Basket Navarra Club

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

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

History

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

Sponsorship naming
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
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L
2007–08 4LEB Bronce 8th[lower-alpha 1] 17–17
2008–09 3LEB Plata 6th 20–14
2009–10 3LEB Plata 4th 20–20
2010–11 2LEB Oro 8th[lower-alpha 2] 19–19
2011–12 2LEB Oro 4th 24–17
2012–13 2LEB Oro 11th 10–16
2013–14 2LEB Oro 14th[lower-alpha 3] 5–21
2014–15 2LEB Oro 7th 15–15
2015–16 2LEB Oro 15th 10–20
2016–17 3LEB Plata 9th 15–18
2017–18 3 LEB Plata 9th 17–18
2018–19 3 LEB Plata 6th 22–12
2019–20 3LEB Plata 14th[lower-alpha 4] 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

Individual awards

LEB Oro MVP

All-LEB Oro Team

Current roster

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

Basket Navarra roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 9 Antúnez, Lucas 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (1995-06-14)14 June 1995
SG 5 Artiles, Alberto 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (1997-02-24)24 February 1997
SF 13 García, Adrián 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 36 – (1985-02-02)2 February 1985
PF Lepichev, Simeon 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1995-01-09)9 January 1995
PF Llopis, Rafa 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1993-06-28)28 June 1993
SG 15 Narros, Iñaki 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 39 – (1981-05-28)28 May 1981
SF 8 Seoane, Rodrigo 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (1999-08-16)16 August 1999
C Smith, LaRon 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1993-12-20)20 December 1993
PG 4 Stümer, Peter 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (1999-03-11)11 March 1999
SG 12 Yárnoz, Pablo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1996-03-28)28 March 1996
Head coach
  • Jordi Juste
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Notes
  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
  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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