Bilbao Basket

Basketball team in Bilbao, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Club Basket Bilbao Berri S.A.D.,[1] commonly known as Bilbao Basket (pronounced [bilˈβao βasˈket]), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the Bilbao Arena.

NicknameBeltzezko gizonak
Hombres de negro
(Men in Black)
LeaguesLiga ACB
Founded7 March 2000; 26 years ago (2000-03-07)
HistoryClub Basket Bilbao Berri
(2000–present)
Quick facts Surne Bilbao Basket, Nickname ...
Surne Bilbao Basket
Surne Bilbao Basket logo
NicknameBeltzezko gizonak
Hombres de negro
(Men in Black)
LeaguesLiga ACB
Founded7 March 2000; 26 years ago (2000-03-07)
HistoryClub Basket Bilbao Berri
(2000–present)
ArenaBilbao Arena
Capacity10,014
LocationBilbao, Spain
Team colorsBlack, Silver
   
PresidentIsabel Iturbe
Head coachJaume Ponsarnau
Championships2 FIBA Europe Cup
1 LEB
1 Copa LEB Plata
Retired numbers2 (14, 15)
Websitebilbaobasket.biz
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History

The club was founded in 2000 after replacing the former city clubs: Cajabilbao and SD Patronato. After four seasons between LEB and LEB 2, Bilbao promoted to Liga ACB in 2004 by winning by 3–1 to Baloncesto León in the LEB semifinals.

Bilbao spent ten seasons in the top tier of the Spanish basketball becoming finalist of the league in the 2010–11 season, where it lost in the finals to FC Barcelona by 3–0. In 2012, Bilbao played the EuroLeague and it was eliminated in the quarterfinals by CSKA Moscow, who won the series by 3–1.

The best era of the club finished in 2013, when it lost the 2013 Eurocup Final at Charleroi against Lokomotiv Kuban.

On 17 July 2014, the ACB excluded Bilbao Basket from the Liga ACB due to its financial trouble,[2] but on 8 August, the Association was forced to retire the exclusion and finally Bilbao Basket remained in the Spanish top league.[3]

The club played four more seasons in Liga ACB until their relegation on 13 May 2018, after losing against Baskonia the Basque derby by 74–78.

Sponsorship naming

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

  • Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket: 2004–07
  • iurbentia Bilbao Basket: 2007–09
  • Bizkaia Bilbao Basket: 2009–11
  • Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket: 2011–12[4]
  • Uxúe Bilbao Basket: 2012–13[5]
  • Dominion Bilbao Basket: 2015–16[6]
  • RETAbet Bilbao Basket: 2016–21[7]
  • Surne Bilbao Basket: 2021–present[8]

Logos

  • Non-commercial logo since 2009
    Non-commercial logo since 2009
  • 2007–2009
    2007–2009
  • 2015–2016
    2015–2016
  • 2016–2021
    2016–2021

Home arenas

Players

See also: Category:Bilbao Basket players

Retired numbers

More information No., Nat. ...
Bilbao Basket retired numbers
No. Nat. Player Position Tenure
14SpainJavi SalgadoPG2001–2010, 2016–2019
15SpainÁlex MumbrúSF2009–2018
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Current roster

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

More information Surne Bilbao Basket roster, Players ...
Surne Bilbao Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G/F 2 Lithuania Normantas, Margiris 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1996-10-27)27 October 1996
PG 3 Norway Frey, Harald 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997
PG 4 Spain de Castro, Kepa (Y) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (2004-01-29)29 January 2004
PG 5 Spain Errasti, Bingen (Y) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2007-07-30)30 July 2007
SF 6 Spain Mintegui, Aimar (Y) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2007-10-16)16 October 2007
SG 7 United States Jaworski, Justin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1999-06-21)21 June 1999
SG 8 Spain Velasco, Aiert (Y) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 22 – (2004-02-23)23 February 2004
PF 9 Spain Madariaga, Urko (Y) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2005-09-11)11 September 2005
F/C 10 Slovenia Krampelj, Martin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1995-03-10)10 March 1995
G/F 11 United States Hilliard, Darrun 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1993-04-13)13 April 1993
F/C 12 Serbia Zečević, Aleksandar (Y) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 20 – (2006-05-01)1 May 2006
F/C 13 Mali Bagayoko, Bassala 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2006-09-10)10 September 2006
F 18 Poland Petrasek, Luke 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1995-08-17)17 August 1995
PG 19 Sweden Pantzar, Melwin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (2000-04-10)10 April 2000
F/C 20 Senegal Sylla, Amar 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (2001-10-01)1 October 2001
SG 22 Spain Font, Aleix 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1998-03-11)11 March 1998
C 32 Iceland Hlinason, Tryggvi 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 28 – (1997-10-28)28 October 1997
SF 73 Serbia Lazarević, Stefan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1996-08-20)20 August 1996
Head coach
  • Spanish Basketball Federation Jaume Ponsarnau
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (Y) Youth player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 5, 2025
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Depth chart

More information Pos., Starting 5 ...
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Tryggvi Hlinason Amar Sylla † Bassala Bagayoko † Aleksandar Zečević ‡
PF Martin Krampelj Luke Petrasek Urko Madariaga ‡
SF Darrun Hilliard * Stefan Lazarević Aimar Mintegui ‡
SG Justin Jaworski * Margiris Normantas Aleix Font † Aiert Velasco ‡
PG Melwin Pantzar † Harald Frey Bingen Errasti ‡ Kepa de Castro ‡
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Notes: Blue † – homegrown player;[a] Red * – overseas player;[b] Green ‡ – youth player[c]

Head coaches

Season by season

More information Season, Tier ...
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
2000–01 3LEB 2 13th 13–20
2001–02 3LEB 2 1st 31–8 Copa LEB PlataC
2002–03 2LEB 6th 21–14 Copa PríncipeRU
2003–04 2LEB 1st 29–14 Copa PríncipeSF
2004–05 1Liga ACB 14th 12–22
2005–06 1Liga ACB 15th 13–21
2006–07 1Liga ACB 10th 15–19
2007–08 1Liga ACB 7th 21–15 Semifinalist SupercopaRU
2008–09 1Liga ACB 8th 15–19 2 EurocupSF11–3
2009–10 1Liga ACB 9th 16–18 Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup3rd13–5
2010–11 1Liga ACB 2nd 26–17 Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1Liga ACB 6th 19–17 SupercopaSF 1 EuroleagueQF 10–10
2012–13 1Liga ACB 7th 20–17 Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupRU13–4
2013–14 1Liga ACB 14th 12–22 SupercopaSF 2 EurocupL328–8
2014–15 1Liga ACB 5th 21–18 Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1Liga ACB 10th 16–18 Semifinalist 2 EurocupL3211–5
2016–17 1Liga ACB 10th 14–18 2 EuroCupRS3–5
2017–18 1Liga ACB 17th 8–26 2 EuroCupRS2–8
2018–19 2LEB Oro 2nd 29–12 Copa PrincesaRU
2019–20 1Liga ACB 8th 15–13 Quarterfinalist
2020–21 1Liga ACB 17th 10–26 3 Champions LeagueRS2–4
2021–22 1Liga ACB 9th 16–18
2022–23 1Liga ACB 12th 14–20 3 Champions LeagueR165–7
2023–24 1Liga ACB 13th 13–21 4 Europe CupSF12–4
2024–25 1Liga ACB 16th 11–23 4 Europe CupC16–4
2025–26 1Liga ACB 4 Europe CupC16–2
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Trophies and awards

Trophies

Individual awards

All-ACB First Team

EuroCup MVP

All-EuroCup First Team

All-EuroCup Second Team

EuroCup Coach of the Year

Notable players

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

More information Criteria ...
Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
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Matches against NBA teams

  Win   Loss

More information Barakaldo ...
6 October 2013 Bilbao Basket 104–106 Philadelphia 76ers Barakaldo
Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 30–28, 30–24, 24–27
Pts: Bertāns 19
Rebs: Hervelle 14
Asts: Mumbrú 6		 Boxscore Pts: Turner 25
Rebs: Anderson 7
Asts: Carter-Williams 6		 Arena: Bizkaia Arena
Attendance: 13,538
Referees: Scott Foster, Eric Dalen, Antonio Conde
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Rivalries

Bilbao Basket has a strong rivalry with Saski Baskonia. Their games together are called the Basque basketball derby.

Fundación Bilbao Basket

Fundación Bilbao Basket is the reserve team of Bilbao Basket. It currently plays in Tercera FEB, the fourth tier of Spanish basketball.

Season by season

More information Season, Tier ...
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L
2019–20 51ª Nacional 12th[d] 5–13
2020–21 51ª Nacional 3rd 10–1–6
2021–22 51ª Nacional 1st 16–6
2022–23 4Liga EBA 3rd 16–11
2023–24 4Liga EBA 1st 25–4
2024–25 4Tercera FEB 5th 14–12
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Notes

  1. [a]
    A homegrown player is a player that played for at least three years before the age of 20 on a Spanish team. In Liga ACB, the team must register at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10–12 players or at least three homegrown players in rosters of 8–9 players. In FIBA Europe Cup, the team must register at least five homegrown players in rosters of 11–12 players or at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10 players.
  2. [b]
    An overseas player is a player from outside EEA, FIBA Europe or ACP states. In Liga ACB, the team may register at most two overseas players. In FIBA Europe Cup, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of overseas players.
  3. [c]
    In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.
  4. [d]
    Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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