Wikipedia - Club Atlético Welcome
Club Atlético Welcome or simply Welcome is an Uruguayan basketball club in Montevideo, member of the Uruguayan Basketball Federation. It was founded on 13 October 1926. Welcome, recently promoted to the Uruguayan Basketball League (LUB) getting the second direct ascent in 2014. Its headquarters and metropolitan stage called "Estadio Oscar Magurno" is on the street Emilio Frugoni 924 corner Gonzalo Ramirez, in Parque Rodó neighborhood.
History
With nine titles to its credit, Club Atlético Welcome is one of the most successful basketball clubs in the country. Along with Club Atlético Aguada y Club Atlético Atenas holds the record with four consecutive national championships obtained in the case of Welcome from 1997 to 2000.
Other facts to note is that the Athletic Club Welcome emerged two of the most renowned players of Uruguay, as were Oscar Moglia and Wilfredo "Fefo" Ruiz, who was the top scorer in basketball of Uruguay, with record unequaled to this day, for example having scored 84 points in one game, when there was no rule of three-point shot. (This mark was achieved defending the club Neptune)
Club Atlético Welcome promoted by its youth academy the only Uruguayan player to have played in the NBA and currently playing in the Greek Basket League for the European powerhouse Panathinaikos, Esteban Batista, who had played for the Atlanta Hawks.
웰컴은 우루과이에서 가장 성공적인 농구팀 중 하나이며, 국제 대회에서도 좋은 성적을 거두었다. 2016년에는 FIBA 아메리카 리그(FIBA Americas League)에서 우승했고, 2017년에는 파나메리칸 게임(Pan American Games)에서 은메달을 획득했다.
웰컴은 홈 경기를 몬테비데오에 위치한 안토니오 에스파그놀리 경기장(Estadio Antonio Espasandín)에서 치른다. 이 경기장은 5,000명의 관중을 수용할 수 있다.
웰컴은 많은 국가대표 선수들을 배출한 팀으로, 현재도 우루과이 농구 국가대표팀의 주전 선수들 중 상당수가 웰컴 소속이다.
웰컴은 우루과이 농구의 상징적인 팀이며, 많은 팬들로부터 사랑받고 있다.