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 LEB Gold.

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

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

Retired numbers

 * 4 Bernard Hopkins, F, 2010–2012
 * 14 Tonecho Lorenzo, F, 1971–1976, 1977-1978
 * 15 Oriol Junyent, C, 2009, 2010–2014

Head coaches
Managers since joining the ACB:
 * Curro Segura 2009–2010
 * Moncho Fernández 2010–present

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
 * 🇱🇹 Marek Blaževič
 * 🇮🇸 Tryggvi Hlinason

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 ACB Rising Star Award All-ACB Best Young Players Team ACB Three Point Shootout Runner-Up
 * Kassius Robertson – 2022/2023 (17,4 points per game)
 * Salah Mejri – 2012/2013
 * Santiago Yusta – 2015/2016
 * Alberto Corbacho – 2016/2017