UCAM Murcia
UCAM Murcia logo
NicknameUniversitarios
LeaguesLiga ACB
Champions League
Founded1985
History'Agrupacion Deportiva Juver
(1985–1993)
CB Murcia
(1993–2013)
UCAM Murcia CB
(2013–present)
ArenaPalacio de Deportes
Capacity7,454
LocationMurcia, Spain
Team colorsBlue, Golden, Red
     
PresidentJosé Luis Mendoza
Head coachSito Alonso
OwnershipUniversidad Católica de Murcia
Championships4 LEB Oro championship
1 Copa Príncipe de Asturias
Websiteucammurcia.com

UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D.,[1] more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes.

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.[2]

A timeout in the 2008–09 season.

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.[2]

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.[2] 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.

Sponsorship naming

CB Murcia has received diverse sponsorship names along the years:

  • Juver Murcia: 1985–1992
  • CB Murcia Artel: 1997–1998
  • Recreativos Orenes CB Murcia: 1998–1999
  • CB Etosa/Etosa Murcia: 2000–2003
  • Polaris World CB Murcia: 2003–2008
  • UCAM Murcia: 2011–present

Logos

CB Murcia logos
1993–2009 2009–2013 2013–present

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

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

UCAM Murcia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SF 00 Latvia Kurucs, Rodions 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1998-02-05)5 February 1998
G/F 8 Cuba Sant-Roos, Howard 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1991-02-13)13 February 1991
PG 10 United States Caupain, Troy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1995-11-29)29 November 1995
PF 11 Montenegro Radović, Nemanja 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1991-11-11)11 November 1991
G 12 Georgia (country) McFadden, Thad 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 36 – (1987-05-29)29 May 1987
G/F 13 Sweden Falk, Wilhelm 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2003-06-25)25 June 2003
PF 14 United States Sleva, Dustin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1995-09-23)23 September 1995
C 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo Sakho, Jordan 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1997-04-04)4 April 1997
C 21 Senegal Diagne, Moussa 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 29 – (1994-03-06)6 March 1994
PG 22 Sweden Håkanson, Ludvig 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1996-03-22)22 March 1996
SG 25 Czech Republic Jelínek, David 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1990-09-07)7 September 1990
G 31 Canada Ennis, Dylan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1991-12-26)26 December 1991
C 55 Sweden Birgander, Simon 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1997-10-23)23 October 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Óscar Lata
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 22, 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Simon Birgander Moussa Diagne Jordan Sakho
PF Nemanja Radović Dustin Sleva
SF Howard Sant-Roos Rodions Kurucs
SG Dylan Ennis Thad McFadden David Jelínek
PG Ludvig Håkanson Troy Caupain

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

Head coaches

  • Felipe Coello: 1985–1991, 1991–1992, 1992, 1998, 2002–2004
  • Moncho Monsalve: 1991, 1993
  • Clifford Luyk: 1991
  • Fernando Sánchez Luengo: 1991
  • Iñaki Iriarte: 1992
  • José María Oleart: 1993–1996, 2002
  • Ricardo Hevia: 1996
  • Alberto Sanz: 1996–1997
  • Manolo Flores: 1998–2000
  • Pepe Rodríguez: 2000–2002
  • Miguel Ángel Martín: 2004
  • Iván Déniz: 2004–2005
  • Chete Pazo: 2005
  • Manel Comas: 2005–2006
  • Manolo Hussein: 2006–2009
  • Moncho Fernández: 2009
  • Edu Torres: 2009–2010
  • Luis Guil: 2010–2012
  • Óscar Quintana: 2012–2014, 2016–2017
  • Marcelo Nicola: 2014
  • Diego Ocampo: 2014–2015
  • Fotios Katsikaris: 2015–2016, 2017
  • Ibon Navarro: 2017–2018
  • Javier Juárez: 2018–2019
  • Sito Alonso: 2019–present

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1986–87 21ª División B 20th 14–20
1987–88 21ª División B 14th 24–18
1988–89 21ª División 6th 20–13
1989–90 21ª División B 1st 27–8
1990–91 1Liga ACB 17th 18–19 First round
1991–92 1Liga ACB 12th 16–20 Third round
1992–93 1Liga ACB 22nd[lower-alpha 1] 8–27 First round
1993–94 1Liga ACB 18th 11–22 First round
1994–95 1Liga ACB 12th 18–20
1995–96 1Liga ACB 15th 15–23 Fourth position
1996–97 1Liga ACB 17th 6–32
1997–98 2LEB 1st 26–6 Copa PríncipeSF
1998–99 1Liga ACB 18th 4–30
1999–00 2LEB 7th 20–19
2000–01 2LEB 9th 15–15
2001–02 2LEB 8th 15–19
2002–03 2LEB 1st 27–13
2003–04 1Liga ACB 18th 7–27
2004–05 2LEB 5th 21–17
2005–06 2LEB 2nd 28–15 Copa PríncipeC
2006–07 1Liga ACB 14th 13–21
2007–08 1Liga ACB 12th 13–21
2008–09 1Liga ACB 15th 9–23
2009–10 1Liga ACB 18th 5–29
2010–11 2LEB Oro 1st 30–4 Copa PríncipeRU
2011–12 1Liga ACB 15th 13–21
2012–13 1Liga ACB 13th 13–21
2013–14 1Liga ACB 13th 12–22
2014–15 1 Liga ACB 10th 17–17
2015–16 1 Liga ACB 7th 19–18
2016–17 1 Liga ACB 9th 14–18 2 EuroCupT165–9
2017–18 1 Liga ACB 10th 17–17 3 Champions League3rd11–9
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 14th 12–22 3 Champions LeagueR1615–3
2019–20 1 Liga ACB 16th[lower-alpha 2] 7–15
2020–21 1 Liga ACB 12th 16–20
2021–22 1 Liga ACB 10th 16–18 Semifinalist
2022–23 1 Liga ACB 9th 16–18 2 Champions LeagueQF10–6
2023–24 1 Liga ACB SupercopaSF 2 Champions League
  1. ↑ Remained in the league due to the dissolution of BFI Granollers.
  2. ↑ League ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Trophies and awards

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Other competitions

  • Yecla, Spain Invitational Game: (1)
    • 2014

Individual awards

ACB Three Point Shootout Champion

  • Pedro Robles – 2009

All-ACB Second Team

LEB Oro MVP

  • Tony Smith – 1998

All LEB Oro First Team

  • Pedro Rivero – 2011

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

  1. ↑ "Directiva | UCAM Murcia Club de Baloncesto" (in Spanish). UCAM Murcia. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2016-17 Team Profile: UCAM Murcia". EuroCup Basketball. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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