Gipuzkoa Basket

Donosti Gipuzkoa Basket 2001 Saskibaloi Kirol Elkartea S.A.D.,[1] commonly known as Gipuzkoa Basket and as Acunsa GBC for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is Donostia Arena.

Acunsa GBC
LeaguesLiga ACB
Founded2001 (2001)
HistoryGipuzkoa Basket
(2001–06)
Donosti Gipuzkoa Basket 2001
(2006–present)
ArenaDonostia Arena
Capacity11,000
LocationSan Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Team colorsBlue, orange, white
     
PresidentNacho Núñez
Head coachMarcelo Nicola
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Gipuzkoa Basket started competing in LEB 2, third tier. After a first season where the club finished in 11th position out of sixteen teams, it ceased in activity until 2004, when it came back to LEB 2.

In the 2004–05 LEB 2 season, despite finishing in the second position of the regular season, Gipuzkoa BC was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the promotion playoffs by Ciudad de La Laguna. After this come back to competition, Gipuzkoa BC bought the place in Liga LEB, second tier, to CB Ciudad de Algeciras.

Bruesa GBC only needed one season in LEB to achieve promotion Liga ACB. The team finished the regular season in the sixth position but performed a perfect playoff (7–0) to win the league.[2]

The 2006–07 ACB season was not good for the club and could not remain in the league after only winning eight of the 34 games. Porfirio Fisac finished his era in the club after two consecutive promotions.

Despite this failure, Bruesa GBC, this time with Pablo Laso as coach, obtained again the promotion after beating Tenerife Rural in the final game by 81–76 in Cáceres.[3]

The second era in Liga ACB was much better, and the club had not too much problems to remain in the league. The 2011–12 season, just after Pablo Laso signed with Real Madrid, would be the best one in the history of the club, qualifying for the first time to play the Copa del Rey, where the team was defeated in the quarterfinals by Caja Laboral, and the playoffs, not being able to beat Valencia Basket.

A drastic cut in the public subvention to the club, forced Gipuzkoa to resign to play in the Eurocup.[4] From 2012 to 2016 the club decreased its performances and was relegated to LEB Oro in three of the following four seasons, but remained in the league due to the not ability of the second-tier teams to fulfill the requirements to join the ACB League.

In July 2016, after its third relegation and only winning seven games of the 2015–16 season, the board of directors agreed to register GBC in the LEB Oro, thus rejecting the invitation to play again in Liga ACB.[5] With this decision, GBC came back to its old pavilion Polideportivo Municipal José Antonio Gasca, instead of playing again at Illumbe bullring. In its third season at LEB Oro, it achieved a third promotion to the top tier after ending as league champions.

Two years after promoting, GBC suffered a new relegation to LEB Oro. In its fourth season, the club achieved its first Copa Princesa de Asturias after three participations, by beating away Carramimbre CBC Valladolid.

Sponsorship naming

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

  • Datac GBC (2001–02)
  • Bruesa GBC (2004–09)
  • Lagun Aro GBC (2009–13)
  • RETAbet.es GBC (2015–2017)
  • Delteco GBC (2017–2019)
  • Delteco Gipuzkoa Basket (2019–2020)
  • Acunsa GBC (2020–present)

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

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

Acunsa GBC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 5 Carlson, Mike 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1991-06-17)17 June 1991
SG 1 Dee, Johnny 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1992-11-04)4 November 1992
C 26 Echenique, Jaime  2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 23 – (1997-04-27)27 April 1997
PG 3 Faggiano, Lucas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1989-03-21)21 March 1989
SG 0 Francis, Brandone 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1994-09-10)10 September 1994
PF 11 Magarity, William 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1993-06-17)17 June 1993
SG 9 Motos, Mikel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1993-01-30)30 January 1993
PF 14 Olaizola, Julen 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993
C 2 Okouo, Viny 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 23 – (1997-04-10)10 April 1997
SF 7 Oroz, Xabi (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1996-01-19)19 January 1996
PF 8 Radončić, Dino 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (1999-01-08)8 January 1999
PG 6 Špan, Jan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1992-11-20)20 November 1992
SF 19 Tomàs, Pere 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1989-09-05)5 September 1989
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 7, 2021

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
C Mike Carlson Viny Okouo Jaime Echenique
PF Dino Radončić William Magarity Julen Olaizola
SF Pere Tomàs Xabi Oroz
SG Johnny Dee Brandone Francis Mikel Motos
PG Lucas Faggiano Jan Špan

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

Coaches
Porfirio Fisac achieved the two LEB Oro titles of the club.

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups
2001–02 3LEB 2 11th 13–17
2002–04 Did not enter any competition
2004–05 3LEB 2 5th[lower-alpha 1] 23–12 Copa LEB 2SF
2005–06 2LEB 1st 26–15
2006–07 1Liga ACB 18th 8–26
2007–08 2LEB Oro 2nd 28–10 Copa PríncipeSF
2008–09 1Liga ACB 12th 11–21
2009–10 1Liga ACB 14th 13–21
2010–11 1Liga ACB 14th 12–22
2011–12 1Liga ACB 5th 20–17 Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1Liga ACB 17th[lower-alpha 2] 8–26
2013–14 1Liga ACB 10th 16–18
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 17th[lower-alpha 3] 10–24
2015–16 1 Liga ACB 18th 7–27
2016–17 2LEB Oro 1st 25–9
2017–18 1Liga ACB 13th 13–21
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 17th 10–24
2019–20 2LEB Oro 2nd[lower-alpha 4] 18–6 Copa PrincesaC

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Individual awards

ACB Most Valuable Player

All-ACB First Team

ACB Best Young Player Award

Notable players

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Notes
  1. Bought the LEB berth to Algeciras Cepsa.
  2. Remained in ACB after Ford Burgos (Atapuerca) did not give the requirements for joining the league.
  3. Remained in ACB after Ford Burgos (Tizona) did not give the requirements for joining the league.
  4. Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  5. Shared title

References
  1. "Relación de SAD | CSD - Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Deportes. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. "Bruesa GBC temporada 2005/06 – Un 0 – 7 que vale un ascenso" (in Spanish). Falso9sports.com. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. "El Bruesa vuelve a la ACB un año después" (in Spanish). Marca. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. "Renuncia a jugar la Eurocup" (in Spanish). Gara. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. "Diputación de Gipuzkoa y GBC sellan acuerdo para que juegue en LEB Oro" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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