BC Andorra

MoraBanc Andorra
MoraBanc Andorra
Leagues	Liga ACB; Champions League
Founded	12 June 1970; 54 years ago
History	CB Les Escaldes; 1970–1971; BC Andorra; 1971–present
Arena	Poliesportiu d'Andorra
Capacity	5,000
Location	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Team colors	Blue, white, yellow, red;
President	Gorka Aixàs
Vice-president(s)	Xavi Mujal; Pere Aixàs
Head coach	Natxo Lezkano
Championships	1 LEB Oro; 1 LEB Plata; 1 Copa Príncipe; 2 Lliga Catalana
Website	bca.ad
Home	Away

Bàsquet Club Andorra SAOE, also known as MoraBanc Andorra for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Though based in Andorra, the club plays in the Spanish basketball league system. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League with home games played at the Poliesportiu d'Andorra.

From 1992 to 1996, BC Andorra played in the top league, the Liga ACB and also the Korać Cup during the 1995–96 season. After being relegated and playing one season in LEB league, the club resigned to its berth and came back to regional competitions. The club returned to Liga ACB in 2014, 18 years after its last appearance.

History

On 12 June 1970 the club was founded as Club de Basket Les Escaldes, and changed its name to Bàsquet Club Andorra on 12 April 1971.^[1]

BC Andorra began playing in the regional competitions of Lleida, being promoted in the 1975–76 season to Primera Catalana. The following season the club resigned the category due to financial problems, but achieved a promotion again during the 1980–81 season. The club was promoted to the Spanish Third Division at the end of 1981–82 season and the Spanish Second Division during the 1983–84 season. In the 1985–86 season, Andorra reached the Primera Division B after 6 seasons and won the promotion to the Liga ACB, where BC Andorra remained four seasons. During the 1995–96 season the Andorran club participated in the Korać Cup. In 1996, the club was relegated to LEB and in the following seasons, competed at the low levels of Catalonia and Spain until 2009–10, when BC Andorra participated in the LEB Plata.^[2]

In the 2012–13 season, BC Andorra participated in the LEB Oro, the second division of the Spanish basketball, reaching the play-off final promotion to the Liga ACB and being finalist of the Copa Príncipe.

The following season the Andorran club achieved the Copa Príncipe and the promotion to the top league of Spain after becoming winners of the 2013–14 LEB Oro.^[3]

In 2017, Andorra qualified for the first time since 22 years to the ACB playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Real Madrid. This allowed the Andorrans to come back to the European competitions in the 2017–18 season, as the club registered in the EuroCup. After a first experience where the club was eliminated in the first round, Andorra reached the semifinals in their second participation.

Support

BC Andorra is one of the most followed club of Andorra with approximately 1,200 associates^[4] and a reference of the Andorran basketball. In 2014 was founded the first official fan-club supporter Penya Tricolor.^[5] Some notable club supporters include Albert Llovera, Joaquim Rodríguez, José Luis Llorente, Roberto Dueñas or Cédric Gracia.^[6]^[7]

Presidents

Joan Alay: Honorary president (Founder)
Magí Maestre: 1970–71 (Founder)
Eduard Molné: 1971–90 (Founder)
Carles Fiñana: 1990–94
Manel Arajol: 1994–2007
Gorka Aixàs: 2007–present

Sponsorship naming

BC Andorra has had several sponsorship names over the years:

Festina Andorra: 1991–96
Quick Andorra: 2000–02
River Andorra: 2002–13
River Andorra MoraBanc: 2013–14
MoraBanc Andorra: 2014–present

Uniforms

Traditional "tricolor"

Festina Andorra away

2002–2006 River Andorra

2002–2013 away uniform

Alternative "tricolor"

2016 Alternative^[8]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

MoraBanc Andorra roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PG	0	Evans, Shannon	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	30 – (1994-07-19)19 July 1994
PG	5	Luz, Rafa	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	32 – (1992-02-11)11 February 1992
PG	8	Ganal, Aaron (Y)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	20 – (2004-03-25)25 March 2004
PF	9	Llovet, Nacho	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	33 – (1991-05-09)9 May 1991
SG	10	Harding, Jerrick	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	26 – (1998-04-13)13 April 1998
SF	11	Okoye, Stan	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	33 – (1991-04-10)10 April 1991
SG	13	Ortega, Chumi	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	27 – (1997-08-13)13 August 1997
PG	20	Bassas, Ferrán	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	32 – (1992-04-29)29 April 1992
C	23	dos Anjos, Felipe	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)	26 – (1998-04-30)30 April 1998
SG	24	Kuric, Kyle	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	35 – (1989-08-25)25 August 1989
PF	33	Chougkaz, Nikos	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	24 – (2000-10-04)4 October 2000
C	44	Lammers, Ben	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	29 – (1995-11-12)12 November 1995
F	45	Doumbouya, Sekou	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	23 – (2000-12-23)23 December 2000

Head coach

Natxo Lezkano

Assistant coach(es)

Paco Vázquez
Alejandro González

Legend

(C) Team captain
(Y) Youth player
Injured

Updated: August 23, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Ben Lammers *	Felipe dos Anjos †
PF	Nikos Chougkaz	Nacho Llovet †
SF	Stan Okoye	Sekou Doumbouya
SG	Kyle Kuric	Jerrick Harding *	Chumi Ortega †
PG	Shannon Evans	Rafa Luz †	Ferrán Bassas †	Aaron Ganal ‡

Notes: Blue † – homegrown player^[a]; Red * – overseas player^[b]; Green ‡ – youth player^[c]

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L	Copa del Rey	Other cups		European competitions
1980–81	5	1ª Catalana	6th
1981–82	5	1ª Catalana
1982–83	4	3ª División	5th
1983–84	4	3ª División	1st
1984–85	3	2ª División	6th
1985–86	3	2ª División	1st
1986–87	2	1ª División B	22nd	12–22
1987–88	2	1ª División B	20th	22–20
1988–89	2	1ª División	10th	15–15
1989–90	2	1ª División	5th	19–14
1990–91	2	1ª División	4th	23–18
1991–92	2	1ª División	1st	29–12
1992–93	1	Liga ACB	12th	15–18	First round
1993–94	1	Liga ACB	9th	20–12	First round
1994–95	1	Liga ACB	8th	20–20	Quarterfinalist
1995–96	1	Liga ACB	19th	11–31				3 Korać Cup	GS	3–7
1996–97	2	LEB	4th^[d]	21–19
1997–98	7	3ª Catalana	1st
1998–99	6	2ª Catalana	1st
1999–00	5	1ª Catalana	1st
2000–01	5	Copa Catalunya	7th	18–12
2001–02	5	Copa Catalunya	2nd	21–11
2002–03	5	Copa Catalunya	6th	17–13
2003–04	5	Copa Catalunya	4th	21–9
2004–05	5	Copa Catalunya	1st	26–6
2005–06	4	Liga EBA	7th	16–14
2006–07	4	Liga EBA	9th	13–13
2007–08	4	Liga EBA	5th	20–10
2008–09	4	Liga EBA	2nd	23–10
2009–10	3	LEB Plata	6th	21–15
2010–11	3	LEB Plata	3rd	27–14		Copa LEB Plata	RU
2011–12	3	LEB Plata	1st	19–5		Copa LEB Plata	RU
2012–13	2	LEB Oro	3rd	30–10		Copa Príncipe	RU
2013–14	2	LEB Oro	1st	21–5		Copa Príncipe	C
2014–15	1	Liga ACB	14th	12–22
2015–16	1	Liga ACB	14th	12–22
2016–17	1	Liga ACB	8th	17–18	Quarterfinalist
2017–18	1	Liga ACB	6th	20–17				2 EuroCup	RS	3–7
2018–19	1	Liga ACB	10th	16–18				2 EuroCup	SF	13–8
2019–20	1	Liga ACB	9th	15–13	Semifinalist			2 EuroCup	T16	8–8
2020–21	1	Liga ACB	9th	17–19				2 EuroCup	T16	6–10
2021–22	1	Liga ACB	17th	11–23				2 EuroCup	SF	12–7
2022–23	2	LEB Oro	1st	30–4		Copa Príncipe	RU
2023–24	1	Liga ACB	11th	13–21
2024–25	1	Liga ACB						3 Champions League	QR2	1–1

^ A homegrown player is a player that played for at least three years before the age of 20 on a Spanish team. In Liga ACB, the team must register at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10–12 players or at least three homegrown players in rosters of 8–9 players. In Champions League, the team must register at least five homegrown players in rosters of 11–12 players or at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10 players.
^ A overseas player is a player from outside EEA, FIBA Europe or ACP states. In Liga ACB, the team may register at most two overseas players. In Champions League, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of overseas players.
^ In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.
^ Resigned to the berth in the league due to financial problems.

Trophies and awards

Trophies

2nd division championships: (2)
- 1ª División B: (1) 1992
- LEB Oro: (1) 2014
3rd division championships: (1)
- LEB Plata: (1) 2012
Lliga Catalana: (2)
- 2018, 2020
Lliga Catalana LEB Oro: (1)
- 2013
Lliga Catalana LEB Plata: (1)
- 2010
Lliga Catalana EBA: (3)
- 1989, 1990, 1992
Copa Príncipe: (1)
- 2014
Trofeo Ciutat de Valencia: (1)
- 2017

Individual awards

LEB Oro MVP

Jordi Trias – 2014

All-ACB First Team

Giorgi Shermadini – 2017

All LEB Oro First Team

Marc Blanch – 2013, 2014
Jordi Trias – 2014

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

^ "Reconocimiento de MoraBanc Andorra a los pioneros en Escaldes-Engordany" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^ "ACB.com" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "El River Andorra regresa a la ACB 18 años después | Baloncesto | EL MUNDO" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "Els recursos propis del River MoraBanc s'apropen a la meitat del pressupost | BonDia Diari digital d'Andorra" (in Spanish). BonDia.ad. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "Las aficiones, como la liga, al rojo vivo – Baloncesto" (in Spanish). FEB.es. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "El Bàsquet Club Andorra | BC Morabanc Andorra | Web Oficial" (in Catalan). bca.ad. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "Joaquím Rodríguez, nombrado socio de honor del BC River Andorra" (in Spanish). europapress.es. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "La jove de 15 anys Clàudia Justes és la dissenyadora de la tercera equipació" (in Catalan). BC Andorra. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.

External links

Official website (in Catalan and Spanish)
BC Andorra at ACB.com (in Spanish)

[9] A homegrown player is a player that played for at least three years before the age of 20 on a Spanish team. In Liga ACB, the team must register at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10–12 players or at least three homegrown players in rosters of 8–9 players. In Champions League, the team must register at least five homegrown players in rosters of 11–12 players or at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10 players.

[10] A overseas player is a player from outside EEA, FIBA Europe or ACP states. In Liga ACB, the team may register at most two overseas players. In Champions League, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of overseas players.

[11] In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.

[12] Resigned to the berth in the league due to financial problems.

[1] "Reconocimiento de MoraBanc Andorra a los pioneros en Escaldes-Engordany" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

[2] "ACB.com" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[3] "El River Andorra regresa a la ACB 18 años después | Baloncesto | EL MUNDO" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[4] "Els recursos propis del River MoraBanc s'apropen a la meitat del pressupost | BonDia Diari digital d'Andorra" (in Spanish). BonDia.ad. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[5] "Las aficiones, como la liga, al rojo vivo – Baloncesto" (in Spanish). FEB.es. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[6] "El Bàsquet Club Andorra | BC Morabanc Andorra | Web Oficial" (in Catalan). bca.ad. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[7] "Joaquím Rodríguez, nombrado socio de honor del BC River Andorra" (in Spanish). europapress.es. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[8] "La jove de 15 anys Clàudia Justes és la dissenyadora de la tercera equipació" (in Catalan). BC Andorra. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.

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v t e Parish of Andorra la Vella
Villages	Andorra la Vella La Margineda Santa Coloma d'Andorra
Buildings	Andorra Monument Andorra National Library Antiga Vegueria Francesa Casa Felipó Casa dels Russos Casa Massip-Dolsa Casa de la Vall Castle and church of Sant Vicenç d'Enclar Church of Santa Coloma Església de Sant Esteve Hotel Bellavista Hotel Pyrénées Hotel Roc Blanc Pont de la Margineda Pont de la Paris
Parks and open spaces	Andorra Park Parc Central Parc Infantil Parc de Mola Plaça del Poble
Streets	Avinguda de Meritxell Avinguda de Salou
Sports	FC Andorra CE Principat Constel·lació Esportiva Estadi Nacional d'Andorra Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella FC Lusitanos FC Rànger's FC Santa Coloma Poliesportiu d'Andorra UE Santa Coloma BC Andorra
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v t e MoraBanc Andorra current roster
0 Evans 5 Luz 8 Ganal 9 Llovet 10 Harding 11 Okoye 13 Ortega 20 Bassas 23 dos Anjos 24 Kuric 33 Chougkaz 44 Lammers 45 Doumbouya
Head coach: Lezkano Assistant coaches: Vázquez González