CB Gran Canaria

Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D., known as Dreamland Gran Canaria due to sponsorship, is a professional basketball club based in Las Palmas, Spain. The team plays in the Spanish Liga ACB and the Champions League. Their home venue is the Gran Canaria Arena.

Dreamland Gran Canaria
Nickname	Granca
Leagues	Liga ACB Champions League
Founded	1963; 62 years ago (1963)
History	Colegio Claret (1963–1985) Claret Las Palmas (1985–1988) C.B. Gran Canaria (1988–present)
Arena	Gran Canaria Arena
Capacity	11,500
Location	Las Palmas, Spain
Team colors	Yellow, Blue
Head coach	Jaka Lakovič
Championships	1 EuroCup 1 Spanish Supercup
Retired numbers	1 (20)
Website	Official website
Home Away

History

CB Gran Canaria was founded inside Claret School and for many years played under that denomination. Following a successful period in school competitions, a senior team was created and integrated on the Spanish Second Division. The team played in that division until 1984, when the team adopted the decision of having a statute of its own, therefore becoming an independent institution. The new statute was approved on May 22, 1985 and the team became Claret Club de Baloncesto.

The following years, the team moved many times between Liga ACB and 1st Division B. On the 1987–88 season the club changed its name to CB Gran Canaria, paying homage to the place where its social mass came from. On 30 June 1992 the team became a sports public limited company (Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, SAD in Spanish) in order to fulfil with the requirements of the then-new Spanish sports legislation.

After three seasons in the Spanish silver division the team won the first Liga EBA in the 1994–95 season and was promoted to Liga ACB. From that season on, CB Gran Canaria has stayed in the top level of the Spanish basketball. The 2012–13 represents the team's eighteenth consecutive season in Liga ACB.

In April 2015, Gran Canaria played the Eurocup Finals. The team was defeated by BC Khimki in the two legs. Ten months later, the club qualified for the first time to a final of a national trophy. In the 2016 Copa del Rey defeated Valencia Basket in the quarterfinals and Dominion Bilbao Basket in the semifinals, but could not beat Real Madrid in the final, where it lost by 81–85.

On 24 September 2016, Gran Canaria won its first national title after beating FC Barcelona 79–59 in the Final of the 2016 Supercopa played in Vitoria-Gasteiz.^[1]

One season later, in June 2018, Gran Canaria qualified for the second time to the league semifinals and also achieved qualification to the EuroLeague for the first time ever.^[2]

In the 2022–23 EuroCup Basketball finals Gran Canaria defeated Türk Telekom, which was played at the Gran Canaria Arena in Las Palmas, to win their first EuroCup title.^[3] As winners, Gran Canaria automatically qualified for the 2023–24 EuroLeague. However, Gran Canaria gave up their spot in the league due to financial reasons.^[4][5]

Starting from the 2025–26 season, Gran Canaria decided to compete in the Basketball Champions League, leaving their 7 year journey in EuroCup behind.^[6]

Sponsorship naming

Home game in Gran Canaria Arena in 2014

Through the years CB Gran Canaria has had several denominations due to its sponsorship:

Canarias Telecom: 1999–2002 Auna Gran Canaria: 2002–04 Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas: 2006–07 Kalise Gran Canaria: 2007–09 Gran Canaria 2014: 2009–12 Herbalife Gran Canaria: 2012–2021 Dreamland Gran Canaria: 2023–present

Logos

• 
  Kalise Gran Canaria logo
  (2007–2009)
• 
  CB Gran Canaria non-commercial logo
  (until 2014)
• 
  CB Gran Canaria logo
  (2014–present)

Home arenas

• Centro Insular de Deportes: (until 2014)
• Gran Canaria Arena: (2014–present)

Players

See also: Category:CB Gran Canaria players

Retired numbers

Gran Canaria retired numbers
No.	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure
20		Jim Moran	SF	2001–2011
11		Greg Stewart	C	1996-1992

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Dreamland Gran Canaria roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 6 Albicy, Andrew (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 35 – (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 SF 9 Brussino, Nicolás 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1993-03-02)2 March 1993 SF 10 Salvó, Miquel 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1994-11-03)3 November 1994 PG 12 Alocén, Carlos 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-12-30)30 December 2000 PF 13 Pelos, Pierre 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 33 – (1992-08-16)16 August 1992 PG 15 Samar, Žiga 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2001-01-26)26 January 2001 C 18 Tobey, Mike 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1994-10-10)10 October 1994 G 21 Ngouama, Mehdy 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1995-07-06)6 July 1995 C Kuath, Kur 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998 G/F Angola, Braian 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1994-04-06)6 April 1994 PF Labeyrie, Louis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 33 – (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 F Vila, Eric 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1998-05-15)15 May 1998 SG Wong, Isaiah 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (2001-01-28)28 January 2001	Head coach Jaka Lakovič Assistant coach(es) Víctor García Albert Oliver Asier Setién Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Transactions Updated: August 2, 2025

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2		Inactive
C	Mike Tobey	George Conditt IV *
PF	John Shurna	Pierre Pelos	Jakub Urbaniak †
SF	Nicolás Brussino	Miquel Salvó †
SG	Joe Thomasson	Caleb Homesley *	Jovan Kljajić †
PG	Andrew Albicy	Žiga Samar			Carlos Alocén †

Notes: Blue † – homegrown player;^[a] Red * – overseas player;^[b] Green ‡ – youth player^[c]

Head coaches

• Joaquín Costa: 1985–90
• Manolo Hussein: 1990–92, 1995–2002
• Trifón Poch: 1992–94
• Roberto Orellana: 1994–95
• Salva Maldonado: 2005–09, 2018
• Pedro Martínez: 2002–05, 2009–2014, 2019
• Aíto García Reneses: 2014–2016
• Luis Casimiro: 2016–2018
• Víctor García: 2018–2019
• Fotios Katsikaris: 2019–2020
• Porfirio Fisac: 2020–2022
• Jaka Lakovič: 2022–present

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L	Copa del Rey	Other cups		European competitions
1962–63	3	2ª División	7th
1963–64	3	2ª División	9th
1964–65	3	2ª División	7th
1965–66	3	2ª División	8th
1966–67	3	2ª División	10th
1967–68	3	2ª División	7th
1968–69	3	2ª División	8th
1969–70	3	2ª División	5th
1970–71	3	2ª División	10th
1971–72	3	2ª División	3rd
1972–73	3	2ª División	3rd
1973–74	3	2ª División	5th
1974–75	3	2ª División	7th
1975–76	3	2ª División	7th
1976–77	3	2ª División	7th
1977–78	3	2ª División	8th
1978–79	3	2ª División	8th
1979–80	3	2ª División	6th
1980–81	3	2ª División	10th
1981–82	3	2ª División	10th
1982–83	3	2ª División	7th
1983–84	3	2ª División	2nd
1984–85	2	1ª División B	2nd	19–7
1985–86	1	Liga ACB	15th	8–23
1986–87	2	1ª División B	3rd	22–12
1987–88	2	1ª División B	3rd	31–16
1988–89	1	Liga ACB	18th	20–19	Round of 16
1989–90	1	Liga ACB	23rd	15–29	First round
1990–91	2	1ª División	1st	31–11
1991–92	1	Liga ACB	23rd	14–30	First round
1992–93	2	1ª División	9th	20–18
1993–94	2	1ª División	5th	21–14
1994–95	2	Liga EBA	2nd	29–10
1995–96	1	Liga ACB	14th	16–22
1996–97	1	Liga ACB	12th	17–17
1997–98	1	Liga ACB	10th	15–19
1998–99	1	Liga ACB	14th	13–21
1999–00	1	Liga ACB	7th	19–18	Quarterfinalist
2000–01	1	Liga ACB	13th	12–22				3 Korać Cup	R32	1–1
2001–02	1	Liga ACB	16th	10–24
2002–03	1	Liga ACB	5th	21–16	Quarterfinalist
2003–04	1	Liga ACB	7th	18–20				2 ULEB Cup	R16	8–4
2004–05	1	Liga ACB	8th	20–18	Quarterfinalist			2 ULEB Cup	RS	6–4
2005–06	1	Liga ACB	5th	20–17	Quarterfinalist			3 FIBA Eurocup	GS	3–3
2006–07	1	Liga ACB	6th	22–16	Quarterfinalist			2 ULEB Cup	R16	5–7
2007–08	1	Liga ACB	9th	16–18				2 ULEB Cup	L16	10–4
2008–09	1	Liga ACB	6th	21–14	Quarterfinalist			2 Eurocup	RS	4–4
2009–10	1	Liga ACB	8th	17–19		Supercopa	SF	2 Eurocup	QF	9–5
2010–11	1	Liga ACB	6th	21–15	Quarterfinalist			2 Eurocup	L16	8–6
2011–12	1	Liga ACB	14th	13–21				2 Eurocup	RS	4–2
2012–13	1	Liga ACB	4th	21–19	Semifinalist
2013–14	1	Liga ACB	5th	23–14	Quarterfinalist
2014–15	1	Liga ACB	8th	18–18	Quarterfinalist			2 Eurocup	RU	21–3
2015–16	1	Liga ACB	5th	22–15	Runner-up	Supercopa	SF	2 Eurocup	SF	16–6
2016–17	1	Liga ACB	7th	22–13	Quarterfinalist	Supercopa	C	2 EuroCup	QF	11–5
2017–18	1	Liga ACB	4th	22–18	Semifinalist	Supercopa	RU	2 EuroCup	QF	9–9
2018–19	1	Liga ACB	12th	14–20				1 EuroLeague	RS	8–22
2019–20	1	Liga ACB	11th	13–14
2020–21	1	Liga ACB	8th	18–20				2 EuroCup	SF	14–7
2021–22	1	Liga ACB	8th	17–19				2 EuroCup	QF	13–7
2022–23	1	Liga ACB	7th	19–17	Quarterfinalist			2 EuroCup	C	19–3
2023–24	1	Liga ACB	7th	20–16	Quarterfinalist			2 EuroCup	EF	12–7
2024–25	1	Liga ACB	7th	19–17	Semifinalist			2 EuroCup	RU	16–9

Trophies and awards

Domestic competitions

• Spanish Cup

Runners-up (1): 2016

• Spanish Supercup

Winners (1): 2016

Runners-up (1): 2017

European competitions

• EuroCup

Champions (1): 2022–23

Runners-up (2): 2014–15, 2024–25

Other competitions

• 2nd division championships: (2)
  • 1ª División B: (1) 1991
  • Liga EBA: (1) 1995
• Copa Toyota: (7)
  • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013
• Trofeo Gobierno de Canarias: (4)
  • 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
  • Runners-up (4): 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011
• Rome, Italy Invitational Game: (1)
  • 2009

Individual awards

All-ACB Team

• Jaycee Carroll – 2011

Supercup MVP

• Kyle Kuric – 2016

EuroCup Finals MVP

• John Shurna – 2023

All-EuroCup First Team

• Walter Tavares – 2015
• Alen Omić – 2016
• John Shurna – 2023

All-EuroCup Second Team

• James Augustine – 2010
• Kyle Kuric – 2015
• Kevin Pangos – 2016

Notable players

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Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Berdi Pérez
• Roberto Íñiguez
• Xavi Rabaseda
• Fran Vázquez
• Santiago Aldama
• Jorge Racca
• Brad Newley
• Vítor Benite
• Carl English
• Walter Tavares
• Siim-Sander Vene
• Sasu Salin
• Michael Bramos
• Joel Freeland
• Kornél Dávid
• Vincenzo Esposito
• - Jim Moran
• - Jay Larrañaga
• - Pat Burke
• Gal Mekel
• Anžejs Pasečņiks
• - Bo McCalebb
• Kirk Penney
• - Sitapha Savané
• Willie 'Hutch' Jones
• Tom Scheffler
• Shaun Vandiver
• Albert Burditt
• John Morton
• Bernard Hopkins
• Kenny Miller
• Rex Walters
• Marcus Goree
• - Ime Udoka
• Will McDonald
• Billy Keys
• Kennedy Winston
• Harper Williams
• - Marcus Norris
• - Jackson Vroman
• - Nik Caner-Medley
• James Augustine
• - CJ Wallace
• - Jaycee Carroll
• Demonte Harper
• Royce O'Neale
• Eulis Báez

Notes

1. A homegrown player is a player that played for at least three years before the age of 20 on a Spanish team. In Liga ACB, the team must register at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10–12 players or at least three homegrown players in rosters of 8–9 players. In EuroCup, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of homegrown players.
2. A overseas player is a player from outside EEA, FIBA Europe or ACP states. In Liga ACB, the team may register at most two overseas players. In EuroCup, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of overseas players.
3. In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.