This Thursday, the Morocco Pavilion at Expo92 in Seville was the scene of the induction ceremony of the 4th Promotion of the Spanish Basketball Hall of Fame, the project of the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) and the newspaper ‘As’ with the that recognizes and remembers the most outstanding figures in the history of this sport.
In this edition, the protagonists were seven players, a coach, a referee, the world champion men’s under-19 team and a contributor. They were all applauded by the almost 300 guests, including family members and institutional representatives, especially the Junta de Andalucía as the main sponsor; At the head was José María Arrabal, its Secretary General of Sports.
Alfredo Bustillo represented CaixaBank as an official sponsor, by virtue of being its director of Brand Sponsorships and Corporate Image, during a gala presented by Marta Fernández and Pacojó Delgado and which was opened with speeches by the president of the FEB, Elisa Aguilar, and the director from the newspaper ‘As’, Vicente Jiménez.
In the National Players category, Marc Gasol, Jorge Garbajosa, Wayne Brabender, Elisabeth Cebrián and Marina Ferragut entered this Hall of Fame, while Audie Norris did so in the International category and the late Drazen Petrovic in the In Memoriam category. In addition, Moncho Monsalve was recognized among the coaches, while Pilar Landeira was recognized in the refereeing category and journalist Antoni Daimiel was decorated for his contribution as a contributor.
“It’s a magical night,” Aguilar said before alluding to his predecessor in office, Garbajosa: “That we are here today is largely your fault, thank you very much.” And he snapped at Gasol: “Having you here today is impressive.” The president of the FEB addressed words personally to each of those admitted, especially to her former colleagues Ferragut and Cebrián. “And to you, Vicente, I would like to thank you for the impetus you have also given to this project, which is not an institutional or commercial relationship but rather one of colleagues and friends,” he referred to the newspaper ‘As’.
Vicente Jiménez himself took over in the speeches: “With the love we have for you, the emotion that this event always produces in me, if there is something that defines the Hall of Fame, it is affection.” “Also what the FEB has given us from the first day, such close collaboration between a media outlet and a federation is not common, but we have reached a point of extraordinary commitment and connection. And our thanks to sponsors and collaborators,” he concluded. .