UCAM Murcia CB

"UCAM Murcia" redirects here. For the football team, see UCAM Murcia CF.

Basketball team in Murcia, Spain

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
Team colors| Blue, Golden, Red

President| José Luis Mendoza
Head coach| Sito Alonso
Ownership| Universidad Católica de Murcia
Championships| 4 LEB Oro championship
1 Copa Príncipe de Asturias
Website| ucammurcia.com

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

CB Murcia logos

1993–2009 | 2009–2013 | 2013–present
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## Home arenas[edit]

* Pabellón Príncipe Felipe: (1985–94)
* Palacio de Deportes: (1994–present)

## Players[edit]

See also: Category:CB Murcia players

### Current roster[edit]

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

UCAM Murcia roster

Players | Coaches
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G/F | 8 |  | Sant-Roos, Howard | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  33 – (1991-02-13)13 February 1991  |
PG | 10 |  | Caupain, Troy | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  28 – (1995-11-29)29 November 1995  |
PF | 11 |  | Radović, Nemanja | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  |  |  32 – (1991-11-11)11 November 1991  |
G/F | 13 |  | Falk, Wilhelm | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  20 – (2003-06-25)25 June 2003  |
PF | 14 |  | Sleva, Dustin | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  28 – (1995-09-23)23 September 1995  |
F/C | 19 |  | Todorović, Marko | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  |  |  31 – (1992-04-19)19 April 1992  |
C | 21 |  | Diagne, Moussa | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)  |  |  30 – (1994-03-06)6 March 1994  |
PG | 22 |  | Håkanson, Ludvig | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  27 – (1996-03-22)22 March 1996  |
SG | 25 |  | Jelínek, David | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  33 – (1990-09-07)7 September 1990  |
G | 31 |  | Ennis, Dylan | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  32 – (1991-12-26)26 December 1991  |
C | 35 |  | Birgander, Simon | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)  |  |  26 – (1997-10-23)23 October 1997  |
G | 47 |  | Kurucs, Artūrs | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  24 – (2000-01-19)19 January 2000  |
SF | 00 |  | Kurucs, Rodions | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  26 – (1998-02-05)5 February 1998  |
SG | 12 |  | Radebaugh, Jonah | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  26 – (1997-06-17)17 June 1997  |

Head coach

* Sito Alonso

Assistant coach(es)

* Lucas Pérez
* Blagota Sekulić

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: February 24, 2024

### Depth chart[edit]

Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench 1  | Bench 2  |  |

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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[edit]

* 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[edit]

Season  | Tier | Division  | Pos.  | W–L | Copa del Rey | Other cups  | European competitions

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1986–87 | 2 | 1ª División B  | 20th  | 14–20  |  |  |
1987–88 | 2 | 1ª División B  | 14th  | 24–18  |  |  |
1988–89 | 2 | 1ª División  | 6th  | 20–13  |  |  |
1989–90 | 2 | 1ª División B  | 1st  | 27–8  |  |  |
1990–91 | 1 | Liga ACB | 17th  | 18–19  | First round |  |
1991–92 | 1 | Liga ACB | 12th  | 16–20  | Third round |  |
1992–93 | 1 | Liga ACB | 22nd[a] | 8–27  | First round |  |
1993–94 | 1 | Liga ACB | 18th  | 11–22  | First round |  |
1994–95 | 1 | Liga ACB | 12th  | 18–20  |  |  |
1995–96 | 1 | Liga ACB | 15th  | 15–23  | Fourth position |  |
1996–97 | 1 | Liga ACB | 17th  | 6–32  |  |  |
1997–98 | 2 | LEB | 1st  | 26–6  |  | Copa Príncipe | SF  |
1998–99 | 1 | Liga ACB | 18th  | 4–30  |  |  |
1999–00 | 2 | LEB | 7th  | 20–19  |  |  |
2000–01 | 2 | LEB | 9th  | 15–15  |  |  |
2001–02 | 2 | LEB | 8th  | 15–19  |  |  |
2002–03 | 2 | LEB | 1st  | 27–13  |  |  |
2003–04 | 1 | Liga ACB | 18th  | 7–27  |  |  |
2004–05 | 2 | LEB | 5th  | 21–17  |  |  |
2005–06 | 2 | LEB | 2nd  | 28–15  |  | Copa Príncipe | C  |
2006–07 | 1 | Liga ACB | 14th  | 13–21  |  |  |
2007–08 | 1 | Liga ACB | 12th  | 13–21  |  |  |
2008–09 | 1 | Liga ACB | 15th  | 9–23  |  |  |
2009–10 | 1 | Liga ACB | 18th  | 5–29  |  |  |
2010–11 | 2 | LEB Oro | 1st  | 30–4  |  | Copa Príncipe | RU  |
2011–12 | 1 | Liga ACB | 15th  | 13–21  |  |  |
2012–13 | 1 | Liga ACB | 13th  | 13–21  |  |  |
2013–14 | 1 | Liga 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 EuroCup | T16 | 5–9
2017–18 | 1  | Liga ACB | 10th  | 17–17  |  |  | 3 Champions League | 3rd | 11–9
2018–19 | 1  | Liga ACB | 14th  | 12–22  |  |  | 3 Champions League | R16 | 15–3
2019–20 | 1  | Liga ACB | 16th[b] | 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 League | QF | 10–6
2023–24 | 1  | Liga ACB |  |  | Quarterfinalist | Supercopa | SF  | 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[edit]

### Domestic competitions[edit]

* 2nd division championships: (4)
* 1ª División B: (1) 1990
* LEB Oro: (3) 1998, 2003, 2011
* Copa Príncipe de Asturias: (1)
* 2006

### European competitions[edit]

* Basketball Champions League
* Third place (1): 2017–18

### Other competitions[edit]

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

### Individual awards[edit]

ACB Three Point Shootout Champion

* Pedro Robles – 2009

All-ACB Second Team

* Facundo Campazzo – 2017

LEB Oro MVP

* Tony Smith – 1998

All LEB Oro First Team

* Pedro Rivero – 2011

## Notable players[edit]

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.

* José Ángel Antelo
* Carlos Cabezas
* Rodrigo San Miguel
* Yanick Moreira
* Facundo Campazzo
* Federico Kammerichs
* Federico Van Lacke
* David Barlow
* Vítor Benite
* Vítor Faverani
* Augusto Lima
* Raulzinho Neto
* Bojan Bogdanović
* Kim Tillie
* Blagota Sekulić
* Ime Udoka
* Thomas Kelati
* Miloš Vujanić
* Anton Gavel
* Goran Dragić
* James Augustine
* Johnny Rogers
* Michael Anderson (basketball)
* Corey Crowder
* Marcus Fizer
* Matt Nover
* Lou Roe
* Andre Turner
* James Webb III
* Donatas Slanina
* Tomas Delininkaitis
* Martynas Pocius

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to CB Murcia.

* Official website (in Spanish)
* UCAM Murcia at ACB.com (in Spanish)

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UCAM Murcia current roster

* 8 Sant-Roos
* 10 Caupain
* 11 Radović
* 13 Falk
* 14 Sleva
* 19 Todorović
* 21 Diagne
* 22 Håkanson
* 25 Jelínek
* 31 Ennis
* 35 Birgander
* 47 A.Kurucs
* 00 R.Kurucs
* Radebaugh

* Head coach: Alonso

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Liga ACB

Seasons|

* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Playoffs|

* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* Finals
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Clubs|

| 2023–24|

* Barça
* Baskonia
* Bàsquet Girona
* Baxi Manresa
* Casademont Zaragoza
* Covirán Granada
* Dreamland Gran Canaria
* Joventut
* Lenovo Tenerife
* Monbus Obradoiro
* MoraBanc Andorra
* Real Madrid
* Río Breogán
* Surne Bilbao Basket
* UCAM Murcia
* Unicaja
* Valencia Basket
* Zunder Palencia

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Former|

* Askatuak
* Cáceres (defunct)
* Cajabilbao (defunct)
* Cajamadrid (defunct)
* Cantabria Lobos (defunct)
* CB Zaragoza
* Círcol Catòlic
* Ciudad de Huelva (defunct)
* Collado Villalba (defunct)
* Espanyol (defunct)
* Estudiantes
* Fuenlabrada
* Gijón (defunct)
* Gipuzkoa
* Girona (defunct)
* Granada (defunct)
* Granollers
* L'Hospitalet
* León (defunct)
* Lleida
* Llíria (defunct)
* Lucentum Alicante (defunct)
* Maristas (defunct)
* Menorca (defunct)
* OAR Ferrol (defunct)
* Ourense
* Oximesa (defunct)
* Peñas Huesca
* Real Betis
* Salamanca (defunct)
* San Pablo Burgos
* Tenerife AB (defunct)
* Tenerife CB (defunct)
* Valladolid (defunct)

Competition|

* ACB
* Clubs
* Owners
* In international competitions
* Seasons & winners
* Pyramid

Statistics and awards|

* ACB statistical leaders
* ACB three-point field goals percentage
* ACB free throw percentage
* ACB MVP
* ACB Finals MVP
* All-ACB Team
* ACB Most Spectacular Player
* ACB Best Young Player
* ACB Player of the Month
* Best Coach
* AEEB Coach of the Year
* ACB contests

Associated competitions|

* Copa del Rey
* Supercopa
* Copa Príncipe de Asturias (defunct)

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2023–24 Basketball Champions League

Round of 16|

* Group I
* Group J
* Group K
* Group L

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* AEK
* Cholet
* Galatasaray Ekmas
* Hapoel Holon
* Hapoel Jerusalem
* JDA Dijon
* Lenovo Tenerife
* MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
* Peristeri bwin
* Pınar Karşıyaka
* Promitheas
* SIG Strasbourg
* Telekom Baskets Bonn
* Tofaş
* UCAM Murcia
* Unicaja

Eliminated in the Play-ins|

* Bertram Derthona
* Darüşşafaka Lassa
* Dinamo Sassari
* Filou Oostende
* Le Mans Sarthe
* PAOK
* Rio Breogan
* Rytas

Eliminated in the Regular Season|

* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Group E
* Group F
* Group G
* Group H

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* Benfica
* Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım
* EWE Baskets Oldenburg
* Falco Szombathely
* Igokea
* King Szczecin
* Opava
* VEF Rīga

Eliminated in the Qualifying rounds|

* AEK Larnaca
* Bakken Bears
* Caledonia Gladiators
* CBet Jonava
* CSM Oradea
* FMP Meridian
* Fribourg Olympic
* Göttingen
* Happy Casa Brindisi
* Heroes Den Bosch
* Ironi Ness Ziona
* Kalev/Cramo
* Karhu
* Legia Warsaw
* Monbus Obradoiro
* Mornar Barsko zlato
* Norrköping Dolphins
* Openjobmetis Varese
* Patrioti Levice
* Peja
* Telenet Giants Antwerp
* TSU Tbilisi

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