Real Betis Baloncesto

Real Betis Baloncesto S.A.D., simply known as Real Betis, is a professional basketball team based in Seville, Spain. The team plays in the LEB Oro, the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It plays its home games at San Pablo.

History
Club Deportivo de Baloncesto Sevilla was founded in 1987 when the team bought the seat of Dribling de Madrid in the second division, in that time called Primera División B. In 1989, the team promoted to Liga ACB for the first time ever.

In 1996 and 1999 the club finished the league as runner-up being defeated both times in the finals 0–3 by FC Barcelona.

In 2011, Sevilla lost the 2010–11 Eurocup final, played in Treviso, Italy, against Unics Kazan.

On 21 July 2016, Baloncesto Sevilla and Real Betis agreed a collaboration agreement for helping the football squad to solve the financial problems of the basketball team. The team would be called Real Betis Energía Plus as a result of the agreement and a new sponsor. On 31 December 2016, Real Betis agreed the buy of the 99.99% of the shares of the club and implemented it on 12 January 2017.

In 2017 the club relegated from Liga ACB for the first time in its history, but remained in the league in application of the precautionary measures issued by the judicial demand of the Andalusian club after the change of the requirements to join the ACB during the pre-season. However, the club was relegated again in the next season after a very poor performance with only seven wins in 34 matches, finishing in the last position of the league table.

On 6 September 2018, the club unanimously approved to take the necessary steps to obtain the pertinent authorization from the Spanish royal house to change its name to Real Betis Baloncesto S.A.D. This change was finally approved on 15 December 2018.

During the 2018–19 season, their first ever in LEB Oro, Real Betis beat the record of biggest winning streak with 17, thus meaning they beat all their league opponents consecutively. The club quickly came back to the top tier after winning the championship with four rounds left.

Sponsorship naming
From 1987 to 2014, the club was sponsored by Caja San Fernando, renamed in 2007 as Cajasol and merged in Banca Cívica years later.


 * Caja San Fernando (1987–2007)
 * Cajasol (2007–10)
 * Cajasol Banca Cívica (2010–2011)
 * Banca Cívica (2011–2012)
 * Cajasol (2012–2014)
 * Baloncesto Sevilla (2014–2016)
 * Real Betis Energía Plus (2016–2019)
 * Coosur Real Betis (2019–2022)

Head coaches

 * José Alberto Pesquera 1990–1995, 1998
 * Aleksandar Petrović 1995–1997
 * Salva Maldonado 1997–1998
 * Javier Imbroda 1998–2001
 * Javier Fijo 2001, 2005
 * Marco Crespi 2001–2002
 * Gustavo Aranzana 2002–2004
 * Velimir Perasović 2004–2005
 * Óscar Quintana 2005
 * Manel Comas 2005–2007, 2008
 * Moncho López 2007
 * Rubén Magnano 2007–2008
 * Ángel Jareño 2008
 * Pedro Martínez 2008–2009
 * Joan Plaza 2009–2012
 * Aíto García Reneses 2012–2014
 * Scott Roth 2014–2015
 * Luis Casimiro 2015–2016
 * Žan Tabak 2016–2017
 * Alejandro Martínez 2017
 * Óscar Quintana 2017–2018
 * Javier Carrasco 2018
 * Curro Segura 2018–2020
 * Joan Plaza 2020–present

Records

 * 29 seasons in ACB
 * 3 seasons in the second tier:
 * 2 in Primera División B
 * 1 in LEB Oro

Trophies

 * LEB Oro: (1)
 * 2018–19
 * Copa Princesa de Asturias: (1)
 * 2019
 * Andalusia Cup: (5)
 * 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2009

Individual awards
ACB Most Valuable Player
 * Michael Anderson – 1996

ACB Three Point Shootout Champion
 * Raúl Pérez – 2003

ACB Slam Dunk Champion
 * Tomáš Satoranský – 2010

EuroCup Rising Star Award
 * Kristaps Porziņģis – 2015

All-EuroCup First Team
 * Tariq Kirksay – 2011

All-EuroCup Second Team
 * Paul Davis – 2011

Notable players
• 🇪🇸 Raúl Pérez

• 🇪🇸-🇺🇸 Mike Smith

• 🇪🇸-🇺🇸 Chuck Kornegay

• 🇦🇷 Hernán Jasen

• 🇦🇺 Chris Anstey

• 🇦🇺 Martin Cattalini

• 🇨🇦 Carl English

• 🇨🇿 Ondřej Balvín

• 🇨🇿 Tomáš Satoranský

• 🇬🇧 Darren Phillip

• -🇺🇸 Tyrone Ellis

• Beka Burjanadze

• 🇩🇪 Patrick Femerling

• 🇬🇷 Michalis Kakiouzis

• 🇬🇷 Georgios Tsalmpouris

• Kristaps Porziņģis

• 🇱🇹 Donatas Slanina

• 🇱🇹 Mindaugas Katelynas

• Francisco Elson

• 🇵🇱 Michał Ignerski

• 🇷🇸 Duško Savanović

• 🇩🇴🇺🇸 James Feldeine

• 🇺🇸🇵🇷 John Holland

• 🇺🇸 Maurice Ager

• 🇺🇸 Michael Anderson

• 🇺🇸 Paul Davis

• 🇺🇸 Erick Green

• 🇺🇸 Tariq Kirksay

• 🇺🇸 Darryl Middleton

• 🇺🇸 Hollis Price

• 🇺🇸 Lou Roe

• 🇺🇸 Clay Tucker

• 🇺🇸 Andre Turner