Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto

Fundación Lucentum
LeaguesPrimera FEB
FoundedJune 17, 2015; 11 years ago (2015-06-17)
ArenaPabellón Pedro Ferrándiz
LocationAlicante, Valencian Community
Team colorsWhite, Blue, Navy Blue
     
PresidentAntonio Gallego
Head coachPedro Rivero
Championships1 Copa LEB Plata
Websitefundacionlucentum.com

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.

Fundación Lucentum made its debut in the 2015–16 LEB Plata season after receiving the spot of CB Lucentum. 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, and be replaced by Rafa Monclova.

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 PlataRU
2017–18 3 LEB Plata 3rd 29–14
2018–19 3 LEB Plata 1st 28–6 Copa LEB PlataC
2019–20 2LEB Oro 4th 16–8
2020–21 2LEB Oro 4th 19–15 Copa PríncipeRU
2021–22 2LEB Oro 12th 16–18
2022–23 2LEB Oro 9th 18–19
2023–24 2LEB Oro 7th 19–18
2024–25 2Primera FEB 13th 13–21 Spain CupGS
2025–26 2Primera FEB 9th 15–20 Spain CupR32
  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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SF 2 Spain Garuba, Sediq 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2004-02-02)2 February 2004
G 8 Iceland Pálsson, Kristinn 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1997-12-17)17 December 1997
PF 10 Spain Parrado, Arnau 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (2000-06-24)24 June 2000
PG 11 Spain Manchón, Dani 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1998-06-21)21 June 1998
PF 12 Georgia (country) Korsantia, Giorgi 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1998-01-11)11 January 1998
C 13 Russia Spain Mikhailov, Mikhail 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (2002-04-13)13 April 2002
PF 20 United States Dreamer, Wesley 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (2000-11-03)3 November 2000
SF 25 United States Cameroon Choh, Tamenang 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1998-07-17)17 July 1998
PG 28 Portugal Lisboa, Rafael 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1999-04-05)5 April 1999
SG 31 United States Teague, MaCio 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1997-06-11)11 June 1997
PG 33 Dominican Republic Spain Torres, Mike 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1994-11-24)24 November 1994
C 35 Jamaica Gill, Romaro 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 32 – (1994-10-02)2 October 1994
Head coach
  • Spain Pedro Rivero
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 30, 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Kevin Larsen Boubacar Coulibaly
PF Deng Geu Unai Mendikote Ismael Tamba
SF Jean-Marc Mwema Álex Jordá
SG Eddy Polanco Sander Hollanders Jordan Bone
PG Mike Torres Yasiin Joseph Sergio Llorente

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

Trophies

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.