Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball club that was founded in 1931, as a division of Real Madrid CF. They play domestically in the Liga ACB, and internationally in the EuroLeague. They are widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball clubs in Europe. Real Madrid currently ranks second in the European professional basketball club rankings.
Similarly to the Real Madrid athletic association football club, the basketball team has been the most successful of its peers in both Spain and Europe. Real Madrid CF is the only European sports club to have become the European champions in both football and basketball in the same season (2018).
The Real Madrid squads have won a record 38 Spanish League championships, including in 7-in-a-row and 10-in-a-row sequences. They have also won a record 29 Spanish Cup titles, a record 11 EuroLeague Championships, a record 4 Saporta Cups, and a record 5 Intercontinental Cups. Madrid has also won 3 Triple Crowns, which constitute a treble of the national league, cup, and continental league won in a single season. Some of the club's star players over the years have included: Wayne Brabender, Rafael Rullán, Arvydas Sabonis, Dražen Petrović, Sergio Llull, Luka Dončić, Rudy Fernández, Serge Ibaka, Nikola Mirotić, Louis Bullock, Felipe Reyes, Sergio Rodríguez, Carlos Suárez, Jaycee Carroll, Andrés Nocioni, Gustavo Ayón, Mirza Delibašić, Dražen Dalipagić, Juan Antonio Corbalán, Fernando Martín, Alberto Herreros, Dejan Bodiroga, Edy Tavares, Facundo Campazzo, Gabriel Deck, Trey Thompkins, Anthony Randolph, Guerschon Yabusele, Džanan Musa and Mario Hezonja.
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