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Leagues
  
Primera División

Dissolved
  
2012

Founded
  
1989

Arena
  
Pabellón Municipal

History
  
CB Illescas (1989–2011) CB Ilarcuris (2011–present)

Location
  
Illescas, Castile-La Mancha

League
  
Primera División de Baloncesto

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Club Baloncesto Ilarcuris, is a basketball team based in Illescas, Castile-La Mancha. The team is a refoundation of the old CB Illescas, which played in LEB Oro and from 2009 to 2011 collaborated as reserve team of Baloncesto Fuenlabrada.

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History

The original CB Illescas, founded in 1989, has got the record of six consecutive promotions from the lowest regional division in 2002–03 to LEB Oro, division where the team played in the 2008–09 season.

The club was also famous because in 2006–07 was signed Neil Fingleton, the tallest British-born man with 232 cm. The British center only played six games with CB Illescas.

In July 2011, Baloncesto Fuenlabrada announced their farm team compete in Liga EBA but out of Illescas. to playing in regional divisions.

After that, the town of Illescas decided to create a new team called CB Ilarcuris started to compete in the sixth division (Primera Autonómica), promoting in its first year to the Primera División. After its second season, the senior team did not enter any competition.

Notable players

  • Neil Fingleton
  • Gustavo Ayón
  • Bismack Biyombo
  • References

    CB Illescas Wikipedia