Leyma Coruña arrive at the 2026/27 Liga Endesa with a clear brief: make their debut in Spain's top flight after building momentum over recent seasons. The Galician club enter this cycle with confirmed participation in the competition and the Galicia Cup freshly won — a result that reinforces the sense of a rising project before the first whistle in the ACB.
The season opens with the roster already registered on the league's official market page. Twelve players make up the confirmed squad, spread across point guards, shooting guards, small forwards, power forwards and centers. The structure points to a deep rotation, with several internationals who played at the recent FIBA World Cup and new signings expected to contribute from day one.
Roster and changes
Summer business has produced an internationally flavoured squad. Alonzo Verge Jr., Didac Cuevas, Caio Pacheco and Tomas Dimsa handle the backcourt; Paul Jorgensen operates on the wing; Guillem Jou, Jacobo Díaz and Lukas Uleckas cover the forward spots; and Dino Radoncic, Dmytro Skapintsev, George Conditt IV and Karlis Silins anchor the frontcourt. All are under contract from 1 July 2026.
The interior block brings together four big men with national-team experience. Dmytro Skapintsev averaged 10.2 points and 6.7 rebounds across six games at the World Cup with Ukraine. Karlis Silins posted 9.0 points and 2.8 rebounds for Latvia, while Dino Radoncic recorded 7.5 points and 5.0 rebounds with Montenegro. At the point, Caio Pacheco finished the tournament with Brazil on 6.9 points and 3.8 assists per game.
On the perimeter, Alonzo Verge Jr. leads the playmaking responsibilities. His presence in the starting lineup will, in this editorial analysis, be one of the offensive pillars for Leyma's ACB debut. Didac Cuevas and Paul Jorgensen round out a backcourt with options to play on and off the ball.
Lukas Uleckas was a key figure in the recent Galicia Cup: his semi-final performance pushed the team to a third consecutive final, which Leyma went on to win. That pre-season momentum is an intangible asset the club carry into their Liga Endesa opener.
Identity and strengths
Leyma Coruña approach the season with an identity built on Galician youth development and reinforced by market signings. Frontcourt depth — four big men with international experience — is, in this analysis, the team's main structural strength. The ability to rotate centers with different profiles gives the coaching staff flexibility against opponents of varying size and pace.
In the backcourt, the combination of point guards with national-team experience adds composure under pressure. Caio Pacheco, averaging nearly four assists at the World Cup, can balance distribution and reduce reliance on a single creator. The breadth of the roster, with twelve confirmed players, allows the staff to manage the ACB schedule without overloading younger profiles.
Risks
Stepping up to the Liga Endesa means facing opponents with greater squad depth and accumulated top-flight experience. Leyma Coruña have no previous-season ACB data to draw on — this is a debut campaign — which makes it harder to calibrate their true competitive level against established sides.
The relative youth of parts of the perimeter group and the need for new signings to gel quickly in a more demanding environment are sources of uncertainty. A difficult start in the early rounds could test the group's confidence, especially if results do not follow in an opening stretch featuring several road trips.
Expectations and forecast
From an editorial standpoint, Leyma Coruña's reasonable target in their first Liga Endesa season is to compete in every game and secure survival. This is not a firm prediction but an analysis based on squad structure, Galicia Cup momentum and confirmed competition entry.
An optimistic scenario would see the team in the lower half of the table fighting to stay clear of relegation spots. A more conservative outlook points to a learning season with ups and downs, where ACB experience becomes the main asset for the future. Either way, survival will be the benchmark for sporting success or failure in this cycle.
Opening fixtures
The schedule offers no respite. Leyma Coruña debut in the 2026/27 Liga Endesa on 26 September 2026 at Barça, on the road. A week later, on 4 October, they host Surne Bilbao in A Coruña. On 10 October they face Casademont Zaragoza at home, and on 18 October they travel to FIATC Girona.
The early run continues with a trip to Murcia on 24 October, home games against La Laguna Tenerife on 31 October and MoraBanc Andorra on 8 November, before closing the block at Valencia Basket on 15 November. This opening stretch mixes opponents of different levels and will require Leyma to adapt quickly to the pace and intensity of the Liga Endesa.
