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Bàsquet Manresa

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Club Bàsquet Manresa S.A.D.,[1] also known as Baxi Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Manresa, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League. It home arena is the Pavelló Nou Congost. In 1998, Bàsquet Manresa won the Spanish Championship in one of the most astonishing and well-known sporting accomplishment in Europe.

Baxi Manresa
Baxi Manresa logo
LeaguesLiga ACB
Champions League
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)
HistoryManresa Basquetbol Club
(1931–1934)
Unió Manresana de Bàsquet
(1934–1979)
Manresa Esportiu Bàsquet
(1979–1992)
Bàsquet Manresa
(1992–present)
ArenaNou Congost
Capacity5,000
LocationManresa, Spain
Team colorsRed, blue, white
     
PresidentJosep Maria Herms
Head coachDiego Ocampo
Championships1 Spanish Championship
1 Spanish Cup
1 LEB Oro championship
Retired numbers4 (7, 9, 10, 15)
Websitebasquetmanresa.com

Joan "Chichi" Creus is the team's most decorated player; he was the Spanish Cup Most Valuable Player in 1996, and the ACB Finals MVP two years later. Some others well known players that had played for Bàsquet Manresa are Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Roger Esteller, Derrick Alston, Serge Ibaka, Andrés Nocioni, Rolando Frazer, and the Basketball Hall of Famer George Gervin, that at the age of 38 spent one year in the team, averaging 23.1 points and helping them to avoid the relegation from the Spanish top division.

History

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Bàsquet Manresa was founded in 1931 with the name of Manresa Bàsquetbol Club and merged in 1934 with Club Bàsquet Bages for becoming Unió Manresana de Bàsquet. In 1940, the club wins the Copa Barcelona and integrates in CE Manresa as its basketball section.

In 1968 the club promotes for the first time to the Liga Nacional but is immediately relegated again in its debut season. Two years later, Manresa played again in the top tier and ended the league in the fourth position, thus qualifying for the first time to play the Korać Cup, where it reached the quarterfinals.

In 1979 the club splits from CE Manresa and becomes Manresa Esportiu Bàsquet and grew up until becoming a usual contender in the Liga ACB. With the sponsorship of TDK between 1985 and 2000, the club lived its best years. In 1992, as a professional club and according to the law, Manresa becomes a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva and changes again its name to Bàsquet Manresa. This name change allowed Manresa EB and its former rival CB Manresa to merge definitively.

In 1996, Manresa wins its first national trophy by defeating FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey played in Murcia. Two years later, and after finishing the regular season in the sixth position and without the home-court advantage in any of the playoffs series, Manresa wins the 1997–98 Liga ACB after eliminating Adecco Estudiantes in the quarterfinals and Real Madrid in the semifinals, for winning in Tau Cerámica Baskonia 3–1 in the finals. As in the Copa del Rey won two years ago, Joan Creus became the MVP of the finals. This achievement is nowadays considered on the biggest surprises in Spanish sport ever.[2]

As league champions, Manresa played the EuroLeague, but was eliminated in the group stage. The golden era of the club suddenly ended in 2000, after the relegation to Liga LEB by losing in the do-or-die match against Gijón Baloncesto, that ended 95–91 after an overtime.

Since its relegation, Manresa started to alternate seasons in ACB and LEB, with two league promotions in 2002 and 2007, as LEB champions. In 2012 and 2013, Manresa suffered two relegations in Liga ACB, but remained in the league due to the impossibility of LEB Oro teams to promote. In 2017, after registering the worst season in the top tier since the 1983–84 season, Manresa relegated to LEB Oro. However, the club achieved promotion just in the next season after beating Club Melilla Baloncesto in the final of the playoffs.

Sponsorship naming

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Bàsquet Manresa has several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • Manresa K'ans 1967–1971
  • Manresa La Casera 1971–1977
  • Icab Manresa 1977–1979
  • Marlboro Manresa 1979–1980
  • Caixa Manresa 1981–1982, 1984–1985
  • Seguros Velázquez Manresa 1982–1983
  • Ebro Manresa 1983–1984
  • TDK Manresa 1985–2000
    
  • Minorisa.net Manresa 2000–2002
  • Ricoh Manresa 2002–2009
  • Suzuki Manresa 2009–2010
  • Assignia Manresa 2010–2012
  • La Bruixa d'Or 2013–2014
  • La Bruixa d'Or Manresa 2014–2015
  • ICL Manresa 2015–2018
  • Baxi Manresa 2018–present

Logos

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    Non commercial logo
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    2002–2009
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    2015–2018
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    2018–

Home arenas

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  • Pavelló Congost (1968–92), before 1968 the team played in not domed courts next to the football stadium of Pujolet.
  • Pavelló Nou Congost (1992–present)

Players

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See also: Category:Bàsquet Manresa players
 
George Gervin in 1990

Basketball Hall of Famers

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Retired numbers

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Bàsquet Manresa retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure
7   Joan Creus G 1993–01
10   Pep Pujolrás F 1986–92

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Baxi Manresa roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PF 1   Ohams, Chuba 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1997-12-22)22 December 1997
SG 4   Véscovi, Santiago 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2001-09-14)14 September 2001
SG 5   Jou, Guillem (C) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1997-07-15)15 July 1997
SF 8   Reyes, Álex 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1993-12-17)17 December 1993
C 11   Massa, Bodian   2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1997-10-21)21 October 1997
PF 12   Steinbergs, Marcis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 23 – (2001-08-28)28 August 2001
SF 13   Sagnia, Musa 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-02-13)13 February 2003
PG 17   Saint-Supéry, Mario (Y) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2006-04-14)14 April 2006
PF 21   Alston Jr., Derrick 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-09-17)17 September 1997
SG 24   Hunt, Cameron 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-08-25)25 August 1997
PG 32   Obasohan, Retin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1993-07-06)6 July 1993
C 35   Brimah, Amida 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1994-02-11)11 February 1994
PG 55   Pérez, Dani 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 34 – (1990-02-28)28 February 1990
C 97   Cățe, Emanuel 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-07-30)30 July 1997
Head coach
  •   Diego Ocampo
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Marc Estany
  •   Carlos Flores
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (Y) Youth player
  •   Injured
Updated: September 22, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3 Inactive
C Emanuel Cățe † Amida Brimah Bodian Massa  
PF Derrick Alston Jr. * Chuba Ohams Marcis Steinbergs
SF Álex Reyes † Musa Sagnia †
SG Cameron Hunt * Santiago Véscovi Guillem Jou †
PG Retin Obasohan Dani Pérez † Mario Saint-Supéry ‡

Notes: Blue † – homegrown player[a]; Red * – overseas player[b]; Green ‡ – youth player[c]

Head coaches

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Since 1967:

  • Francesc Casé 1967–1968
  • Josep Masseguer 1968–1969
  • Jeroni Alberola 1969–1970
  • Antoni Serra 1970–1977
  • Alfonso Martínez 1977–1978
  • Joan Martínez 1978
  • Josep M. Soler 1978
  • Jaume Berenguer 1978–1979
  • Joan Basora 1979–1981
  • Pere Guiu 1981
  • Miguel López Abril 1981
  • Jaume Ventura 1981–1984
  • Germán González 1984
  • Francesc Canellas 1984–1985
  • Miquel Bataller 1985
  • Juanito Jiménez 1985–1986
  • Joan María Gavaldá 1986–1988
  • Flor Meléndez 1988–1990
  • Ricard Casas 1990, 2001–2005
  • Pedro Martínez 1990–1994, 2014–2015, 2019–
  • Salva Maldonado 1994–1997, 2000–2001
  • Luis Casimiro 1997–1999
  • Manel Comas 1999–2000
  • Xavier García 2005
  • Óscar Quintana 2005–2007
  • Jaume Ponsarnau 2007–2013
  • Borja Comenge 2013–2014
  • Pere Romero 2014
  • Ibon Navarro 2015–2017
  • Aleix Duran 2017–2018
  • Diego Ocampo 2018
  • Joan Peñarroya 2018–2019

Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1967–68 2 2ª División 2nd 24–5
1968–69 1 1ª División 11th 7–16
1969–70 2 2ª División 1st 19–3
1970–71 1 1ª División 4th 11–1–10 Semifinalist
1971–72 1 1ª División 8th 9–13 Quarterfinalist 3 Korać Cup QF 0–2
1972–73 1 1ª División 7th 14–1–15 Round of 16
1973–74 1 1ª División 6th 13–2–13 Quarterfinalist
1974–75 1 1ª División 5th 9–3–10 Semifinalist
1975–76 1 1ª División 6th 13–19
1976–77 1 1ª División 9th 8–1–13 First round
1977–78 1 1ª División 5th 9–1–12 Quarterfinalist
1978–79 1 1ª División 7th 10–12 Round of 16
1979–80 1 1ª División 6th 10–12 Runner-up
1980–81 1 1ª División 8th 10–1–15 Semifinalist
1981–82 1 1ª División 7th 13–13 Round of 16
1982–83 1 1ª División 9th 10–16 Round of 16
1983–84 1 Liga ACB 16th 5–23
1984–85 2 1ª División B 3rd 17–9
1985–86 1 Liga ACB 10th 14–16 Copa Príncipe QF
1986–87 1 Liga ACB 10th 14–17 Copa Príncipe RU
1987–88 1 Liga ACB 15th 17–16 Copa Príncipe QF 3 Korać Cup R2 1–1
1988–89 1 Liga ACB 20th 18–22 Round of 16
1989–90 1 Liga ACB 22nd 17–16 Round of 16
1990–91 1 Liga ACB 18th 18–20 Quarterfinalist
1991–92 1 Liga ACB 13th 17–23 First round
1992–93 1 Liga ACB 13th 16–18 Quarterfinalist
1993–94 1 Liga ACB 7th 22–12 Second round
1994–95 1 Liga ACB 4th 23–21 Second round 3 Korać Cup GS 6–4
1995–96 1 Liga ACB 4th 28–18 Champion 3 Korać Cup GS 5–5
1996–97 1 Liga ACB 8th 19–18 Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup R16 7–7
1997–98 1 Liga ACB 1st 30–16 Semifinalist 3 Korać Cup R32 5–3
1998–99 1 Liga ACB 11th 16–18 1 Euroleague GS 5–11
1999–00 1 Liga ACB 17th 11–23
2000–01 2 LEB 3rd 26–12 Copa Príncipe RU
2001–02 2 LEB 2nd 32–1–8 Copa Príncipe SF
2002–03 1 Liga ACB 13th 15–19
2003–04 1 Liga ACB 9th 16–18 Quarterfinalist
2004–05 1 Liga ACB 13th 12–22
2005–06 1 Liga ACB 17th 12–22
2006–07 2 LEB 1st 26–15
2007–08 1 Liga ACB 11th 14–20
2008–09 1 Liga ACB 11th 14–18
2009–10 1 Liga ACB 12th 14–20
2010–11 1 Liga ACB 15th 10–24
2011–12 1 Liga ACB 12th 15–19
2012–13 1 Liga ACB 18th[d] 6–28
2013–14 1 Liga ACB 17th[e] 7–27
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 16th 11–23
2015–16 1 Liga ACB 16th 10–24
2016–17 1 Liga ACB 17th 5–27
2017–18 2 LEB Oro 2nd 33–14 Copa Princesa RU
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 8th 17–19
2019–20 1 Liga ACB 13th[f] 9–14 3 Champions League RS 7–7
2020–21 1 Liga ACB 10th 17–19
2021–22 1 Liga ACB 7th 20–16 Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League RU 12–4
2022–23 1 Liga ACB 14th 12–22 3 Champions League QF 8–7
2023–24 1 Liga ACB 8th 19–17 Quarterfinalist

Trophies and awards

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Trophies

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Individual awards

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ACB Finals MVP

Spanish Cup MVP

ACB Rising Star

All-ACB Second Team

ACB Slam Dunk Champion

ACB Three Point Shootout Champion

LEB Oro MVP

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Notes

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  1. ^ A homegrown player is a player that played for at least three years before the age of 20 on a Spanish team. In Liga ACB, the team must register at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10–12 players or at least three homegrown players in rosters of 8–9 players. In Champions League, the team must register at least five homegrown players in rosters of 11–12 players or at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10 players.
  2. ^ A overseas player is a player from outside EEA, FIBA Europe or ACP states. In Liga ACB, the team may register at most two overseas players. In Champions League, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of overseas players.
  3. ^ In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system.
  4. ^ Remained in ACB after Ford Burgos and Lucentum Alicante did not complete the requirements for joining the league.
  5. ^ Remained in ACB after Ford Burgos did not complete the requirements for joining the league.
  6. ^ League ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ "Relación de SAD". CSD - Consejo Superior de Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ "El TDK conquista la Liga ACB" (in Spanish). El País. 5 June 1998.
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