Club Baloncesto Salamanca was a professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 club based in Salamanca

Salamanca

Salamanca is a city in western Spain, in the community of Castile and León. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to...

, Spain

Spain

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.

History

CB Salamanca was founded on 1993 after buying the spot in 1ª División (Spanish second league) to Askatuak SBT

Askatuak SBT

Askatuak Saki-Baloi Taldea is a basketball club based on San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain, who plays in Liga EBA.The team competed four years in the top Spanish league, one of them in the Liga ACB. Also, played the Korać Cup during two seasons....

. On its first year, the team promoted to Liga ACB as runner-up of the league.

Salamanca played two season in Liga ACB. In the first one, 1994–95, the team finished on the 16th position and in the second one was 9th and qualified to play the Korać Cup

Korac Cup

The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...

. Due to financial problems, on summer 1996 CB Salamanca sold its berths of Liga ACB and Korać Cup

Korac Cup

The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...

 to CB Granada

CB Granada

Club Baloncesto Granada, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team based in Granada, Andalusia. It plays in the LEB Oro. The team was founded in 1994 and has had notable players during its history, as Curtis Borchardt, Darvin Ham, Giorgos Sigalas, Scott Padgett, Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Richard...

 and the team was dissolved.

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	Postseason
1993–94	2	1ª División	2	Promoted
1994–95	1	Liga ACB	16	–
1995–96	1	Liga ACB	9	–

Notable players

Rafael Vecina

Rafael Vecina

Rafael Vecina Aceijas is a retired basketball player. He played 24 games for the Spain national team.-Clubs:*1984-86: Joventut Badalona*1986-92: CB Málaga*1992-94: CB Estudiantes*1994-96: CB Salamanca...

 Federico Ramiro

Federico Ramiro

Federico Ramiro Mor is a retired basketball player. He played 5 for the Spain national team.-Clubs:*1979-81: Real Madrid*1981-85: CB OAR Ferrol*1985-87: Cajamadrid*1987-88: Saski Baskonia*1988-91: CB Málaga...

 Granger Hall

Granger Hall

Granger Errol Hall is a retired American basketball player. A standout player at Temple University, Hall played in Spain's Liga ACB for 13 years for a variety of clubs and retired as that league's all-time leading rebounder....

 Perry Carter Jeff Sanders

Jeff Sanders

Jeffery Raynard Sanders is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 1st round of the 1989 NBA Draft. Sanders played for the Bulls, Charlotte Hornets and Atlanta Hawks in 4 NBA seasons. In his NBA career, he appeared in 55 games and scored a...

 Jeff Martin

Jeff Martin (basketball)

Jeffery Allen Martin is a retired American professional basketball player.Martin, a 6'5" shooting guard from Murray State University, was selected in the second round, 31st overall in the 1989 NBA Draft, by the Los Angeles Clippers...