Ibon Navarro Explained

Position:Head coach
League:Liga ACB
Team:Unicaja
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:30 April 1976
Birth Place:Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Coach Start:2000
Cyears1:2000–2005
Cteam1:Baskonia (lower categories)
Cyears2:2005–2006
Cteam2:UPV Álava
Cyears3:2006–2007
Cteam3:Tenerife (assistant)
Cyears4:2007–2010
Cteam4:Baskonia (assistant)
Cyears5:2010–2011
Cteam5:Menorca (assistant)
Cyears6:2011–2012
Cteam6:Valencia (assistant)
Cyears7:2013–2014
Cteam7:Baskonia (assistant)
Cyears8:2014
Cteam8:Puerto Rico (assistant)
Cyears9:2014–2015
Cteam9:Baskonia
Cyears10:2015–2017
Cteam10:Manresa
Cyears11:2017–2018
Cteam11:Murcia
Cyears12:2018–2022
Cteam12:Andorra
Cyears13:2022–present
Cteam13:Unicaja
Awards:As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Ibon Navarro Pérez de Albéniz (born April 30, 1976) is a Spanish basketball coach who is currently in charge of Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB.

Coaching career

Ibon Navarro has been a coach in the lower categories of Saski Baskonia from 2000 to 2005. His first experience in professional basketball was as assistant coach of Rafa Sanz at Tenerife Rural. One year later, Navarro debuted in Spanish League during the 2007–08 season as the assistant coach of Neven Spahija and stayed there until 2010. After leaving Vitoria-Gasteiz he was the assistant coach of Paco Olmos in his experiences at Menorca, where the team finished in the last position, Valencia Basket, where Olmos was sacked during the season, and the Puerto Rico national team, achieving the silver medal at the 2014 Centrobasket.

Ibon Navarro helped Baskonia win two Spanish Leagues, one Spanish King's Cup and two Spanish Supercups. With Valencia he was the runner-up in the Spanish King's Cup and in EuroCup.

In 2013, he came back to Laboral Kutxa as assistant of Sergio Scariolo.[1] In November 2014, after the dismissal of Scariolo and Marco Crespi, Navarro assumed the role of head coach.[2] In February 2015, the club published a documentary about him.[3]

In June 2015, the club announced he would not continue as head coach of the first team, although his continued participation in the club was encouraged.[4] He waved off the fans thanking all the confidence and support received during his stay in the club.[5]

In July 2015, Navarro signed a three-year deal with ICL Manresa.[6] [7] In June 2017, Navarro part ways with ICL Manresa after the relegation to LEB Oro and signed a one-year deal with UCAM Murcia.[8] [9] With Murcia, Navarro reached the Champions League Final Four in the club's first participation losing to AEK Athens in the semifinals and winning the third place game over MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.

In June 2018, Navarro ended contract with UCAM Murcia and signed a two-year deal with MoraBanc Andorra.[10] [11]

On February 10, 2022, he has signed with Unicaja of the Liga ACB.[12]

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Others

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ibon Navarro será entrenador ayudante del Laboral Kutxa . 27 June 2013. ACB.com. Spanish.
  2. Web site: Ibon Navarro asume el cargo de primer entrenador del conjunto vitoriano . 13 November 2014. ACB.com. Spanish.
  3. Web site: BEHIND THE COURT: Ibon Navarro . 20 February 2014. Youtube. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Baskonia ofrece a Ibon Navarro continuar en su estructura deportiva. 5 June 2015. ACB.com. Spanish. 5 June 2015. 6 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150606033459/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=113794. dead.
  5. Web site: Ibon Navarro se despide de Baskonia e inicia una nueva etapa. 12 June 2015. ACB.com. Spanish. 13 June 2015. 15 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315210730/http://acb.com/redaccion.php?id=113982. dead.
  6. Web site: Ibon Navarro será el técnico del ICL Manresa. 16 July 2015. ACB.com. Spanish. 17 July 2015. 6 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006020701/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114723. dead.
  7. Web site: Ibon Navarro será el entrenador del ICL Manresa las próximas 3 temporadas. 17 July 2015. ACB.com. Spanish. 21 September 2015. 18 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150918010039/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=114745. dead.
  8. News: Ibon Navarro queda desvinculado del Bàsquet Manresa. 22 July 2017. ACB.com. 14 June 2017. es-ES. 19 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619215142/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=132625. dead.
  9. News: Ibon Navarro dirigirá al UCAM Murcia 2017-18. 12 June 2018. ACB.com. 29 June 2017. es-ES. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184518/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=133037. dead.
  10. News: Ibon Navarro no continúa en el UCAM Murcia CB. 12 June 2018. ACB.com. 12 June 2018. es-ES. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612185228/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=141396. dead.
  11. News: Ibon Navarro llega a MoraBanc Andorra. 12 June 2018. ACB.com. 12 June 2018. es-ES. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612185250/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=141398. dead.
  12. Web site: Unicaja Malaga announces Ibon Navarro. February 10, 2022. Sportando. En. February 10, 2022.