UCAM Murcia CB explained

UCAM Murcia
Nickname:Universitarios
Leagues:Liga ACB
Champions League
Founded:1985
History:Agrupacion Deportiva Juver
(1985–1993)
CB Murcia
(1993–2013)
UCAM Murcia CB
(2013–present)
Arena:Palacio de Deportes
Capacity:7,454
Location:Murcia, Spain
Colors:Blue, golden, red
President:María Dolores García Mascarell
Coach:Sito Alonso
Ownership:UCAM
Championships:4 2nd division championship
1 Copa Príncipe de Asturias
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UCAM Murcia Club Baloncesto, S.A.D.,[1] more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball club based in Murcia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League. Their home venue is Palacio de Deportes. The team is sponsored by the Spanish university Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM).

History

Founded in 1985 under the name Agrupación Deportiva Júver, Murcia agreed with a Madrid-based club, Logos de Madrid, to buy out its rights to play in the Spanish second division. Murcia would play at that level for four consecutive seasons and its first superstar was do-it-all big man Randy Owens.[2]

In 1990, Murcia, led by veteran center Mike Phillips, beat Obradoiro in a playoffs series to gain promotion to the Spanish League. The club would stay in the Spanish elite for the next seven seasons, with stars likes Ralph McPherson, Clarence Kea, Michael Anderson and Johnny Rogers and head coaches like Felipe Coello, José María Oleart and Moncho Monsalve. In December 1991, Kea pulled down 29 rebounds, which remains a Spanish League record, in a win against Breogán Lugo.

The club became CB Murcia in 1993 and moved to its current arena, Palacio de Deportes, the following season. Murcia organized the Copa del Rey tournament in the 1995–96 season and made it to the semifinals. Murcia went down to the Spanish second division at the end of the 1996–97 season, but reached the Spanish elite a couple of times, including in 2006, when it downed CAI Zaragoza in overtime in a do-or-die game to advance. Led by Jimmie Hunter and Juanjo Triguero, Murcia ranked 12th in the 2007–08 season, but went back to the second division two years later. Murcia bounced back to score promotion directly with a 30–4 record, and has been in the Spanish elite even since.

In 2013, the club switched hands and UCAM Murcia took control. That moved helped Murcia shine in the last couple of seasons for its best results ever. With Diego Ocampo as head coach and Scott Bamforth, Raulzinho Neto and Carlos Cabezas as its top newcomers, Murcia finished the Spanish regular season with a 17–17 record, which was just one win from the playoffs. Last season Murcia found a new coach in Fotios Katsikaris and added more experienced players like Facundo Campazzo, Serhiy Lishchuk and Vítor Faverani. That led to a seventh-place finish with an 18–16 record and a ticket to the quarterfinals for the first time in the club's history, where it lost 2–1 to Real Madrid in the quarterfinals, but earned the right to make its debut in European competitions in the 2016–17 EuroCup. In its European debut, UCAM Murcia reached the Top 16 round.

In the next season, the club joined the Basketball Champions League, reaching the Final Four in its first participation. Murcia lost to AEK in the semifinals and won the third place game over MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.

In the 2023–24 ACB season Murcia reached the finals in the first time after beating Valencia Basket in the quarterfinals and Unicaja in the semifinals, but they lost to Real Madrid in three games in 2024 ACB Finals

Sponsorship naming

CB Murcia has received diverse sponsorship names along the years:

Home arenas

(1994–present)

Players

Depth chart

Head coaches

1991, 1993

1991

2009

2009–2010

2014

2015–2016, 2017

2017–2018

2019–present

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos.Copa del ReyOther cupsEuropean competitions
1986–872 1ª División B20th14–20
1987–882 1ª División B14th24–18
1988–892 1ª División6th20–13
1989–902 1ª División B1st27–8
1990–911 Liga ACB17th18–19First round
1991–921 Liga ACB12th16–20Third round
1992–931 Liga ACB22nd8–27First round
1993–941 Liga ACB18th11–22First round
1994–951 Liga ACB12th18–20
1995–961 Liga ACB15th15–23Fourth position
1996–971 Liga ACB17th6–32
1997–982 LEB1st26–6SF
1998–991 Liga ACB18th4–30
1999–002 LEB7th20–19
2000–012 LEB9th15–15
2001–022 LEB8th15–19
2002–032 LEB1st27–13
2003–041 Liga ACB18th7–27
2004–052 LEB5th21–17
2005–062 LEB2nd28–15bgcolor=goldC
2006–071 Liga ACB14th13–21
2007–081 Liga ACB12th13–21
2008–091 Liga ACB15th9–23
2009–101 Liga ACB18th5–29
2010–112 LEB Oro1st30–4bgcolor=silverRU
2011–121 Liga ACB15th13–21
2012–131 Liga ACB13th13–21
2013–141 Liga ACB13th12–22
2014–151Liga ACB10th17–17
2015–161Liga ACB7th19–18
2016–171Liga ACB9th14–185–9
2017–181Liga ACB10th17–173rd 11–9
2018–191Liga ACB14th12–2215–3
2019–201Liga ACB16th7–15
2020–211Liga ACB12th16–20
2021–221Liga ACB10th16–18Semifinalist
2022–231Liga ACB9th16–1810–6
2023–241Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd26–19QuarterfinalistSupercopaSF3rd 12–4

Trophies and awards

Domestic competitions

(3) 1998, 2003, 2011

(1)

European competitions

Other competitions

Individual awards

ACB Three Point Shootout Champion

All-ACB Second Team

LEB Oro MVP

All LEB Oro First Team

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directiva UCAM Deportes . www.ucamdeportes.com . 17 August 2024 . es.
  2. Web site: 2016-17 Team Profile: UCAM Murcia. https://web.archive.org/web/20160828034720/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/74ly5md3gvvgf34u. dead. August 28, 2016. EuroCup Basketball. 18 August 2016. 18 August 2016.

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