Obradoiro CAB

Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently compete in the Liga ACB.
History
Obradoiro CAB was founded in 1970 and started playing in the third division after acquiring the spot of the basketball section of SD Compostela. They were promoted for the first time to the Liga Nacional after finishing in the third position of the 1981–82 Primera División B.
Obradoiro played only the 1982–83 season in the top flight, where it achieved two wins in 26 games.
2009–10 was its returning season to the Spanish top division, Liga ACB, after the Supreme Court conceded that the Júver Murcia committed improper alignment in a matchup in the 1990 promotion playoff. A horrible second half of the league, with one win in 17 matches, caused the relegation to LEB Oro, the second division of Spanish basketball.
In the next season, Obradoiro came back to Liga ACB as runner-up of the 2010–11 LEB Oro season and also won its first national title: the Copa Príncipe de Asturias.
The 2012–13 ACB season was the best one in the history of the club. Obradoiro CAB finished the regular season in the eight position and joined the playoffs, where it was eliminated in the quarterfinals by the champion Real Madrid.
The 2023–24 ACB season is Obradoiro´s thirteenth season in a row in the Spanish top flight.
Sponsorship naming
Feiraco Obradoiro: During '70s and '80s
Óptica Val Obradoiro: until 2009
Xacobeo Blu:sens: 2009–2010
Blu:sens Monbus: 2010–2013
Rio Natura Monbus: 2013–2014
Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro: 2014–2017
Monbus Obradoiro: 2017–present
Players
Retired numbers
4 Bernard Hopkins, F, 2010–2012
14 Tonecho Lorenzo, F, 1971–1976, 1977-1978
15 Oriol Junyent, C, 2009, 2010–2014
Current roster
Depth chart
Head coaches
Managers since joining the ACB:
Curro Segura 2009–2010
Moncho Fernández 2010–present
Season by season
Home arenas
University Gymnasium (1970–76).
Pabellón Brañas do Sar (1976–1990).
Polideportivo Lorenzo da Torre (1990–2009).
Pabellón Multiusos Fontes do Sar (2009–present).
Notable players
Jake Cohen
Nihad Đedović
Kostas Vasileiadis
Salah Mejri
Rosco Allen
Alec Brown
Paul Davis
Robbie Hummel
Marc Jackson
Mike Muscala
Maxi Kleber
Laurynas Beliauskas
Eimantas Bendžius
Laurynas Birutis
Deividas Dulkys
Tryggvi Hlinason
Trophies and awards
Trophies
Copa Príncipe de Asturias: (1)
2011
Copa Galicia: (10)
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023
Records
15 seasons in the top division
1 in Primera División
14 in Liga ACB
1 participation in the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds: eliminated against Strasbourg IG
2023–24 season:
Individual awards
ACB Top Scorer
Kassius Robertson – 2022/2023 (17,4 points per game)
ACB Rising Star Award
Salah Mejri – 2012/2013
All-ACB Best Young Players Team
Santiago Yusta – 2015/2016
ACB Three Point Shootout Runner-Up
Alberto Corbacho – 2016/2017
References
External links
Eurobasket.com Team Profile
Basketball teams in Galicia (Spain)
Former LEB Oro teams
Liga ACB teams
Basketball teams established in 1970
Sport in Santiago de Compostela