Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D.[1] (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 LEB Gold.

Monbus Obradoiro
Monbus Obradoiro logo
NicknameObra
LeaguesLEB Gold
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
HistoryObradoiro CAB
(1970–present)
ArenaFontes do Sar
Capacity6,666
LocationSantiago de Compostela, Galicia
Team colorsWhite, Royal Blue, Maroon
     
PresidentRaúl López López
General managerHéctor Galán Rodríguez
Head coachGonzalo Rodríguez
Team captainÁlvaro Muñoz
OwnershipRaúl López López
Championships1 Copa Príncipe
10 Copa Galicia
Retired numbers3 (4, 14, 15)
Websitewww.obradoirocab.com

History

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Obradoiro in 2012

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. On May 12th, 2024. Obradoiro got relegated to the 2nd tier (LEB Gold).

Sponsorship naming

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The Fontes do Sar, the home arena of Obradoiro since 2009
  • 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

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Moncho Fernández, coach since 2010

Retired numbers

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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.

Monbus Obradoiro roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 3   Davison, Brad 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-04-22)22 April 1999
SG 7   Rigo, Tomeu 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-05-08)8 May 1997
PF 8   Galán, Alejandro 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-09-12)12 September 1999
PF 13   Mićović, Strahinja 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1992-09-28)28 September 1992
SF 16   Jiménez, Millán 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-09-16)16 September 2002
PG 24   Arroyo, Nacho 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2000-01-24)24 January 2000
SG 25   Quintela, Sergi 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 28 – (1996-04-21)21 April 1996
C 33   Stephens, Jake 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-05-11)11 May 1999
SF 34   Muñoz, Álvaro 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1990-11-25)25 November 1990
C 41   Stević, Oliver 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 40 – (1984-01-18)18 January 1984
PG 44   Leimanis, Toms 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1994-08-07)7 August 1994
Head coach
  •   Gonzalo Rodríguez
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Eloy Ramírez
  •   Fran Hernández

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: September 30, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jake Stephens Oliver Stevic Victory Onuetu
PF Strahinja Micovic Álex Galán
SF Millán Jiménez Álvaro Muñoz
SG Brad Davison Sergi Quintela Tomeu Rigo
PG Toms Leimanis Nacho Arroyo

Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non–FIBA Europe player

Head coaches

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Managers since joining the ACB:

  • Curro Segura 2009–2010
  • Moncho Fernández 2010–2024
  • Gonzalo Rodríguez 2024–present

Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1970–71 3 3ª División 3rd 14–1–5
1971–72 3 3ª División 2nd 22–1–8
1972–73 3 3ª División 2nd 27–1–7
1973–74 2 2ª División 8th
1974–75 2 2ª División 4th 18–10
1975–76 2 2ª División 4th 14–2–8
1976–77 2 2ª División 8th 13–15
1977–78 2 2ª División 14th 8–2–20
1978–79 3 2ª División 9th 8–2–12
1979–80 3 2ª División 2nd
1980–81 2 1ª División B 8th 12–1–13
1981–82 2 1ª División B 3rd 18–8
1982–83 1 1ª División 14th 2–24 Round of 16
1983–84 2 1ª División B 12th 9–17
1984–85 3 2ª División 1st
1985–86 2 1ª División B 7th 17–11
1986–87 2 1ª División B 6th 20–14
1987–88 2 1ª División B 21st 18–26
1988–89 2 1ª División 12th 13–19
1989–90 2 1ª División 3rd 21–15
1990–91 Lower divisions
1991–92 2 1ª División 15th 13–23
1992–03 Lower divisions
2003–04 6 1ª Autonómica 2nd
2004–05 5 1ª División 7th
2005–06 5 1ª División 12th 9–19
2006–07 5 1ª División 3rd 16–12
2007–08 6 1ª División 3rd 23–10
2008–09 6 1ª División 2nd[a] 23–10
2009–10 1 Liga ACB 17th 8–26
2010–11 2 LEB Oro 2nd 37–8 Copa Príncipe C
2011–12 1 Liga ACB 13th 13–21
2012–13 1 Liga ACB 8th 18–18
2013–14 1 Liga ACB 12th 13–21
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 12th 15–19
2015–16 1 Liga ACB 15th 10–24 Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1 Liga ACB 13th 11–21
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 12th 14–20
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 15th 11–23 Supercopa SF
2019–20 1 Liga ACB 14th[b] 9–14
2020–21 1 Liga ACB 14th 12–24
2021–22 1 Liga ACB 15th 12–22
2022–23 1 Liga ACB 11th 14–20
2023–24 1 Liga ACB 17th 11–23 3 Champions League QR 2–1
  1. ^ Achieved a berth in Liga ACB after a judicial statement.
  2. ^ League ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Home arenas

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  • 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

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Salah Mejri

Trophies and awards

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Trophies

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Records

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Individual awards

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ACB Top Scorer

ACB Rising Star Award

All-ACB Best Young Players Team

ACB Three Point Shootout Runner-Up

References

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  1. ^ Historia do Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto
  2. ^ Number 4 will be retired at the end of the season. Robbie Hummel por Bernard Hopkins: el `4´de Baltimore deja paso al `4´de Indianápolis Obradoiro CAB website. 6 November 2012
  3. ^ "El mítico Tonecho Lorenzo pone el toque emotivo a la jornada ACB". 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ Oriol Junyent tendrá que pasar por el quirófano; ACB.com, 2 June 2014
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