CE Lleida Bàsquet

Club Esportiu Ciutat i Provincia de Lleida Basquetbol is a professional basketball team based in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain and plays in the Barris Nord, in LEB Oro league. The club born in the summer of 1997 like a need of unify the basketball in Lleida, with the origin of Maristes team, that played in the Second National Division. The team spend two seasons in the EBA League linked by Bàsquet Manresa and under the name of Baró de Maials. Caprabo Lleida jump to the LEB League in 1999 and to the ACB League in 2001. Under the name of Plus Pujol Lleida, the club returns to LEB League in 2005. In 2009, is relegated to EBA League due economic problems and changed the name to Avantmèdic Lleida, but in the next year, they return to LEB Oro League via CB Cornellà.
On July 6, 2012, Lleida Basquetbol announced via Twitter the club would not join any competition for the 2012–13 season, and it would be replaced by the new creation club Força Lleida CE.

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History

ULEB era

In the 2002/03 season, Caprabo Lleida started playing the ULEB Cup. The team ranked second in the group round with a record of 6–4, the same as Varese, first. In the first round, Caprabo won Ural Great but in the second lost with Krka Novo Mesto. In the 2003/04 season, the team played again ULEB Cup by invitation. Caprabo ranked first in the group round with a record of 8–2. In the first round, the theam won Makedonikos but they lost again in the second round, this time against Estudiantes.

Sponsorship naming

Oli Baró de Maials
Caprabo Lleida
Plus Pujol Lleida
Avantmèdic Lleida
Lleida Bàsquet
Lleida Basquetbol

Trophies and awards

Trophies

LEB:
*[2000–01 Liga Española de Baloncesto|LEB season|2000–01]: 1
Lliga Catalana ACB:
*2002–03, 2003–04: 2
Lliga Catalana LEB:
*2007–08, 2008–09: '''2'''

Individual awards

LEB Oro MVP

Joe Bunn – 2000

LEB Oro Best Rebounder

Dwayne Curtis – 2011

Past rosters

2004–05

Retired numbers

10 Berni Tamames, C, 2001–07
12 Manel Bosch, F, 2001–03

Records

Career Statistical Leaders

Games - Jaume Comas
Field Goals Made - AJ Bramlett
Field Goals Attempted - AJ Bramlett
3-Point Field Goals Made - Berni Álvarez
3-Point Field Goals Attempted - Berni Álvarez
Free Throws Made - Jaume Comas
Free Throws Attempted - Jaume Comas
Rebounds - AJ Bramlett
Assists - Jaume Comas
Blocked Shots - AJ Bramlett and Michael Ruffin
Points - Jaume Comas

Team Records

Most Points in a Game
* 115 - versus Abeconsa Ferrol on November 3, 2000
Fewest Points in a Game
* 52 - versus Caja San Fernando on December 1, 2001
Largest Margin of Victory in a Game
* 49 - versus Abeconsa Ferrol on November 3, 2000
Largest Margin of Defeat in a Game
* 40 - versus TAU Cerámica on May 12, 2005
Most Points in a Game by Rival
* 120 - versus TAU Cerámica on May 12, 2005
Fewest Points in a Game by Rival
* 46 - versus León Caja España on January 14, 2006
Longest Winning Streak
*7 from March 9, 2002, to April 20, 2002.
Longest Losing Streak
*7 from November 15, 2003, to January 3, 2004
*7 from January 30, 2005, to March 26, 2005
*7 from October 29, 2005, to December 4, 2005

Head coaches

''As of May 13, 2012. Only competitive matches are counted.''