The FEB has chosen the route of prestige to leave behind a golden stage with a cloudy ending. Miguel Méndez has been named the new women’s basketball coach, replacing Lucas Mondelo, who was dismissed in August after his poor performance at the Olympic Games and punctuated by the testimonies of Anna Cruz and Xargay about … Read more
Spanish women’s basketball is experiencing a moment of maximum upheaval. The hitherto coach Lucas Mondelo was fired by the Spanish Basketball Federation on the grounds that the sporting results achieved this summer –seventh in the EuroBasket and sixth in the Olympic Games– allowed to break a contract that had been renewed last year until 2024. … Read more
To endorse their character, shore up their hierarchy, and mark territory, Lucas Mondelo used a recurring phrase with his players. “I am from Hospitalet and I die killing”. Along these lines, the 54-year-old former coach of the women’s basketball team launched himself on Tuesday to respond “forcefully” to the testimony of Marta Xargay and, at … Read more
On July 7, 2019, at the Štark Arena in Belgrade, the best generation of Spanish basketball players crowned a memorable journey of seven consecutive podiums: three golds and a continental bronze; a silver and a world bronze; and an Olympic silver. Half of all the medals in the 51-year history of the women’s team achieved … Read more
After nine years in office, Lucas Mondelo he is no longer the coach of the women’s basketball team. Two days after the elimination of the team at the Games, the Spanish federation announced its dismissal in a three-paragraph statement in which it explained that it had decided to “adhere to one of the clauses of … Read more
And Spanish women’s basketball exploded. The last Sunday, Marta Xargay, one of the major references of the selection in the last decade, denounced that the treatment suffered by Lucas Mondelo had caused him serious eating disorders diagnosed as bulimia and orthorexia (compulsive obsession with healthy eating). “There are limits that must not be crossed and … Read more
This past Saturday Lucas Mondelo was dismissed as national women’s basketball coach. This dismissal was argued for “the failure to achieve sporting objectives.” But those were not the only reasons that the Royal Spanish Basketball Federation and its president, Jorge Garbajosa, had to dispense with their services. In an interview with The country, Marta Xargay … Read more
The former basketball player from Girona Marta Xargay has revealed in an interview with El País that he suffered from bulimia (eating disorders of eating) and orthorexia (a psychiatric disorder that becomes obsessive about eating healthy) due to the difficult relationship he had with Lucas Mondelo, dismissed this past Friday as Spanish basketball coach for … Read more
The Spanish coach, Lucas MondeloHe spoke at a telematic press conference after the match in which the National Team fell against Russia (74-78) and was left out of the 2022 World Cup. Mondelo charged against the referees. How have you seen the game against Russia? We controlled the game very well in the first two … Read more
The Spanish coach, Lucas Mondelo, offered his impressions, at a press conference, after the game against Serbia. What balance do you make of the game? We have played against a great team that has played very hard. When we abided by our rules, we kept the party on our side. What happens is that in … Read more
