Club Baloncesto San Pablo Burgos, S.A.D.,[1] previously known as Club Baloncesto Miraflores and also known as Hereda San Pablo Burgos by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Burgos, Spain and plays in the Coliseum Burgos. The team currently plays in LEB Oro. The club's biggest success has been winning the Basketball Champions League in 2020 and in 2021.

San Pablo Burgos
San Pablo Burgos logo
LeaguesLEB Oro
Founded1994 (2015: professional team)
HistoryCB Miraflores
(1994–2020)
CB San Pablo Burgos
(2020–present)
ArenaColiseum Burgos
Capacity9,352
LocationBurgos, Spain
Team colorsBlue and white
   
PresidentFélix Sancho
Head coachBruno Savignani
Championships2 FIBA Champions League
1 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Websitesanpabloburgos.com

History

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Founded in 1994, CB Miraflores played its first years in the provincial league of Burgos.[2] Its professional team was created in August 2015 with the aim to replace CB Tizona, which could not promote to Liga ACB at the end of the 2014–15 season, as the main club of the city.[3]

On 28 August 2015, after the resignation of Tizona to continue playing in the league for focusing their efforts in their trial against the ACB, the club was admitted in LEB Oro.[4] Miraflores set the successful Baskonia as a model of sports management.[5]

In its second season, the club qualified for the Copa Princesa de Asturias and promoted to Liga ACB on 10 June 2017, after winning the promotion playoffs without losing any game.[6] Miraflores achieved the fourth promotion for the city of Burgos in five years after the two times of CB Atapuerca in 2013 and 2014 and CB Tizona in 2016; but no one of them finally could meet the requirements for playing in the top tier.[7] With the admission in the new league, Miraflores moved from Polideportivo El Plantío, with only 2,500 seats, to the Coliseum Burgos, that has a capacity for 9,500 people.

The club achieved its first victory in the top league on 11 November 2017, after seven consecutive losses, by beating UCAM Murcia at home, by 89–86,[8] and finished their debut season in the 14th position with 13 wins out of 34 matches.

Back-to-back Champions League titles (2020–present)

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Two years later, Miraflores made its debut in European competitions by defeating Kyiv-Basket in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League. After advancing to the regular season and later playoffs, Burgos qualified for the Final Eight. Played in Athens, San Pablo Burgos defeated the host team AEK in the final by 85–74. The team was crowned BCL champions, just five years after the professional club had been established.[9] Thad McFadden, who scored 18 points in the final, was awarded the Final Eight MVP award.[10]

As the winners of the BCL, Burgos represented Europe in the 2021 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, where it defeated Argentine club Quimsa in Buenos Aires to win the world club title. Burgos won the game 85-73, behind star point guard Vítor Benite who added 19 points and claimed the tournament's MVP award.[11]

The following season, the 2020–21, Burgos had another impressive run after qualifying for the Final Eight with a 9–3 record in the first two group phases. On May 9, Burgos won its second Champions League title after winning the final in Nizhny Novgorod, defeating Turkish club Karşıyaka 64–59. Vítor Benite was named the league's final stage MVP. As winners of another Champions League, the team also qualified for a second Intercontinental Cup in 2022.

Sponsorship naming

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  • San Pablo Inmobiliaria Burgos (2015–2017)
  • San Pablo Burgos (2017–2020)
  • Hereda San Pablo Burgos (2020–present)

Logos

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Head coaches

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Nat. Name Period Pld W L PCT
  Andreu Casadevall 2015 9 5 4 .556
  Diego Epifanio 2015–2019 142 78 64 .549
  Joan Peñarroya 2019–2021
  Žan Tabak 2021
  Félix Alonso 2021
  Salva Maldonado 2021–2022
  Paco Olmos 2022
  Curro Segura 2022–2023
  Lolo Encinas 2023–2024
  Jota Cuspinera 2024
   Bruno Savignani 2024–present

Players

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Current roster

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

San Pablo Burgos roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 3   Speight, Micah 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 26 – (1998-06-26)26 June 1998
G/F 7   Atić, Edin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1997-01-19)19 January 1997
G/F 9   Barrera, Álex 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1992-04-01)1 April 1992
G 10   Corbalán, Gonzalo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-03-03)3 March 2002
PF 11   Vene, Siim-Sander 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1990-11-12)12 November 1990
C 13   Kasibabu, Jonathan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1996-04-24)24 April 1996
F/C 15   Rosa, Ignacio 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-07-01)1 July 1999
G/F 16   Jimenez, Millan 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-09-16)16 September 2002
SG 31   Lapornik, Miha 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1993-10-18)18 October 1993
PG 32   Rogić, Roko 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1992-09-25)25 September 1992
C 40   Fischer, Luke 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 30 – (1994-10-29)29 October 1994
Head coach
  •   Jota Cuspinera
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: May 20, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Luke Fischer Jonathan Kasibabu
PF Siim-Sander Vene Ignacio Rosa
SF Millan Jiménez Alex Barrera Arnaud Moto
SG Prince Ali Miha Lapornik
PG Micah Speight Gonzalo Corbalán

Colours: Blue - homegrown player; Red - non–FIBA Europe player

Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
2015–16 2 LEB Oro 4th 22–17
2016–17 2 LEB Oro 2nd 33–10 Copa Princesa RU
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 14th 13–21
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 11th 15–19
2019–20 1 Liga ACB 4th 15–14 3 Champions League С 13–6
2020–21 1 Liga ACB 6th 22–16 Quarterfinalist Intercontinental Cup C 3 Champions League С 12–3
2021–22 1 Liga ACB 18th 10–24 Intercontinental Cup RU 3 Champions League PI 5–4
2022–23 2 LEB Oro 3rd 26–13
2023–24 2 LEB Oro 4th 29–9

Trophies and awards

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Worldwide competitions

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European competitions

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Regional competitions

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  • Copa Castilla y León
    • Champions (3): 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Burgos, Spain Invitational Game
    • Champions (1): 2020

Notable players

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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.

Reserve team

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On 14 December 2016, Miraflores agreed a collaboration with local Liga EBA club Basket Burgos 2002, that became their reserve team.[12] In 2018, Basket Burgos 2002 was integrated in the structure of the club.

References and notes

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  1. ^ "Relación de SAD — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in European Spanish). Consejo Superior de Deportes. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Clubs of the 2011–12 Provincial League of Burgos" (in Spanish). basketdbb.
  3. ^ "Benavente tiende la mano al Miraflores" [Benavente gives Miraflores a hand] (in Spanish). El Correo de Burgos. 2 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Aumento de equipos en LEB Oro" [Increase of the number of teams in LEB Oro] (in Spanish). FEB. 28 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Baskonia, un espejo para consolidarse en la elite" (in Spanish). El Correo de Burgos. 28 August 2015.
  6. ^ "F-J.3: San Pablo Burgos culmina un épico e histórico ascenso" (in Spanish). FEB.es. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Comunicado sobre la inscripción del CB Miraflores SAD" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. ^ "San Pablo Burgos logra su primera victoria en la Liga Endesa (89-86)" [San Pablo Burgos achieve their first win in Liga Endesa (89-86)] (in Spanish). ACB.com. 11 November 2017. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Hereda San Pablo Burgos crowned 2020 Basketball Champions League winners". Basketball Champions League. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  10. ^ "From Flint, Michigan to international glory: Thad McFadden is the Final 8 MVP". Basketball Champions League. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Quimsa v Hereda San Pablo Burgos boxscore - FIBA Intercontinental Cup 2021 - 6 February". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Basket Burgos 2002 y el CB Miraflores, de la mano" (in Spanish). CB Miraflores. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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