Guard Rigoberto Mendoza, representative of the Dominican Republic, Obradoiro’s third reinforcement

Moncho Fernández already has three new payrolls. The club has been working on strengthening the team for the next season for a long time, but until the composition is renewed technician from Pontepedriña Signatures have not started to be verified. The third new face is Dominican shooting guard and striker Rigoberto Mendoza (San Cristóbal, 1992), a 1.91 meter player who turned 31 this month. He comes from Los Capitanes de la Ciudad de México, the team with which he signed averages of 14.1 points (55.8% on two-pointers, 39.5% efficiency on three-pointers and 82.9% on free throws) and 3.0 jump in the NBA league. G League, where he appeared in 34 games.

It is international with the Dominican Republic and has spent most of his career between his home country, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Mexico, with a brief stint at Maccabi Haifa in the 2020-2021 season. The Dominican player knows what it’s like to play in the Spanish league. In his second phase as a professional player, he was in the ranks of Iraurgi Saski Baskonia de Azpeitia, at that time in LEB Plata, a team linked to Gipuzkoa. In that adventure in Spain, he averaged 6.8 points and 2.7 rebounds.

Eduardo Pascual, sports director of Obradoiro, says that “with Rigoberto Mendoza, a versatile player has been combined, who can play full-back and forward, even help to lift the ball.” He insists that he is “intelligent and athletically built. He stands out mainly for his scoring ability and tactical intelligence. Portela summarizes that Obra signed the Dominican “for an important role in his stage of full sporting maturity.” It will be a good opportunity for him to prove his worth in the Endesa League.”

This week, Obra hired point guard Paul Figueras, a 1.87 and 25-year-old player who arrives from Bàsquet Girona, averaging 2.8 points and 1.6 assists in 32 games. After confirming the renewal of Moncho Fernández, the sports management started to plan a new team. The first to arrive in the capital of Galicia was Eric Washington, US base with Maltese passport, 1.83 and 30 years. He comes from MLP Academics Heidelberg, averaging 19.2 points (30.9% on three-pointers and 57.1% on two-pointers) and 7.3 assists in 30.5 minutes of play in the German league last year. Among the last moves of the club are renewal of assistant coaches Gonzalo Rodríguez and Víctor Pérez and delegate Fran Grela.