Estudiantes
Leagues	ACB
Founded	1948
History	Ramiro de Maeztu (1948) CB Estudiantes (1948–Present)
Arena	Telefónica Arena (capacity: 10,500)
Location	Madrid, Community of Madrid
Team colors	Carolina Blue, Black, Navy Blue
President	Juan Francisco García
Head coach	Luis Casimiro
Championships	3 Spanish Cups
Website	clubestudiantes.com
Uniforms
Home Away

Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D. is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Community of Madrid. It is member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB). Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball team in Spain. Some of its achievements include winning three Spanish Cups and reaching the ACB Finals in 2004.

[edit] Sponsorship naming

Along the years CB Estudiantes has had several sponsorship names:

[edit] History

Logo of the 60th anniversary.

The club was founded in 1948 by a group of students (the "Estudiantes") of a public preparatory school (the Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu) in Madrid.

By the time when the first Spanish-wide season-long championship was organized in 1955, by the Spanish Basketball Association (FEB), it was one of the six clubs participating in that tournament, as the second best team from the Province of Madrid (the first being Real Madrid. Since then, it has always participated in the premier Spanish basketball league. It is one of only three of such clubs, together with Real Madrid and Joventut. It is also one of two only Spanish basketball clubs with teams both at the top male and female Spanish championships.

[edit] Home arenas

• La Nevera (The IRM arena) (1948–71)
• Polideportivo Antonio Magariños (1971–87)
• Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid (1987–2001)
• Palacio Vistalegre (2001–2005)
• Telefónica Arena (2005–present), also known as Madrid Arena.

[edit] Players

[edit] Basketball Hall of Famers

• Antonio Díaz-Miguel, F, 1950–1952, 1953–1958, Inducted 1997

[edit] Roster

Estudiantes time out during a game versus Pamesa Valencia in November 2005.

CB Estudiantes roster v • d • e
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. 3.0 SF 33 Spain  Beirán, Javier 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 4.0 PF 22 USA  Caner-Medley, Nik 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 5.0 C 10 UK  Clark, Daniel 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 5.0 C 7 Belgium  Driesen, Yannick 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 5.0 C 12 Spain  Gabriel, Germán 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 1.0 PG 11 Uruguay  Granger, Jayson 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 4.0 PF 32 Spain  Iturbe, Iker 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 3.0 SF 14 Argentina  Jasen, Hernán (C) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 1.0 PG 5 ESP  Nguema, Richard 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 1.0 PG 4 Spain  Oliver, Albert 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 5.0 C 17 Serbia  Popović, Petar 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 123 kg (271 lb) 3.0 SF 15 Spain  Suárez, Carlos 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb)	Head coach Luis Casimiro Assistant coach(es) Alberto Ortego Ramón Cuspinera Javier González Nacho Azofra Legend (C) Team captain (*) Playing only in Euroleague Injured Roster • updated 2009-12-22

[edit] Notable players

[edit] Trophies and awards

[edit] Records

• European competitions
  • Cup Winners Cup : twice semifinalist (1974, 1976)
  • Euroleague : Semifinalist Final Four, Istanbul 1992.
  • Korac Cup: Runner-up, 1999
  • ULEB Cup : twice semifinalist (2003, 2004)
  • FIBA EuroCup: Semifinalist Final Four (Girona, 2007)
• Spanish competitions
  • Copa del Rey de Baloncesto: 1962/63, 1991/92, 1999/2000: 3 (and four times more runner-up)
  • Copa Príncipe de Asturias de Baloncesto: 1985/86 : 1
  • Spanish league or ACB: Four times runner-up: 1962/63, 1967/68, 1980/81, 2003/04

[edit] Individual awards

[edit] External links

• CB Estudiantes Official Website
• Unofficial CB Estudiantes forum and website
• ENGLISH Arena, club & matchday guide for visitors to Madrid