Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D.,[1] known simply as Estu and 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.
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Nickname | Estu, Los del Ramiro, Dementes | |||
Leagues | LEB Oro | |||
Founded | April 1948 | |||
History | Ramiro de Maeztu (1948) CB Estudiantes (1948–present) | |||
Arena | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid | |||
Capacity | 17,500 | |||
Location | Madrid, Spain | |||
Team colors | Light Blue, Black, White | |||
President | Ignacio Triana | |||
Head coach | Pedro Rivero | |||
Team captain | Adams Sola | |||
Championships | 3 Spanish Cup 3 Princess' Cup | |||
Website | www | |||
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Some of its achievements include winning three Spanish Cups and reaching the ACB Finals in 2004. The club is also particularly famous for its renowned youth programme that has produced many Spanish talents over the years such as Alberto Herreros, Nacho Azofra, Aíto García Reneses, Alfonso Reyes, Felipe Reyes, Carlos Jiménez, Iñaki de Miguel, Pepu Hernández or Juancho Hernangómez.
Along the years CB Estudiantes has had several sponsorship names:
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The club was founded in 1948 by a group of students (the "Estudiantes") of a public preparatory school (the Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu, IRM) 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. Until 2021, it had always participated in the premier Spanish basketball league along with Real Madrid and Joventut. It was also one of two only Spanish basketball clubs with teams both at the top male and female Spanish championships.
In May 2012, Estudiantes was relegated for the first time in its history from the top tier of Spanish basketball, but remained in the league because LEB Oro champion CB 1939 Canarias didn't present the required documentation and money.[2]
Estudiantes has a rivalry with Real Madrid. Both teams meet in the Madrid basketball derby.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 | Inactive |
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C | Kevin Larsen | Yannick Nzosa | Francisco Cáffaro | ||
PF | Carlos Suárez | ||||
SF | Alex Murphy | Sergio Rodríguez | Adams Sola | ||
SG | Francis Alonso | Johnny Dee | Nikola Rakočević | Lucas Giovanetti | Pedro Robles |
PG | Alec Wintering | Toms Leimanis | Guillem Ferrando | Branden Frazier |
Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non–FIBA Europe player
ACB Three Point Shootout Champion
CB Estudiantes has also a women's team which was founded in 1989 and played during several seasons in Liga Femenina, the Spanish women's basketball top tier.[4] It currently plays in Liga Femenina.
Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Copa de la Reina | European competitions | ||
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2000–01 | 2 | 1ª División | 2nd[a] | ||||
2001–02 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 2nd | ||||
2002–03 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 10th | ||||
2003–04 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 7th | ||||
2004–05 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 7th | Quarterfinalist | |||
2005–06 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 8th | ||||
2006–07 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 13th | ||||
2007–08 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 3rd | ||||
2008–09 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 12th | ||||
2009–10 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 13th | ||||
2010–11 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 4th | ||||
2011–12 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 9th | ||||
2012–13 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 7th | ||||
2013–14 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 6th | ||||
2014–15 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 8th | ||||
2015–16 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 8th | ||||
2016–17 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 2nd | ||||
2017–18 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 14th | ||||
2018–19 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 10th | ||||
2019–20 | 2 | Liga Femenina 2 | 1st [b] | ||||
2020–21 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 5th | ||||
2021–22 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 7th | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup Women | PR1 | 4–4 |
2022–23 | 1 | Liga Femenina | 8th | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup Women | PR1 | 3–5 |
2023–24 | 1 | Liga Femenina | Semifinalist | 2 EuroCup Women | PR1 | 6–2 |