Juan Ignacio Sánchez Brown, commonly known as Pepe Sánchez, is a former Argentine-Spanish professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. He was a part of Argentina's 2004 Olympic gold medal team. Pepe Sánchez was the first Argentine to play in the NBA. He played two seasons in the NBA, playing in a total of 38 games with the Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, and the Detroit Pistons, averaging only 5 minutes per game. He also played with the Golden State Warriors, during the NBA preseason.
Club Estudiantes, S.A.D., known as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB). Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain.
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.
Bàsquet Manresa, S.A.D.,, also known as Baxi Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Manresa, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the Pavelló Nou Congost. Bàsquet Manresa has won the Spanish Championship once, in 1998.
The Liga Española de Baloncesto, also known as LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories. The LEB league was founded in 1996 and is played under FIBA rules. It was renamed LEB Oro in 2007.
Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo, commonly known as either Juan Carlos Navarro or J.C. Navarro, and nicknamed La Bomba, is a Spanish former professional basketball player. At 1.92 m and 91 kg (201 lb), he played at the shooting guard position. On March 14, 2014, he was named a EuroLeague Basketball Legend.
Darryl Bryan Middleton is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at 6'8", he played at the power forward position. He holds the record for being the oldest player to ever play a game in the history of the Spanish ACB League. He also holds a Spanish passport.
Raül López i Molist is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He played for the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz. López is a native of Vic, Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. At 6 ft 0 in tall, he played at the point guard position. López was featured on the Spanish version of the NBA Live 2004 video game.
Santiago "Santi" Cazorla González is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Villarreal and the Spanish national team. Cazorla operates primarily as an attacking midfielder, but can also play as a winger, central midfielder or as a deep-lying playmaker.
Carlos Eduardo Cabezas Jurado is a Spanish professional basketball player for Alba Fehérvár. He is the nephew of the former Uruguayan professional footballer Hugo Cabezas, who played in Spain in the late 70s. His father, and his grandfather, are also former Uruguayan professional basketball players. He is a 1.87 m tall point guard.
Club Cantera Base 1939 Canarias S.A.D., also known as Iberostar Tenerife for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League. Their home arena is the Santiago Martín.
The 2008–09 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition started on 23 August 2008 and concluded on 13 May 2009 with the final, held at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, in which Barcelona lifted the trophy for the 25th time in their history with a 4–1 victory over Athletic Bilbao, who qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. The defending cup holders were Valencia, but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia is a Spanish TV presenter, model, actor and basketball player from the Basque Country.
Hércules Club de Fútbol "B", S.A.D. is a Spanish football team located in Alicante. In 2011–12, they play in the Regional Preferente – Group 4, and are the reserve team of Hércules CF.
Stéphane Louis André Dumas is a French basketball player who currently plays for JL Bourg-en-Bresse.
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, commonly referred to as FC Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is a part of the FC Barcelona multi sports club, and was founded on 24 August 1926, which makes it the oldest club in the Liga ACB. The club competes domestically in the Liga ACB and in the EuroLeague. Two times European champions, Barça completed a triple crown in 2003 by winning the season's league, cup and EuroLeague.
Anthony Allen Stacey is a retired American basketball player and current assistant coach for his alma mater, Bowling Green University. He was an all-conference college player and played for several years in Spain's Liga ACB.
The Regional basketball competitions in Spain are competitions usually played in summer with the best teams in each Autonomous Communities.
Pedro Llompart Usón is a Spanish professional basketball player who last played for HLA Alicante of the Spanish LEB Oro.
