Bàsquet Manresa Information & Bàsquet Manresa Links at HealthHaven.com

**Suzuki Manresa**
	Suzuki Manresa
Leagues	ACB
Founded	1931
History	Manresa Basquetbol Club; (1931–1934); Unió Manresana de Bàsquet; (1934–1979); Manresa Esportiu Bàsquet; (1979–1992); Bàsquet Manresa; (1992–Present)
Arena	Pavelló Nou Congost
Location	Manresa, Catalonia
Team colors	Red, Black, White;
President	Josep Vives
Head coach	Jaume Ponsarnau
Championships	1 Spanish Championship; 1 Spanish Cup
Website	basquetmanresa.com
	Uniforms
Home	Away

Bàsquet Manresa, S.A.D., known as Suzuki Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Manresa, Spain, playing in Liga ACB. The team was founded in 1931. They are currently playing their home games at the Pavelló Nou Congost. The team has won the ACB Championship once, in 1998.

Joan Creus is the team's most decorated player; he was the Spanish Cup Most Valuable Player in 1996, and the ACB Finals MVP two years later. Some others well known players that had played for Bàsquet Manresa are Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Roger Esteller, Derrick Alston, Serge Ibaka, Andrés Nocioni, and the Basketball Hall of Famer George Gervin, that at the age of 38 spent one year in the team, averaging 23.1 points and helping them to avoid the relegation from the Spanish top division.

[edit] Sponsorship naming

Bàsquet Manresa has received diverse sponsorship names along the years:

Manresa K'ans 1967–1971
Manresa La Casera 1971–1977
Icab Manresa 1977–1979
Marlboro Manresa 1979–1980
Caixa Manresa 1981–1982, 1984–1985
Seguros Velázquez Manresa 1982–1983

Ebro Manresa 1983–1984
TDK Manresa 1985–2000
Minorisa.net Manresa 2000–2002
Ricoh Manresa 2002–2009
Suzuki Manresa 2009–Present

[edit] Team logos

Original logo

2002–2009

2009–Present

[edit] Home arenas

Pavelló Congost (1968–92), before 1968 the team played in not domed courts next to the football stadium of Pujolet.
Pavelló Nou Congost (1992–present)

[edit] Players of note

[edit] Basketball Hall of Famers

George Gervin, SG, 1989–1990, Inducted 1996

[edit] Retired numbers

7 Joan Creus, G, 1993–2001
10 Pep Pujolrás, F, 1986–1992

[edit] Roster

Bàsquet Manresa roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
4.0 PF	14	Spain	Alzamora, Alfons	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	110 kg (243 lb)
5.0 C	25	USA	Cusworth, Brian	2.13 m (6 ft 12 in)	116 kg (256 lb)
2.0 SG	16	Ukraine	Gladyr, Sergiy	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	86 kg (190 lb)
2.0 SG	4	Spain	Grimau, Jordi	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	84 kg (185 lb)
3.5 F	55	Bulgaria	Ivanov, Kaloyan	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)
3.0 SF	12	Spain	Llorca, Álex	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
1.0 PG	19	Spain	López, Dani	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	86 kg (190 lb)
2.0 SG	8	Spain	Montañez, Román (C)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)
4.0 PF	34	USA	Nivins, Ahmad	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	110 kg (243 lb)
4.5 F/C	21	USA	Ruffin, Michael	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	112 kg (247 lb)
1.0 PG	00	Spain	San Miguel, Rodrigo	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	84 kg (185 lb)
4.0 PF	13	Brazil	Vinicius, Marcus	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	105 kg (231 lb)