Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz

Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz, better known as simply Biguá, is a Uruguayan professional basketball team that is based in Montevideo. The team currently plays in the Uruguayan Basketball League. The men's basketball section is a part of a multi-sports club, which offers a wide variety of different sports. The multi-sports club was founded in 1931, after "Biguá" and "Club Biarritz" merged to form "Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz".

Biguá
Biguá logo
NicknameEl Pato (The Duck)
LeaguesLiga Uruguaya
Founded14 April 1931 (1931-04-14)
HistoryClub Biguá de Villa Biarritz
1931–present
ArenaVilla Biarritz
Capacity1,200
LocationMontevideo, Uruguay
PresidentTomás Wahrmann
Head coachAlvaro Tito
Websitebiguabasket.com
jersey
Team colours

Uniform

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Team colours

Uniform

Biguá has won seven national titles: 3 Uruguayan Federal Championships and 4 Uruguayan Basketball League titles.

History

In its history in domestic competitions, Biguá's basketball club won 3 Federal Championships (Uruguay's most important club tournament until 2003) in 1988, 1989 and 1990, 3 Liga Uruguaya de Básquet titles (the current version of the top-tier level Uruguayan basketball league) in 2007, 2008 and 2021, and the Torneo Super 4 title in 2008.

In international competitions, Biguá won 2 South American Club Championships, in 1992 and 2008. The club was also the runner-up in the 2022 edition of the FIBA Champions League Americas.[1][2]

Honours and titles

National honors
Champions (3): 1988, 1989, 1990
Champions (4): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2021, 2022
  • Torneo Super 4
Winners (1): 2008

International honors
Champions (2): 1992, 2008
Runners-up (1): 2022

Current roster

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

Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PF 0 Uruguay Álvarez, Gonzalo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
F/C 1 United States Rudd, Victor 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
PF 3 Uruguay Moglia, Santiago 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 4 Uruguay Vidal, Santiago 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
SG 7 Uruguay Loriente, Iván 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
PG 8 United States Sims, Donald 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
G 12 Uruguay Espinosa, Matías 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
SF 15 Uruguay Jones, Guillermo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
F 17 Uruguay Arevalo, Ángel 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
C 23 Dominican Republic Santos, Luís 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 116 kg (256 lb)
F 25 Uruguay Fernández, Guillermo 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
PG 26 Uruguay Saavedra, Manuel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
F 42 Uruguay Rojas, Martín 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
F 50 Uruguay Montañez, Felipe 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
Head coach
  • Uruguay Diego Cal
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 5, 2022

Head coaches
NameNationality.Períod
Víctor Hugo BerardiUruguay1988–1992
Javier EspíndolaUruguay1993
Alejandro GavaUruguay1995
Rubens ValenzuelaUruguay1995–1996
Enrique PerretaUruguay1997
Víctor Hugo BerardiUruguay1998
Enrique PerretaUruguay1998
Horacio PerdomoUruguay1999–2000
Francisco BolañaUruguay2000–2002
Alvaro TitoUruguay2002–2003
Edgardo KoganUruguay2004–2005
Víctor Hugo BerardiUruguay2005
Alvaro TitoUruguay2006
Marcelo SignorelliUruguay2007
Alejandro AlvarezUruguay2008
Che GarcíaArgentina2008–2009
Alejandro AlvarezUruguay2009–2010
Edgardo KoganUruguay2010
Juan Carlos WersteinUruguay2010
Guillermo NarvarteArgentina2011
Alvaro TitoUruguay2011–2012

References
  1. São Paulo crowned BCLA 2022 Champs after win over Bigua.
  2. SAO PAULO WINS THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AMERICAS AND BRAZIL NOW STANDS AT THE TOP.
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