Bàsquet Manresa

La Bruixa d'Or Manresa
Leagues ACB
Founded 1931
History Manresa Basquetbol Club
(1931–1934)
Unió Manresana de Bàsquet
(1934–1979)
Manresa Esportiu Bàsquet
(1979–1992)
Bàsquet Manresa
(1992–Present)
Arena Pavelló Nou Congost
Location Manresa, Catalonia
Team colors Red, Black, White
              
President Josep Vives
Head coach Pedro Martínez
Championships 1 Spanish Championship
1 Spanish Cup
1 LEB Oro Championship
Retired numbers 7 Joan Creus
10 Pep Pujolrás
Website basquetmanresa.cat
Uniforms
Home
Away

Bàsquet Manresa, S.A.D., also known as La Bruixa d'Or Manresa by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Manresa, Catalonia, Spain, playing in Liga ACB. The team was founded in 1931. They are currently playing their home games at the Pavelló Nou Congost. The team has won the ACB Championship once, in 1998.

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, 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.

Sponsorship naming

Bàsquet Manresa has received diverse sponsorship names along the years:

  • 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–present

Team logos

Home arenas

Players of note

Basketball Hall of Famers

Retired numbers

Roster

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

Bàsquet Manresa roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 12 United States Dewar, Ben 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 33 – 30 August 1981
PF -- Lithuania Dilys, Vilmantas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – 6 October 1987
PF 42 New Zealand Fotu, Isaac 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 21 – 18 December 1993
SG 16 Spain García, Marc 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 19 – 7 March 1996
G/F 13 Lithuania Grigonis, Marius 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 21 – 26 April 1994
SF 44 Spain Grimau, Roger 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 36 – 14 July 1978
PG 11 Spain Hernández, Álex 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 25 – 12 February 1990
SG -- United States Little, Mario  1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – 29 December 1987
C 4 Australia Ogilvy, Andrew 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 26 – 17 June 1988
PG 8 Italy Poeta, Giuseppe 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 29 – 12 September 1985
C 19 Slovenia Rizvić, Hasan 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 31 – 18 January 1984
PF 18 Spain Sabata, Nil 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 19 – 12 January 1996
PF 3 Croatia Šakić, Željko 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – 14 April 1988
SG -- United States Seeley, D.J. 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – 28 November 1989
PG 34 United States White, Davin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 33 – 31 December 1981
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Carles Marco
  • Spain Xevi Puyol
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2015-04-09

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–present
  • 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

Season by season

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

Trophies and awards

Records

Individual awards

ACB Finals MVP

Spanish Cup MVP

ACB Rising Star

ACB Slam Dunk Champion

ACB Three Point Shootout Champion

Notable players

References and notes

  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.

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