Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (English: Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. The team was founded in 1970 and competes in the Liga ACB. It is the most popular basketball and sports club in Galicia, with thousands of fans across the region. Because of this, sports fans nickname the team as "O equipo de Galicia" and "O orgullo de Galicia" (English: Galicia's team and Galicia's pride).
The team played for the first time in the Spanish top league in 1982. The name of the club is a reference to the historical Praza do Obradoiro.
The current president of the club is Raúl López López. Obradoiro's home arena is Fontes do Sar, an arena with a seating capacity of 6,666 people. Sar has been one of the Top-10 European arenas in attendance and one of the first in relation to the city population.
Well-known former players are : Maxi Kleber, Mike Muscala, Dragan Bender, Salah Mejri, Matt Thomas, Kostas Vasileiadis, Robbie Hummel, Kyle Singler, Marc Jackson, Stéphane Lasme, Shayne Whittington, Milt Palacio, Paul Davis, Maceo Baston, Michael Ruffin, Alberto Corbacho, Levon Kendall, Laurynas Birutis, Andreas Obst, Devon Dotson, Henry Ellenson and Mike Higgins.
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History
Obradoiro CAB was founded in 1970 and started playing in the third division after acquiring the spot of the basketball section of SD Compostela. They were promoted for the first time to the Liga Nacional after finishing in the third position of the 1981–82 Primera División B.
Obradoiro played only the 1982–83 season in the top flight, where it achieved two wins in 26 games.
2009–10 was its returning season to the Spanish top division, Liga ACB, after the Supreme Court conceded that the Júver Murcia committed improper alignment in a matchup in the 1990 promotion playoff. A horrible second half of the league, with one win in 17 matches, caused the relegation to LEB Oro, the second division of Spanish basketball.
In the next season, Obradoiro came back to Liga ACB as the runner-up of the 2010–11 LEB Oro season and also won its first national title: the Copa Príncipe de Asturias.
The 2012–13 ACB season was the best one in the history of the club. Obradoiro CAB finished the regular season in the eight position and joined the playoffs, where it was eliminated in the quarterfinals by the champion Real Madrid. Obradoiro CAB had a highly competitive regular season campaign, closing it out with a 18–16 record. The team capitalized heavily on its home court advantage at Fontes do Sar and pulled off crucial upset victories, including a memorable 62–54 away win against FC Barcelona in December 2012. By finishing 8th, the team secured a historic first-ever entry into the Liga ACB Title Playoffs.
The 2014–15 ACB season was the 45th season in the history of the club, and Obradoiro's 6th season in the Liga ACB, the top-tier professional basketball league in Spain. Led by head coach Moncho Fernández, the Galician team finished the regular season in 12th place with a 15–19 record, comfortably maintaining its status in the top division.
The 2017–18 ACB season was the 48th season in the history of Obradoiro CAB, and its 9th season overall in the Liga ACB. The Galician club completed the regular season in 12th place with a 14–20 record, safely remaining in Spain's premier basketball division. The campaign was punctuated by high-scoring thrillers. Obradoiro achieved a historic club landmark on January 28, 2018, by dominating reigning league champions Valencia Basket 96–77. Obradoiro also featured in the league's highest-scoring game of the season, falling 112–116 in a double-overtime battle against Estudiantes. The stars of the team were Matt Thomas and Artem Pustovyi. Matt Thomas had an exceptional debut year in Europe, establishing himself as one of the top perimeter threats in the league with an average of 15.4 points per game before his later transitions to Valencia Basket and the NBA. Ukrainian center Artem Pustovyi served as the team's defensive pillar, leading the frontcourt in blocks and efficiency.
Sponsorship naming
1970-1982: Obradoiro
1982-1988: Obradoiro Feiraco
1988-1996: Obradoiro
1996-1997: Yago Portela Obradoiro
1997-2000: Palmeiro Obradoiro
2000-2002: Obradoiro
2002-2009: Óptica Val Obradoiro
2009-2010: Xacobeo Blu:sens Obradoiro
2010-2013: Blu:sens Monbus Obradoiro
2013-2017: Río Natura Monbus Obradoiro
2017-present: Monbus Obradoiro
Rivalries
Obradoiro's biggest rival is CB Breogán, both clubs contest the Galician derby. Obradoiro also has rivalries with Básquet Coruña and Club Ourense Baloncesto. Obradoiro had a rivalry with CB OAR Ferrol, which disappeared in 1996.
Players
Retired numbers
4 Bernard Hopkins, F, 2010–2012
14 Tonecho Lorenzo, F, 1971–1976, 1977-1978
15 Oriol Junyent, C, 2009, 2010–2014
Head coaches
Head coaches since joining the ACB :
Curro Segura : 2009–2010
Moncho Fernández : 2010–2024
Gonzalo Rodríguez : 2024
Fran Hernández : 2024
Félix Alonso : 2024–2025
Diego Epifanio : 2025–present
Home arenas
University Gymnasium (1970–76).
Pabellón Brañas do Sar (1976–1990).
Polideportivo Lorenzo da Torre (1990–2009).
Pabellón Multiusos Fontes do Sar (2009–present).
Notable players
Alberto Corbacho
Oriol Junyent
Nacho Llovet
Tonecho Lorenzo
Álvaro Muñoz
David Navarro
Albert Oliver
Pepe Pozas
Sergi Quintela
Santiago Yusta
Léo Westermann
Angelo Caloiaro
Diogo Brito
Kostas Vasileiadis
Evgeny Kolesnikov
Artem Pustovyi
Pavel Pumprla
Vladimir Brodziansky
Dejan Kravić
Dragan Bender
Nihad Đedović
Nemanja Radović
Aleks Marić
Levon Kendall
Kassius Robertson
Phil Scrubb
Thomas Scrubb
Alex Barcello
Paul Davis
Trophies and awards
Trophies
Primera FEB: (1)
2026
Copa Príncipe: (1)
2011
LEB Oro Playoffs: (1)
2011
Copa Galicia: (10)
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023
Records
16 seasons in the top division
1 in Primera División
15 in Liga ACB
1 season in the Basketball Champions League
Individual awards
ACB Top Scorer
Kassius Robertson – 2022/2023 (17,4 points per game)
ACB Top Passer
Mickey McConnell – 2016/2017 (6,5 assists per game)
ACB Rising Star Award
Salah Mejri – 2012/2013
All-ACB Best Young Players Team
Santiago Yusta – 2015/2016
ACB Three Point Shootout Runner-Up
Alberto Corbacho – 2016/2017
Reserve team
Obradoiro's reserve team, Obradoiro Ames, currently competes in the Tercera FEB.