Third basketball league title was won 65 years ago today
Real Madrid clinched the 1959/60 title by beating Orillo Verde with three games to go (49-55).
Today marks 65 years since Real Madrid's basketball team got their hands on their third league trophy. Our team mathematically sealed the 1959/60 title when they beat Orillo Verde away from home 49-55 on matchday nineteen.
Led by Pedro Ferrándiz, the madridistas dominated the competition, storming to 20 wins and just 2 defeats. Báez and Montgomery were the team's top scorers in the league that year as Real Madrid won the first of seven successive titles.