Círculo Gijón Baloncesto y Conocimiento () is a professional basketball club based in Gijón, Asturias that currently plays in LEB Plata, the third tier of Spanish basketball.
History
Círculo Gijón Baloncesto y Conocimiento was founded in 2017, by a group of entrepreneurs that acquired the rights of local club CD Barrio La Arena, with the aim of giving to the city of Gijón a completely professional basketball team with possibilities to promote to the top leagues, as did the former main team Gijón Baloncesto, that played in Liga ACB during four seasons.
The club started in the Primera División, fifth tier, and played its first official game on 19 October 2017 in Avilés, beating Colegio San Fernando by 65–72. On 12 February 2018, Círculo Gijón signed former NBA player Robert Swift for two seasons.
However, Círculo Gijón did not achieve promotion to Liga EBA after being defeated in the league semifinals by the reserve team of Oviedo CB. Despite this failure, the club required and finally achieved one of the eight places that would be created after the expansion of the LEB Plata, third division, to 24 teams.
On 6 October 2018, the club made its debut in professional leagues with a 73–65 home win against Óbila CB. However, Círculo Gijón could not avoid relegation to Liga EBA at the end of the season, after an irregular performance.
Círculo Gijón remained in the league as a result of a swap of places with Baskonia B, that finished one position over the geometrics.
Sponsorship naming TeslaCard Círculo Gijón 2018–2019
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsors2017–2018 Spalding None2018–2019 Pentex TeslaCard2019–present Legea None
Head coaches Nacho Galán 2017–present
Season by season SeasonTierDivisionPos.Roster2017–18 5 1ª División 3rd 20–42018–19 3 LEB Plata19th 14–202019–20 3 LEB Plata 23rd 8–17
Players
Trophies and awards Trophies Friendly tournaments Trofeo Virgen de Valencia: 2018 Trofeo Concello de Chantada: 2018 Trofeo Principado de Asturias: 2018
Individual awards All LEB Plata team Saúl Blanco – 2019
Notable players
Saúl Blanco Pieter Prinsloo Robert Swift
References
External links
Profile at Asturcesto