008
• Javier Tejedor: 2008
• Juan Francisco García: 2008–2014
• Fernando Galindo: 2014–2022
• Ignacio Triana: 2022–present

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L	Copa del Rey	Other cups		European competitions
1957	1	1ª División	5th	3–7
1958	1	1ª División	5th	11–1–6
1958–59	1	1ª División	6th	12–2–8	Quarterfinalist
1959–60	1	1ª División	10th	6–2–14	Round of 16
1960–61	1	1ª División	7th	10–2–10	First round
1961–62	1	1ª División	3rd	10–8	Runner-up
1962–63	1	1ª División	2nd	11–5	Champion
1963–64	1	1ª División	5th	13–9	Semifinalist
1964–65	1	1ª División	4th	6–8
1965–66	1	1ª División	6th	8–10	Semifinalist
1966–67	1	1ª División	3rd	14–6	Semifinalist
1967–68	1	1ª División	2nd	16–4	Semifinalist
1968–69	1	1ª División	5th	12–10	Quarterfinalist
1969–70	1	1ª División	5th	11–1–10	Quarterfinalist
1970–71	1	1ª División	8th	8–14	Round of 16
1971–72	1	1ª División	5th	12–10	Semifinalist
1972–73	1	1ª División	4th	17–1–12	Runner-up
1973–74	1	1ª División	4th	17–2–9	Semifinalist			2 Cup Winners' Cup	SF	5–4
1974–75	1	1ª División	7th	8–14	Runner-up
1975–76	1	1ª División	4th	17–15	Semifinalist			2 Cup Winners' Cup	SF	6–1
1976–77	1	1ª División	6th	10–12	Semifinalist
1977–78	1	1ª División	7th	8–1–13	Semifinalist
1978–79	1	1ª División	4th	13–1–8	Quarterfinalist
1979–80	1	1ª División	8th	9–1–12	Round of 16
1980–81	1	1ª División	2nd	18–2–6	Quarterfinalist
1981–82	1	1ª División	11th	10–1–15	Round of 16
1982–83	1	1ª División	10th	8–1–17	Round of 16
1983–84	1	Liga ACB	13th	14–16
1984–85	1	Liga ACB	7th	20–13		Copa Príncipe	SF
1985–86	1	Liga ACB	5th	17–15		Copa Príncipe	C
1986–87	1	Liga ACB	5th	16–17	Quarterfinalist	Copa Príncipe	R16	3 Korać Cup	QF	5–3
1987–88	1	Liga ACB	5th	18–14	Quarterfinalist	Copa Príncipe	QR	3 Korać Cup	QF	3–5
1988–89	1	Liga ACB	10th	20–19	Quarterfinalist			3 Korać Cup	QF	4–6
1989–90	1	Liga ACB	4th	22–19	Round of 16
1990–91	1	Liga ACB	3rd	30–12	Runner-up			3 Korać Cup	QF	8–4
1991–92	1	Liga ACB	3rd	30–13	Champion			1 European League	4th	14–7
1992–93	1	Liga ACB	4th	27–14	Quarterfinalist			1 European League	GS	6–10
1993–94	1	Liga ACB	4th	22–16	Fourth position			3 Korać Cup	GS	4–4
1994–95	1	Liga ACB	7th	20–20	Third position			3 Korać Cup	GS	5–5
1995–96	1	Liga ACB	3rd	29–16				3 Korać Cup	GS	6–4
1996–97	1	Liga ACB	3rd	25–17	Quarterfinalist			1 EuroLeague	R16	9–7
1997–98	1	Liga ACB	5th	25–13	Quarterfinalist			1 EuroLeague	R16	8–10
1998–99	1	Liga ACB	4th	24–17				3 Korać Cup	RU	14–2
1999–00	1	Liga ACB	3rd	28–14	Champion			3 Korać Cup	SF	11–3
2000–01	1	Liga ACB	6th	22–16	Quarterfinalist			1 Euroleague	R16	4–8
2001–02	1	Liga ACB	4th	23–19	Semifinalist			2 Saporta Cup	R16	6–6
2002–03	1	Liga ACB	4th	27–14	Quarterfinalist			2 ULEB Cup	SF	11–5
2003–04	1	Liga ACB	2nd	28–20	Quarterfinalist			2 ULEB Cup	SF	11–5
2004–05	1	Liga ACB	4th	25–17	Quarterfinalist			1 Euroleague	RS	4–10
2005–06	1	Liga ACB	8th	17–20				2 ULEB Cup	RS	4–6
2006–07	1	Liga ACB	9th	16–18				3 FIBA EuroCup	4th	12–4
2007–08	1	Liga ACB	14th	12–22
2008–09	1	Liga ACB	13th	12–22	Semifinalist
2009–10	1	Liga ACB	7th	19–17	Quarterfinalist
2010–11	1	Liga ACB	12th	16–18				2 Eurocup	QF	8–6
2011–12	1	Liga ACB	17th[lower-alpha 1]	11–23
2012–13	1	Liga ACB	12th	15–19	Quarterfinalist
2013–14	1	Liga ACB	16th	12–22
2014–15	1	Liga ACB	13th	14–20
2015–16	1	Liga ACB	17th[lower-alpha 2]	9–25
2016–17	1	Liga ACB	11th	13–19
2017–18	1	Liga ACB	11th	17–17				3 Champions League	RS	9–1–6
2018–19	1	Liga ACB	16th	11–23	Quarterfinalist			3 Champions League	QR2	2–2
2019–20	1	Liga ACB	18th[lower-alpha 3]	5–18
2020–21	1	Liga ACB	17th	9–27
2021–22	2	LEB Oro	3rd	29–11		Copa Princesa	C
2022–23	2	LEB Oro	7th	22–15
2023–24	2	LEB Oro	3rd	29–12		Copa Princesa	C

1. Remained in ACB due to the resign of CB Canarias to promote.
2. Remained in ACB due to the resign of Palencia Baloncesto to promote.
3. Season curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Liga ACB

Runners-up (4): 1962–63, 1967–68, 1980–81, 2003–04

• Copa del Rey de Baloncesto (Spanish King's Cup)

Winners (3): 1963, 1992, 2000

Runners-up (4): 1962, 1973, 1975, 1991

• Copa Princesa de Asturias (Spanish Princess' Cup)

Winners (3): 1986, 2022, 2024

European competitions

• EuroLeague

4th place (1): 1991–92

Final Four (1): 1992

• FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)

Semifinalists (2): 1973–74, 1975–76

• FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)

Runners-up (1): 1998–99

• EuroCup Basketball

Semifinalists (2): 2002–03, 2003–04

• FIBA EuroChallenge (defunct)

4th place (1): 2006–07

Final Four (1): 2007

Other competitions

• FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct)

Winners (1):1992

4th place (4): 1972, 1974, 1975, 1993

• Torneo Comunidad de Madrid (defunct)

Winners (8): 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003

• Albacete, Spain Invitational Game

Winners (1): 2014

• Torneo Ciudad de Getafe

Winners (1): 2019

Individual awards

Spanish Cup MVP

• Juan Antonio Orenga – 1991
• John Pinone – 1992
• Alfonso Reyes – 2000

ACB Rising Star

• Sergio Rodríguez – 2005
• Carlos Suárez – 2006
• Juancho Hernangómez – 2016

ACB Slam Dunk Champion

• David Russell – 1986, 1987
• Rickie Winslow – 1990
• Chandler Thompson – 1996, 1998

ACB Three Point Shootout Champion

• Danko Cvjetičanin – 1993
• Keith Jennings – 1996

All-ACB First Team

• Carlos Jiménez – 2006
• Carlos Suárez – 2010
• Nik Caner-Medley – 2011
• Edwin Jackson – 2017
• Sylven Landesberg – 2018

Spanish Princess' Cup MVP

• David Russell – 1986
• Álex Urtasun – 2022
• Alec Wintering – 2024

Women's team

CB Estudiantes has also a women's team which was founded in 1989 and played during several seasons in Liga Femenina, the Spanish women's basketball top tier.^[4] It currently plays in Liga Femenina.

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Copa de la Reina	European competitions
2000–01	2	1ª División	2nd[lower-alpha 1]
2001–02	2	Liga Femenina 2	2nd
2002–03	1	Liga Femenina	10th
2003–04	1	Liga Femenina	7th
2004–05	1	Liga Femenina	7th	Quarterfinalist
2005–06	1	Liga Femenina	8th
2006–07	1	Liga Femenina	13th
2007–08	2	Liga Femenina 2	3rd
2008–09	1	Liga Femenina	12th
2009–10	1	Liga Femenina	13th
2010–11	2	Liga Femenina 2	4th
2011–12	2	Liga Femenina 2	9th
2012–13	2	Liga Femenina 2	7th
2013–14	2	Liga Femenina 2	6th
2014–15	2	Liga Femenina 2	8th
2015–16	2	Liga Femenina 2	8th
2016–17	2	Liga Femenina 2	2nd
2017–18	1	Liga Femenina	14th
2018–19	2	Liga Femenina 2	10th
2019–20	2	Liga Femenina 2	1st [lower-alpha 2]
2020–21	1	Liga Femenina	5th
2021–22	1	Liga Femenina	7th	Quarterfinalist	2 EuroCup Women	PR1	4–4
2022–23	1	Liga Femenina	8th	Quarterfinalist	2 EuroCup Women	PR1	3–5
2023–24	1	Liga Femenina	6th	Semifinalist	2 EuroCup Women	PR1	6–2

^[5]

1. Invited to join the newly created Liga Femenina 2.
2. Liga Femenina 2 season 19/20 curtailed due to coronavirus

References

1. "SADs at CSD website". Archived from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
2. Comunicado oficial Asefa Estudiantes ACB.com, 15 June 2012
3. "Asefa Estudiantes will play the next season in the Palacio de Deportes" (in Spanish). 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
4. History of the women's basketball team at Estudiantes website (in Spanish)
5. "Competiciones FEB".

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)