FEB joins in the pain of the death of Maite Mendez.
Sad news for Galician and Spanish basketball. FEB would like to express its condolences on the death on Tuesday at the age of 62 of Maite Mendes, founder and coach of CB Arxil for 40 years.
Maite Mendes, one of the stars of women’s basketball in Galicia and founder of the CB Arxil club in the 80s, died in Pontevedra. She combined her teaching profession with her passion for basketball, leading the Pontevedra team for 40 years. 24 of them are in LF2. Last year he received the Cidade de Pontevedra Award for his passion for sports.
I was preparing for the final phase of LF2, looking for a promotion. Women’s League 2, coached in all editions by CB Arxil and Maite Mendes. And he has just presented the Spanish Women’s Cadet Championships, which will take place in Pontevedra, co-organized with the Spanish Federation by CB Arxil.
FEB has decided that there will be a minute’s silence before the start of all matches played in the FEB competition this week, as well as on the first day of the final phase of the Women’s League 2, which begins this Thursday in Utebo. with the participation of KB Arxil.
In these sad moments, FEB joins the pain of family members, friends, as well as the world of Galician basketball.