Club Ourense Baloncesto

Club Ourense Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to today by its sponsorship name of Río Ourense Termal, is a professional basketball team based in Ourense, Spain. The team currently plays in league LEB Oro.

Río Ourense Termal
Río Ourense Termal logo
NicknameCOB
LeaguesLEB Oro
Founded1979
ArenaPazo dos Deportes Paco Paz
Capacity6,000
LocationOurense, Spain
Team colorsBlue, Navy, Yellow
     
PresidentJorge Bermello
Head coachFelix Alonso
Championships1 Copa Príncipe
1 Copa LEB Plata
Websiteclubourensebaloncesto.com

History

edit

Founded in 1978 as Club Bosco-Salesianos, the club achieved its first success promoting to Segunda División in 1984.

Two years later, Ourense advances to Primera División B, the second tier, where it plays three seasons before promoting to Liga ACB in 1989 as champion of the league.

In the top league, COB plays during nine seasons alternating title and relegation playoffs in its first years. Finally, it is relegated to LEB Oro in the 1998 playoffs, the third series the club played in three consecutive seasons.

Ourense only played ACB again in the 2000–01 season before falling to LEB Plata, the third category in 2005. COB came back to LEB Oro in 2009 after buying the vacant spot of Cantabria Lobos.

On 2 June 2015 Ourense was promoted again to Liga ACB, fourteen years since its relegation, but could not play in the league because the assembly of the league rejected its entry.[1] However, on 17 September 2015, the assembly of the league ratified the promotion to the 2016–17 season, independently of the position at the 2015–16 LEB Oro.[2] However, despite this agreement, Ourense could not finally promote the next season.[3]

Players

edit

Current roster

edit

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

Club Ourense Baloncesto roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 1   Urtasun, José 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2000-12-21)21 December 2000
PF 2   Manjgafić, Fahrudin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-01-21)21 January 1997
G 5   Cera, Josep 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2003-01-15)15 January 2003
G/F 8   Pilepić, Fran 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1989-05-05)5 May 1989
PG 9   Williams, Chaz 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 33 – (1991-04-06)6 April 1991
F 12   Del Aguila, Paco 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-02-17)17 February 1999
F 13   Nogues, José 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-07-24)24 July 1995
G 14   Ventura, Ferran 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 29 – (1995-12-04)4 December 1995
C 18   Aboubacar, Seydou 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1994-05-09)9 May 1994
G 27   Pečiukevičius, Augustas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1991-12-02)2 December 1991
F/C 35   Kuath, Kur 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998
Head coach
  •   Félix Alonso
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Armando Gomez

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Depth chart

edit
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Darko Balaban Víctor Serrano
PF Kevin van Wijk Thomas Tshikaya
SF Edu Martínez Manu Vázquez
SG Alfredo Ott Connor Wood
PG Óscar Alvarado Pol Figueras Andrzej Pluta

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

Season by season

edit
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1979–80 4 3ª División
1980–81 4 3ª División 6th
1981–82 4 3ª División 6th
1982–83 4 3ª División 6th
1983–84 4 3ª División 1st
1984–85 3 2ª División 4th
1985–86 3 2ª División 2nd
1986–87 2 1ª División B 17th 16–18
1987–88 2 1ª División B 18th 17–27
1988–89 2 1ª División B 1st 24–14
1989–90 1 Liga ACB 21st 16–28 First round
1990–91 1 Liga ACB 11th 18–22 First round
1991–92 1 Liga ACB 21st 13–27 First round
1992–93 1 Liga ACB 8th 17–18 Second round
1993–94 1 Liga ACB 8th 15–19 Quarterfinalist
1994–95 1 Liga ACB 15th 17–21 Second round
1995–96 1 Liga ACB 17th 16–26
1996–97 1 Liga ACB 16th 13–25
1997–98 1 Liga ACB 18th 9–29
1998–99 2 LEB 7th 18–17 Copa Príncipe QF
1999–00 2 LEB 2nd 26–13 Copa Príncipe C
2000–01 1 Liga ACB 18th 9–25
2001–02 2 LEB 3rd 28–10 Copa Príncipe SF
2002–03 2 LEB 9th 14–16 3 FIBA Champions' Cup GS 8–8
2003–04 2 LEB 16th 17–22
2004–05 2 LEB 17th 12–26
2005–06 3 LEB 2 4th 22–16
2006–07 3 LEB 2 3rd 25–16 Copa LEB 2 C
2007–08 3 LEB Plata 14th 12–22
2008–09 3 LEB Plata 10th[a] 15–15
2009–10 2 LEB Oro 15th 13–21
2010–11 2 LEB Oro 18th 9–25
2011–12 3 LEB Plata 2nd 25–11
2012–13 2 LEB Oro 13th[b] 11–20
2013–14 2 LEB Oro 12th 8–18
2014–15 2 LEB Oro 2nd[c] 28–10
2015–16 2 LEB Oro 8th 17–18
2016–17 2 LEB Oro 9th 19–19
2017–18 2 LEB Oro 14th 13–21
2018–19 2 LEB Oro 5th 23–15
2019–20 2 LEB Oro 10th[d] 10–14
2020–21 2 LEB Oro 16th 11–15
2021–22 3 LEB Plata 3rd 23–9
2022–23 2 LEB Oro 13th 12–22
2023–24 2 LEB Oro 11th 14–20
2024–25 2 Primera FEB Spain Cup GS
  1. ^ Bought the LEB Oro berth of Cantabria Lobos.
  2. ^ Remained in LEB Oro due to the existence of vacant berths.
  3. ^ They could not promote in the league because the assembly of the Liga ACB rejected its entry.
  4. ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable players

edit

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

Trophies and awards

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Comunicado oficial de la asamblea de la ACB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. ^ "La Asamblea ratifica el acuerdo con el Ourense para la temporada 16-17" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. ^ "El Ourense Baloncesto no solicita su inscripción en la ACB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
edit