Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto

Fundación Lucentum
LeaguesPrimera FEB
FoundedJune 17, 2015 (2015-06-17)
ArenaPabellón Pedro Ferrándiz
LocationAlicante, Valencian Community
Team colorsWhite, Blue, Navy Blue
     
PresidentAntonio Gallego
Head coachRubén Perelló
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.[1]

Fundación Lucentum made its debut in the 2015–16 LEB Plata season after receiving the spot of CB Lucentum.[2] 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,[3] and be replaced by Rafa Monclova.[4]

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 Plata RU
2017–18 3 LEB Plata 3rd 29–14
2018–19 3 LEB Plata 1st 28–6 Copa LEB Plata C
2019–20 2 LEB Oro 4th[a] 16–8
2020–21 2 LEB Oro 4th 19–15 Copa Príncipe RU
2021–22 2 LEB Oro 12th 16–18
2022–23 2 LEB Oro 9th 18–19
2023–24 2 LEB Oro 7th 19–18
2024–25 2 Primera FEB 13th 13–21 Spain Cup GS
2025–26 2 Primera FEB Spain Cup R32
  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
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SF 3 Mendikote, Unai 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1999-03-30)30 March 1999
SG 7 Hollanders, Sander 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2001-09-13)13 September 2001
SF 8 Mwema, Jean-Marc 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 36 – (1989-12-05)5 December 1989
SG 10 Polanco, Eddy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1994-08-05)5 August 1994
C 12 Coulibaly, Boubacar 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1999-12-12)12 December 1999
C 13 Larsen, Kevin 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1993-07-17)17 July 1993
PF 14 Tamba, Ismael 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (2001-07-19)19 July 2001
SF 21 Jordá, Álex 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1995-09-13)13 September 1995
PF/C 23 Geu, Deng 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1997-01-01)1 January 1997
PG 24 Llorente, Sergio 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 35 – (1990-09-13)13 September 1990
PG 33 Torres, Mike 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1994-11-24)24 November 1994
PG Bone, Jordan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1997-11-05)5 November 1997
PG Joseph, Yasiin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 29 – (1996-08-10)10 August 1996
Head coach
  • Rubén Perelló

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: March 2, 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.