Valencia Basket announced on Friday that it has terminated its relationship with head coach Alex Mumbru. The decision comes after a shocking home loss to LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne by 69-98 in Round 33. It was Valencia's worst loss ever at home in the EuroLeague.
This has been Mumbru's second season as head coach in Valencia. He took the reins of the team in 2022 as the team was back in the EuroLeague, and finished 13th in 2022-23. Yesterday's loss to ASVEL could prove fatal for the orange team, as a win by either Anadolu Efes Istanbul or Zalgiris Kaunas on Friday would mathematically eliminate Valencia from the play-in race. Mumbru's total EuuroLeague record with Valencia stands at 29-38.
The club has announced that former assistant coach Xavi Albert will be the new head coach for the team from now on. Albert was the coach of the U18 Valencia Basket team that won the ANGT Valencia tournament in 2018, and has also been head coach in teams of the other club categories.