Ibon Navarro Pérez de Albéniz (born April 30, 1976) is a Spanish
basketball
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coach
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who is currently in charge of
Unicaja of the Spanish
Liga ACB
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.
Coaching career
Ibon Navarro has been a coach in the lower categories of
Saski Baskonia
Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLea ...
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
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he was the assistant coach of
Paco Olmos
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Olmos coached inferior teams of ...
in his experiences at
Menorca
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, where the team finished in the last position,
Valencia Basket
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, where Olmos was sacked during the season, and the
Puerto Rico national team, achieving the silver medal at the
2014 Centrobasket
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.
Ibon Navarro helped
Baskonia win two
Spanish Leagues, one
Spanish King's Cup and two
Spanish Supercups. With
Valencia
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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. In November 2014, after the dismissal of
Scariolo and
Marco Crespi
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Career
Crespi was born in Monza, Italy. He turned professional in 2002.
Crespi played on the Challenge Tour in 2006–2009 and 2012–2013. He was invited to the 2012 Telene ...
, Navarro assumed the role of head coach. In February 2015, the club published a documentary about him.
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. He waved off the fans thanking all the confidence and support received during his stay in the club.
In July 2015, Navarro signed a three-year deal with
ICL Manresa. In June 2017, Navarro part ways with
ICL Manresa after the relegation to
LEB Oro
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and signed a one-year deal with
UCAM Murcia. With
Murcia
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, Navarro reached the
Champions League Final Four in the club's first participation losing to
AEK Athens
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Establishe ...
in the semifinals and winning the third place game over
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
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Fo ...
.
In June 2018, Navarro ended contract with
UCAM Murcia and signed a two-year deal with
MoraBanc Andorra.
On February 10, 2022, he has signed with
Unicaja of the
Liga ACB
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.
Navarro led the team into two
Basketball Champions League
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titles, winning it back to back from
2024
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and won again recently,
2025
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. It marks
Unicaja became the second Spanish team to win back-to-back to do so in the Basketball Champions League after
San Pablo Burgos in
2020
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and
2021
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. Navarro also won the
Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
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History
Originally known as the ''Copa de España de Bal ...
from
2023
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and
2025
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.He also won his first ever
Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
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History
The Supercopa was created in 1984 by the recen ...
in
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
Trophies
* 2007–08
TAU Cerámica
Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.
History 1959–1969 ...
.
Spanish League champion.
* 2007–08
TAU Cerámica
Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.
History 1959–1969 ...
.
Spanish King's Cup runner-up.
* 2007–08
TAU Cerámica
Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.
History 1959–1969 ...
.
Spanish Supercup
Spanish might refer to:
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
** Spanish history
**Spanish culture ...
champion.
* 2008–09
TAU Cerámica
Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.
History 1959–1969 ...
.
Spanish League runner-up.
* 2008–09
TAU Cerámica
Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.
History 1959–1969 ...
.
Spanish King's Cup champion.
* 2008–09
TAU Cerámica
Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.
History 1959–1969 ...
.
Spanish Supercup
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
** Spanish history
**Spanish culture ...
champion.
* 2009–10
Caja Laboral.
Spanish League champion.
* 2011–12
Valencia Basket
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.
EuroCup runner-up.
* 2012–13
Valencia Basket
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.
Spanish King's Cup runner-up.
* 2014
Puerto Rico
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.
Centrobasket
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silver medal. .
* 2022–23
Baloncesto Málaga
Baloncesto Málaga S.A.D., also known as Unicaja for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Málaga, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League.
Founded in 1977, the team is sponsored by the Spani ...
Spanish King's Cup champion.
* 2023–24
Baloncesto Málaga
Baloncesto Málaga S.A.D., also known as Unicaja for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Málaga, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League.
Founded in 1977, the team is sponsored by the Spani ...
FIBA Champions League
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champion.
* 2024–25
Baloncesto Málaga
Baloncesto Málaga S.A.D., also known as Unicaja for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Málaga, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League.
Founded in 1977, the team is sponsored by the Spani ...
Spanish Supercup
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
** Spanish history
**Spanish culture ...
champion.
* 2024–25
Baloncesto Málaga
Baloncesto Málaga S.A.D., also known as Unicaja for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Málaga, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League.
Founded in 1977, the team is sponsored by the Spani ...
Spanish King's Cup champion.
* 2024–25
Baloncesto Málaga
Baloncesto Málaga S.A.D., also known as Unicaja for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Málaga, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League.
Founded in 1977, the team is sponsored by the Spani ...
FIBA Champions League
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champion.
Others
* 2014
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
Centrobasket
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.
* Graduated in chemical sciences.
References
External links
Ibon Navarroat acb.com
Ibon Navarroat euroleague.net
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1976 births
Living people
Baloncesto Málaga coaches
BC Andorra coaches
Liga ACB head coaches
Saski Baskonia coaches
Spanish basketball coaches
Sportspeople from Vitoria-Gasteiz