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Vitoria welcomes her champions at the seventh Cup celebrations

The Plaza de la Virgen Blanca in Vitoria-Gasteiz has been filled to welcome Pablo Galbiati's players after the team won its seventh Copa del Rey.

Decenas de aficionados del Kosner Baskonia durante la celebración del título de campeones de la Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, a 24 de febrero de 2026, en Vitoria, Álava, País Vasco (España). El Kosner Baskonia ha ganado (89-100) este domingo al Real Madrid y se ha proclamado campeón de la Copa del Rey 2026 celebrada en el Roig Arena de Valencia, de la mano de Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot y Trent Forrest, en una final inédita que tuvo varios cambios de mando pero con un arreón final baskonista que les llevó a sumar su séptima Copa en diez finales jugadas, siendo ésta la primera desde 2009.



Iñaki Berasaluce / Europa Press

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24/2/2026
White Virgin's Square, crowded to welcome Kosner Baskonia players. Photo: Europa Press

Vitoria-Gasteiz welcomes the King's Basketball Cup champions this afternoon. The Plaza de la Virgen Blanca has filled its neck to protect Kosner Baskonia players after winning their seventh Copa trophy last weekend.

The group's bus arrived in the square around 7:00 p.m. and fans greeted it with flares, chants and applause .

After the protocol photo with the authorities of the city, Álava and the Basque Autonomous Community, the players have been given an aurresku of honor, then the captain of Baskonia Kosner, Tadas Sedekerskis, has made a floral offering to Our Lady of White, and coach Paolo Galbiati has asked the players to put a T-shirt of champions at the foot of the image.

Kosner Baskoniaren Errege Kopako garaipenaren ospakizunean egindako aurreskua
18:00 - 20:00

Forrest, the MVP of the final, has been one of the most applauded players by fans, but no doubt the audimeter has reached its highest level withthepresentation of thetoad  Paolo Galbiati C.

Then the evening protagonists have taken the floor, first Captain Sedekerskis, then Star Howard and then Coach Galbiati. In a second round of speeches, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, with a moving message on his cell phone, has raised the square again.

18:00 - 20:00

The party has not ended there, as\u00A0, the Nigerian Eugene Omoruyi has taken the microphone, amid cries of "Eugenio is gasteiztarra", to thank the fans in Basque with an unexpected "thank you". 

Captain Sedekerskis has also joined the square with the song 'See the Mountaineers'.

Finally, Forrest has played the Baskonia drum with the rhythm of celebrating when the Alavés team wins in the Buesa Arena.

 

 

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