Basketball team in Palencia, Spain
Palencia Baloncesto , officially named as CD Zunder Palencia , is a Spanish professional basketball team based in Palencia , Castile and León . The team currently plays in league Liga ACB .
History
The club was founded in 1979 at Colegio Marista of Palencia, with the aim to support farm teams competing at provincial and regional tournaments.
The professional basketball team was created on 1997 and played during five years at Liga EBA before being invited to join the LEB Plata . On the 2008–09, Palencia Baloncesto won the Copa LEB Plata and was champion of this league, promoting for the first time in their history to LEB Oro , the Spanish second division.
In 2014 Palencia Baloncesto was defeated by CB Tizona in the promotion playoffs finals to Liga ACB by 1–3. Two years later, the club achieved the promotion by finishing as champion of the 2015–16 LEB Oro season and the Copa Princesa de Asturias ,[1] but resigned to promote due to the impossibility to fulfill the requirements.[2]
Naming
CD Maristas Palencia had several denominations through the years:
Maristas Palencia: 1979–2002
Hormigones Saldaña Palencia: 2002–2005
Provincia de Palencia : 2005–2006
Alimentos de Palencia: 2006–2008
Faymasa Palencia: 2008–2009
Palencia Baloncesto: 2009–2013
Quesos Cerrato Palencia: 2013–2017
Chocolates Trapa Palencia: 2017–present
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Palencia Baloncesto roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Age
F
1
Piñeiro, Isaiah
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
29 – (1995-02-02 ) 2 February 1995
C
3
Haarms, Matt
2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
27 – (1997-04-22 ) 22 April 1997
SG
5
Ortega, Chumi
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
26 – (1997-08-13 ) 13 August 1997
SG
8
Benite, Vítor
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
34 – (1990-02-20 ) 20 February 1990
SF
9
Kamba, Mathieu
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
28 – (1995-10-05 ) 5 October 1995
SG
11
Rodríguez, Manu
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
32 – (1991-08-17 ) 17 August 1991
PG
12
Ubal, Agustín
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
20 – (2003-07-19 ) 19 July 2003
C
15
Gonzalez, Chema
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
32 – (1991-08-15 ) 15 August 1991
PG
4
Hands, Jaylen
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
25 – (1999-02-12 ) 12 February 1999
PG
33
Frankamp, Conner
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
29 – (1995-06-16 ) 16 June 1995
PF
46
N'Diaye, Ousmane
2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
20 – (2004-03-19 ) 19 March 2004
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Fran Hernández
Alberto Padilla
Legend
(C) Team captain Injured
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
"Chumi" Ortega
PG
Colours: Blue = homegrown player ; Red = non-FIBA Europe player
Head coaches
Natxo Lezkano 2008–2015
Porfirio Fisac 2015
Sergio García 2015–2017
Joaquín Pardo 2017–2018
Alejandro Martínez 2018–2019
Carles Marco 2019–2022
Pedro Rivero 2022–2023
Marco Justo 2023
Alberto Padilla (int.) 2023
Luis Guil 2023–present
Season by season
Pabellón Municipal, formerly known as Pabellón Marta Domínguez, before its expansion.
^ Achieved one of the vacant berths in LEB 2.
^ Did not promote to Liga ACB as the club did not meet the requirements.
^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Trophies and awards
Trophies
Individual awards
All-LEB Oro Team
Urko Otegui – 2013
Marc Blanch – 2016
Notable players
References
External links
Seasons
Clubs
Competition Statistics and awards Associated competitions