CB Estudiantes

Movistar Estudiantes
Nickname	Estu, Los del Ramiro (The kids from Ramiro), Dementes (Insanes), Madrid Students (NBA form)
Leagues	Primera FEB Spain Cup
Founded	April 1948 (1948-04)
History	Ramiro de Maeztu (1948) CB Estudiantes (1948–present)
Arena	Movistar Arena
Capacity	17,953
Location	Madrid, Spain
Team colors	Light Blue, Black, White
Main sponsor	Movistar
President	Ignacio Triana
Team manager	Alberto Ortego
Head coach	Toni Ten
Team captain	Jayson Granger
Championships	3 Spanish Cup 3 Princess' Cup
Website	www.movistarestudiantes.com
Home Third

Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D.,^[1] (English: Club Basketball Students) known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB). Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain.

Some of its achievements include winning three Spanish Cups and reaching the ACB Finals in 2004. The club is also particularly famous for its renowned youth programme that has produced many Spanish talents over the years such as Alberto Herreros, Nacho Azofra, Aíto García Reneses, Fernando Martín, Alfonso Reyes, Felipe Reyes, Carlos Jiménez, Sergio Rodríguez, Iñaki de Miguel, Pepu Hernández or Juancho Hernangómez.

The club Estudiantes was founded in April 1948 by a group of students (the "Estudiantes") of a public preparatory school (the Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu, IRM) in Madrid to form a team to practice sport during the school recesses. Mr. Antonio Magariños, Professor of Latin and head of studies of the high school, was the first president of the club. It held the position until 1964. From 1949 it has played in the maximum category of the Spanish basketball.

By the time when the first Spanish-wide season-long championship was organized in 1955, by the Spanish Basketball Association (FEB), it was one of the six clubs participating in that tournament, as the second best team from the Province of Madrid (the first being Real Madrid). Until 2021, it had always participated in the premier Spanish basketball league along with Real Madrid and Joventut. It was also one of two only Spanish basketball clubs with teams both at the top male and female Spanish championships.

In May 1963, Estudiantes won their first trophy, the Spanish Cup, against Real Madrid. In April 1992, a month after winning his second Spanish Cup against CAI Zaragoza, Estudiantes reached the 1992 EuroLeague Final Four in Istanbul, finishing in 4th place. It was his Annus mirabilis. In March 1999, the team played his only European final, in the 1998–99 Korać Cup, by defeated by FC Barcelona. In January 2000, Estu won his third Spanish Cup against Valencia, the last one until today. In the 2003–04 ACB season, it reached the Spanish ACB League finals, where they could not win against FC Barcelona.

In May 2012, after several irregular seasons, marked by a bad economic situation, Estudiantes was relegated for the first time in its history from the top tier of Spanish basketball, but remained in the league because LEB Oro champion CB 1939 Canarias didn't present the required documentation and money.^[2] In May 2016, again, the team was relegated, but remained in the ACB because champion Palencia Baloncesto didn't present the required documentation and money. Finally, after several relatively stable years, the team's relegation was completed during the coronavirus pandemic in May 2021. Since then, Estu remains in LEB Oro, fighting for promotion and returning to the ACB.

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Along the years CB Estudiantes has had several sponsorship names:

• La Nevera (The IRM Arena): (1948–71)
• Polideportivo Antonio Magariños: (1971–87)
• Palacio Vistalegre: (2001–2005)
• Madrid Arena: (2005–2010)
• Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid: (1987–2001, 2010–present)^[3]

Estudiantes has a rivalry with Real Madrid. Both teams meet in the Madrid basketball derby (Spanish: Derbi madrileño). Both teams currently share their home arena, the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid.

Until 2021, Estudiantes and Real Madrid, along with Joventut, were the only teams that had played all the seasons in the top tier. However, Estudiantes was relegated to LEB Oro after finishing 18th in the 2020–21 ACB season.

• Antonio Díaz-Miguel, F, 1950–1952, 1953–1958, Inducted 1997

CB Estudiantes roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SF 6 Giovanetti, Lucas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2005-06-14)14 June 2005 PG 11 Granger, Jayson (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 35 – (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 SF 29 Garino, Patricio 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1993-05-17)17 May 1993 PF McGrew, Tanner 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1993-07-12)12 July 1993 SF Vaulet, Juan Pablo 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 PF López, Hugo 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (2003-07-05)5 July 2003 PG Filipović, Goran 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1996-11-26)26 November 1996 PF González, Asier 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (2000-04-20)20 April 2000 SG Silverio, Omar 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-11-05)5 November 1998 C Brimah, Amida 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 31 – (1994-02-11)11 February 1994 SG Salin, Sasu 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1991-06-11)11 June 1991 C Nwogbo, Lotanna 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1993-05-30)30 May 1993	Head coach Toni Ten Assistant coach(es) Sergio Jiménez Manuel Gil Athletic trainer(s) León Lansac Physiotherapist(s) Óscar Otín Team manager Adolfo González Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: August 13, 2025

• Liga ACB

Runners-up (4): 1962–63, 1967–68, 1980–81, 2003–04

• Copa del Rey de Baloncesto (Spanish King's Cup)

Winners (3): 1963, 1992, 2000

Runners-up (4): 1962, 1973, 1975, 1991

• Copa Princesa de Asturias (Spanish Princess' Cup) (defunct)

Winners (3): 1986, 2022, 2024

• EuroLeague

4th place (1): 1991–92

Final Four (1): 1992

• FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)

Semifinalists (2): 1973–74, 1975–76

• FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)

Runners-up (1): 1998–99

• EuroCup Basketball

Semifinalists (2): 2002–03, 2003–04

• FIBA EuroChallenge (defunct)

4th place (1): 2006–07

Final Four (1): 2007

• FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct)

Winners (1):1992

4th place (4): 1972, 1974, 1975, 1993

• Torneo Comunidad de Madrid (defunct)

Winners (8): 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003

• Albacete, Spain Invitational Game

Winners (1): 2014

• Torneo Ciudad de Getafe

Winners (1): 2019

CB Estudiantes has also a women's team which was founded in 1989 and played during several seasons in Liga Femenina, the Spanish women's basketball top tier.^[4] It currently plays in Liga Femenina.

CB Estudiantes roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age F 0 Bühner, Frieda 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (2004-05-28)28 May 2004 PG 5 Latorre, Isa 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 29 – (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 C 15 Díaz, Adriana 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 17 – (2008-04-09)9 April 2008 PG 18 Toribio, Ada 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 17 – (2008-02-18)18 February 2008 SF 19 Topuzović, Kristina 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1994-08-23)23 August 1994 SF 22 Camilión, Juana 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 26 – (1999-03-22)22 March 1999 SF Etxarri, Irati 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1998-07-26)26 July 1998 C Ezeigbo, Nneka 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 PG Stanaćev, Aleksandra 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 30 – (1994-09-25)25 September 1994 F Cochran, Olivia 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2001-11-13)13 November 2001 SG Samson, Clémentine 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 33 – (1991-09-19)19 September 1991 SF Osma, Carla 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – (2006-08-14)14 August 2006 SF Jespersen, Maria 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1994-01-06)6 January 1994	Head coach Antonio Pernas Assistant coach(es) Olmo Gómez Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: July 7, 2025

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• Official website (in Spanish)