Joventut Badalona

Joventut Badalona
Leagues	Liga ACB EuroCup
Founded	1930; 94 years ago (1930)
History	Penya Spirit of Badalona (1930–1932) Centre Esportiu Badaloní (1932–1939) Club Juventud de Badalona (1939–1978) Club Joventut de Badalona (1978–present)
Arena	Pavelló Olímpic
Capacity	12,500
Location	Badalona, Catalonia, Spain
Team colors	Green and black
President	Juan Antonio Morales
Head coach	Daniel Miret
Championships	1 EuroLeague 1 EuroCup 1 EuroChallenge 2 Korać Cup 4 Spanish Championships 8 king Cups 2 Spanish Supercups 11 Catalan basketball league
Retired numbers	3 (5, 7, 8)
Website	Official website
Home Away

Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈklub ʒuβənˈtud bəðəˈlonə]) is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as La Penya (in English, The Club), it is one of only two teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League. The only other is Real Madrid. In 1994, Joventut Badalona became champion of the FIBA European League (today known as the EuroLeague), the first Catalan basketball club to accomplish such a grandiose achievement and the first Spanish team to do so in the modern era Final Four format.

Well-known players have included the Margall brothers (with Josep Maria Margall), Zoran Slavnić, Jordi Villacampa, Rafael Jofresa, Raül López, Rudy Fernández, and Ricky Rubio.

Badalona has had a basketball team since 30 March 1930, when Joventut was founded as Penya Spirit of Badalona.^[1] Apart from basketball, the club initially had teams involved in several sports including cycling, table tennis, and football. In 1932, the club changed its name to Centre Esportiu Badaloní and in 1939, it was forced to become Club Juventud de Badalona. By 1940, basketball was established as the club's main sport and green and black were adopted as the club's colours.

As one of the founding clubs of the Spanish league, Joventut became also one of the top teams in Spain since the 1950s, developing a great rivalry with Real Madrid and with the other neighbouring teams like FC Barcelona, playing memorable duels. Joventut won their first Spanish Cup in 1948 and their two first leagues in 1967 and 1978.

In 1981, Joventut started its golden era by winning their first European title: the FIBA Korać Cup in 1981, by defeating Carrera Venezia in the final played in Barcelona by 105–104 after a game winning shot by Joe Galvin at the buzzer. Joventut repeated title in 1990, this time beating Scavolini Pesaro in the double-legged final.

One year later, in 1991, Joventut achieved their third league, the first under the ACB and repeated title in the following season, after losing the final of the FIBA European League against Partizan, that won thanks to a buzzer beater of Saša Đorđević. However, in 1994, Joventut won the title after winning the Final Four played in Tel Aviv against Olympiacos.

After two years of decline, Joventut clinched their seventh national cup and in the 2000s, started a new golden era with players like Rudy Fernández, and Ricky Rubio developed in the youth teams of the club. During their years at Badalona, Joventut won a FIBA Europe Cup in 2006, by beating Khimki in the final, a ULEB Cup in 2008, beating Akasvayu Girona in the finals,^[2] and the eighth Copa del Rey, also in 2008.

Joventut Badalona is one of the only two teams, along with Real Madrid, to have played every year in the top league.

In the 2017–18 season, Joventut was close of the dissolution, but the shareholders voted to save the club.^[3] Finally, it could finish the season in the 15th season and avoided the relegation, despite ending in the worst position ever.

Club Joventut de Badalona has received diverse trade names along its history. These are the Joventut denominations along the years:

• Pavelló de la Plana: (1962–72), before 1962, the team played in open air stadiums.
• Pavelló d'Ausiàs March: (1972–91), also known as Pavelló Club Joventut (5,000 seats).^[4]
• Palau Olímpic: (1991–present)

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  Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona
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  Team 2023
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  Les Glamcheers

Joventut Badalona retired numbers
N°	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure
5*		Rafael Jofresa	PG	1986–96, 1997–98, 2000–03
7		Josep Maria Margall	SF	1972–90
8		Jordi Villacampa	SF	1980–97

*Even though number #5 had been retired to honor Rafael Jofresa, from 2002 to 2008 Rudy Fernández kept wearing that number during his stay at the professional team.

Joventut Badalona roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SF 1 Kraag, Yannick 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2002-10-16)16 October 2002 PG 2 Dotson, Devon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1999-08-02)2 August 1999 G/F 3 Busquets, Pep 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1999-03-02)2 March 1999 G 4 Ribas, Pau (C) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 37 – (1987-03-02)2 March 1987 PG 6 van der Vuurst, Keye 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 22 – (2001-12-29)29 December 2001 PF 12 Gates, Kaiser 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 C 13 Pustovyi, Artem 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 32 – (1992-06-25)25 June 1992 PG 16 Vives, Guillem 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1993-06-16)16 June 1993 F/C 17 Dekker, Sam 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 F/C 19 Platteeuw, Ian (Y) 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 17 – (2007-11-03)3 November 2007 F 21 Allen, Miguel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2003-05-10)10 May 2003 F/C 23 Ružić, Michael (Y) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2006-10-04)4 October 2006 SG 30 Robertson, Kassius 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 C 44 Tomić, Ante 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) 37 – (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 SF 88 Hanga, Ádám 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 35 – (1989-04-12)12 April 1989 SF -- Oni, Miye 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1997-08-04)4 August 1997	Head coach Daniel Miret Assistant coach(es) Aleix Durán Legend (C) Team captain (Y) Youth player Injured Roster Transactions Updated: December 16, 2024

Domestic players:

(Non-EU players):

Bosman players:

For a complete list of current and former players, see the Joventut Badalona players category.

Position	Player	Year	Round	Pick	Drafted by
SG/SF	Rudy Fernández	2007	1st round	24th	Phoenix Suns
PG	Ricky Rubio	2009	1st round	5th	Minnesota Timberwolves
PF	Henk Norel#	2009	2nd round	47th	Minnesota Timberwolves

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  Non commercial logo
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  DKV sponsorship logo
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  FIATC sponsorship logo

The Joventut jerseys have always been green with a black stripe across the chest, and the shorts have been traditionally black, with the exception of some years that have been green too. The traditional away jerseys have been white, although in 2008–09 a new silver alternate jersey was introduced.

Joventut has a traditional rivalry with provincial neighbours FC Barcelona. Both teams face in the Catalan basketball derby.

• Spanish League

Winners (4): 1966–67, 1977–78, 1990–91, 1991–92

Runners-up (10): 1958, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1992–93

• Spanish Cup

Winners (8): 1948, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1969, 1976, 1997, 2008

Runners-up (13): 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2004

• Spanish Super Cup

Winners (2): 1986, 1987

Runners-up (1): 1988

• EuroLeague

Winners (1): 1993–94

Runners-up (1): 1991–92

Final Four (2): 1992, 1994

• FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)

Runners-up (1): 1987–88

Semifinalists (4): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1985–86

• FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)

Winners (2): 1980–81, 1989–90

Semifinalist (3): 1975–76, 1977–78, 1990–91

• EuroCup Basketball

Winners (1): 2007–08

Semifinalists (1): 2002–03

• FIBA EuroChallenge (defunct)

Winners (1): 2005–06

• European Basketball Club Super Cup (semi-official, defunct)

Runners-up (2): 1990, 1991

3rd place (1): 1987

• McDonald's Championship (defunct)

Runners-up (1): 1991

• FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct)

Runners-up (3): 1967, 1970, 1978

• Vielha, Spain Invitational Game

Winners (1): 2014

• Catalan League

Winners (11): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008

Runners-up (): 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

• Catalan Championship (defunct)

Winners (5): 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957

Runners-up (5): 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957

Joventut Badalona has also a wheelchair basketball team which currently plays in the División de Honor, the Spanish top league.^[5]

In 2011 the team, which was known as Joventut GAM by sponsorship reasons, was dissolved and two years later was re-launched again. In its first season after the re-opening, the team promoted to División de Honor.

• 1991 McDonald's Championship

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