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Basket Navarra Club

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Basket Navarra
Basket Navarra logo
LeaguesLEB Plata
Founded2007
ArenaPabellón de Arrosadia
Capacity1,500
LocationPamplona, Spain
Team colorsGreen and white
   
PresidentJosé Javier Sobrino
Head coachXabi Jiménez
Websitewww.basketnavarraclub.com

Basket Navarra Club is a professional Basketball team based in Pamplona, Navarra. The team currently plays in league LEB Plata.

History

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Basket Navarra Club was founded in 2007 with the aim of creating a professional basketball team in Navarra. The club played its first year at LEB Bronce, league created in that season as the fourth division in Spanish basketball.

After this first year, the club achieved a vacant berth in LEB Plata. In their second season at this league, the club played the semifinals of the promotion playoffs, but were defeated by CB Tíjola.

On 2010, Basket Navarra Club clinched the spot of Bàsquet Mallorca at LEB Oro, the second division. Navarra reached the promotion playoffs to Liga ACB but were defeated by Ford Burgos in the quarterfinals round by 3–1. The next season, the 2011–12 was the best one in the history of the club, reaching the semifinals of the promotion playoffs to Liga ACB.

In 2014, due to the existence of vacant berths, Navarra remained in LEB Oro despite being qualified in the last position after a season marked as "an absurdity".[1]

Two years later, Navarra was again relegated to LEB Plata, this time not remaining in LEB Oro.

Home arenas

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Sponsorship naming

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Former logo, until January 2012

Basket Navarra Club had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • HNV-Consmetal Navarra: 2007–08
  • HNV Duar Navarra: 2008–09
  • Grupo Iruña Navarra: 2009–12
  • Planasa Navarra: 2012–2016
  • AECC Navarra: 2016[N 1]

Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. W–L
2007–08 4 LEB Bronce 8th[a] 17–17
2008–09 3 LEB Plata 6th 20–14
2009–10 3 LEB Plata 4th 20–20
2010–11 2 LEB Oro 8th[b] 19–19
2011–12 2 LEB Oro 4th 24–17
2012–13 2 LEB Oro 11th 10–16
2013–14 2 LEB Oro 14th[c] 5–21
2014–15 2 LEB Oro 7th 15–15
2015–16 2 LEB Oro 15th 10–20
2016–17 3 LEB Plata 9th 15–18
2017–18 3 LEB Plata 9th 17–18
2018–19 3 LEB Plata 6th 22–12
2019–20 3 LEB Plata 14th[d] 11–14
  1. ^ After the dissolution of LEB Bronce, the club is invited to play at LEB Plata.
  2. ^ Achieved the vacant berth of Bàsquet Mallorca, who played at LEB Plata due to administrative problems.
  3. ^ Remained in the LEB Oro after achieving a vacant place.
  4. ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trophies and awards

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Individual awards

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LEB Oro MVP

All-LEB Oro Team

Current roster

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

Basket Navarra roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 9 Spain Antúnez, Lucas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-06-14)14 June 1995
SG 5 Spain Artiles, Alberto 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1997-02-24)24 February 1997
SF 13 Spain García, Adrián 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 39 – (1985-02-02)2 February 1985
PF Bulgaria Lepichev, Simeon 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1995-01-09)9 January 1995
PF Spain Llopis, Rafa 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-06-28)28 June 1993
SG 15 Spain Narros, Iñaki 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 43 – (1981-05-28)28 May 1981
SF 8 Spain Seoane, Rodrigo 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1999-08-16)16 August 1999
C United States Virgin Islands Smith, LaRon 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-12-20)20 December 1993
PG 4 Sweden Stümer, Peter 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1999-03-11)11 March 1999
SG 12 Spain Yárnoz, Pablo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1996-03-28)28 March 1996
Head coach
  • Spain Jordi Juste

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Notes

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  1. ^ Planasa loaned the sponsorship to the Spanish Association Against Cancer for one game of the 2015–16 season."Planasa cede su patrocinio a AECC Navarra para la próxima jornada" (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

References

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  1. ^ Planasa Navarra califica su temporada como "un despropósito"; Diario de Navarra, 14 April 2014 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "El Planasa quiere que su debut en el Universitario "sea una fiesta"" (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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