The 17th basketball league title was secured 50 years ago today
On March 23, 1975, Real Madrid became champion after beating Círculo Católico in the penultimate round of matches.
On March 23, 1975, Real Madrid won the seventeenth basketball league title in the club’s history. The team won the championship in the penultimate round of matches after beating Círculo Católico (68-93). Pedro Ferrándiz 's team finished the league with 40 points, ahead of the second-placed team, Barcelona, on 38.
Walter Szczerbiak was Madrid's top scorer in that edition, in which our team secured a double by also winning the Spanish Cup. In addition, Real Madrid won its eighth consecutive league title.