Club Deportivo Asociación de Básquetbol Ancud, also known as ABA Ancud, is a professional basketball sports club based in Ancud, Chile, that plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile (LNB), the highest category of Chilean basketball. It plays its home games at the Gimnasio Fiscal de Ancud, sharing a sporting rivalry with the Chilote team Club Deportes Castro, contesting the so-called Clásico Chilote. The club was founded in 2010, to replace the defunct Deportes Ancud, an event that occurred in the city the previous year due to bankruptcy.

ABA Ancud
NicknameABA
LeaguesLiga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile
Founded2010
ArenaGimnasio Fiscal de Ancud
Capacity2,500
LocationAncud, Chile
PresidentMarco Galindo
Head coachJosé Luis Pisani

Ancud will play in the Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto in the 2024 season.[1]

Honours

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Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile

  • Runners-up (1): 2024

Players

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Current roster

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Chilean teams can register a maximum of 2 foreign players and can opt for a third player, according to the league rules. During the course of the competition they can make 5 player changes.[2][3]

ABA Ancud
Players
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Previous club
PF 0   Xavier Gibson 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)   Interclube
SF 4    Erik Thomas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)   Astros de Jalisco
SF 5   Dennis McKinney 1.94 m (6 ft 4 12 in)   Municipal Puente Alto
PG 7   Ricardo Cárdenas 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)   Deportes Castro
PG 8   Cristian Urrutia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   AB Temuco
PG 9   Franco Morales 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)   Team Cali
PG 10   Matías Barrientos 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Inferiores
C 11   Renato Vera Robles (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 6 12 in)   Atlético Puerto Varas
C 15    Juan Fontena 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)   Atlético Puerto Varas
SF 25   Ricardo Armijo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)   Municipal Puente Alto
PG 46   Francisco Pavez 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)   Deportes Castro
SG 94   Pablo Barraza 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   Club Deportivo Español de Talca

Players with dual nationality

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "La Liga Sudamericana se jugará con nuevo formato a partir del mes de octubre". www.fiba.basketball (in Spanish). 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  2. ^ geniussport (13 January 2023). "Equipos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Asociacion Basquetbol Ancud Basketball Roster 2023-2024".
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