Club Ourense Baloncesto

Club Ourense Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to today by its sponsorship name of Río Ourense Termal, is a professional basketball team based in Ourense, Spain. The team currently plays in league LEB Oro.

Río Ourense Termal
NicknameCOB
LeaguesLEB Oro
Founded1979
ArenaPazo dos Deportes Paco Paz
Capacity6,000
LocationOurense, Spain
Team colorsBlue, Navy, Yellow
              
PresidentJorge Bermello
Head coachGonzalo García de Vitoria
Championships1 Copa Príncipe
1 Copa LEB Plata
Websiteclubourensebaloncesto.com

History

Founded in 1978 as Club Bosco-Salesianos, the club achieved its first success promoting to Segunda División in 1984.

Two years later, Ourense advances to Primera División B, the second tier, where it plays three seasons before promoting to Liga ACB in 1989 as champion of the league.

In the top league, COB plays during nine seasons alternating title and relegation playoffs in its first years. Finally, it is relegated to LEB Oro in the 1998 playoffs, the third series the club played in three consecutive seasons.

Ourense only played ACB again in the 2000–01 season before falling to LEB Plata, the third category in 2005. COB came back to LEB Oro in 2009 after buying the vacant spot of Cantabria Lobos.

On June 2, 2015, Ourense promoted again to Liga ACB fourteen years since its relegation but could not play in the league because the assembly of the league rejected its entry.[1] However, on September 17, 2015, the assembly of the league ratified the promotion to the 2016–17 season, independently of the position at the 2015–16 LEB Oro.[2] However, despite this agreement, Ourense could not finally promote the next season.[3]

Players

Current roster

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

Río Ourense Termal roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 7 Alvarado, Óscar 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 29 – (1991-06-06)6 June 1991
C 12 Balaban, Darko 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 30 – (1989-11-22)22 November 1989
PG 11 Figueras, Pol 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (1998-03-21)21 March 1998
SF 15 Martínez, Edu 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1990-05-05)5 May 1990
SG 21 Ott, Alfredo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 37 – (1983-01-27)27 January 1983
PG 0 Pluta, Andrzej 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2000-06-03)3 June 2000
C 4 Serrano, Víctor 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 31 – (1989-04-13)13 April 1989
PF 16 Tshikaya, Thomas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992
PF 26 van Wijk, Kevin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1989-04-17)17 April 1989
SF 6 Vázquez, Manu 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (1998-09-23)23 September 1998
SG 10 Wood, Connor 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1993-05-29)29 May 1993
Head coach
  • Gonzalo García de Vitoria
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Darko Balaban Víctor Serrano
PF Kevin van Wijk Thomas Tshikaya
SF Edu Martínez Manu Vázquez
SG Alfredo Ott Connor Wood
PG Óscar Alvarado Pol Figueras Andrzej Pluta

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

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1979–80 43ª División
1980–81 43ª División 6th
1981–82 43ª División 6th
1982–83 43ª División 6th
1983–84 43ª División 1st
1984–85 32ª División 4th
1985–86 32ª División 2nd
1986–87 21ª División B 17th 16–18
1987–88 21ª División B 18th 16–28
1988–89 21ª División B 1st 24–13
1989–90 1Liga ACB 21st 16–28 First round
1990–91 1Liga ACB 11th 18–22 First round
1991–92 1Liga ACB 21st 13–27 First round
1992–93 1Liga ACB 8th 17–18 Second round
1993–94 1Liga ACB 8th 15–19 Quarterfinalist
1994–95 1Liga ACB 15th 17–21 Second round
1995–96 1Liga ACB 17th 16–26
1996–97 1Liga ACB 16th 13–25
1997–98 1Liga ACB 18th 9–29
1998–99 2LEB 7th 18–17 Copa PríncipeQF
1999–00 2LEB 2nd 26–13 Copa PríncipeC
2000–01 1Liga ACB 18th 9–25
2001–02 2LEB 3rd 28–10 Copa PríncipeSF
2002–03 2LEB 9th 14–16 3 FIBA Champions' CupGS8–8
2003–04 2LEB 16th 17–22
2004–05 2LEB 17th 12–26
2005–06 3LEB 2 4th 22–16
2006–07 3LEB 2 3rd 25–16 Copa LEB 2C
2007–08 3LEB Plata 14th 12–22
2008–09 3LEB Plata 10th[lower-alpha 1] 15–15
2009–10 2LEB Oro 15th 13–21
2010–11 2LEB Oro 18th 9–25
2011–12 3LEB Plata 2nd 25–11
2012–13 2LEB Oro 13th[lower-alpha 2] 11–20
2013–14 2LEB Oro 12th 8–18
2014–15 2LEB Oro 2nd[lower-alpha 3] 28–10
2015–16 2LEB Oro 8th 17–18
2016–17 2LEB Oro 9th 19–19
2017–18 2 LEB Oro 14th 13–21
2018–19 2 LEB Oro 5th 23–15
2019–20 2LEB Oro 10th[lower-alpha 4] 10–14
  1. Bought the LEB Oro berth of Cantabria Lobos.
  2. Remained in LEB Oro due to the existence of vacant berths.
  3. They could not promote in the league because the assembly of the Liga ACB rejected its entry.
  4. Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Players

Trophies and awards
  • 2nd division championships: (1)
    • 1ª División B: (1) 1989
  • Copa Príncipe de Asturias: (1)
    • 2000
  • Copa LEB Plata: (1)
    • 2007
  • Copa Galicia: (7)
    • 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2006

References
  1. "Comunicado oficial de la asamblea de la ACB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 3 June 2015.
  2. "La Asamblea ratifica el acuerdo con el Ourense para la temporada 16-17" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 15 September 2015.
  3. "El Ourense Baloncesto no solicita su inscripción en la ACB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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