Basketball team in Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Amics del Bàsquet Castelló , also known as TAU Castelló for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in Castellón de la Plana , Spain. It was founded in 1994 and currently plays in LEB Oro .
Real Madrid 's coach Pablo Laso started his coach career in this team, in the 2003–2004 LEB 2 season .
History
Founded in 1994, Amics Castelló played for the first time the Liga EBA in the 1999–2000 season, achieving in 2002 a vacant berth to play the LEB 2 league, Spanish third division. After four seasons always in the low part of the standings, Amics Castelló was relegated to the Liga EBA, where it played during the six next seasons, only qualifying for the promotion playoffs in the last one .
However, the club achieved again a vacant place in LEB Plata, playing there until the 2014–15 season , when the club won the Copa LEB Plata by defeating CEBA Guadalajara and promoted to LEB Oro , also defeating the team from Castile-La Mancha .
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
TAU Castelló roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Age
F
13
Hernández, Pablo
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
27 – (1997-02-17 ) 17 February 1997
G
7
Alvarado, Oscar
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
33 – (1991-06-06 ) 6 June 1991
F
44
Höök, David
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
25 – (1999-04-07 ) 7 April 1999
G
6
Durán, Eduardo
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
33 – (1991-05-01 ) 1 May 1991
C
25
Edwards, Kai
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
27 – (1997-08-10 ) 10 August 1997
G
8
Faner, Joan
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
33 – (1990-11-17 ) 17 November 1990
F
9
Bilbao, Jorge
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
29 – (1995-06-27 ) 27 June 1995
C
5
Rotizis, Davis
2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
34 – (1990-03-16 ) 16 March 1990
G
15
Sabaté, Joel
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
25 – (1999-02-04 ) 4 February 1999
F
42
Stutz, Eric
2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
31 – (1992-09-09 ) 9 September 1992
F
Campos, Jaime
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
25 – (1998-09-18 ) 18 September 1998
Head coach
Toni Ten
Legend
(C) Team captain Injured
Updated: December 27, 2021
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench 1
Bench 2
C
Davis Rotizis
Kai Edwards
PF
Eric Stutz
Pablo Hernandez
Jorge Bilbao
SF
David Hook
Calvin Hermanson
Jaime Campos
SG
Eduardo Durán
Joel Sabaté
PG
Óscar Alvarado
Joan Faner
Colours: Blue = homegrown player ; Red = non-FIBA Europe player
Season by season
^ Achieved a vacant berth in LEB 2.
^ Achieved a vacant berth in LEB Plata.
^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Trophies and awards
Trophies
Individual awards
LEB Plata MVP
Copa LEB Plata MVP
External links
Seasons
Clubs
Competition Sponsors Associated competitions Prospects