Matt Thomas' team achieved an important milestone this weekend - Monbus Obradoiro's last-second win over Bilbao Basket (70-69) assured their place again in next year's top flight. Just like in European soccer, the bottom teams are relegated to a lower division and have to fight to get back up to the top. Obradoiro's team will play in their 7th straight season in the top division in Spain, which is a good accomplishment for a team of modest resources from a small city.
Matt is the team's leading scorer and had 16 pts against Bilbao this weekend. Obradoiro is 13-18 with 3 games remaining and has no chance to get to the league playoffs or qualify for European competition next year. They just get to stay in the top division. The league is led by Real Madrid, which includes Luka Doncic, who will be an NBA lottery pick this year.
Someone made a video of Matt's 16 pts and 2 assists from this weekend. He's scoring more off the bounce than he did at ISU:
Matt is the team's leading scorer and had 16 pts against Bilbao this weekend. Obradoiro is 13-18 with 3 games remaining and has no chance to get to the league playoffs or qualify for European competition next year. They just get to stay in the top division. The league is led by Real Madrid, which includes Luka Doncic, who will be an NBA lottery pick this year.
Someone made a video of Matt's 16 pts and 2 assists from this weekend. He's scoring more off the bounce than he did at ISU: