CB Breogán

Club Baloncesto Breogán, S.A.D.,[1] also known as Leche Río Breogán for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Lugo, Spain. The team plays in the LEB Oro. The club was founded in 1966 by the Varela-Portas brothers. The team played for the first time in the Spanish top professional league in 1970. Breogán is one of the most historic teams in the ACB, it ranks in the ninth position in the all-time spanish basketball table. The name of the club is a reference to legendary Galician King Breogán.

Leche Río Breogán
NicknameBreo
LeaguesLEB Oro
Founded1966 (1966)
HistoryCB Breogán
(1966–present)
ArenaPazo dos Deportes
Capacity6,500
LocationLugo, Spain
Team colorsSky blue and white
         
PresidentJesús Lázare
Head coachTito Díaz
Championships2 LEB Oro championship
2 Copa Princesa
12 Copa Galicia
WebsiteOfficial website

The Breogán jerseys have always been sky blue with details in details in white or dark blue. The shorts have been also traditionally sky blue, with the exception of some years that have been white too. Their home arena is the Pazo dos Deportes, an arena with a seating capacity of 6.500 people.[2][3] The Pazo has been one of the Top-10 European arenas in attendance and one of the first in relation to the city population. The current president of the team is Jesús Lázare. Well-known players have included: Charlie Bell, Pete Mickeal, Velimir Perasović, José Miguel Antúnez, Alfonso Reyes, Tanoka Beard, Anthony Bonner, Claude Riley, James Donaldson or Greg Foster.

History
Breogán fans celebrating the promotion to Liga ACB in April 2018.

Founded in 1966, CB Breogán only needed five years to promote for the first time in its history to the Liga Nacional. It played in it from 1971 to 1977, except in the 1974–75 season, before dropping down again to lower divisions.

Breogán came back to the top tier, now named Liga ACB in 1984, and it qualified for playing the Korać Cup after finishing in the sixth position. It became a classic team in the league until 1995, when it lost to against Valvi Girona and became relegated to Liga EBA.

Its third era in Liga ACB started in 1999 and lasted seven years. In 2006, Breogán was the last qualified in the table and was relegated to LEB Oro, where it continued playing until 2018, when it promoted again to the top tier by winning the LEB Oro.[4]

Sponsorship naming

CB Breogán has several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

  • Breogán Fontecelta 1971–73
  • Breogán La Casera 1973–77
  • Breogán Caixa Galicia 1985–86
  • Leche Río Breogán 1987, 2001–11, 2019–present
  • DYC Breogán 1989–93
  • DYC Lugo 1994
  • Breogán Universidade 2000–01
  • Ribeira Sacra Breogán Lugo 2014–2015
  • Cafés Candelas Breogán 2015–2019

Players

Current roster

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

Leche Río Breogán roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 8 Ahonen, Roope 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1990-06-12)12 June 1990
SG 14 Arco, Salva (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1984-10-25)25 October 1984
PF 13 de Thaey, Thomas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1991-03-15)15 March 1991
PG 22 Díaz, Christian 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1992-03-23)23 March 1992
C 31 Fall, Massine 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993
C Marcius, Aleksandar  2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1990-05-25)25 May 1990
PF 17 Nogués, José Ignacio 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1995-07-24)24 July 1995
C 20 Nurger, Rauno 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1993-11-24)24 November 1993
C 25 Olah, Alexandru 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 26 – (1993-10-15)15 October 1993
SF 10 Peña, Dagoberto 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1988-06-14)14 June 1988
PF –– Powell, Marshawn 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1990-01-05)5 January 1990
SG 42 Quintela, Sergi 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (1996-04-21)21 April 1996
SF 7 Sánchez, Mateo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (1999-06-18)18 June 1999
PG 6 Soluade, Morayo 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1995-07-12)12 July 1995
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: December 9, 2019

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
C Rauno Nurger Alexandru Olah Massine Fall Aleksandar Marcius
PF Marshawn Powell Thomas de Thaey José Ignacio Nogués
SF Dagoberto Peña Mateo Sánchez
SG Salva Arco Sergi Quintela
PG Roope Ahonen Morayo Soluade Christian Díaz

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

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Copa del Rey Other cups European competitions
1966–67 43ª Provincial 1st
1967–68 33ª División 1st
1968–69 22ª División 1st 15–6
1969–70 22ª División 1st 17–3
1970–71 11ª División 9th 9–15
1971–72 11ª División 11th 5–1–18
1972–73 11ª División 13th 12–1–19 Round of 16
1973–74 11ª División 15th 6–22
1974–75 22ª División 1st 29–3
1975–76 11ª División 10th 14–18
1976–77 11ª División 12th 2–20 First round
1977–78 22ª División 9th 13–2–15
1978–79 32ª División
1979–80 43ª División 1st
1980–81 32ª División 6th 12–10
1981–82 32ª División
1982–83 21ª División B
1983–84 21ª División B 2nd 18–8
1984–85 1Liga ACB 6th 12–20 Copa PríncipeR3
1985–86 1Liga ACB 7th 11–21 Copa PríncipeQF 3 Korać CupGS0–6
1986–87 1Liga ACB 15th 13–19 Copa PríncipeSF
1987–88 21ª División B 5th 29–15
1988–89 1Liga ACB 21st 20–25 First round
1989–90 1Liga ACB 17th 22–18 Quarterfinalist
1990–91 1Liga ACB 16th 17–23 First round
1991–92 1Liga ACB 20th 15–22 First round
1992–93 1Liga ACB 17th 12–19 Third round
1993–94 1Liga ACB 16th 10–20 Third round
1994–95 1Liga ACB 20th 12–31 First round
1995–96 2Liga EBA 1st 27–9
1996–97 2LEB 3rd 22–13 Copa Príncipe4th
1997–98 2LEB 3rd 19–12 Copa PríncipeQF
1998–99 2LEB 1st 26–10 Copa PríncipeQF
1999–00 1Liga ACB 13th 15–19
2000–01 1Liga ACB 11th 13–21
2001–02 1Liga ACB 13th 13–21
2002–03 1Liga ACB 9th 17–17
2003–04 1Liga ACB 15th 14–20
2004–05 1Liga ACB 11th 13–21
2005–06 1Liga ACB 18th 11–23
2006–07 2LEB 9th 17–17
2007–08 2LEB Oro 4th 26–11 Copa PríncipeC
2008–09 2LEB Oro 6th 23–13
2009–10 2LEB Oro 8th 20–18
2010–11 2LEB Oro 5th 21–20
2011–12 2LEB Oro 8th 20–18
2012–13 2LEB Oro 6th 16–15
2013–14 2LEB Oro 4th 20–12
2014–15 2LEB Oro 3rd 27–13 Copa PríncipeRU
2015–16 2LEB Oro 7th 19–16
2016–17 2LEB Oro 4th 27–15
2017–18 2LEB Oro 1st 28–6 Copa PrincesaC
2018–19 1 Liga ACB 18th 9–25
2019–20 2LEB Oro 8th[lower-alpha 1] 15–9
  1. Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Records
  • 23 seasons in the top division
  • 1 participation in Korać Cup
    • 1985–86 season: eliminated in quarterfinals group stage

Individual awards

All-ACB Team

ACB Top Scorer

  • Alfredo Pérez – 1971 (27,1)
  • Alfredo Pérez – 1973 (23,2)
  • Bob Fullarton – 1976 (30,3)
  • Velimir Perasović – 1993 (24,5)
  • Charlie Bell – 2005 (27,0)

ACB Three Point Shootout Champion

All-LEB Oro Team

Notable players

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

References
  1. "Relación de SAD — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Deportes. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. "Guía oficial ACB 1992, páxina 183. Editorial DB". Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  3. "É de 6.500 espectadores sentados axeitándose á última normativa". Archived from the original on 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  4. "El Breogán asciende a la Liga ACB 12 años después" [Breogán promotes to Liga ACB 12 years after] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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