CB Gran Canaria

Dreamland Gran Canaria
Dreamland Gran Canaria
Nickname	Granca
Leagues	Liga ACB; EuroCup
Founded	1963; 61 years ago
History	Colegio Claret; (1963–1985); Claret Las Palmas; (1985–1988); C.B. Gran Canaria; (1988–present)
Arena	Gran Canaria Arena
Capacity	11,500
Location	Las Palmas, Spain
Team colors	Yellow, Blue;
Head coach	Jaka Lakovič
Championships	1 Spanish Supercup; 1 EuroCup
Retired numbers	1 (20)
Website	Official website
Home	Away

Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D., currently known as Dreamland Gran Canaria due to sponsorship, is a professional basketball club based in Las Palmas, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Their home venue is the Gran Canaria Arena.

History

CB Gran Canaria was founded inside Claret School and for many years played under that denomination. Following a successful period in school competitions, a senior team was created and integrated on the Spanish Second Division. The team played in that division until 1984, when the team adopted the decision of having a statute of its own, therefore becoming an independent institution. The new statute was approved on May 22, 1985 and the team became Claret Club de Baloncesto.

The following years, the team moved many times between Liga ACB and 1st Division B. On the 1987–88 season the club changed its name to CB Gran Canaria, paying homage to the place where its social mass came from. On 30 June 1992 the team became a sports public limited company (Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, SAD in Spanish) in order to fulfil with the requirements of the then-new Spanish sports legislation.

After three seasons in the Spanish silver division the team won the first Liga EBA in the 1994–95 season and was promoted to Liga ACB. From that season on, CB Gran Canaria has stayed in the top level of the Spanish basketball. The 2012–13 represents the team's eighteenth consecutive season in Liga ACB.

In April 2015, Gran Canaria played the Eurocup Finals. The team was defeated by BC Khimki in the two legs. Ten months later, the club qualified for the first time to a final of a national trophy. In the 2016 Copa del Rey defeated Valencia Basket in the quarterfinals and Dominion Bilbao Basket in the semifinals, but could not beat Real Madrid in the final, where it lost by 81–85.

On 24 September 2016, Gran Canaria won its first national title after beating FC Barcelona 79–59 in the Final of the 2016 Supercopa played in Vitoria-Gasteiz.^[1]

One season later, in June 2018, Gran Canaria qualified for the second time to the league semifinals and also achieved qualification to the EuroLeague for the first time ever.^[2]

Sponsorship naming

Through the years CB Gran Canaria has had several denominations due to its sponsorship:

Canarias Telecom: 1999–2002
Auna Gran Canaria: 2002–04
Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas: 2006–07
Kalise Gran Canaria: 2007–09
Gran Canaria 2014: 2009–12
Herbalife Gran Canaria: 2012–2021
Dreamland Gran Canaria: 2023–present

Logos

Kalise Gran Canaria logo
(2007–2009)
CB Gran Canaria non-commercial logo
(until 2014)
CB Gran Canaria logo
(2014–present)

Home arenas

Centro Insular de Deportes: (until 2014)
Gran Canaria Arena: (2014–present)

Players

Retired numbers

Gran Canaria retired numbers
No.	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure
20		Jim Moran	SF	2001–2011
11		Greg Stewart	C	1996-1992

Current roster

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

Dreamland Gran Canaria roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PF	1	Urbaniak, Jakub	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	21 – (2003-01-12)12 January 2003
SG	3	Kljajic, Jovan	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	23 – (2001-09-11)11 September 2001
C	4	Conditt IV, George	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	24 – (2000-08-22)22 August 2000
SG	5	Homesley, Caleb	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	27 – (1996-11-27)27 November 1996
PG	6	Albicy, Andrew (C)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	34 – (1990-03-21)21 March 1990
SF	9	Brussino, Nicolás	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	31 – (1993-03-02)2 March 1993
SF	10	Salvó, Miquel	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	30 – (1994-11-03)3 November 1994
PG	12	Alocén, Carlos	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	23 – (2000-12-30)30 December 2000
PF	13	Pelos, Pierre	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	32 – (1992-08-16)16 August 1992
PF	14	Shurna, John	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	34 – (1990-04-30)30 April 1990
C	18	Tobey, Mike	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	30 – (1994-10-10)10 October 1994
SG	32	Thomasson, Joe	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	31 – (1993-08-16)16 August 1993

Head coach

Jaka Lakovič

Assistant coach(es)

Víctor García
Albert Oliver
Asier Setién

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Updated: August 29, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Mike Tobey	George Conditt IV *
PF	John Shurna	Pierre Pelos	Jakub Urbaniak †
SF	Nicolás Brussino	Miquel Salvó †
SG	Joe Thomasson	Caleb Homesley *	Jovan Kljajić †
PG	Andrew Albicy	Carlos Alocén †

Notes: Blue † – homegrown player^[a]; Red * – overseas player^[b]; Green ‡ – youth player^[c]

Out on loan

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to		Date	Source
23	G/F		Sarper David Mutaf	21	Bursaspor Basketbol		30 May 2025	^[3]

Notable players

Head coaches

Joaquín Costa: 1985–90
Manolo Hussein: 1990–92, 1995–2002
Trifón Poch: 1992–94
Roberto Orellana: 1994–95
Salva Maldonado: 2005–09, 2018
Pedro Martínez: 2002–05, 2009–2014, 2019
Aíto García Reneses: 2014–2016
Luis Casimiro: 2016–2018
Víctor García: 2018–2019
Fotios Katsikaris: 2019–2020
Porfirio Fisac: 2020–2022
Jaka Lakovič: 2022–present

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L	Copa del Rey	Other cups		European competitions
1962–63	3	2ª División	7th
1963–64	3	2ª División	9th
1964–65	3	2ª División	7th
1965–66	3	2ª División	8th
1966–67	3	2ª División	10th
1967–68	3	2ª División	7th
1968–69	3	2ª División	8th
1969–70	3	2ª División	5th
1970–71	3	2ª División	10th
1971–72	3	2ª División	3rd
1972–73	3	2ª División	3rd
1973–74	3	2ª División	5th
1974–75	3	2ª División	7th
1975–76	3	2ª División	7th
1976–77	3	2ª División	7th
1977–78	3	2ª División	8th
1978–79	3	2ª División	8th
1979–80	3	2ª División	6th
1980–81	3	2ª División	10th
1981–82	3	2ª División	10th
1982–83	3	2ª División	7th
1983–84	3	2ª División	2nd
1984–85	2	1ª División B	2nd	19–7
1985–86	1	Liga ACB	15th	8–23
1986–87	2	1ª División B	3rd	22–12
1987–88	2	1ª División B	3rd	31–16
1988–89	1	Liga ACB	18th	20–19	Round of 16
1989–90	1	Liga ACB	23rd	15–29	First round
1990–91	2	1ª División	1st	31–11
1991–92	1	Liga ACB	23rd	14–30	First round
1992–93	2	1ª División	9th	20–18
1993–94	2	1ª División	5th	21–14
1994–95	2	Liga EBA	2nd	29–10
1995–96	1	Liga ACB	14th	16–22
1996–97	1	Liga ACB	12th	17–17
1997–98	1	Liga ACB	10th	15–19
1998–99	1	Liga ACB	14th	13–21
1999–00	1	Liga ACB	7th	19–18	Quarterfinalist
2000–01	1	Liga ACB	13th	12–22				3 Korać Cup	R32	1–1
2001–02	1	Liga ACB	16th	10–24
2002–03	1	Liga ACB	5th	21–16	Quarterfinalist
2003–04	1	Liga ACB	7th	18–20				2 ULEB Cup	R16	8–4
2004–05	1	Liga ACB	8th	20–18	Quarterfinalist			2 ULEB Cup	RS	6–4
2005–06	1	Liga ACB	5th	20–17	Quarterfinalist			3 FIBA Eurocup	GS	3–3
2006–07	1	Liga ACB	6th	22–16	Quarterfinalist			2 ULEB Cup	R16	5–7
2007–08	1	Liga ACB	9th	16–18				2 ULEB Cup	L16	10–4
2008–09	1	Liga ACB	6th	21–14	Quarterfinalist			2 Eurocup	RS	4–4
2009–10	1	Liga ACB	8th	17–19		Supercopa	SF	2 Eurocup	QF	9–5
2010–11	1	Liga ACB	6th	21–15	Quarterfinalist			2 Eurocup	L16	8–6
2011–12	1	Liga ACB	14th	13–21				2 Eurocup	RS	4–2
2012–13	1	Liga ACB	4th	21–19	Semifinalist
2013–14	1	Liga ACB	5th	23–14	Quarterfinalist
2014–15	1	Liga ACB	8th	18–18	Quarterfinalist			2 Eurocup	RU	21–3
2015–16	1	Liga ACB	5th	22–15	Runner-up	Supercopa	SF	2 Eurocup	SF	16–6
2016–17	1	Liga ACB	7th	22–13	Quarterfinalist	Supercopa	C	2 EuroCup	QF	11–5
2017–18	1	Liga ACB	4th	22–18	Semifinalist	Supercopa	RU	2 EuroCup	QF	9–9
2018–19	1	Liga ACB	12th	14–20				1 EuroLeague	RS	8–22
2019–20	1	Liga ACB	11th	13–14
2020–21	1	Liga ACB	8th	18–20				2 EuroCup	SF	14–7
2021–22	1	Liga ACB	8th	17–19				2 EuroCup	QF	13–7
2022–23	1	Liga ACB	7th	19–17	Quarterfinalist			2 EuroCup	C	19–3
2023–24	1	Liga ACB	7th	20–16	Quarterfinalist			2 EuroCup	EF	12–7

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Supercopa de España: (1)
- 2016
EuroCup Basketball: (1)
- 2023
Copa del Rey:
- Runners-up (1): 2016
2nd division championships: (2)
- 1ª División B: (1) 1991
- Liga EBA: (1) 1995
Copa Toyota: (7)
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013
Trofeo Gobierno de Canarias: (4)
- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
- Runners-up (4): 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011
Rome, Italy Invitational Game: (1)
- 2009

Individual awards

All-ACB Team

Jaycee Carroll – 2011

Supercup MVP

Kyle Kuric – 2016

EuroCup Finals MVP

John Shurna – 2023

All-EuroCup First Team

Walter Tavares – 2015
Alen Omić – 2016
John Shurna – 2023

All-EuroCup Second Team

James Augustine – 2010
Kyle Kuric – 2015
Kevin Pangos – 2016

Notable players

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.

Notes

^ A homegrown player is a player that played for at least three years before the age of 20 on a Spanish team. In Liga ACB, the team must register at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10–12 players or at least three homegrown players in rosters of 8–9 players. In EuroCup, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of homegrown players.
^ A overseas player is a player from outside EEA, FIBA Europe or ACP states. In Liga ACB, the team may register at most two overseas players. In EuroCup, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of overseas players.
^ In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.

References

^ "Herbalife Gran Canaria is the Spanish Supercup champion!". EuroCup Basketball. 24 September 2016. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
^ "Gran Canaria to play in EuroLeague for the first time in club history". Eurohoops.net. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
^ "Hoşgeldin David Mutaf" (in Turkish). Bursaspor Basketbol. August 3, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

External links

Official website
CB Gran Canaria at ACB.com (in Spanish)

[3] A homegrown player is a player that played for at least three years before the age of 20 on a Spanish team. In Liga ACB, the team must register at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10–12 players or at least three homegrown players in rosters of 8–9 players. In EuroCup, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of homegrown players.

[4] A overseas player is a player from outside EEA, FIBA Europe or ACP states. In Liga ACB, the team may register at most two overseas players. In EuroCup, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of overseas players.

[5] In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.

[1] "Herbalife Gran Canaria is the Spanish Supercup champion!". EuroCup Basketball. 24 September 2016. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[2] "Gran Canaria to play in EuroLeague for the first time in club history". Eurohoops.net. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[6] "Hoşgeldin David Mutaf" (in Turkish). Bursaspor Basketbol. August 3, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

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v t e Dreamland Gran Canaria current roster
1 Urbaniak 3 Kljajic 4 Conditt IV 5 Homesley 6 Albicy 9 Brussino 10 Salvó 12 Alocén 13 Pelos 14 Shurna 18 Tobey 32 Thomasson
Head coach: Lakovič Assistant coaches: García Oliver Setién

v t e Gran Canaria 2022–23 Eurocup champions
00 Inglis 2 Balcerowski 3 Kljajic 4 Slaughter 5 Bassas 6 Albicy 8 Benite 9 Brussino 10 Salvó 14 Shurna 18 Diop 23 Mutaf 24 Carrera 41 Stević
Head coach: Lakovič Assistant coaches: García Dumas Setién