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Fundación Lucentum
Fundación Lucentum logo
LeaguesLEB Oro
FoundedJune 17, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-17)
ArenaPabellón Pedro Ferrándiz
LocationAlicante, Valencian Community
Team colorsWhite, Blue, Navy Blue
     
PresidentAntonio Gallego
Head coachMiguel Ángel Zapata
Championships1 Copa LEB Plata
Websitefundacionlucentum.com

Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto Alicante, also known as HLA Alicante for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Alicante, Valencian Community.

History

The club was founded on 17 June 2015 with the aim to save the basketball in the city after the financial problems of the main club CB Lucentum.[1]

Fundación Lucentum made its debut in the 2015–16 LEB Plata season after receiving the spot of CB Lucentum.[2] On 23 December 2018, the club achieved their first title after defeating 86–68 CB Zamora in the Copa LEB Plata, played during the 2018–19 season.

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Cup competitions
2015–16 3 LEB Plata 7th 16–12
2016–17 3 LEB Plata 7th 22–13 Copa LEB Plata RU
2017–18 3 LEB Plata 3rd 29–14
2018–19 3 LEB Plata 1st 28-6 Copa LEB Plata C
2019–20 2 LEB Oro 4th[a] 16–8
  1. ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Players

Current roster

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

HLA Alicante roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 45 Spain Bilbao, Jorge 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1995-06-27)27 June 1995
PF 57 Spain Galán, Álex 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-09-12)12 September 1999
PF 11 North Macedonia Gjuroski, Stojan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1991-11-06)6 November 1991
SG 25 Spain Huertas, Rafa 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 40 – (1984-08-02)2 August 1984
PG 9 Spain Llompart, Pedro 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 42 – (1982-01-09)9 January 1982
SF 15 Spain Martínez, Edu 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-05-05)5 May 1990
SF 5 Spain Ortega, Chumi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-08-13)13 August 1997
PG 3 United States Pitts, Justin 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 30 – (1994-10-26)26 October 1994
PF 12 Spain Rodríguez, Samuel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-08-02)2 August 1997
SG 23 Spain Urtasun, Txemi 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 40 – (1984-04-30)30 April 1984
C 6 Denmark Zohore, Jonas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 33 – (1991-07-06)6 July 1991
Head coach
  • Spain Pedro Rivero
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Bamba Fall Álex Galán Sergio Mendiola
PF Patrick Onwenu
SF Issa Thiam Pep Busquets Nacho Díaz
SG Devin Schmidt Chumi Ortega Guillem Arcos
PG Justin Pitts Pedro Llompart

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

Trophies

References

  1. ^ "Mañana nace la Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto Alicante" (in Spanish). Lucentum Blogging. 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ "La Fundación Lucentum toma el relevo del CB Lucentum" (in Spanish). Dario Información. 5 August 2015.
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