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MoraBanc Andorra
Leagues	Liga ACB Champions League
Founded	12 June 1970; 54 years ago (1970-06-12)
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.

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.

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.

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 and a reference of the Andorran basketball. In 2014 was founded the first official fan-club supporter Penya Tricolor. Some notable club supporters include Albert Llovera, Joaquim Rodríguez, José Luis Llorente, Roberto Dueñas or Cédric Gracia.

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

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. Nat. 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 Roster Transactions Updated: August 23, 2024

Depth chart

Notes: Blue † – homegrown player; Red * – overseas player; Green ‡ – youth player

Season by season

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.
2. 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.
3. In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.
4. 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.

• David Navarro
• Thomas Schreiner
• Quino Colom (youth teams)
• José Luis Llorente
• Josep Maria Margall
• Víctor Sada
• Jordi Trias
• Enrique Villalobos
• Alexander Madsen
• Amine Noua
• Giorgi Shermadini
• Beka Burjanadze
• Georgios Bogris
• Thanasis Antetokounmpo
• Vojdan Stojanovski
• José "Piculín" Ortiz
• T. J. Cline
• Eric Anderson
• Rickey Brown
• Dan Godfread
• Conner Henry
• Jerrod Mustaf
• Andy Toolson
• David Jelinek
• Andrew Albicy

References

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.

External links

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

• Basketball in Andorra
• Former LEB Oro teams
• Liga ACB teams
• 1970 establishments in Andorra
• Basketball teams established in 1970
• Sports clubs and teams in Andorra