Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team that was founded in 1931, as a division of the Real Madrid CF multi sports club. They play domestically in the Liga ACB, and internationally in the EuroLeague.
Juan Antonio Corbalán Alfocea is a former professional basketball player from Spain. The 6 ft. 1⁄2 in. tall Corbalán was one of the best European point guards of the 1980s. He represented his native country in three Summer Olympic Games.
Emiliano Rodríguez is a retired Spanish basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and in 2008, Rodriguez was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.
Sergio Llull Melià is a Spanish professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. He is a 6 ft 3 3⁄4 in (1.92 m) tall point guard-shooting guard.
Clifford Luyk Diem is an American-born former basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. He was drafted by the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), but never played a regular season game in the NBA. He signed with the Spanish professional team Real Madrid, helped Real Madrid become the dominant European basketball team of the 1960s, and is remembered for his trademark, old-school hook shot.
Walter Szczerbiak Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'6", Szczerbiak played at the small forward position.
The 2000–01 Euroleague was the inaugural basketball season of the EuroLeague, under the newly formed Euroleague Basketball Company's authority, and it was the 44th season of the premier competition for European men's professional basketball clubs overall. It started on October 16, 2000, with a regular season game between hosts Real Madrid Teka and Olympiacos, which was held at the Raimundo Saporta Pavilion, in Madrid, Spain, and it ended with the last championship finals game on May 10, 2001, which was held at the PalaMalaguti arena, in Bologna, Italy.
The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, also commonly referred to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs, or the FIBA Club World Cup, is a professional basketball competition that is endorsed by FIBA World and the NBA. Historically, its purpose has been to gather the premier basketball clubs from each of the world's geographical zones, and to officially decide the best basketball club of the world, which is officially crowned as the world club champion. The World Cup for Clubs has been contended mainly by the champions of the continents and/or world geographical regions that are of the highest basketball levels.
Basketball Club Brno, for sponsorship reasons egoé Brno, is a Czech professional basketball club based in the city of Brno. The team plays in the Czech National Basketball League – the highest competition in the Czech Republic.
Raimundo Saporta Pavilion was an indoor arena located in Madrid, Spain. It was used particularly for basketball matches of Real Madrid. Until 1999 it was known as the Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid, when it was renamed in honorary of the former president of Real Madrid basketball team, the late Raimundo Saporta. It was demolished in 2004.
The 1969 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 4th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs. It took place at Macon, Georgia, United States. From the FIBA European Champions Cup participated Real Madrid and Spartak ZJŠ Brno, and from the South American Club Championship participated Sírio. Macon Movers took part from the NCAA, and from the NABL participated the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots.
The 1968 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 3rd edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs. It took place at Palestra and Spectrum, Philadelphia. From the FIBA European Champions Cup participated Real Madrid and Simmenthal Milano, from the South American Club Championship participated Botafogo, and from the NABL participated the Akron Wingfoots.
The 1966–67 FIBA FIBA European Champions Cup was the tenth season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup. The trophy was won by Real Madrid, for the third time, at their home venue Pavilion at the Sports City of Real Madrid, after they defeated Simmenthal Milano 91–83.
The 1978 FIBA Intercontinental Cup William Jones was the 12th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs. It took place at Buenos Aires. From the FIBA European Champions Cup participated Mobilgirgi Varèse and Real Madrid, from the South American Club Championship participated EC Sírio and Obras Sanitarias, and from the Division I (NCAA) participated the Rhode Island Rams.
Evangelos "Vangelis" Mantzaris is a Greek professional basketball player for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the Eurocup. He is a 1.96 m (6'5") tall Point Guard and Shooting Guard. He also represents the senior National Basketball Team of Greece internationally.
The 1970 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 5th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs. It took place at Palazzo dello Sport, Varese. From the FIBA European Champions Cup participated Ignis Varese, Real Madrid, and Slavia VŠ Praha, from the South American Club Championship participated SC Corinthians, and from the NABL participated the Columbia Sertoma.
The 1977 FIBA Intercontinental Cup William Jones was the 11th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs. It took place at Madrid. From the FIBA European Champions Cup participated Real Madrid as host club and title holder, Mobilgirgi Varèse, and Maccabi Elite as European Champions. From the South American Club Championship participated Atlética Francana.
Pablo Laso Biurrún is a Spanish professional basketball head coach of the Real Madrid basketball team, and a former professional player.
The 2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 25th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The series, played with two legs, was played by EuroLeague champions Real Madrid, and FIBA Americas League champions Bauru. Both games were played in the Ginásio do Ibirapuera, based in São Paulo. The first leg was played on September 25, the second one on September 27.
FIBA International Christmas Tournament also known as the Christmas Tournament was a men's basketball international friendly competition, at the club level, organized by FIBA at its first decades through the Commission of International Organizations under the hand of Raimundo Saporta, club director and president of the International Commission of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), and with the authorization and support of R. William Jones, its general secretary, so it had the officiality of FIBA in its first decades of life, being also the starting point of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, whose first edition appears in the history of this competition.
