Quimsa

Founded in 1989, its name derives from the Quichua word kimsa, meaning three. The club was established as the merger of "Estudiantes Unidos", "Santiago Basketball Club" and "Inti Club", all three historical basketball clubs in Santiago.

In the 2002–03 season Quimsa achieved promotion to Torneo Nacional de Ascenso, the second division of national basketball. In the 2004–05 season, Quimsa played the final to promote, but they lost to La Unión in a playoff match after a 2–2 tie.

Quimsa reached the final in the following season, promoting to LNB although Quimsa also lost to Juventud Sionista, which crowned champion of the second division.

In their first season in the top level of Argentine basketball, Quimsa ended 9°, with 25 wins and 23 losses.

In November 2020, Quimsa won the final of the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA), beating Flamengo and being crowned champions of South America.^[2]

On April 14, 2024, Quimsa won its second BCLA championship and became the first team to win two league titles. The Final Four was hosted by Quimsa in Santiago del Estero and the final was a rematch with Flamengo.^[3] Brandon Robinson was once again named the league MVP.^[3]

Quimsa roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 00 Toretta, Emiliano 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (2001-09-18)18 September 2001 F/C 6 Acevedo, Sebastian 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 33 – (1990-09-13)13 September 1990 PG 9 Baralle, Franco 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1999-03-25)25 March 1999 F 13 Sanchez, Rodrigo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – (1989-08-25)25 August 1989 PG 15 Brussino, Juan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 G 18 Perez, Agustin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 25 – (1999-03-19)19 March 1999 F/C 21 Anderson, Eric 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 SG 22 Robinson, Brandon 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1989-03-25)25 March 1989 SF 30 Cosolito, Mauro 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 F 33 Ramirez, Fabian 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 34 – (1990-02-23)23 February 1990 C 34 Carabali, Bryan 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 24 – (1999-08-24)24 August 1999	Head coach Sebastian Gonzalez Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2020-01-01

Quimsa's retired numbers
N°	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure	N° Ret.	Ref.
7		Nicolás Aguirre	PG	2011–13, 2014–15	2019	[4][5]
8		Fernando Small	?	2006–08	2019	[4] [5]
11		Miguel Cortijo	PG	(none) [note 1]	?	[4]
14		Gabriel Deck	SF	2010–16	2019	[4] [5]

Notes

• Nicolás Aguirre
• Quincy Alexander

Quimsa plays its home venues at Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero, which have a capacity of 4,300. The stadium was originally used by Club Estudiantes Unidos, one of the three institution that merged to form Quimsa. With the money earned from the sales of Inti Club and Santiago Básquetbol Club (the other two clubs part of the merging), Quimsa refurbished the arena.^[8]

• Liga Nacional (2): 2014-15, 2022–23
• Basketball Champions League Americas (2): 2019–20, 2023–24
• Liga Sudamericana (1): 2009 (II)
• Copa Argentina (1): 2009

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