Ibon Navarro

Ibon Navarro
Unicaja
PositionHead coach
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1976-04-30) April 30, 1976 (age 48)
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Coaching career2000–present
Career history
As coach:
2000–2005Baskonia (lower categories)
2005–2006UPV Álava
2006–2007Tenerife (assistant)
2007–2010Baskonia (assistant)
2010–2011Menorca (assistant)
2011–2012Valencia (assistant)
2013–2014Baskonia (assistant)
2014Puerto Rico (assistant)
2014–2015Baskonia
2015–2017Manresa
2017–2018Murcia
2018–2022Andorra
2022–presentUnicaja
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As assistant coach:

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Navarro and the second or maternal family name is Pérez de Albéniz.

Ibon Navarro Pérez de Albéniz (born April 30, 1976) is a Spanish basketball coach who is currently in charge of Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB.

Coaching career

Ibon Navarro has been a coach in the lower categories of Saski Baskonia from 2000 to 2005. His first experience in professional basketball was as assistant coach of Rafa Sanz at Tenerife Rural. One year later, Navarro debuted in Spanish League during the 2007–08 season as the assistant coach of Neven Spahija and stayed there until 2010. After leaving Vitoria-Gasteiz he was the assistant coach of Paco Olmos in his experiences at Menorca, where the team finished in the last position, Valencia Basket, where Olmos was sacked during the season, and the Puerto Rico national team, achieving the silver medal at the 2014 Centrobasket.

Ibon Navarro helped Baskonia win two Spanish Leagues, one Spanish King's Cup and two Spanish Supercups. With Valencia he was the runner-up in the Spanish King's Cup and in EuroCup.

In 2013, he came back to Laboral Kutxa as assistant of Sergio Scariolo.[1] In November 2014, after the dismissal of Scariolo and Marco Crespi, Navarro assumed the role of head coach.[2] In February 2015, the club published a documentary about him.[3]

In June 2015, the club announced he would not continue as head coach of the first team, although his continued participation in the club was encouraged.[4] He waved off the fans thanking all the confidence and support received during his stay in the club.[5]

In July 2015, Navarro signed a three-year deal with ICL Manresa.[6][7] In June 2017, Navarro part ways with ICL Manresa after the relegation to LEB Oro and signed a one-year deal with UCAM Murcia.[8][9] With Murcia, Navarro reached the Champions League Final Four in the club's first participation losing to AEK Athens in the semifinals and winning the third place game over MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.

In June 2018, Navarro ended contract with UCAM Murcia and signed a two-year deal with MoraBanc Andorra.[10][11]

On February 10, 2022, he has signed with Unicaja of the Liga ACB.[12]

Trophies

Others

References

  1. ^ "Ibon Navarro será entrenador ayudante del Laboral Kutxa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Ibon Navarro asume el cargo de primer entrenador del conjunto vitoriano" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ "BEHIND THE COURT: Ibon Navarro" (in Spanish). Youtube. 20 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Baskonia ofrece a Ibon Navarro continuar en su estructura deportiva" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Ibon Navarro se despide de Baskonia e inicia una nueva etapa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Ibon Navarro será el técnico del ICL Manresa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Ibon Navarro será el entrenador del ICL Manresa las próximas 3 temporadas" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Ibon Navarro queda desvinculado del Bàsquet Manresa". ACB.com (in European Spanish). 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Ibon Navarro dirigirá al UCAM Murcia 2017-18". ACB.com (in European Spanish). 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Ibon Navarro no continúa en el UCAM Murcia CB". ACB.com (in European Spanish). 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Ibon Navarro llega a MoraBanc Andorra". ACB.com (in European Spanish). 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Unicaja Malaga announces Ibon Navarro". Sportando. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.