Castile and León autonomous basketball team

The Castile and León autonomous basketball team is the basketball team of Castile and León. The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games.

Castile and León

National federation	Basketball Federation of Castile and León
Coach	Moncho Monsalve
Home Away
First international
Castile and León 77–84 Portugal (Burgos, Spain; 25 June 2005)
Biggest win
Castile and León 104–79 Aragon (Palencia, Spain; 20 June 2007)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 87–65 Castile and León (Anadia, Portugal; 22 June 2007)

History

The first appearance of Castile and León was on 2005, in Burgos and they were defeated by Portugal. Next year, another friendly game was played this time at Palencia with Japan, and the team was defeated again.

In 2007, the Castile and León team was invited by the Portuguese Basketball Federation to play a tournament in Anadia.[1] Castile and León won only one game against the 'B' team of Germany.

Roster

This is the roster of the Castile and León team for the 2007 Tournament in Anadia.[2]

Castile and León Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 4 Cruza, Kuko 32 – 4 January 1975 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) CB Hellín PG 5 López, Dani – 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Gijón Baloncesto SF 6 González, Julio – 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Tenerife CB PF 7 Ferrer, Martín – 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) CB San Andrés SF 9 San Emeterio, Fernando 23 – 1 January 1984 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) CB Girona SG 10 Llorente, Pepe – 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Palencia Baloncesto PF 11 Martín, Nacho 24 – 22 April 1983 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Granada C 12 Ramón, Tomás 23 – 2 March 1984 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Óbila CB PF 13 de la Fuente, Sergio 17 – 1 October 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) CB Valladolid PG 14 Rivero, Pedro 27 – 22 July 1979 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) CB Los Barrios C 15 Coego, José Manuel 28 – 18 December 1978 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Tenerife CB C 16 Aguirre, Teo 22 – 20 December 1984 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Montilla SG 20 Martínez, Albano 27 – 4 November 1979 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) CB Clavijo SF 33 Yebra, Óscar 32 – 15 July 1974 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) CB Valladolid	Head coach Moncho Monsalve Assistant coaches Porfirio Fisac Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes pro club during the 2006–07 season

Games played

Castile and León  v  Portugal

25 June 2005	Castile and León	77–84	Portugal	Burgos
21:00
				Arena: Polideportivo El Plantío

Castile and León  v  Japan

20 June 2006	Castile and León	76–79	Japan	Palencia
	Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 14–17, 21–18, 21–22
	Pts: San Emeterio 18	Report	Pts: K. Takeuchi 18	Arena: Pabellón Marta Domínguez Referees: Palenzuela Pastrana, González Cuervo

Castile and León  v  Aragon

20 June 2007	Castile and León	104–79	Aragon	Palencia
		[3]		Arena: Pabellón Marta Domínguez

Portugal  v  Castile and León

22 June 2007	Portugal	87–65	Castile and León	Anadia (Portugal)

Castile and León  v  Germany 'B'

23 June 2007	Castile and León	90–83	Germany 'B'	Anadia (Portugal)

Portugal U20  v  Castile and León

24 June 2007	Portugal U20	76–90	Castile and León	Anadia (Portugal)

References

1. Castilla y León jugará en Portugal Diario de Valladolid. March 15, 2007
2. La selección autonómica de baloncesto masculina y femenina juegan en Palencia Portal Castellanoleoneses. June 21, 2007
3. Castile and León Basketball Federation Magazine (page 22)

External links

• Castile and León Federation website