CB Lucentum Alicante

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Lucentum Alicante
CB Lucentum-Alicante.jpg
Leagues LEB Oro
Founded1994
Dissolved2015
HistoryCB Lucentum Alicante
(1994–Present)
Arena Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz
Location Alicante, Valencian Community
Team colorsWhite, Blue, Navy Blue
   
PresidentLuis Castillo
Head coachRubén Perelló
Championships2 LEB Oro championships
Website cblucentum.com

Club Baloncesto Lucentum Alicante is a professional basketball team based in Alicante, Valencian Community. Lucentum Alicante played in Liga ACB for the last time in 2012, after selling its place in the league to CB Canarias. [1]

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In August 2015, due to its financial problems, it gave its place in LEB Plata to the Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto, created two months before to save the basketball of the city. [2]

Sponsorship naming

Lucentum Alicante has had several sponsorship names during its history:

Team logos

Players

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos.W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1994–95 2 Liga EBA 4th24–14
1995–96 2 Liga EBA 11th15–20
1996–97 2 LEB 8th19–16
1997–98 2 LEB 7th15–17
1998–99 2 LEB 11th12–19 Copa Príncipe QF
1999–00 2 LEB 1st30–12 Copa Príncipe QF
2000–01 1 Liga ACB 17th9–25
2001–02 2 LEB 1st27–1–12 Copa Príncipe C
2002–03 1 Liga ACB 8th19–19
2003–04 1 Liga ACB 14th14–202 ULEB Cup RS3–7
2004–05 1 Liga ACB 6th25–14 Quarterfinalist
2005–06 1 Liga ACB 12th14–202 ULEB Cup R166–6
2006–07 1 Liga ACB 17th12–22
2007–08 2 LEB Oro 4th26–12 Copa Príncipe RU
2008–09 2 LEB Oro 2nd29–10 Copa Príncipe C
2009–10 1 Liga ACB 15th13–21
2010–11 1 Liga ACB 16th9–25
2011–12 1 Liga ACB 8th [a] 18–18 Quarterfinalist
2012–13 2 LEB Oro 2nd [b] 27–11
2013–145 1ª División 1st [c] 27–1
2014–15 3 LEB Plata 5th22–14
  1. Sold its berth in ACB to the League. It was finally occupied by Iberostar Canarias.
  2. Resigned to any place in professional basketball and decided to join Primera División, the fifth tier.
  3. Achieved a vacant berth in LEB Plata.

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Individual awards

All-ACB Team

Notable former players

Numerous NBA players played at CB Lucentum before or after their NBA career. [3] In 2020, local newspaper Diario Información listed some of the best ever CB Lucentum players. [4]

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References

  1. Luis Castillo: “Ahora no vale mirar atrás porque lo importante es que sigue habiendo baloncesto en Alicante” CB Lucentum website. 20 July 2012
  2. "La Fundación Lucentum toma el relevo del CB Lucentum" (in Spanish). Dario Información. 5 August 2015.
  3. J., Ramón. "https://www.lucentumblogging.com/2019/03/informe-todos-los-jugadores-del.html". Lucentum Blogging. Retrieved 21 January 2025.{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  4. Moscat, Enrique. "El quinteto histórico del Lucentum". Diario Información. Retrieved 21 January 2025.