UDEA Baloncesto

Club Deportivo UDEA Baloncesto, also known as Damex UDEA Algeciras by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Algeciras, Andalusia, that currently plays in LEB Plata.

Damex UDEA Algeciras
Leagues	LEB Plata
Founded	2017
Arena	Doctor Juan Carlos Mateo
Capacity	2,300
Location	Algeciras, Spain
Team colors	Navy and white
President	Alvaro Orduña
Head coach	Javier Malla
Website	udeaalgeciras.es
Home Away

History

After being dissolved in 1997, former player Javier Malla re-founded the club in 2017.^[1] He acted as coach in the first seasons of the club, in Liga EBA. On 17 May 2019, after only spending two seasons in the league, UDEA Algeciras achieved promotion to LEB Plata.^[2]

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L
2017–18	4	Liga EBA	6th	20–8
2018–19	4	Liga EBA	3rd	24–7
2019–20	3	LEB Plata	5th[a]	13–12

1. Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable players

• Sam Buxton
• Edmond Koyanouba
• Miguel Ortega Amusco

References

1. "El mítico UDEA vuelve" (in Spanish). ElEstrecho.es. 21 March 2017.
2. "Udea adelanta la fiesta del ascenso a la LEB Plata (79-60)" (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 17 May 2019.

3. https://www.horasur.com/articulo/deportes/udea-asciende-leb-plata/20190517225051040316.html

External links

• Official Page