Palencia Baloncesto

Palencia Baloncesto, officially named as CD Zunder Palencia, is a Spanish professional basketball team based in Palencia, Castile and León. The team currently plays in league Liga ACB.

History
The club was founded in 1979 at Colegio Marista of Palencia, with the aim to support farm teams competing at provincial and regional tournaments.

The professional basketball team was created on 1997 and played during five years at Liga EBA before being invited to join the LEB Plata. On the 2008–09, Palencia Baloncesto won the Copa LEB Plata and was champion of this league, promoting for the first time in their history to LEB Oro, the Spanish second division.

In 2014 Palencia Baloncesto was defeated by CB Tizona in the promotion playoffs finals to Liga ACB by 1–3. Two years later, the club achieved the promotion by finishing as champion of the 2015–16 LEB Oro season and the Copa Princesa de Asturias, but resigned to promote due to the impossibility to fulfill the requirements.

Naming
CD Maristas Palencia had several denominations through the years:


 * Maristas Palencia: 1979–2002
 * Hormigones Saldaña Palencia: 2002–2005
 * Provincia de Palencia: 2005–2006
 * Alimentos de Palencia: 2006–2008
 * Faymasa Palencia: 2008–2009
 * Palencia Baloncesto: 2009–2013
 * Quesos Cerrato Palencia: 2013–2017
 * Chocolates Trapa Palencia: 2017–present

Head coaches

 * Natxo Lezkano 2008–2015
 * Porfirio Fisac 2015
 * Sergio García 2015–2017
 * Joaquín Pardo 2017–2018
 * Alejandro Martínez 2018–2019
 * Carles Marco 2019–2022
 * Pedro Rivero 2022–2023
 * Marco Justo 2023
 * Alberto Padilla (int.) 2023
 * Luis Guil 2023–present

Trophies

 * LEB Oro: (1)
 * 2016
 * Copa Princesa de Asturias: (3)
 * 2015, 2016, 2023
 * LEB Plata: (1)
 * 2009
 * Copa LEB Plata: (1)
 * 2009
 * Copa Castilla y León: (2)
 * 2012, 2015

Individual awards
All-LEB Oro Team
 * Urko Otegui – 2013
 * Marc Blanch – 2016

Notable players

 * 🇧🇷 Vítor Benite
 * 🇨🇮 Charles Abouo
 * 🇺🇸 🇪🇸 Mike Hansen
 * 🇲🇪 🇪🇸 Nikola Mirotić
 * 🇺🇸 Michael Dickerson
 * 🇺🇸 🇨🇻 Jeff Xavier
 * 🇱🇹 Gabrielius Maldūnas
 * 🇱🇹 Mindaugas Kačinas
 * 🇱🇹 Simas Jasaitis
 * 🇫🇮 Samuel Haanpää
 * 🇫🇮 Ville Kaunisto