Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto

Fundación Lucentum
Leagues	LEB Oro
Founded	June 17, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-17)
Arena	Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz
Location	Alicante, Valencian Community
Team colors	White, Blue, Navy Blue
President	Antonio Gallego
Head coach	Miguel Ángel Zapata
Championships	1 Copa LEB Plata
Website	fundacionlucentum.com
Home Away

Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto Alicante, also known as HLA Alicante for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Alicante, Valencian Community.

History

The club was founded on 17 June 2015 with the aim to save the basketball in the city after the financial problems of the main club CB Lucentum.[1]

Fundación Lucentum made its debut in the 2015–16 LEB Plata season after receiving the spot of CB Lucentum.[2] On 23 December 2018, the club achieved their first title after defeating 86–68 CB Zamora in the Copa LEB Plata, played during the 2018–19 season.

The head coach Gonzalo García de Vitoria will leave the club after the 2022-23 season,[3] and be replaced by Rafa Monclova.[4]

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L	Cup competitions
2015–16	3	LEB Plata	7th	16–12
2016–17	3	LEB Plata	7th	22–13	Copa LEB Plata	RU
2017–18	3	LEB Plata	3rd	29–14
2018–19	3	LEB Plata	1st	28-6	Copa LEB Plata	C
2019–20	2	LEB Oro	4th[a]	16–8
2020–21	2	LEB Oro	4th	19–15	Copa Príncipe	RU
2021–22	2	LEB Oro	12th	16–18
2022–23	2	LEB Oro	9th	18–19
2023–24	2	LEB Oro	7th	19–18
2024–25	2	Primera FEB			Spain Cup	GS

1. Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Players

Current roster

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

HLA Alicante roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age F van Zegeren, Joey 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1990-12-07)7 December 1990 F Tomas, Joan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1992-05-12)12 May 1992 F Arcos, Guillem 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2000-08-23)23 August 2000 G 9 Llompart, Pedro 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 43 – (1982-01-09)9 January 1982 F Cabral, Walter 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 G Noguerol, Carlos 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1993-07-21)21 July 1993 G Simmons, Gerel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 G/F Pilepić, Fran 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1989-05-05)5 May 1989 F Matulionis, Osvaldas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 33 – (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 F Jakstas, Rolandas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1992-09-28)28 September 1992 C Menzies, Aaron 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 28 – (1996-07-11)11 July 1996	Head coach Pedro Rivero Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Joey Van Zegeren	Aaron Menzies
PF	Rolandas Jakstas	Walter Cabral	Guillem Arcos
SF	Osvaldas Matulionis	Joan Tomas
SG	Gerel Simmons	Fran Pilepić
PG	Pedro Llompart	Carlos Noguerol

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

Trophies

• Copa LEB Plata: (1)
  • 2018

References

1. "Mañana nace la Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto Alicante" (in Spanish). Lucentum Blogging. 16 June 2015.
2. "La Fundación Lucentum toma el relevo del CB Lucentum" (in Spanish). Dario Información. 5 August 2015.
3. "Gonzalo García de Vitoria no continuará al frente del HLA Alicante" [Gonzalo García de Vitoria will not continue as head of HLA Alicante]. FEB (in Spanish). Spanish Basketball Federation. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
4. "Rafa Monclova, nuevo entrenador del HLA Alicante" [Rafa Monclova, new coach of HLA Alicante]. FEB (in Spanish). Spanish Basketball Federation. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

External links

• Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto Official Website