2019–20 Círculo Gijón season

Círculo Gijón
2019–20 season
Chairman	Carlos Rodellar
Head coach	Nacho Galán
Arena	Palacio de Deportes
LEB Plata	Ongoing
Home	Away
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Círculo Gijón season is the third in existence and their second season in LEB Plata, the Spanish third division.

Overview

Pre-season

Despite being relegated to Liga EBA at the end of the previous season, Círculo Gijón remained in the league as a result of a swap of places with Baskonia B, that finished one position over the geometrics.^[1]

Season

The season was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Players

Squad information

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

Círculo Gijón roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
SF	13	Adón, Gregorio	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	33 – (1991-04-12)12 April 1991
PF		Amius, Mike	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	28 – (1996-09-22)22 September 1996
SG		Ebel, Nolan	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	−1994–1995 – (1996-01-00)January 1996
PG	7	Lada, Edu	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	36 – (1988-03-24)24 March 1988
SF	20	Llano, Jaime	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	28 – (1996-03-08)8 March 1996
PF	12	Menéndez, Javi	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	27 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997
PG	3	Moro, Ángel (C)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	31 – (1993-10-11)11 October 1993
PG	21	Portugués, Joaquín	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	29 – (1995-09-21)21 September 1995
C	17	Poyatos, Carlos	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	30 – (1994-10-17)17 October 1994
SF	9	Reynolds, Jamal	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	30 – (1994-02-27)27 February 1994
C		Swift, Robert	2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)	38 – (1985-12-03)3 December 1985
SG	25	Ukawuba, Rob	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	29 – (1994-12-02)2 December 1994

Head coach

Nacho Galán

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: December 29, 2019

Transactions

In

Only Menéndez and Moro continue in the team. Captain Saúl Blanco left the team for joining French Pro B team Gries.^[2]

Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Date	Source
C	Henrik Jädersten	24	Santa Clara Broncos	11 July 2019	^[3]
PG	Joaquín Portugués	24	Wetterbygden Stars	19 July 2019	^[4]
SF	Jamal Reynolds	25	Cape Breton Highlanders	19 July 2019	^[4]
SG	Edu Lada	31	Liberbank Oviedo B	20 July 2019	^[5]
SF	Gregorio Adón	28	Jafep Globalcaja La Roda	22 July 2019	^[6]
SG	Rob Ukawuba	24	Innova Chef	23 July 2019	^[7]
C	Carlos Poyatos	24	Hestia Menorca	25 July 2019
C	Mackuei Puondak	25	Hume City Broncos	6 August 2019
PF	Jaime Llano	23	Gijón Basket	7 August 2019
C	Robert Swift	34	Free agent	29 December 2019
PF	Mike Amius	23	Feurs Enfants du Forez	20 January 2020
SG	Nolan Ebel	23	Augustana Vikings	21 January 2020

Out

Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to		Date	Source
C		Mackuei Poundak	25	Free agent		28 December 2019

Pre-season and friendlies

1 September 2019 Friendly	Igualatorio Cantabria Estela	85–91	Círculo Gijón	Torrelavega
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 23–20, 25–24, 17–32
	Pts: Sutina 13	Boxscore	Pts: Reynolds 21	Arena: Vicente Trueba Attendance: 350

7 September 2019 Friendly	Círculo Gijón	70–77	Igualatorio Cantabria Estela	Gijón
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 16–18, 13–18, 24–19
	Pts: Reynolds 25	Boxscore	Pts: Sanz 19	Arena: Palacio de Deportes

Trofeo Principado de Asturias

13 September 2019 Semifinal	Huniko Gijón Basket	69–79	Círculo Gijón	Gijón
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 11–22, 21–21, 25–14
	Pts: Fernández 15	Boxscore	Pts: Reynolds 25	Arena: Palacio de Deportes

15 September 2019 Final	Liberbank Oviedo Baloncesto	76–64	Círculo Gijón	Oviedo
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 16–15, 18–12, 25–19
	Pts: Wright 16	Boxscore	Pts: Adón, Ukawuba 12	Arena: Pumarín

LEB Plata

First stage

League table (Group West)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
8	Bodegas Rioja Vega	22	10	12	1569	1591	−22	32	Qualification to Group A2
9	CB Morón	22	10	12	1652	1670	−18	32
10	Basket Navarra	22	9	13	1714	1712	+2	31
11	Círculo Gijón	22	8	14	1649	1737	−88	30
12	Zornotza ST	22	7	15	1605	1645	−40	29

Source: FEB

Results summary

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
12	5	7	919	952	−33	5	2	567	530	+37	0	5	352	422	−70

Source: FEB.es

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L
Position	8	7	8	7	6	7	7	9	7	10	8	8	8	8	10

Source: FEB.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss

Matches

22 September 2019 1	Zornotza Saskibaloi Taldea	73–65	Círculo Gijón	Amorebieta-Etxano
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 11–22, 25–16, 21–11
	Pts: Plaisance, Sakhniuk 18 Rebs: Plaisance 9 Asts: Olivier 5 PIR: Plaisance 30	Boxscore	Pts: Reynolds 14 Rebs: Menéndez 11 Asts: Portugués, Ukawuba 4 PIR: Menéndez 20	Arena: Larrea Referees: Martínez Estopiñán, Gómez Hernández

28 September 2019 2	Círculo Gijón	80–750(OT)	CB Marbella	Gijón
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 12–17, 22–13, 20–22, Overtime: 9–4
	Pts: Reynolds 32 Rebs: Reynolds 11 Asts: Portugués 7 PIR: Reynolds 44	Boxscore	Pts: Fuentes 21 Rebs: Diatta 14 Asts: three players 1 PIR: Cameron 15	Arena: Palacio de Deportes Referees: Esteve Malmierca, Álvarez-Ossorio Varela

2 October 2019 3	Juaristi ISB	84–62	Círculo Gijón	Azpeitia
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 28–11, 21–20, 21–12
	Pts: Guridi, Lowrance 14 Rebs: Dziuba, Lowrance 7 Asts: Reaves 3 PIR: Guridi 15	Boxscore	Pts: Adón 23 Rebs: Adón 10 Asts: Jädersten 2 PIR: Adón 32	Arena: Municipal Referees: Checa Nebot, Sastre del Río

6 October 2019 4	Círculo Gijón	78–67	Bodegas Rioja Vega	Gijón
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 19–15, 25–18, 21–23
	Pts: Adón 17 Rebs: Menéndez 10 Asts: Portugués, Reynolds 5 PIR: Adón, Menéndez 16	Boxscore	Pts: Justice 15 Rebs: Alderete 3 Asts: Jordá, Spyridonidis 7 PIR: Spyridonidis 17	Arena: Palacio de Deportes Referees: Garvin Domingo, Rilo Antelo

12 October 2019 5	Círculo Gijón	77–73	Cat&Rest Intragas-Clima CDP	Gijón
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 16–14, 17–15, 25–24
	Pts: Reynolds 23 Rebs: Reynolds 12 Asts: Portugués 7 PIR: Reynolds 31	Boxscore	Pts: Casanova 22 Rebs: Soárez 9 Asts: Fernández 4 PIR: Casanova 16	Arena: Palacio de Deportes Referees: González Zumajo, Puig Batlló

18 October 2019 6	Basket Navarra	94–84	Círculo Gijón	Pamplona
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 22–16, 20–32, 25–16
	Pts: Narros 18 Rebs: Thomas 9 Asts: Thomas 8 PIR: Thomas 20	Boxscore	Pts: Adón 26 Rebs: Adón, Menéndez 6 Asts: Portugués 8 PIR: Adón 32	Arena: Arrosadia Referees: Chiva López, Benavente Parra

26 October 2019 7	Círculo Gijón	73–77	CB Morón	Gijón
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 11–16, 25–17, 21–23
	Pts: Poyatos 19 Rebs: Jädersten, Menéndez 8 Asts: Adón, Moro 2 PIR: Poyatos 25	Boxscore	Pts: Marco 13 Rebs: Gelazonia 5 Asts: Marco 3 PIR: Marco 18	Arena: Palacio de Deportes Referees: Domingo Vilalta, Pellitero González

2 November 2019 8	Innova Chef	100–82	Círculo Gijón	Zamora
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 29–25, 25–25, 28–19
	Pts: Nicholas 27 Rebs: Cabral 9 Asts: Samar 6 PIR: Nicholas 34	Boxscore	Pts: Reynolds 21 Rebs: Reynolds 9 Asts: three players 1 PIR: Reynolds 27	Arena: Ángel Nieto Referees: Ávila Zurita, Garrido Tornero

9 November 2019 9	Círculo Gijón	88–78	Igualatorio Cantabria Estela	Gijón
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 18–22, 25–9, 21–22
	Pts: Adón 20 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Portugués 5 PIR: Reynolds 31	Boxscore	Pts: Puondak 22 Rebs: Sanz 14 Asts: three players 2 PIR: Toledo 17	Arena: Palacio de Deportes Referees: Villanueva Tena, Del Val Nuño

16 November 2019 10	Enerdrink UDEA Algeciras	71–59	Círculo Gijón	Algeciras
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 21–11, 21–16, 16–18
	Pts: Kaliničenko 19 Rebs: Ejim 21 Asts: Ortega 5 PIR: Ejim 28	Boxscore	Pts: Adón 25 Rebs: Menéndez 10 Asts: Moro 5 PIR: Adón 25	Arena: Doctor Juan Carlos Mateo Referees: Patricio López, Sastre del Río

23 November 2019 11	Círculo Gijón	81–88	UBU Tizona	Gijón
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 13–19, 17–21, 25–26
	Pts: Reynolds 21 Rebs: Menéndez 10 Asts: Portugués 3 PIR: Reynolds 20	Boxscore	Pts: Ruiz de Galarreta 23 Rebs: Kody, Ruiz de Galarreta 6 Asts: Fernández 3 PIR: Ruiz de Galarreta 26	Arena: Palacio de Deportes Referees: Gómez Hernández, Álvarez-Ossorio Varela

1 December 2019 12	Círculo Gijón	90–82	Zornotza Saskibaloi Taldea	Gijón
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 28–18, 23–12, 16–28
	Pts: Reynolds 21 Rebs: Poyatos 7 Asts: Adón, Moro 3 PIR: Reynolds 26	Boxscore	Pts: Frías, Sakhniuk 18 Rebs: Sakhniuk 8 Asts: three players 2 PIR: Sakhniuk 24	Arena: Palacio de Deportes Referees: Gómez Hernández, Álvarez-Ossorio Varela

7 December 2019 13	CB Marbella	70–66	Círculo Gijón	Marbella
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 23–15, 11–14, 18–22
	Pts: Kimbrough 18 Rebs: Jiménez 7 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Navajas 16	Boxscore	Pts: Menéndez 22 Rebs: Menéndez 11 Asts: Adón 5 PIR: Menéndez 36	Arena: Carlos Cabezas Referees: Ávila Zurita, García Martín

14 December 2019 14	Círculo Gijón	75–72	Juaristi ISB	Gijón
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 18–16, 24–11, 19–28
	Pts: Adón 23 Rebs: Menéndez 9 Asts: Portugués 4 PIR: Adón 20	Boxscore	Pts: Reaves 20 Rebs: Lowrance 5 Asts: Lowrance 2 PIR: Powell 15	Arena: Palacio de Deportes Referees: Pinela García, Pellitero González

References

^ "Saski Baskonia contará con un equipo en Liga EBA" [Saski Baskonia will have a team in Liga EBA] (in Spanish). Saski Baskonia. 5 July 2019.
^ "PRO B | Un ex-joueur d'euroligue à Gries !" [Pro B | A former Euroleague player at Gries!] (in French). BC Gries Oberhoffen. 10 July 2019.
^ "Jädersten, primer fichaje del Círculo Gijón para la próxima temporada" [Jädersten, first Círculo Gijón sign for the next season] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 10 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "El Círculo Gijón incorpora a Jamal Reynolds y Joaquín Portugués a la plantilla" [Círculo Gijón adds Jamal Reynolds and Joaquín Portugués to the roster] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 19 July 2019.
^ "Eduardo Lada Provecho, nuevo escolta para el Círculo Gijón Baloncesto" [Eduardo Lada Provecho, new small forward for Círculo Gijón Baloncesto] (in Spanish). Spanish Basketball Federation. 21 July 2019.
^ "Gregorio Adón, un tirador para el Círculo" [Gregorio Adón, a shooter for Círculo] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 23 July 2019.
^ "El Círculo ficha a Ukawuba y renueva a Menéndez" [Círculo signs Ukawuba and renews Menéndez] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 24 July 2019.

External links

[1] "Saski Baskonia contará con un equipo en Liga EBA" [Saski Baskonia will have a team in Liga EBA] (in Spanish). Saski Baskonia. 5 July 2019.

[2] "PRO B | Un ex-joueur d'euroligue à Gries !" [Pro B | A former Euroleague player at Gries!] (in French). BC Gries Oberhoffen. 10 July 2019.

[Jadersten-3] "Jädersten, primer fichaje del Círculo Gijón para la próxima temporada" [Jädersten, first Círculo Gijón sign for the next season] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 10 July 2019.

[Portugués_and_Reynolds-4] "El Círculo Gijón incorpora a Jamal Reynolds y Joaquín Portugués a la plantilla" [Círculo Gijón adds Jamal Reynolds and Joaquín Portugués to the roster] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 19 July 2019.

[5] "Eduardo Lada Provecho, nuevo escolta para el Círculo Gijón Baloncesto" [Eduardo Lada Provecho, new small forward for Círculo Gijón Baloncesto] (in Spanish). Spanish Basketball Federation. 21 July 2019.

[6] "Gregorio Adón, un tirador para el Círculo" [Gregorio Adón, a shooter for Círculo] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 23 July 2019.

[7] "El Círculo ficha a Ukawuba y renueva a Menéndez" [Círculo signs Ukawuba and renews Menéndez] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 24 July 2019.

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