On June 3, 2024, ACB selected and announced Las Palmas to host the Copa del Rey in February 2025.

The arena was built with the aim of hosting one of the groups of the preliminary round of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

[6][7] Unicaja's physical superiority and choral game demolished Joventut's hopes in the quarterfinals, which held in during the first half, but was unable to respond to a 31–19 run in the third quarter at the Gran Canaria Arena.

Marcelo Huertas, who at 41 years, 8 months and 16 days became the oldest player to play in a Copa del Rey match,[9] led his team's comeback to eliminate Barça and qualify for semifinal against Unicaja at the Gran Canaria Arena.

It was the triumph of perseverance and faith for La Laguna Tenerife, which never gave up despite fighting the entire match against them and, cheered on by the crowd, completed the comeback under the management of Huertas, who was well supported by Fran Guerra (14 points).

The team coached by Diego Ocampo, with lack of success at the three-pointer (4/26) and were unable to show its high pace of play, hinted at a slight improvement after the halftime, which was stopped by four consecutive three-pointers from Hezonja and Sergio Llull (13 points), thus sealing a solvent win to Los Blancos.

Unicaja qualified for the fifth time in its history for the Copa del Rey final, after beating in the semifinals La Laguna Tenerife, which suffered due to the physical output in the paint showed by Yankuba Sima, who performed 21 points and 8 rebounds, counteracting the 18 points and 4 assists performed by Marcelo Huertas.

The team coached by Chus Mateo, which will play the title match for the 11th time in the last 12 editions, skillfully overcame an unsuccessful start and grew as the clock advanced under the leadership of Facundo Campazzo (13 points and 8 assists), helped by Mario Hezonja (14 points ) and the final appearance of Sergio Llull (12), who decided the duel in the second half.