Marbella’s Carlos Cabezas sports hall gains new covered basketball court

Marbella Town Hall has opened a new covered basketball court at the Pabellón Carlos Cabezas sports hall, extending the facilities available to local clubs and players. The new court is already in use, mayor Ángeles Muñoz said, and children are training on it.

The work converted the old uncovered outdoor courts. It added a large roof, structural reinforcement and lighting, and adapted the space for year-round use. The complex now has three courts, up from two, in addition to the main court.

Six months of work

According to the mayor, the project took around six months. That was longer than first planned because of the complexity of the job and the structural demands of installing the roof.

Muñoz described the new court as part of the council’s plan to keep expanding sports provision and to meet the needs of local clubs. “We set out to give the Carlos Cabezas this new court, and it is already in operation,” she said.

Clubs welcome the extra space

Carlos Cabezas, the former international player and a leading figure in Marbella basketball, said he was proud to see a facility bearing his name open. He said it would serve the city’s children, and he praised the council’s efforts to improve sports spaces.

Pedro Pérez, sports director of Club Baloncesto Marbella, said the expansion was needed because the club’s youth system has close to 400 players. Space had been tight, especially for the youngest age groups, who could only train on an indoor court.

Andrés Jiménez, acting director of CD Marbella Basket, said any new sports facility matters to the municipality, particularly for a sport as popular in the city as basketball. He said the club expects between 300 and 350 players this season, counting both school teams and federated sides. In his view, that shows the need for as much space as possible to help youth basketball grow.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Marbella