two basketball clubs of the city of Elche, Illicitano Basketball Club and Elche Basket ClubThey decided to join forces and unite. The growth of basketball and the goal of creating a triple-action club that combines sport, innovation and economic solvency.; and this allows everyone, regardless of age, level and origin, to play and enjoy this sport.
Ilicitano Basketball Club was founded in 1979 and currently has 250 players.. on his behalf, he Founded in 2010, Elche Basket Club has 300 members. between its different categories, both men and women. Now, the union of both teams, which will be called CBI Elche, will allow for quantitative and qualitative growthTo try to be a reference club at the city, province and national level.
Elche’s new sports asset, The first triple-effect sports club in Spain and for that Technological Innovation Center, This will provide Elche with a competitive and comparative project at European level, both sportingly and financially. For this, it will be a mix of sport and innovation, and that is cooperation of the business and financial world, to have the economic ability to pay on its own, unlike other clubs.
Reference team will be in EBA LeagueThe fourth category of Spanish basketball, ACB and LEB Gold and Silver. Ilicitano Basketball Club achieved permanence in EBA last weekendAfter defeating Aldaia in the “Play-out”, which will also help in the new project.
Ismael Garlito, sporting director of the new CBI Elche“Our idea is to have a professional dynamic for this project, for the team that trains first thing in the morning, seeking sportive growth In the EBA League category andr go up the stairs in the future”.
Also, in other categories “we want players to have the best place to grow and progress. With the rising teams, we will try to integrate them into the club and develop them day by day. And with the performers competing in the highest categories of the Valencian Community,” the sporting director states.
Ismael Garlito is very clear on what the function of the new club should be as well as growing sportingly and financially. “The goal is to improve basketball and No one from Elche or other neighboring towns is left without playing basketball, regardless of their sporting or social level.. For that, we will have teams of different levels and they will all be important parts of the club.”