ANDhe Zunder Palencia won promotion to the ACB after winning 95-83 to the Inherit San Pablo Burgos To stay second in the LEB Oro and accompany Andorra to the Endesa League.
Palencia’s failed promotion to the ACB in 2006
The quoted Chumi Ortega (32 points and 6 rebounds) was the MVP of a historic match for a Palencia Basket, which already promoted to the Endesa League in 2016 with Urko Otegui as MVP.
But the then called Quesos Cerrato Palencia will finally end up giving up the position to the not being able to comply with the fee required by the ACB.
Pedro Rivero, the leader of Palencia Basket’s promotion to the Endesa League: “I hope Palencia is ACB”
Seven years later, Palencia Basket has once again achieved sporting promotion, with coach Pedro Rivero as leader and visible head of this successful project.
“I hope Palencia is ACB, the city deserves it,” said Pedro Rivero after certifying the sports promotion.
“It’s the most difficult LEB in recent years. I’m very happy with all the players, but especially Chumi Ortega, he’s been with me since I’ve been a coach,” said the 43-year-old coach.
Regarding his future, Pedro Riveo acknowledged that He wishes “to be able to train in ACB but it’s time to enjoy and I already know how to talk”.
Who is Pedro Rivero: Madrid youth squad, legend of the LEB and hero of Palencia’s promotion?
Pedro Rivero was born in Segovia on July 22, 1979 and began to take his first steps in basketball at the Claret College of Segovia.
After going through the EBA League in Ponferrada joined the Real Madrid B in EBA League in 1999from where he made the professional leap to the historic Complutense (LEB 2) and Ganda (LEB 2).
They were followed by Cantabria, Cáceres, León, Tenerife, Los Barrios, Zaragoza, Murcia, Lucentum, Ourense and Melilla to become one of the most legendary point guards in the LEB after 20 active seasons.
At the time of his retirement, Pedro Rivero was the player with the most minutes, the fourth highest scorer, second best assistant and fourth most valued player in the history of the LEB Oro.
In his palmars as a player they stand out four promotions to the Endesa League (Zaragoza 2010, UCAM Murcia 2011, Lucentum Alicante 2013 and Ourense 2015) and two Prince Cups.
In ACB he played for Cajasol in Seville in the 2008-2009 season and with UCAM Murcia in the 2011-2012 season.
In June 2018, he announced his retirement as a professional player.“I think that stopping playing when you are useful to your team is the best decision, if I did not play I would betray myself”, to go immediately to train Lucentum Alicante in LEB Silver to promote it to LEB Gold.
In 2021 he took the reins of Palencia Basket. Two years later he has guided them to the ACB.
