The choice of the Spanish Basketball Federation on the brand new head coach is now formally launched.
Former Actual Madrid head coach Chus Mateo has been named as the brand new head tactician of the Spanish nationwide crew.
Mateo’s teaching time period is efficient till 2029 as per the contract of 4 years.
The Euroleague champion tactician formally acquired the place of Sergio Scariolo, turning into the following crew’s head coach, additionally implementing a brand new basketball program to the nationwide crew.
Scariolo leaves Spain with an honorable exit behind a fantastic legacy, making Spain one of many dominating international locations on this planet for 2 tenures, 2009-2012 and 2015-2025. He couldn’t be forgotten as his legacy lives on by having 4 titles in EuroBasket, a World Cup gold medal, Olympic silver and bronze medals.
He additionally ended a history-making tenure with a first-round exit after a 2-3 run in Limassol’s Group C and seventeenth place within the last standings.Â
In the meantime, the brand new head coach additionally has expertise since 1991 with Actual Madrid. He began as an assistant on the U16 Spain nationwide crew between 1993 and 1997. In 2014, he got here again to Madrid with the identical position below Laso.
Mateo was relieved from his duties following the 2024-2025 season after acquiring the Turkish Airways EuroLeague title in 2023. He additionally acquired the Alexander Gomelsky EuroLeague Coach of the Yr award in the identical season.
