Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto

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

Fundación Lucentum
LeaguesLEB Oro
FoundedJune 17, 2015 (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

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 PlataRU
2017–18 3 LEB Plata 3rd 29–14
2018–19 3 LEB Plata 1st 28-6 Copa LEB PlataC
2019–20 2LEB Oro 4th[lower-alpha 1] 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 nationality not displayed.

HLA Alicante roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 45 Bilbao, Jorge 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1995-06-27)27 June 1995
PF 57 Galán, Álex 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (1999-09-12)12 September 1999
PF 11 Gjuroski, Stojan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1991-11-06)6 November 1991
SG 25 Huertas, Rafa 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1984-08-02)2 August 1984
PG 9 Llompart, Pedro 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 39 – (1982-01-09)9 January 1982
SF 15 Martínez, Edu 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1990-05-05)5 May 1990
SF 5 Ortega, Chumi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (1997-08-13)13 August 1997
PG 3 Pitts, Justin 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 26 – (1994-10-26)26 October 1994
PF 12 Rodríguez, Samuel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (1997-08-02)2 August 1997
SG 23 Urtasun, Txemi 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 36 – (1984-04-30)30 April 1984
C 6 Zohore, Jonas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1991-07-06)6 July 1991
Head coach
  • Pedro Rivero
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jonas Zohore Jorge Bilbao
PF Stojan Gjuroski Álex Galán Samuel Rodríguez
SF Chumi Ortega Edu Martínez
SG Txemi Urtasun Rafa Huertas
PG Pedro Llompart Justin Pitts

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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