Bàsquet Manresa

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. Their home arena is the Pavelló Nou Congost. Bàsquet Manresa has won the Spanish Championship once, in 1998.

Baxi Manresa
LeaguesLiga ACB
Founded1931
HistoryManresa Basquetbol Club
(1931–1934)
Unió Manresana de Bàsquet
(1934–1979)
Manresa Esportiu Bàsquet
(1979–1992)
Bàsquet Manresa
(1992–present)
ArenaPavelló Nou Congost
Capacity5,000
LocationManresa, Spain
Team colorsRed, White
         
PresidentJosep Sàez
Head coachPedro Martínez
Championships1 Spanish Championship
1 Spanish Cup
1 LEB Oro championship
Retired numbers4 (7, 9, 10, 15)
WebsiteOfficial website

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

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

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
  • Non commercial logo
  • 2002–2009
  • 2015–2018
  • 2018–

Home arenas
  • 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

Basketball Hall of Famers

Retired numbers
Bàsquet Manresa retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure
7Joan CreusG1993–01
10Pep PujolrásF1986–92

Current roster

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

Baxi Manresa roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PF 13 Báez, Eulis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 38 – (1982-03-18)18 March 1982
SG 5 Jou, Guillem 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (1997-05-15)15 May 1997
PF 11 Magarity, William 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1993-06-17)17 June 1993
PG 55 Pérez, Dani 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1990-02-28)28 February 1990
C 18 Sakho, Jordan 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (1997-04-04)4 April 1997
SF 22 Vaulet, Juan Pablo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1996-03-22)22 March 1996
C Sajus, Martynas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (1996-02-22)22 February 1996
SF Jõesaar, Janari 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1993-12-08)8 December 1993
F/C Eatherton, Scott 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 28 – (1991-12-26)26 December 1991
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: November 26, 2019

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Scott Eatherton Martynas Sajus Jordan Sakho
PF Eulis Báez William Magarity
SF Janari Joesaar Juan Pablo Vaulet
SG Guillem Jou
PG Dani Pérez

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

Head coaches

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
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1967–68 22ª División 2nd 24–5
1968–69 11ª División 11th 7–16
1969–70 22ª División 1st 19–3
1970–71 11ª División 4th 11–1–10 Semifinalist
1971–72 11ª División 8th 9–13 Quarterfinalist 3 Korać CupQF0–2
1972–73 11ª División 7th 14–1–15 Round of 16
1973–74 11ª División 6th 13–2–13 Quarterfinalist
1974–75 11ª División 5th 9–3–10 Semifinalist
1975–76 11ª División 6th 13–19
1976–77 11ª División 9th 8–1–13 First round
1977–78 11ª División 5th 9–1–12 Quarterfinalist
1978–79 11ª División 7th 10–12 Round of 16
1979–80 11ª División 6th 10–12 Runner-up
1980–81 11ª División 8th 10–1–15 Semifinalist
1981–82 11ª División 7th 13–13 Round of 16
1982–83 11ª División 9th 10–16 Round of 16
1983–84 1Liga ACB 16th 5–23
1984–85 21ª División B 3rd 17–9
1985–86 1Liga ACB 10th 14–16 Copa PríncipeQF
1986–87 1Liga ACB 10th 14–17 Copa PríncipeRU
1987–88 1Liga ACB 15th 17–16 Copa PríncipeQF 3 Korać CupR21–1
1988–89 1Liga ACB 20th 18–22 Round of 16
1989–90 1Liga ACB 22nd 17–16 Round of 16
1990–91 1Liga ACB 18th 18–20 Quarterfinalist
1991–92 1Liga ACB 13th 17–23 First round
1992–93 1Liga ACB 13th 16–18 Quarterfinalist
1993–94 1Liga ACB 7th 22–12 Second round
1994–95 1Liga ACB 4th 23–21 Second round 3 Korać CupGS6–4
1995–96 1Liga ACB 4th 28–18 Champion 3 Korać CupGS5–5
1996–97 1Liga ACB 8th 19–18 Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCupR167–7
1997–98 1Liga ACB 1st 30–16 Semifinalist 3 Korać CupR325–3
1998–99 1Liga ACB 11th 16–18 1 EuroleagueGS5–11
1999–00 1Liga ACB 17th 11–23
2000–01 2LEB 3rd 26–12 Copa PríncipeRU
2001–02 2LEB 2nd 32–1–8 Copa PríncipeSF
2002–03 1Liga ACB 13th 15–19
2003–04 1Liga ACB 9th 16–18 Quarterfinalist
2004–05 1Liga ACB 13th 12–22
2005–06 1Liga ACB 17th 12–22
2006–07 2LEB 1st 26–15
2007–08 1Liga ACB 11th 14–20
2008–09 1Liga ACB 11th 14–18
2009–10 1Liga ACB 12th 14–20
2010–11 1Liga ACB 15th 10–24
2011–12 1Liga ACB 12th 15–19
2012–13 1Liga ACB 18th[lower-alpha 1] 6–28
2013–14 1Liga ACB 17th[lower-alpha 2] 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 2LEB Oro 2nd 33–14 Copa PrincesaRU
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 8th 17–19
2019–20 1 Liga ACB 13th[lower-alpha 3] 9–14 3 Champions LeagueRS7–7
  1. Remained in ACB after Ford Burgos and Lucentum Alicante did not complete the requirements for joining the league.
  2. Remained in ACB after Ford Burgos did not complete the requirements for joining the league.
  3. League ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Individual awards

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

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

References
  1. "Relación de SAD — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Deportes. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. "El TDK conquista la Liga ACB" (in Spanish). El País. 5 June 1998.
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