Bilbao Basket

Club Basket Bilbao Berri S.A.D.,^[1] commonly known as Bilbao Basket (pronounced [bilˈβao βasˈket]), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the FIBA Europe Cup. Their home arena is the Bilbao Arena, Spain.

Surne Bilbao Basket
Nickname	Beltzezko gizonak Hombres de negro (Men in Black)
Leagues	Liga ACB FIBA Europe Cup
Founded	7 March 2000; 24 years ago (2000-03-07)
History	Club Basket Bilbao Berri (2000–present)
Arena	Bilbao Arena
Capacity	10,014
Location	Bilbao, Spain
Team colors	Black, Silver
President	Isabel Iturbe
Head coach	Jaume Ponsarnau
Retired numbers	2 (14, 15)
Website	bilbaobasket.biz
Home Away Third

History

The club was founded in 2000 after replacing the former city clubs: Cajabilbao and SD Patronato. After four seasons between LEB and LEB 2, Bilbao promoted to Liga ACB in 2004 by winning by 3–1 to Baloncesto León in the LEB semifinals.

Bilbao spent ten seasons in the top tier of the Spanish basketball becoming finalist of the league in the 2010–11 season, where it lost in the finals to FC Barcelona by 3–0. In 2012, Bilbao played the EuroLeague and it was eliminated in the quarterfinals by CSKA Moscow, who won the series by 3–1.

The best era of the club finished in 2013, when it lost the 2013 Eurocup Final at Charleroi against Lokomotiv Kuban.

On 17 July 2014, the ACB excluded Bilbao Basket from the Liga ACB due to its financial trouble,^[2] but on 8 August, the Association was forced to retire the exclusion and finally Bilbao Basket remained in the Spanish top league.^[3]

The club played four more seasons in Liga ACB until their relegation on 13 May 2018, after losing against Baskonia the Basque derby by 74–78.

Sponsorship naming

Bilbao Basket has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

• Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket: 2004–07
• iurbentia Bilbao Basket: 2007–09
• Bizkaia Bilbao Basket: 2009–11
• Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket: 2011–12^[4]
• Uxúe Bilbao Basket: 2012–13^[5]
• Dominion Bilbao Basket: 2015–16^[6]
• RETAbet Bilbao Basket: 2016–21^[7]
• Surne Bilbao Basket: 2021–present^[8]

Logos

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  2016-21
• 
  2007–2009
• 
  2015–2016

Home arenas

• Pabellón La Casilla: (2000–09)
• Bizkaia Arena: (2009–10), occasionally used for home games in 2007 and 2008
• Bilbao Arena: (2010–present)

Players

See also: Category:Bilbao Basket players

Retired numbers

Bilbao Basket retired numbers
No.	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure
14		Javi Salgado	PG	2001–2010, 2016–2019
15		Álex Mumbrú	SF	2009-2018

Current roster

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

Surne Bilbao Basket roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 3 Frey, Harald 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997 SG 5 Abdur-Rahkman, Muhammad-Ali 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 SF 9 Domínguez, Rubén 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2003-01-23)23 January 2003 PF 11 De Ridder, Thijs (Y) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2003-01-31)31 January 2003 PF 12 Gielo, Tomasz 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1993-01-04)4 January 1993 C 17 Jones, Marvin 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 PG 19 Pantzar, Melwin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (2000-04-10)10 April 2000 SF 22 Rabaseda, Xavi (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989 SF 30 Dragić, Zoran 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1989-06-22)22 June 1989 C 32 Hlinason, Tryggvi 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 27 – (1997-10-28)28 October 1997 F/C 43 Sylla, Amar 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (2001-10-01)1 October 2001 SG 77 Kullamäe, Kristian 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-05-25)25 May 1999 F/C Bagayoko, Bassala (Y) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2006-09-10)10 September 2006	Head coach Jaume Ponsarnau Assistant coach(es) Javi Salgado Sergio García Legend (C) Team captain (Y) Youth player Injured Roster Transactions Updated: August 31, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2		Inactive
C	Marvin Jones *	Tryggvi Hlinason	Amar Sylla †		Bassala Bagayoko ‡
PF	Tomasz Gielo	Thijs de Ridder ‡
SF	Xavi Rabaseda †	Zoran Dragić	Rubén Domínguez †
SG	Kristian Kullumäe	Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman *
PG	Melwin Pantzar †	Harald Frey

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

Head coaches

• Txutxo Sanz: 2000–2001
• Pedro Zorrozua: 2001
• Txus Vidorreta: 2001–2010
• Rafa Pueyo: 2010, 2013–2014
• Fotios Katsikaris: 2010–2013
• Sito Alonso: 2014–2016
• Carles Duran: 2016–2017
• Veljko Mršić: 2017–2018
• Jaka Lakovič: 2018
• Álex Mumbrú: 2018–2022
• Jaume Ponsarnau: 2022–present

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L	Copa del Rey	Other cups		European competitions
2000–01	3	LEB 2	13th	13–20
2001–02	3	LEB 2	1st	31–8		Copa LEB 2	C
2002–03	2	LEB	6th	21–14		Copa Príncipe	RU
2003–04	2	LEB	1st	29–14		Copa Príncipe	SF
2004–05	1	Liga ACB	14th	12–22
2005–06	1	Liga ACB	15th	13–21
2006–07	1	Liga ACB	10th	15–19
2007–08	1	Liga ACB	7th	21–15	Semifinalist	Supercopa	RU
2008–09	1	Liga ACB	8th	15–19				2 Eurocup	SF	11–3
2009–10	1	Liga ACB	9th	16–18	Quarterfinalist			2 Eurocup	3rd	13–5
2010–11	1	Liga ACB	2nd	26–17	Quarterfinalist
2011–12	1	Liga ACB	6th	19–17		Supercopa	SF	1 Euroleague	QF	10–10
2012–13	1	Liga ACB	7th	20–17	Quarterfinalist			2 Eurocup	RU	13–4
2013–14	1	Liga ACB	14th	12–22		Supercopa	SF	2 Eurocup	L32	8–8
2014–15	1	Liga ACB	5th	21–18	Quarterfinalist
2015–16	1	Liga ACB	10th	16–18	Semifinalist			2 Eurocup	L32	11–5
2016–17	1	Liga ACB	10th	14–18				2 EuroCup	RS	3–5
2017–18	1	Liga ACB	17th	8–26				2 EuroCup	RS	2–8
2018–19	2	LEB Oro	2nd	29–12		Copa Princesa	RU
2019–20	1	Liga ACB	8th	15–13	Quarterfinalist
2020–21	1	Liga ACB	17th	10–26				3 Champions League	RS	2–4
2021–22	1	Liga ACB	9th	16–18
2022–23	1	Liga ACB	12th	14–20				3 Champions League	R16	5–7
2023–24	1	Liga ACB	13th	13–21				4 Europe Cup	SF	12–4
2024–25	1	Liga ACB						4 Europe Cup

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• Liga ACB:
  • Runners-up (1): 2011
• Supercopa de España:
  • Runners-up (1): 2007
• EuroCup:
  • Runners-up (1): 2013
• LEB: (1)
  • 2004
• Copa Princesa de Asturias:
  • Runners-up (2): 2002, 2019
• LEB Plata: (1)
  • 2002
• Copa LEB Plata: (1)
  • 2002

Individual awards

All-ACB First Team

• Marcelo Huertas – 2008
• Marko Todorović – 2015
• Álex Mumbrú – 2016

EuroCup MVP

• Marko Banić – 2010

All-EuroCup First Team

• Marko Banić – 2009, 2010
• Kostas Vasileiadis – 2013

All-EuroCup Second Team

• Lamont Hamilton – 2013

EuroCup Coach of the Year

• Fotios Katsikaris – 2013

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-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 official NBA match at any time.

• Quino Colom
• Alberto Díaz
• Germán Gabriel
• Roger Grimau
• Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca
• Raül López
• Rafa Martínez
• Álex Mumbrú
• Javi Salgado
• Fran Vázquez
• Axel Hervelle
• Marcelo Huertas
• Rafa Luz
• Tiago Splitter
• Marko Banić
• Damir Markota
• Ondřej Balvín
• Ángel Delgado
• Damien Inglis
• Adrien Moerman
• Jérôme Moïso
• Frédéric Weis
• Ben Bentil
• Georgios Bogris
• Dimitrios Mavroeidis
• Kostas Vasileiadis
• Nikos Zisis
• D'or Fischer
• Dairis Bertāns
• Jānis Blūms
• Antanas Kavaliauskas
• Arnoldas Kulboka
• Renaldas Seibutis
• Gytis Masiulis
• Predrag Savović
• Marko Todorović
• Micheal Eric
• Martin Rančík
• Ludvig Håkanson
• Jaylon Brown
• Andrew Goudelock
• Lamont Hamilton
• Aaron Jackson
• John Jenkins
• Quincy Lewis
• Khyri Thomas
• Jeff Withey

Matches against NBA teams

  Win   Loss

6 October 2013	Bilbao Basket	104–106	Philadelphia 76ers	Barakaldo
	Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 30–28, 30–24, 24–27
	Pts: Bertāns 19 Rebs: Hervelle 14 Asts: Mumbrú 6	Boxscore	Pts: Turner 25 Rebs: Anderson 7 Asts: Carter-Williams 6	Arena: Bizkaia Arena Attendance: 13,538 Referees: Scott Foster, Eric Dalen, Antonio Conde

Bilbao Basket v Philadelphia 76ers

Rivalries

Bilbao Basket has a strong rivalry with Saski Baskonia. Their games together are called the Basque basketball derby.

Fundación Bilbao Basket

Fundación Bilbao Basket is the reserve team of Bilbao Basket. It currently plays in Tercera FEB, the fourth tier of Spanish basketball.

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L
2019–20	5	1ª Nacional	12th[d]	5–13
2020–21	5	1ª Nacional	3rd	10–1–6
2021–22	5	1ª Nacional	1st	16–6
2022–23	4	Liga EBA	3rd	16–11
2023–24	4	Liga EBA	1st	25–4
2024–25	4	Tercera FEB

Notes

1. A homegrown player is a player that played for at least three years before the age of 20 on a Spanish team. In Liga 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. In FIBA Europe Cup, 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 outside EEA, FIBA Europe or ACP states. In Liga ACB, the team may register at most two overseas players. In FIBA Europe Cup, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of overseas players.
3. In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.
4. Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

1. "Relación de SAD — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Deportes. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
2. "Bilbao Basket no completa el proceso de inscripción para la Liga Endesa 14-15" (in Spanish). ACB.com. July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
3. "Comunicado Oficial de la ACB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
4. "El Gescrap Bizkaia ya es una realidad" (in Spanish). ACB.com. November 11, 2011. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
5. "Nace el Uxúe Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. December 21, 2012. Archived from the original on August 11, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
6. "Dominion, nuevo patrocinador principal del Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. March 24, 2015. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
7. "Nace RETAbet Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
8. "Surne se convierte en patrocinador nominal del Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). bilbaobasket.biz. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Bilbao Basket at ACB.COM (in Spanish)