Club Esportiu Ciutat i Provincia de Lleida Basquetbol is a professional basketball team based in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain and plays in the Barris Nord, in LEB Oro league. The club born in the summer of 1997 like a need of unify the basketball in Lleida, with the origin of Maristes team, that played in the Second National Division. The team spend two seasons in the EBA League linked by Bàsquet Manresa and under the name of Baró de Maials. Caprabo Lleida jump to the LEB League in 1999 and to the ACB League in 2001. Under the name of Plus Pujol Lleida, the club returns to LEB League in 2005. In 2009, is relegated to EBA League due economic problems and changed the name to Avantmèdic Lleida, but in the next year, they return to LEB Oro League via CB Cornellà.
The Liga Española de Baloncesto, also known as LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. 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.
Akinlolu Akinayi Akingbala is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for Sáenz Horeca Araberri of the LEB Oro. He played college basketball for Clemson University. He is 2.09m tall and he can play both power forward and center positions.
Carlos Eduardo Cabezas Jurado is a Spanish former professional basketball player. 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.
Jaume Comas Font is a retired Spanish professional basketball player.
Alberto Miguel Martín is a Spanish professional basketball player.
Bernardino Tamames Alonso was a Spanish basketball player. He currently works as a Guardia Urbana officer in Lleida.
Erek Hansen is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Kolejlíler. Ranks third in career blocked shots with 212. In 2006, he had 89 blocked shots, the third best single season total at Iowa. His 83 blocked shots in 2005 ranks fourth best for a single season. He led the Big Ten in blocked shots as both a junior and senior.
Leonardo "Leo" Andrés Mainoldi, is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.04 m) tall. He plays at the power forward position.
Bernardo Álvarez Merino was a Spanish basketball player until 2010.
Rafael Estevão "Rafa" Hettsheimeir is a Brazilian-Spanish professional basketball player who currently plays for Flamengo in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) and the BCL Americas. He was also member of the Brazilian national basketball team.
Eduard Torres Girbau is a Spanish professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Thai national team.
Guillermo Federico Kammerichs is an Argentine retired professional basketball player, who last played with Unión de Goya. At 6 ft 83⁄4 in tall and 245 lbs. (111 kg) in weight, he could play at the small forward and power forward positions.
Dmitry Flis, is a Russian professional basketball player who plays for Ciclista Olimpico in the Liga Nacional de Basquet in Argentina.
Roger Fornas Lladó is a Spanish professional basketball player. He last played for CB Vic of the LEB Plata.
Gimel Joseph Lewis is a Trinidadian professional basketball player.
José Salvador Arco Frías is a Spanish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Cafés Candelas Breogán of the Spanish LEB Oro.
Oriol Jorge Graells is a Spanish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Plus Pujol Lleida of the Spanish LEB Oro.
Sergio Valdeolmillos Moreno is a Spanish basketball coach who is the current coach of Astros de Jalisco of the Mexican CIBACOPA.
Agustí Sans Valls is a Spanish professional basketball player for CD Estela of the LEB Plata.
