Basketball in the Balearics: clubs and where to sign up your kids

Basketball in the Balearics is played mostly, and at a very high level, by women: the archipelago has given Spain one of its greatest players, Alba Torrens, born in Binissalem, a silver medallist at the Rio Olympics. On the club side, Palma has just promoted its women's team to Liga Femenina Endesa, the top division, while Menorca plays a leading role on the men's side in the national second division. Plenty of top-level basketball to watch, and structured clubs to sign your children up with, whichever island you are on.

Where can you watch top-level basketball?

In Palma, head to the Palau Municipal d'Esports Son Moix to follow Azulmarino New Travel Mallorca Palma, the capital's women's club. In 2025-2026, it dominated the Liga Femenina Challenge (28 wins from 29 matches) and secured promotion to Liga Femenina Endesa, the top Spanish division, after beating Sernova Real Canoe at Son Moix. This is the club where Alba Torrens, the Spanish national team's historic captain (more than 220 caps, two World Cup bronze medals and one silver, Olympic silver in Rio in 2016), came out of retirement to play after her last international appearance in 2025: her contract was renewed in May 2026.

Menorca is not far behind: in Mao, Hestia Menorca plays in Primera FEB (the men's second division) and reached the promotion play-offs to ACB in spring 2026, its first time in fourteen years, before falling in the quarter-final. The club plays at the Pavello Menorca, seating 5,115, one of the archipelago's largest arenas. No Balearic club currently plays in Liga ACB, the top men's division: Menorca Basquet (the current club's predecessor) played there from 2004 to 2012, before dropping down for lack of resources.

Where can adults play?

For a pick-up game, the outdoor courts at municipal sports centres do the job in most towns across the archipelago, in Palma as well as in the villages. For more regular competition, clubs affiliated to the Federacio de Basquet de les Illes Balears (FBIB), based in Palma, organise amateur senior leagues on the three main islands, with a dedicated delegation for Eivissa i Formentera.

Where should you sign your children up?

Several youth-development clubs have a proven track record:

• In Palma: the Sant Josep Obrer club (founded in 1953), the origin of what became Azulmarino, and the Club Baloncesto La Salle Palma, whose youth teams have already been Mallorca champions at the Under-14 level.
• In Llucmajor, near Palma: the Club Basquet Joventut Llucmajor ("Palmer Basket Mallorca"), founded in 1964, a historic youth-development club that has produced several players who went on to US college basketball.
• In Mao: CB La Salle Mahon, in the orbit of Hestia Menorca.
• In Ibiza (Santa Eularia des Riu): CB Puig d'en Valls, a former national women's elite club (Copa de la Reina runner-up in 2009), now in a regional division but still active in youth development.

To sign up, contact the club nearest you directly, or the FBIB, which manages licences for the whole archipelago. Youth categories start young: the federation has even launched a "Run & Gun" programme, a no-contact introduction for the youngest players (the Mini category).

A local figure worth knowing: Alba Torrens

Born in Binissalem, a wine-growing village inland in Mallorca, Alba Torrens is one of the best basketball players Spain has produced: six EuroLeagues and two EuroBaskets won across her career, on top of her national team record. Other young Mallorcan players are following in her footsteps, such as Noa Morro or Paula Valenzuela, U16 European champion in 2025. Concrete role models for children starting out at a club in the archipelago. For more sport, see also our guide to football in the Balearics: RCD Mallorca and where to sign up your kids and our tour of tennis in the Balearics, with the Rafa Nadal Academy.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an elite basketball club in the Balearics?

Yes, on the women's side: Azulmarino New Travel Mallorca Palma plays in Liga Femenina Endesa (top division) since its promotion in 2025-2026. On the men's side, Hestia Menorca plays in Primera FEB (second division), with no Balearic club currently in Liga ACB.

Who is Alba Torrens?

A basketball player born in Binissalem (Mallorca), the Spanish national team's historic captain, a silver medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympics and a six-time European club champion. She came out of retirement to play for Palma's club after her international career.

Where can you sign your child up for basketball in the Balearics?

At a youth-development club near you (Sant Josep Obrer or La Salle in Palma, Joventut Llucmajor, La Salle Mahon in Menorca, Puig d'en Valls in Ibiza), or by contacting the Federacio de Basquet de les Illes Balears (FBIB) directly, which manages licences for the whole archipelago.

Clubs and divisions change; check with clubs and official sources. Information verified in August 2026. The Daily Baleares is an AI-assisted publication with human review.