REAL MADRID BALONCESTO

'Real Madrid' is a Spanish basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. As successful as the football club, the basketball team has been the most successful of its peers in both Spain and Europe. The Real Madrid squads have won a record 30 Spanish League titles, including a 7- and a 10 in a row sequences. They have also won 22 Spanish Cup titles. As well, they have won 8 European Championships titles. Star players have included Arvydas Sabonis and Dražen Petrović.

Contents

Major trophies

Current squad 2007/08

Famous players

Notes and references

External links

Major trophies

★ 'European Champions' :

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★ 1963/64 1964/65 1966/67 1967/68 1973/74 1977/78 1979/80 1994/95: '8'

★ 'Spanish League ' :

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★ 1956/57 1957/58 1959/60 1960/61 1961/62 1962/63 1963/64 1964/65 1965/66 196768 1968/69 1969/70 1970/71 1971/72 1972/73 1973/74 1974/75 1975/76 1976/77 1978/79 1979/80 1981/82 1983/84 1984/85 1985/86 1992/93 1993/94 1999/2000 2004/05 2006/07: '30'

★ 'Copa del Rey de Baloncesto' :

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★ 1950/51 1951/52 1953/54 1955/56 1956/57 1959/60 1960/61 1961/62 1964/65 1965/66 1966/67 1969/70 1970/71 1971/72 1972/73 1973/74 1974/75 1976/77 1984/85 1985/86 1988/89 1992/93: '22'

★ 'European Cup Winner's Cup' :

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★ 1983/84 1988/89 1991/92 1996/97: '4'

★ 'ULEB Cup' :

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★ 2006/2007: '1'

★ 'Korac Cup' :

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★ 1987/88: '1'

★ 'World basketball clubs championship' :

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★ 1980/81: '1'

★ 'Intercontinental Cups' :

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★ 1976 1977 1978: '3'

★ 'Copa Latina de Baloncesto':

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★ 1966/67: '1'

★ 'Spanish Supercup':

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★ 1984/85: '1'

★ 'Campeón Torneo de Navidad': '24' ^[1]

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★ 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1972/73, 1973/74, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1980/81, 1981/82, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1995/96, 1996/,97 1997/98, 2000/01, 2003/04.

Current squad 2007/08

''The numbers are established according to the official website: www.realmadrid.com
''As of May 15 2007''

★ 'Point Guard:' ★ ★ 5 Richard Nguema ★ ★ 19 Kerem Tunçeri ★ ★ 24 Raúl López ★ 'Shooting Guard:' ★ ★ 7 Charles Smith ★ ★ 22 Louis Bullock ★ ★ 23 Sergi LLull ★ ★ 33 Marko Tomas ★ 'Small Forward:' ★ ★ 3 David Marina ★ ★ 15 Alex Mumbrú ★ ★ — Mikhalis Pelekanos ★ 'Power Forward:' ★ ★ 6 Pablo Aguilar ★ ★ 11 Jan Martín ★ ★ 17 Axel Hervelle ★ 'Center:' ★ ★ 8 Blagota Sekulić ★ ★ 9 Felipe Reyes ★ ★ 16 Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca ★ ★ — Venson Hamilton (injured list) ★ ★ — Lazaros Papadopoulos ★ 'Coaches:' ★ ★ Joan Plaza ★ ★ Žan Tabak ★ ★ Jenaro Díaz ★ 'Head of Operations:' ★ ★ Antonio Martín Espina ★ 'General Manager:' ★ ★ Alberto Herreros ★ 'Councillor:' ★ ★ Vlade Divac

Famous players

''see also ''

Notes and references

1. Real Madrid Baloncesto Trophies

External links

★ Realmadrid.com - Official Real Madrid Baloncesto website / /

★ Official ACB league page

★ Euroleague official webpage

★ Official Real Madrid webpage

★ 75 Years of Real Madrid ex-players webpage

★ Unofficial Real Madrid webpage

★ Real Madrid Basketball visitors & matchday guide