BC Andorra

Bàsquet Club Andorra SAOE, also known as MoraBanc Andorra for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Though based in Andorra, the club plays in the Spanish basketball league system. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League with home games played at the Poliesportiu d'Andorra.

MoraBanc Andorra
Leagues	Liga ACB
Founded	12 June 1970; 55 years ago (1970-06-12)
History	CB Les Escaldes 1970–1971 BC Andorra 1971–present
Arena	Poliesportiu d'Andorra
Capacity	5,000
Location	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Team colors	Blue, white, yellow, red
President	Gorka Aixàs
Vice-president(s)	Xavi Mujal Pere Aixàs
Head coach	Joan Plaza
Championships	1 LEB Oro 1 LEB Plata 1 Copa Príncipe 2 Lliga Catalana
Website	bca.ad
Home Away

From 1992 to 1996, BC Andorra played in the top league, the Liga ACB and also the Korać Cup during the 1995–96 season. After being relegated and playing one season in LEB league, the club resigned to its berth and came back to regional competitions. The club returned to Liga ACB in 2014, 18 years after its last appearance.

History

On 12 June 1970 the club was founded as Club de Basket Les Escaldes, and changed its name to Bàsquet Club Andorra on 12 April 1971.^[1]

BC Andorra began playing in the regional competitions of Lleida, being promoted in the 1975–76 season to Primera Catalana. The following season the club resigned the category due to financial problems, but achieved a promotion again during the 1980–81 season. The club was promoted to the Spanish Third Division at the end of 1981–82 season and the Spanish Second Division during the 1983–84 season. In the 1985–86 season, Andorra reached the Primera Division B after 6 seasons and won the promotion to the Liga ACB, where BC Andorra remained four seasons. During the 1995–96 season the Andorran club participated in the Korać Cup. In 1996, the club was relegated to LEB and in the following seasons, competed at the low levels of Catalonia and Spain until 2009–10, when BC Andorra participated in the LEB Plata.^[2]

In the 2012–13 season, BC Andorra participated in the LEB Oro, the second division of the Spanish basketball, reaching the play-off final promotion to the Liga ACB and being finalist of the Copa Príncipe.

The following season the Andorran club achieved the Copa Príncipe and the promotion to the top league of Spain after becoming winners of the 2013–14 LEB Oro.^[3]

In 2017, Andorra qualified for the first time since 22 years to the ACB playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Real Madrid. This allowed the Andorrans to come back to the European competitions in the 2017–18 season, as the club registered in the EuroCup. After a first experience where the club was eliminated in the first round, Andorra reached the semifinals in their second participation.

Support

BC Andorra is one of the most followed club of Andorra with approximately 1,200 associates^[4] and a reference of the Andorran basketball. In 2014 was founded the first official fan-club supporter Penya Tricolor.^[5] Some notable club supporters include Albert Llovera, Joaquim Rodríguez, José Luis Llorente, Roberto Dueñas or Cédric Gracia.^[6][7]

Presidents

• Joan Alay: Honorary president (Founder)
• Magí Maestre: 1970–71 (Founder)
• Eduard Molné: 1971–90 (Founder)
• Carles Fiñana: 1990–94
• Manel Arajol: 1994–2007
• Gorka Aixàs: 2007–present

Sponsorship naming

BC Andorra has had several sponsorship names over the years:

• Festina Andorra: 1991–96
• Quick Andorra: 2000–02
• River Andorra: 2002–13
• River Andorra MoraBanc: 2013–14
• MoraBanc Andorra: 2014–present

Uniforms

Traditional "tricolor"

Festina Andorra away

2002–2006 River Andorra

2002–2013 away uniform

Alternative "tricolor"

2016 Alternative[9]

Players

See also: Category:BC Andorra players

Current roster

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

MoraBanc Andorra roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 0 Evans, Shannon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1994-07-19)19 July 1994 PG 5 Luz, Rafa 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 33 – (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 PG 8 Ganal, Aaron (Y) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (2004-03-25)25 March 2004 PF 9 Llovet, Nacho 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1991-05-09)9 May 1991 SF 11 Okoye, Stan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1991-04-10)10 April 1991 SG 13 Ortega, Chumi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-08-13)13 August 1997 PG 20 Bassas, Ferrán 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 33 – (1992-04-29)29 April 1992 SG 24 Kuric, Kyle 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1989-08-25)25 August 1989 G/F Best, Aaron 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1992-09-01)1 September 1992 C Guerrero, Rubén 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 29 – (1995-10-22)22 October 1995 SF McKoy, Justin 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 C Pustovyi, Artem 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 33 – (1992-06-25)25 June 1992 PF Udeze, Morris 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-12-13)13 December 1999	Head coach Joan Plaza Assistant coach(es) Paco Vázquez Alejandro González Legend (C) Team captain (Y) Youth player Injured Roster Transactions Updated: August 7, 2025

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Ben Lammers *	Felipe dos Anjos †
PF	Nikos Chougkaz	Nacho Llovet †
SF	Stan Okoye
SG	Kyle Kuric		Chumi Ortega †
PG	Shannon Evans	Rafa Luz †	Ferrán Bassas †	Aaron Ganal ‡

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

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L	Copa del Rey	Other cups		European competitions
1980–81	5	1ª Catalana	6th
1981–82	5	1ª Catalana
1982–83	4	3ª División	5th
1983–84	4	3ª División	1st
1984–85	3	2ª División	6th
1985–86	3	2ª División	1st
1986–87	2	1ª División B	22nd	12–22
1987–88	2	1ª División B	20th	22–20
1988–89	2	1ª División	10th	15–15
1989–90	2	1ª División	5th	19–14
1990–91	2	1ª División	4th	23–18
1991–92	2	1ª División	1st	29–12
1992–93	1	Liga ACB	12th	15–18	First round
1993–94	1	Liga ACB	9th	20–12	First round
1994–95	1	Liga ACB	8th	20–20	Quarterfinalist
1995–96	1	Liga ACB	19th	11–31				3 Korać Cup	GS	3–7
1996–97	2	LEB	4th[d]	21–19
1997–98	7	3ª Catalana	1st
1998–99	6	2ª Catalana	1st
1999–00	5	1ª Catalana	1st
2000–01	5	Copa Catalunya	7th	18–12
2001–02	5	Copa Catalunya	2nd	21–11
2002–03	5	Copa Catalunya	6th	17–13
2003–04	5	Copa Catalunya	4th	21–9
2004–05	5	Copa Catalunya	1st	26–6
2005–06	4	Liga EBA	7th	16–14
2006–07	4	Liga EBA	9th	13–13
2007–08	4	Liga EBA	5th	20–10
2008–09	4	Liga EBA	2nd	23–10
2009–10	3	LEB Plata	6th	21–15
2010–11	3	LEB Plata	3rd	27–14		Copa LEB Plata	RU
2011–12	3	LEB Plata	1st	19–5		Copa LEB Plata	RU
2012–13	2	LEB Oro	3rd	30–10		Copa Príncipe	RU
2013–14	2	LEB Oro	1st	21–5		Copa Príncipe	C
2014–15	1	Liga ACB	14th	12–22
2015–16	1	Liga ACB	14th	12–22
2016–17	1	Liga ACB	8th	17–18	Quarterfinalist
2017–18	1	Liga ACB	6th	20–17				2 EuroCup	RS	3–7
2018–19	1	Liga ACB	10th	16–18				2 EuroCup	SF	13–8
2019–20	1	Liga ACB	9th	15–13	Semifinalist			2 EuroCup	T16	8–8
2020–21	1	Liga ACB	9th	17–19				2 EuroCup	T16	6–10
2021–22	1	Liga ACB	17th	11–23				2 EuroCup	SF	12–7
2022–23	2	LEB Oro	1st	30–4		Copa Príncipe	RU
2023–24	1	Liga ACB	11th	13–21
2024–25	1	Liga ACB	11th	14–20				3 Champions League	QR2	1–1

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 Champions League, the team must register at least five homegrown players in rosters of 11–12 players or at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10 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 Champions League, 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.
4. Resigned to the berth in the league due to financial problems.

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• 2nd division championships: (2)
  • 1ª División B: (1) 1992
  • LEB Oro: (1) 2014
• 3rd division championships: (1)
  • LEB Plata: (1) 2012
• Lliga Catalana: (2)
  • 2018, 2020
• Lliga Catalana LEB Oro: (1)
  • 2013
• Lliga Catalana LEB Plata: (1)
  • 2010
• Lliga Catalana EBA: (3)
  • 1989, 1990, 1992
• Copa Príncipe: (1)
  • 2014
• Trofeo Ciutat de Valencia: (1)
  • 2017

Individual awards

LEB Oro MVP

• Jordi Trias – 2014

All-ACB First Team

• Giorgi Shermadini – 2017

All LEB Oro First Team

• Marc Blanch – 2013, 2014
• Jordi Trias – 2014

Notable players

For a list of past and present players, see Category:BC Andorra players.

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

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.

• David Navarro
• Thomas Schreiner
• Quino Colom (youth teams)
• José Luis Llorente
• Josep Maria Margall
• Víctor Sada
• Jordi Trias
• Enrique Villalobos
• Alexander Madsen
• Amine Noua
• Giorgi Shermadini
• Beka Burjanadze
• Georgios Bogris
• Thanasis Antetokounmpo
• Vojdan Stojanovski
• José "Piculín" Ortiz
• T. J. Cline
• Eric Anderson
• Rickey Brown
• Dan Godfread
• Conner Henry
• Jerrod Mustaf
• Andy Toolson
• David Jelinek
• Andrew Albicy