The International Manresa Basketball Academy (IMBA) is a private academy of professional and personal development for basketball players, both men and women.
Creating excellende. Creating opportunities
It is a joint venture between the ACB League Basketball Team, Bàsquet Manresa, and the university centre Fundació Universitària del Bages which focuses both on high sports performance and academic education to help young players to develop to the point where they have the chance to play in professional basketball leagues all over the world.
Our programmes allow players not only to access high performance basketball training but also specific training on entrepreneurship or in professions connected to the sports field such as coaching, being a sports agent or a sports director.
What makes us different
University diploma
Our academic programme is run by a university and leads to a university diploma.
University Campus
All the programmes take place in a university campus, 25.000m2 large.
Cloude Service
Players are in the middle of a cloud of services specially thought to fit their needs: training, residence, higher education, podiatry and physiotherapy care, sports agent, etc.
Local Team
Players can join local basketball teams to play in competitive local leagues.
Services
Competitive activity
Daily training to reach professional standards in basketball skills and physical abilities to be able to play in professional basketball leagues.
Health care
Professionals at the University Clinic will look after each player’s physical health and emotional wellbeing.
Accomodation and dining
Shared accommodation in a hall of residence. Weekly meals planned by a qualified nutritionist.
Mentoring
Senior basketball players mentor the young ones.