CB Myrtia

Club Baloncesto Myrtia Murcia, also known as Real Murcia Baloncesto for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish basketball team based in Murcia that currently plays in LEB Oro.

Real Murcia
LeaguesLEB Oro
Founded1978
HistoryCB Capuchinos
(1960s–2013)
CB Myrtia Murcia
(2013–present)
ArenaPríncipe de Asturias
Capacity3,500
LocationMurcia, Spain
Team colorsRed and white
   
Head coachRafa Monclova
Championships1 Liga EBA Championship
Websiterealmurcia.es

History

Local club Club Baloncesto Capuchinos, one of the main teams in Murcia, changed its name to Club Baloncesto Myrtia in 2013, with the aim to be a team where to continue playing for homegrown players.[1]

In 2015, the club was admitted in Liga EBA[2] and, in its first season, it qualified for the promotion playoffs to LEB Plata but failed in its attempt. In the next season, the club qualified to this stage as group champion and finally promoted on 21 July 2017, in the final stage played at their home arena.[3]

In August 2017, the club agreed a collaboration contract with football club Real Murcia and would start using their name, their logo and their colors.[4]

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L
2013–14 51ª División 3rd 17–5
2014–15 61ª Autonómica 2nd[lower-alpha 1] 18–2
2015–16 4Liga EBA 3rd 21-8
2016–17 4Liga EBA 1st 25–4
2017–18 3LEB Plata 12th 12–18
2018–19 3LEB Plata 5th23–13
2019–20 3LEB Plata 1st[lower-alpha 2] 19–6
  1. Was admitted in Liga EBA.
  2. Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Players

Current roster

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

Real Murcia Baloncesto roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 11 Coello, Juanjo 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 32 – (1988-09-26)26 September 1988
PF 14 Gavrilović, Strahinja 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1993-04-05)5 April 1993
PG 30 Hernández, Álex 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1990-02-12)12 February 1990
SG 13 Kapelan, Diego 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1987-07-08)8 July 1987
PG Martin, Jaron 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 25 – (1995-03-06)6 March 1995
SF 23 Norris, Andre 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1994-06-20)20 June 1994
C 0 Okeke, Duby 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1994-11-25)25 November 1994
C 15 Robinson, Clint 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1994-09-26)26 September 1994
SF 7 Rubio, Juan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1995-11-17)17 November 1995
PF 32 Solarin, Jeff 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1992-11-16)16 November 1992
C 19 Sow, Ablaye 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 21 – (1999-02-20)20 February 1999
SG 21 Whelan, Patrick 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (1996-08-25)25 August 1996
Head coach
  • Rafa Monclova
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 5, 2021

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Clint Robinson Duby Okeke Ablaye Sow
PF Jeff Solarin Daniel Mortensen
SF Andre Norris Juan Rubio
SG Grant Lozoya Patrick Whelan
PG Álex Hernández Frederik Nielsen Juanjo Coello

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

References
  1. "El Senior Masculino arranca hoy" (in Spanish). CB Myrtia. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. "Cb Myrtia jugará en EBA esta temporada" (in Spanish). Region of Murcia Basketball Federation. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. "El CB Myrtia Murcia asciende a la Liga LEB Plata" (in Spanish). La Verdad. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. "Murcia y Myrtia ya marchan de la mano" (in Spanish). La Verdad. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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