Catalonia national basketball team

Catalonia
National federation	Federació Catalana de Basquetbol
Coach	Salva Maldonado
Home	Away
First international
	Catalonia 16–50 Hindú Club ; (Catalonia, Spain; 25 March 1927)
Biggest win
	Catalonia 101–70 Cuba ; (Badalona, Spain; 30 June 2005)
Biggest defeat
	Catalonia 82–118 Croatia ; (Badalona, Spain; 24 May 1992)

Last updated March 15, 2022

The Catalonia autonomous basketball team is the basketball team of Catalonia. The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games. Last appear was in summer 2010, in the Torneo de las Naciones. Catalonia won this tournament.

History

Catalonia started to play in 1927 a friendly game against Hindú Club of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Catalonia lost by 50–16.

From 1929 to 1936, the team played several friendly games with another European regions.

In April 1980, Catalonia plays several games against Basque Country, and other games against important teams like the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia or Yugoslavia.

In 1992, Catalonia played a game against Croatia; Croatia won by 118-82 led with 30 points of Toni Kukoč and 21 point of Dražen Petrović. The game was played as the opening of new Olympic arena,^[1] before the special qualifying tournament that was held for European teams to allocate four extra berths.

Several years later, in 2002 Catalonia played for a second time against Croatia in Palau Sant Jordi, with a record attendance of 16,471 spectators. With players like Juan Carlos Navarro or Pau Gasol, Catalonia wins by 82–75.

In 2005, Catalonia played against Cuba at Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona winning by a huge margin: 101–70.

Last Catalonia appearances were in the Torneo de las Naciones, a tournament co-organized with Galicia and Basque Country. It was played from 2008 to 2010 and Catalans won the last edition.

In 2018, the women's team returned to activity with an 83–57 win against Montenegro at Pavelló Fontajau in Girona.

Games played

Date	Venue	Home Team	Visitor	Score
25 Mar 1927	Catalonia	Catalonia	Hindú Club	16–50
8 Dec 1929	Barcelona	Catalonia	Ambrosiana Milano	29–42
13 Jul 1930	Barcelona	Catalonia	Foyer alsacien Mulhouse	29–26
17 Jul 1932	Barcelona	Catalonia	CA Colonne	31–22
1933	Barcelona	Catalonia	Castile	29–33
Apr 1980	Valls	Catalonia	Basque Country	102–84
Apr 1980	Vic	Catalonia	Basque Country	99–92
Apr 1980	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Basque Country	Catalonia	96–101
Apr 1980	Bilbao	Basque Country	Catalonia	129–124
Apr 28 1980	Badalona	Catalonia	Soviet Union	97–109
Jun 1982	Barcelona	Catalonia	Brazil	81–76
Jun 1982	Barcelona	Catalonia	France	111–98
Jun 1982	Barcelona	Catalonia	Czechoslovakia	110–94
Dec 26 1987	Barcelona	Catalonia	Yugoslavia	95–120
May 24 1992	Badalona	Catalonia	Croatia	82–118
Jun 27 2002	Barcelona	Catalonia	Croatia	82–75
Jun 30 2005	Badalona	Catalonia	Cuba	101–70
Jun 6 2008	Girona	Catalonia	Basque Country	79–81
Jun 7 2008	Girona	Catalonia	Portugal	93–63
Jun 26 2009	Bilbao	Catalonia	Canada	68–69
Jun 26 2009	Bilbao	Catalonia	Galicia	93–72
Jul 2 2010	Lugo	Catalonia	Basque Country	76–72
Jul 3 2010	Lugo	Catalonia	Lithuania 'B'	78–67

Roster

This was the roster of the Catalan team for the 2010 Torneo de las Naciones.

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
PG	5	Dani Rodríguez	26 – (1984-02-13)13 February 1984	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	CB Tarragona
SF	7	Marc Blanch	28 – (1982-01-12)12 January 1982	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Bàsquet Mallorca
PG	8	Quino Colom	21 – (1988-11-01)1 November 1988	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
PF	9	Roger Fornas	27 – (1982-10-24)24 October 1982	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	BC Andorra
SF	10	Xavier Rabaseda	21 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	CB Cornellà
PF	11	Andreu Matalí	29 – (1981-02-26)26 February 1981	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	BC Andorra
PF	12	Josep Ortega	26 – (1984-04-06)6 April 1984	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	CB Sant Josep
SF	15	Edgar San Epifanio	22 – (1987-10-05)5 October 1987	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	CB Cornellà
C	16	Guille Rubio	27 – (1982-10-14)14 October 1982	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	CB Málaga
SG	23	David Navarro	27 – (1983-05-17)17 May 1983	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	CB Sant Josep

Head coach

Salva Maldonado

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club field describes pro club
during the 2010–11 season

Notable players

Related Research Articles

Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He is a six-time NBA All-Star and a four-time All-NBA team selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. Gasol has won two NBA championships, both with the Los Angeles Lakers back-to-back in 2009 and 2010. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2002 with the Memphis Grizzlies, being the first non-American player to have won that award. He is regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time and is also considered as one of the greatest European players of all time. He is the older brother of fellow NBA player Marc Gasol.

The Catalonia national football team is the official football team of Catalonia. It is organised by the Catalan Football Federation, founded in 1900. The team has been referred to by various names including Selecció Catalana, Selecció de Barcelona and the Catalan XI.

The Basque Country representative football team represents the Basque Country in football. It selects players from the Basque Country autonomous community, Navarre and the French Basque Country and is organised by the Basque Football Federation. It is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and therefore only allowed to play friendly matches against FIFA or non-FIFA affiliated teams.

Basketball is the second most popular sport in Spain, directly behind association football. The top Spanish League, Liga ACB, is a member of ULEB, and the top Spanish League teams can compete in Europe, most notably in the Euroleague and Eurocup, and also under the FIBA Europe umbrella, in the FIBA Europe Cup. The Spanish teams also compete in a national domestic cup competition each year, called the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, which is played by the top eight teams in the standings of the Liga ACB, at the end of the first half of the regular season.

The Spain men's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions. They are managed by the Spanish Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Spain.

Baloncesto Málaga, S.A.D., for sponsorship reasons named Unicaja, is a Spanish professional basketball team that is based in Málaga, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League. The team is sponsored by the Spanish bank Unicaja.

Marc Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for Bàsquet Girona of the LEB Oro. The center is a two-time All-NBA Team member and a three-time NBA All-Star. He was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year with the Grizzlies in 2013, and won an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona is an arena in the Gorg area of Badalona, Catalonia, Spain. The arena holds 12,760 people, and it is primarily used for basketball, though it is also an habitual home for music concerts and other municipal events.

Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo, commonly known as either Juan Carlos Navarro or J. C. Navarro, is a Spanish former professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall, he played at the shooting guard position. On March 14, 2014, he was named a EuroLeague Basketball Legend. He is the current team manager of FC Barcelona Bàsquet.

The FIBA EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009. The competition served as a qualification tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.

Sport has an important incidence in Catalan life since the beginning of the 20th century. The main sports in Catalonia are football, basketball, handball, rink hockey, tennis, and motorsport.

Juan Antonio Orenga Forcada is a retired Spanish professional basketball player, and a current professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Club San Fernando is an Argentine multi-sports club based in San Fernando, Buenos Aires. One of the largest clubs of the North side of Greater Buenos Aires, the club hosts a wide range of sports and activities, such as basketball, basque pelota, bowls, canoe racing, chess, field hockey, football, gymnastics, judo, rowing rugby union, swimming, tennis, volleyball and yachting.

The Torneo de las Naciones is a friendly basketball tournament held in Spain co-organized by the basketball federations of Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia. This three regional teams participate each year in a Final Four format with an invited national team.

Boca Juniors basketball section is part of the Boca Juniors sports club based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the first division of the Argentine league system. Boca's home games are played at the Estadio Luis Conde, also called the Bombonerita, as a reference to the club's football stadium known as the La Bombonera.

The EuroBasket 2011 final was the championship game of EuroBasket 2011 played at the Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania on 18 September between Spain and France. By virtue of FIBA Europe's two outright berths in the 2012 Summer Olympic basketball tournament, both finalists qualified for the 2012 London Games.

The Basque Country autonomous basketball team is the basketball team of the Basque Country. The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games.

The Galicia national basketball team is the basketball team of Galicia (Spain). The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games.

FC Barcelona Bàsquet, commonly referred to as FC Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a professional basketball club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. 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, which competes in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, is one of the most successful basketball clubs domestically as well as internationally. Two times European champions, Barça completed a triple crown in 2003 by winning the season's league, cup and EuroLeague. Their home arena is the Palau Blaugrana, which was opened on 23 October 1971. They share the facilities with the roller hockey, futsal, and handball teams of the club.

Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is the men's professional club basketball section of the homonymous sports club based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), which is the first tier level division of the Argentine basketball league system, and Pan-America's premier men's basketball league, the Basketball Champions League Americas. Their home arena is the Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero. The team is currently coached by Silvio Santander. In the period 1942-1973, he stood out for what he did at the amateur and semi-amateur level, in which he won 29 regional titles, won the Argentine Club Championship, and was South American runner-up in 1958. In addition, he was one of the founding clubs of the National League, playing the opening game of said tournament on April 26, 1985. Although the club is known mainly for its soccer part, it is also one of the most important basketball clubs in the country and South America, being a multi-champion at various times in its history. He has to his credit five Leagues, two Liga de las Américas, and other titles such as a Super 4, and two Super Cups. San Lorenzo is the first, and so far, the only Argentine basketball team to face an NBA team. It is the only club that has been four-time and five-time champion of the National League.

References

↑ "Prije 20 godina: Sve utakmice Hrvatske do Olimpijskih igara u Barceloni" (in Croatian). Crošarka. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2012.

External links

Catalan Basketball Federation website

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Prije 20 godina: Sve utakmice Hrvatske do Olimpijskih igara u Barceloni" (in Croatian). Crošarka. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2012.

[1]