CB Illescas

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CB Ilarcuris
CB Illescas.jpg
Leagues Primera División
Founded1989
Dissolved2011
HistoryCB Illescas
(1989–2011)
Arena Pabellón Municipal
Location Illescas, Castile-La Mancha
Team colorsNavy and orange
  
PresidentJosé María Cabrera
Website Official website

Club Baloncesto Illescas, was a Spanish basketball team based in Illescas, Castile-La Mancha.

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History

The original CB Illescas, founded in 1989, has got the record of six consecutive promotions from the lowest regional division in 2002–03 to LEB Oro, [1] division where the team played in the 2008–09 season.

The club was also famous because in 2006–07 was signed Neil Fingleton, the tallest British-born man with 232 cm. [2] The British center only played six games with CB Illescas.

In July 2011, Baloncesto Fuenlabrada announced their farm team compete in Liga EBA but out of Illescas. [3] to playing in regional divisions. [4]

After that, the town of Illescas decided to create a new team called CB Ilarcuris started to compete in the sixth division (Primera Autonómica), promoting in its first year to the Primera División. After its second season, the senior team did not enter any competition.

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos.W–LCup competitions
2002–0383ª Autonómica1st
2003–0472ª Autonómica1st21–5
2004–0561ª Autonómica1st27–3
2005–065 1ª División 1st21–5
2006–074 Liga EBA 1st27–4
2007–08 3 LEB Plata 2nd28–10 Copa LEB Plata RU
2008–09 2 LEB Oro 17th8–26
2009–10 3 LEB Plata 13th10–20
2010–11 3 LEB Plata 14th8–20

Notable players

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