CB Breogán

Club Baloncesto Breogán, S.A.D.,[1] also known as Río Breogán for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Lugo, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. The club was founded in 1966 by the Varela-Portas brothers. The team played for the first time in the Spanish top league in 1970. The name of the club is a reference to legendary Galician King Breogán.

Leche Río Breogán
Leche Río Breogán logo
NicknameBreo
LeaguesLiga ACB
Founded1966 (1966)
HistoryCB Breogán
(1966–present)
ArenaPazo dos Deportes
Capacity6,500
LocationLugo, Spain
Team colorsSky blue and white
   
PresidentJosé Antonio Caneda
Head coachVeljko Mršić
Championships3 LEB Oro championship
3 Copa Princesa
14 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 José Antonio Caneda. Well-known players have included: Charlie Bell, Pete Mickeal, Velimir Perasović, José Miguel Antúnez, Alfonso Reyes, Tanoka Beard, Anthony Bonner, Claude Riley, James Donaldson, Greg Foster or, most recently, Džanan Musa .

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] Breogán were relegated the following year only managing to win 9 games out of 34. In 2021, Breogán were promoted to the top tier of Spanish basketball after beating Granada in the final. Breogán lost away from home in the first game but managed to win the second one at home and the final one in the Andalusian city.

Breogán made a brilliant start to the 2021/22 season. After winning the Galician Cup against rivals Obradoiro CAB, they won their first two Liga ACB games and visited FC Barcelona Bàsquet as leaders. Although a defeat there would mean they were no longer at the top of the table, they completed a tremendous first half of the league, qualifying for the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto for the first time in over 30 years, in which they suffered a narrow defeat against finalists Real Madrid Baloncesto. In January, head coach Paco Olmos decided to leave the club following an offer from relegation-bound CB San Pablo Burgos and was substituted by Veljko Mršić. Breogán's push to make it to the play-offs was hampered by star-man Džanan Musa's injury against Bàsquet Manresa. Trae Bell-Haynes got injured one week later as well, which resulted in Breogán being out of Play-off contention, although they were always far from being involved in a relegation battle. Džanan Musa became one of Breogán's most legendary players in the 2021/22 season.

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
  • Leite Río Breogán 1987, 2001–11, 2019–21
  • DYC Breogán 1989–93
  • DYC Lugo 1994
  • Breogán Universidade 2000–01
  • Ribeira Sacra Breogán Lugo 2014–2015
  • Cafés Candelas Breogán 2015–2019
  • Río Breogán 2021–present

Players

Current roster

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

Río Breogán roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 4 Kosovo Bamforth, Scott 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 33 – (1989-08-12)12 August 1989
G/F 9 Serbia Momirov, Stefan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 23 – (1999-12-18)18 December 1999
PG 10 Spain García, Sergi 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1997-02-17)17 February 1997
PF 17 Serbia Luković, Marko 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 30 – (1992-05-26)26 May 1992
SF 20 Serbia Nenadić, Nemanja 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1994-01-02)2 January 1994
PG 21 Germany Hollatz, Justus 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 – (2001-04-21)21 April 2001
C 22 United States Happ, Ethan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 27 – (1996-05-07)7 May 1996
PG 23 Spain Quintela, Erik 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1991-08-17)17 August 1991
PF 35 Austria Brajkovic, Luka 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 23 – (1999-06-26)26 June 1999
SG 42 Spain Quintela, Sergi 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1996-09-21)21 September 1996
C 77 Spain Arteaga, Víctor 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 30 – (1992-07-07)7 July 1992
PF 99 Croatia Nakić, Toni 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (1999-06-01)1 June 1999
F/C Serbia Tanasković, Nikola 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1997-10-21)21 October 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Javier López Muñoz
  • Spain Oriol Comas Bru
  • Spain Enrique Fernandez Fraga
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: March 28, 2023

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Ethan Happ Víctor Arteaga
PF Toni Nakić Marko Luković Luka Brajkovic
SF Stefan Momirov Nemanja Nenadić
SG Scott Bamforth Sergi Quintela
PG Justus Hollatz Sergi García Erik Quintela

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
2020–21 2LEB Oro 1st 25–10 Copa PrincesaC
2021–22 1Liga ACB 11th 16–18 Quarterfinalist
2022–23 1Liga ACB 3 Champions LeagueQR0–1
  1. Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trophies and awards

Trophies
  • 2nd division championships: (3)
  • Copa Princesa: (3)
    • 2008, 2018, 2021
  • Copa Galicia: (14)
    • 1986, 1987, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2021, 2022

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

Individual awards

ACB MVP

All-ACB Team

ACB Top Scorer

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.

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.

References
  1. "Relación de SAD — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in European 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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