November 22, 2009
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Unicaja
President Francisco Molina
Address Gregorio Diego Av. 44 29004 Malaga - Spain
Tel. +34 952 235 708
Fax +34 952 238 588
Arena PALACIO DE LOS DEPORTES J.M. MARTIN CARPENA
2006-2007 Games
Roster
No.PlayerCountryPos.HeightBorn
4 SANCHEZ, PEPE Argentina Guard 1.92 1977
5 RODRIGUEZ, BERNI Spain Guard 1.97 1980
7 VASILIADIS, KOSTAS Greece Forward 2.00 1984
9 WELSCH, JIRI Czech Rep. Guard 2.02 1980
10 CABEZAS, CARLOS Spain Guard 1.86 1980
11 PIETRUS, FLORENT France Forward 2.02 1981
15 DE MIGUEL, IGNACIO Spain Center 2.05 1973
17 TUSEK, MARKO Slovenia Forward 2.04 1975
19 ERMOLINSKIJ, PAVEL Iceland Guard 2.02 1987
20 JIMENEZ, CARLOS Spain Forward 2.01 1976
22 SANCHEZ, ALFONSO Spain - 2.00 1987
24 FAISON, MARCUS USA Forward 1.95 1978
25 SANTIAGO, DANIEL Puerto Rico Center 2.16 1976
41 BROWN, MARCUS USA Guard 1.91 1974
 Head Coach    
  SCARIOLO, SERGIO Italy    
The Club
 Entering its ninth consecutive Euroleague season, Spanish powerhouse Unicaja has become one of the most consistent and respected basketball organizations on the continent. With a modern structure, a legendary coach, an incredible fan base and a great arena, Unicaja has all the tools to keep challenging for greatness year after year. Basketball fever has been sweeping Malaga for almost two decades worth of sellout crowds - and since Martin Carpena was opened by the turn of the new millennium, its fantastic basketball atmosphere at home games got even better. Unicaja first caught the media’s attention in 1995 when it came within a shot of winning its first Spanish League title. At the time just a few years old, having been formed in a merger of local clubs, Unicaja proved it was ready for bigger things. Its ambition was rewarded in spring of 2001 when the team took home the Korac Cup, the first trophy of any kind in club history. Although a second trophy was a few years away, Unicaja spent the following seasons knocking hard for more chances. It reached the Spanish League finals in 2001-02, advanced to the Euroleague Top 16 in 2002-03, and battled to the domestic semifinal playoffs in 2003-04 to guarantee its Euroleague presence again. Unicaja fell victim to tiebreakers after the 2004-05 regular season and did not reach the Top 16, but soon followed that with a thrilling run to its second trophy ever, the Spanish King's Cup. The next year Unicaja continued to make history, winning its Euroleague regular season group by matching the best record in that phase. At the end of that season, the hard work paid off as the club lifted its first-ever Spanish League title. Home-grown talents and current world champions Berni Rodriguez and Carlos Cabezas add to a list of stars who have proudly worn Unicaja's green uniform, which includes Marcus Brown, Jorge Garbajosa, Sergei Babkov, Nacho Rodriguez, Michael Ansley and Louis Bullock. The team’s bench has hosted coaching greats like Bozidar Maljkovic, Sergio Scariolo and Javier Imbroda. Unicaja’s march to the 2007 Final Four extended its growing success to the Euroleague, and an admirable third-place showing in Athens despite key injuries proved the point again: This club belongs among the elite. It was proven the following season when Unicaja returned to the Euroleague Top 16 and the Spanish League semifinals, knocking off regular season champion Real Madrid in the process. Last season, Unicaja lost the Spanish King's Cup title game in overtime against Tau Ceramica while another loss against Regal FCB in the extra period prevented the team from reaching the Spanish League finals. Always hungry and ambitious, Unicaja hopes to challenge for each and every title, with thousands of fans backing the team through thick and thin.
Trophy Case
Korac Cup
2001
Spanish National League
2005-06
Spanish National Cup
2005
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