Spanish basketball - a phrase forcingfans of this wonderful game to be on their guard and stand still waiting for a real sports show. “Barcelona”, “Unicaja”, “Real Madrid”, “Valencia” - the legendary clubs, with the mere mention of which any basketball player can shake their knees, because these are great teams with a rich history.
Glorious traditions
Spain, in addition to football and bullfighting, is famous forthe whole world for their basketball talents and regalia. It is difficult to imagine a basketball tournament in which the national team of this country would not take one of the top places. In the overall FIBA rankings for the current day, the Spaniards are second only to the invincible US team. At the last Olympics in 2016 in the match for bronze, a formidable Australian team was defeated, which, by the way, came exclusively for gold. Character, will, professionalism - all this is the Spanish national basketball team.
National Championship
Spain Basketball Championship is held underthe auspices of a special organization called the Association of Basketball Clubs. It consists of 18 teams from different parts of the country. Spain's basketball has always been famous for fierce battles and tense interchanges. Nevertheless, the story puts everything in its place and at the moment there are no serious competitors for the team called Real Madrid. In the entire history of this tournament, Real Madrid won the national championship 33 times, while its closest competitor Barcelona has raised the champion cup 18 times. Also in the championship are teams from Bilbao, Joventut, Basque Country and many other cities. The final series of the championship lasts until one of the teams wins 3 matches. In 2016, Real Madrid again became the champion of the country, once again glorifying its proud name in particular, as well as Spain’s basketball in general.
Spanish Basketball Federation
The main authority in the country responsible forSpain Basketball is the Spanish Basketball Federation. It was founded almost 100 years ago, in 1923, and its first president was the legendary Fidel Brikall. Spanish basketball clubs are incredibly titled, and in terms of the total number of trophies they are second only to Italian. It is not surprising that every year a large number of players leave for the NBA Draft: Pau and Mark Gasol, Ricky Rubio, Jose Calderon, and many, many others have already entered their names not only in the history of Spain’s basketball, but also in the glorious history of the national basketball associations. In addition, the Basketball Federation supervises the work of the national teams. For example, the main women's team is the champion of Europe in 1993, as well as the triple bronze medalist of the Eurobasket.
Spain Basketball is known worldwide for itsmad speeds, unexpected passes, crushing dunks, unpredictable coaching decisions, as well as crazy fans in a good sense of the word. Recently in an interview with NBA champion Pau Gasol said: "Spain is forever in my heart, this is my home, to which I am always ready to return and for which I am ready to fight."
