Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz

Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz, better known as simply Biguá, is a Uruguayan professional basketball team that is based in Montevideo. The team currently plays in the Uruguayan Basketball League. The men's basketball section is a part of a multi-sports club, which offers a wide variety of different sports. The multi-sports club was founded in 1931, after "Biguá" and "Club Biarritz" merged to form "Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz".

Biguá
Nickname	El Pato (The Duck)
Leagues	Liga Uruguaya
Founded	14 April 1931; 92 years ago (1931-04-14)
History	Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz 1931–present
Arena	Villa Biarritz
Capacity	1,200
Location	Montevideo, Uruguay
President	Tomás Wahrmann
Head coach	Alvaro Tito
Website	biguabasket.com
Uniform Uniform

Biguá has won seven national titles: 3 Uruguayan Federal Championships and 4 Uruguayan Basketball League titles.

History

In its history in domestic competitions, Biguá's basketball club won 3 Federal Championships (Uruguay's most important club tournament until 2003) in 1988, 1989 and 1990, 3 Liga Uruguaya de Básquet titles (the current version of the top-tier level Uruguayan basketball league) in 2007, 2008 and 2021, and the Torneo Super 4 title in 2008.

In international competitions, Biguá won 2 South American Club Championships, in 1992 and 2008. The club was also the runner-up in the 2022 edition of the FIBA Champions League Americas.^[1][2]

Honours and titles

National honors

• Uruguayan Federal Championship

Champions (3): 1988, 1989, 1990

• Uruguayan Basketball League

Champions (4): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2021, 2022

• Torneo Super 4

Winners (1): 2008

International honors

• South American Club Championship

Champions (2): 1992, 2008

• FIBA Champions League Americas

Runners-up (1): 2022

Current roster

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

Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PF 0   Álvarez, Gonzalo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) F/C 1   Rudd, Victor 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) PF 3   Moglia, Santiago 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) G 4   Vidal, Santiago 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) SG 7   Loriente, Iván 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) PG 8   Sims, Donald 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb) G 12   Espinosa, Matías 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) SF 15   Jones, Guillermo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) F 17   Arevalo, Ángel 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) C 23   Santos, Luís 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 116 kg (256 lb) F 25   Fernández, Guillermo 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) PG 26   Saavedra, Manuel 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) F 42   Rojas, Martín 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) F 50   Montañez, Felipe 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb)	Head coach   Diego Cal Assistant coach(es)   Nicolás Mazzarino Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player   Injured Roster Updated: October 5, 2022

Head coaches

Name	Nationality.	Períod
Víctor Hugo Berardi	Uruguay	1988–1992
Javier Espíndola	Uruguay	1993
Alejandro Gava	Uruguay	1995
Rubens Valenzuela	Uruguay	1995–1996
Enrique Perreta	Uruguay	1997
Víctor Hugo Berardi	Uruguay	1998
Enrique Perreta	Uruguay	1998
Horacio Perdomo	Uruguay	1999–2000
Francisco Bolaña	Uruguay	2000–2002
Alvaro Tito	Uruguay	2002–2003
Edgardo Kogan	Uruguay	2004–2005
Víctor Hugo Berardi	Uruguay	2005
Alvaro Tito	Uruguay	2006
Marcelo Signorelli	Uruguay	2007
Alejandro Alvarez	Uruguay	2008
Che García	Argentina	2008–2009
Alejandro Alvarez	Uruguay	2009–2010
Edgardo Kogan	Uruguay	2010
Juan Carlos Werstein	Uruguay	2010
Guillermo Narvarte	Argentina	2011
Alvaro Tito	Uruguay	2011–2012

References

1. São Paulo crowned BCLA 2022 Champs after win over Bigua.
2. SAO PAULO WINS THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AMERICAS AND BRAZIL NOW STANDS AT THE TOP.

External links

• Official website
• FIBA Champions League Americas Team Profile
• LatinBasket.com Team Profile