“We are going to continue betting heavily on Unicaja Basketball”

Manuel Azuagapresident of Unicaja Banco, and Jose Manuel Dominguez, president dand Unicaja Foundation, the two legs that support the flagship club from Malaga, also spoke at the 30th anniversary gala of the merger between Maristas and Round Box. Both regularly attend team games and are witnessing a historic season. Both have been linked to basketball for many years, but a season like this is always a good reminder of the club’s potential.

“The historical parallelism of the entity with the basketball club has given rise to an inseparable pairing. Let all of you know that we are going to continue to bet heavily on Unicaja Basketball”, was the comforting message from Manuel Azuaga, president of the bank. Clear and direct. Years of sporting hardships have passed and the bank has been there. As seen with the renovations in the medium and long term, the idea persists.

“It is a very emotional night, full of surprises, we are grateful for these testimonials and recognition from people and institutions for the work that has been done for almost five decades to bear the name of sport in Malaga, Andalusia and Spain. It is a stimulus in the task of promoting sport, a hallmark of the importance of sport in society as a whole. With style, competitiveness and fair play. we hope that Los Mihitas interpret the triumphal march of Aida that encourages us so much”, said Jose Manuel Dominguez.

Jorge Garbajosa, a legend of the club and now president of the Spanish Federation working to be president of FIBA ​​Europe, was moved to remember “a lot of people that I really appreciate, some that I haven’t seen for years. As a former player and fan from Malaga, We share the celebration with the FEB, which is 100 years old. Unicaja Basketball has a lot to remove from the past”, said Garbajosa, who presented the club with a cover of Gigantes with the 2006 ACB title and he, Berni and Cabezas in the image.

“I have two types of memories, the most beautiful time of my life as a player, sure. I went around a lot, but none like this one. I remember a lot about the personal, this gala has helped me remember. The players come and go, but many workers are still here, I’m glad the rise of the Women’s team. Now in this club there are very beautiful moments, but they have been hard, having companies that love basketball as palpably as Unicaja is priceless”, continued Garbajosa.

Antonio Martín: “Malaga is basketball”

Antonio Martín, president of the ACB, recalled that “marriages are seen in good and bad times. This year it is easy to be with Unicaja, but these years ago it has not been easy. There are not many cases of such a long-standing sponsor, only this “An unprecedented contribution to basketball. Málaga is important with or without basketball. Being able to belong to this transformation of the city, which will always continue to be positive in the coming years, with the ACB holding its events here, is a pleasure. Màlaga and Andalusia are basketball. Basketball has been breathing in for many years”.

Patrick Comninos: “The Final Four is a great event”

The president of the BCL, PAtrick Comninos, in almost perfect Spanish, he remembered that this Tuesday is the draw for the semifinals of the Final Four. He brought as a present the poster of Unicaja’s first match as a united club in the Euroleague 95/96 in Zagreb, Euroleague qualification. “We have to thank the club, the city and the board because the BCL Final Four is a very important event. We have less than three weeks to organize it. We have the draw and we are ready to organize a great event, with an excellent audience and we express our gratitude to Malaga”.