Fixtures

Club Friendlies 09/05 18:30 - Manresa vs BC Andorra - View
Club Friendlies 09/07 16:00 - Manresa vs Forca Lleida - View
Euro Cup 10/01 16:30 1 Cedevita Olimpija vs Manresa - View
Spain Liga ACB 10/04 16:00 1 Iberostar Tenerife vs Manresa - View
Euro Cup 10/08 18:45 2 Manresa vs Slask Wroclaw - View
Spain Liga ACB 10/11 16:00 2 Manresa vs Granada - View

Results

Spain Liga ACB 05/30 19:00 34 [10] Manresa v Tenerife [2] W 86-83
Spain Liga ACB 05/24 16:00 33 [13] Andorra v Manresa [9] L 83-81
Spain Liga ACB 05/18 10:30 32 [8] Manresa v Real Madrid [1] L 65-67
Spain Liga ACB 05/11 16:30 31 [10] UCAM Murcia v Manresa [7] L 81-71
Spain Liga ACB 05/03 18:45 30 [7] Manresa v Breogan [11] L 93-104
Spain Liga ACB 04/26 14:30 29 [18] Granada v Manresa [6] L 86-80
Spain Liga ACB 04/19 16:00 28 [6] Manresa v Girona [16] W 95-84
Spain Liga ACB 04/13 10:30 27 [6] Joventut v Manresa [7] W 85-92
Spain Liga ACB 04/06 10:30 26 [8] Manresa v Zaragoza [11] W 95-83
Spain Liga ACB 03/29 17:00 25 [7] Manresa v Forca Lleida [14] L 89-95
Basketball Champions League 03/25 19:00 6 [1] Tenerife v Manresa [3] L 81-71
Spain Liga ACB 03/22 19:45 24 [10] Baskonia v Manresa [6] L 90-84

Wikipedia - Bàsquet Manresa

Club Bàsquet Manresa S.A.D., also known as Baxi Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Manresa, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup Basketball. It home arena is the Pavelló Nou Congost. In 1998, Bàsquet Manresa won the Spanish Championship in one of the most astonishing and well-known sporting accomplishment in Europe.

Joan "Chichi" 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, Rolando Frazer, 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.

History

Bàsquet Manresa was founded in 1931 with the name of Manresa Bàsquetbol Club and merged in 1934 with Club Bàsquet Bages for becoming Unió Manresana de Bàsquet. In 1940, the club wins the Copa Barcelona and integrates in CE Manresa as its basketball section.

In 1968 the club promotes for the first time to the Liga Nacional but is immediately relegated again in its debut season. Two years later, Manresa played again in the top tier and ended the league in the fourth position, thus qualifying for the first time to play the Korać Cup, where it reached the quarterfinals.

In 1979 the club splits from CE Manresa and becomes Manresa Esportiu Bàsquet and grew up until becoming a usual contender in the Liga ACB. With the sponsorship of TDK between 1985 and 2000, the club lived its best years. In 1992, as a professional club and according to the law, Manresa becomes a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva and changes again its name to Bàsquet Manresa. This name change allowed Manresa EB and its former rival CB Manresa to merge definitively.

In 1996, Manresa wins its first national trophy by defeating FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey played in Murcia. Two years later, and after finishing the regular season in the sixth position and without the home-court advantage in any of the playoffs series, Manresa wins the 1997–98 Liga ACB after eliminating Adecco Estudiantes in the quarterfinals and Real Madrid in the semifinals, for winning in Tau Cerámica Baskonia 3–1 in the finals. As in the Copa del Rey won two years ago, Joan Creus became the MVP of the finals. This achievement is nowadays considered on the biggest surprises in Spanish sport ever.

As league champions, Manresa played the EuroLeague, but was eliminated in the group stage. The golden era of the club suddenly ended in 2000, after the relegation to Liga LEB by losing in the do-or-die match against Gijón Baloncesto, that ended 95–91 after an overtime.

Since its relegation, Manresa started to alternate seasons in ACB and LEB, with two league promotions in 2002 and 2007, as LEB champions. In 2012 and 2013, Manresa suffered two relegations in Liga ACB, but remained in the league due to the impossibility of LEB Oro teams to promote. In 2017, after registering the worst season in the top tier since the 1983–84 season, Manresa relegated to LEB Oro. However, the club achieved promotion just in the next season after beating Club Melilla Baloncesto in the final of the playoffs.

During the 2018–19 ACB season the team returned to the top tier after a one–season absence and the team ended 8th in the standings qualifed to the 2019 ACB Playoffs during that season but later they were eliminated by Real Madrid 2–0 in the quarterfinals. Resulting to the great performance during the season, Manresa qualifed to the Basketball Champions League for the following 2019–20 season and returned to European competitions after 20 years.

In the 2021–22 season, Manresa made it success in the Basketball Champions League and the team returned after a one season, which the team reached the 2022 Basketball Champions League Final Four and reached the championship game but however, it was lost to Lenovo Tenerife 98–87 in the final. But they managed to reach the playoffs in the 2022 ACB Playoffs, they reached the quarterfinals but they were eliminated by Real Madrid 2–0 in the series.

In the 2022–23 season, Manresa struggled and finding a way to salvate from regelation. In the end of the season they ended 14th in the standings and out of the playoff bound. Which the team almost collapse in regelation. In the 2022–23 Basketball Champions League season, they managed to reached the quarterfinals but they lost again to Lenovo Tenerife 2–1 which was their matchup in the previous year's final.

In the 2023–24 season, the team returned back to its great performance, reaching to the ACB Playoffs after the previous season they didn't reach and the worst position. But later, they were eliminated by Uncaja 2–0 in the quarterfinals. The team did not qualify to 2023–24 Basketball Champions League due to its worst performance despite salvation from regelation from the previous season.

The team will participate in the EuroCup for the following 2025–26 season.

Manresa, officially known as Bàsquet Manresa, is a professional basketball team based in the city of Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1931, the club has a rich history and is recognized for its passionate fan base and competitive spirit. The team competes in Spain's top-tier league, Liga ACB, and has also participated in various European competitions over the years. Known for developing talented players and maintaining a strong team-oriented style of play, Manresa holds a respected place in Spanish basketball. The team's colors are traditionally red and white, and they play their home games at the Pavelló Nou Congost, a venue that fosters an energetic and supportive atmosphere.