Wikipedia - 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 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.
Le club a été fondé en 1931 et compte à son palmarès 8 titres de champion d'Uruguay (1946, 1947, 1951, 1960, 1965, 1982, 1983 et 1985), ainsi que 2 titres de champion de la Ligue des Amériques (2006 et 2008).
Le Biguá Basket-Ball Club est l'un des clubs les plus titrés et les plus populaires d'Uruguay. Il dispose d'une forte base de supporters et joue ses matchs à domicile dans le Palacio Peñarol.
Parmi les joueurs les plus célèbres ayant évolué au Biguá Basket-Ball Club, on peut citer Leandro Ramella, Óscar Moglia, Luis Pierri et Esteban Batista.