Kids&Us Manresa enter the 2026/27 Liga Endesa with a reshaped roster and the challenge of building on a project that blends experience and young talent. The club is confirmed for domestic competition and opens the season with a demanding schedule from the very first round.
The latest market move is the signing of J.D. Notae, announced on 20 August 2026. The American guard adds creation and scoring to a backcourt that already included established names such as Ferran Bassas and Hugo Benítez.
The roster lists thirteen players under current contract, covering every position. At point guard are Ferran Bassas, Hugo Benítez, Lucas Beaufort, Rafa Villar and Notae. On the wing are Lukasz Kolenda, Chibuzo Agbo and Pablo Tamba. The frontcourt is rounded out by Eric Vila, Timmy Allen, Yordan Minchev, Nick Ongenda and Pierre Oriola.
The team profile mixes backcourt players with international experience — Bassas and Benítez both featured at the recent FIBA World Cup with Spain and France — alongside younger, versatile pieces on the wings and in the paint. Kolenda, Minchev and Oriola also logged minutes in FIBA windows with Poland, Bulgaria and Spain, reinforcing the side's athletic ceiling.
Manresa's clearest strength lies in backcourt depth and frontcourt versatility. Oriola averaged 10.75 points and 4.75 rebounds across four games with Spain at the FIBA World Cup, while Bassas posted 8.0 points and 2.3 assists per game in three outings with Spain. Those numbers come from a different competitive setting, but they point to in-form players capable of carrying stretches.
Among the risks, last season's data is unavailable in the canonical record, making it harder to gauge progress from 2025/26. Integrating Notae and settling roles across a deep rotation will also take time, especially with tough road games early on.
From an editorial standpoint, Manresa look like a team that can fight for survival and pull upsets if their perimeter game clicks and the interior stays physical. Projecting a specific league position before a single game is played would be premature, but the individual level of several players suggests competitiveness in the lower half of the table, with room to climb if chemistry develops quickly.
The league opener is set for 26 September 2026 at Surne Bilbao. Manresa then host Río Breogán on 3 October, travel to Real Madrid's WiZink Center on 11 October and face Unicaja at home on 17 October. That opening stretch will test the team's adaptation before games against Burgos, Baskonia, Obradoiro and Lleida in the weeks that follow.