Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB). Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain. Some of its achievements include winning three Spanish Cups and reaching the ACB Finals in 2004. The club is also particularly famous for its renowned youth programme that has produced many Spanish talents over the years such as Alberto Herreros, Nacho Azofra, Aíto García Reneses, Alfonso Reyes, Felipe Reyes, Carlos Jiménez, Iñaki de Miguel, Pepu Hernández or Juancho Hernangómez. Sponsorship naming Along the years CB Estudiantes has had several sponsorship names: History The club was founded in 1948 by a group of students (the "Estudiantes") of a public preparatory school (the Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu, IRM) in Madrid. By the time when the first Spanish-wide season-long championship was organized in 1955, by the Spanish Basketball Association (FEB), it was one of the six clubs participating in that tournament, as the second best team from the Province of Madrid (the first being Real Madrid. Since then, it has always participated in the premier Spanish basketball league. It is one of only three of such clubs, together with Real Madrid and Joventut. It is also one of two only Spanish basketball clubs with teams both at the top male and female Spanish championships. In May 2012, Estudiantes was relegated for the first time in its history from the top tier of Spanish basketball, but remained in the league because LEB Oro champion CB 1939 Canarias didn't present the required documentation and money. Home arenas La Nevera (The IRM Arena): (1948–71) Polideportivo Antonio Magariños: (1971–87) Palacio Vistalegre: (2001–2005) Madrid Arena: (2005–2010) Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid: (1987–2001, 2010–present) Rivalries Estudiantes has a rivalry with Real Madrid. Both teams meet in the Madrid basketball derby. Players Basketball Hall of Famers Antonio Díaz-Miguel, F, 1950–1952, 1953–1958, Inducted 1997 Current roster Depth chart Notable players José Miguel Antúnez Víctor Arteaga Nacho Azofra Javier Beirán Darío Brizuela Jesús Codina Quino Colom Rodrigo de la Fuente Iñaki de Miguel Antonio Díaz-Miguel Miguel Estrada Jaime Fernández Germán Gabriel Aíto García Reneses Fran Guerra Juancho Hernangómez Alberto Herreros Iker Iturbe Carlos Jiménez Oriol Junyent Antonio Martín Fernando Martín Nacho Martín Juan Antonio Martínez Javier Mendiburu