Barrueta re-signs at Obradoiro

Monbus Obradoiro CAB Santiago de Compostela (Primera FEB) confirmed the addition of 33-year-old USA-Cuban swingman Yunio Barrueta to their roster for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Barrueta, who stands at 196cm and weighs 102kg, played college basketball at Barry and is represented by agency BIG. He will be joining fellow American player Alex Barcello, who was already on the team from the previous season. Barrueta had a strong performance last season, averaging 11.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in 32 Primera FEB games, helping his team secure the regular-season title. He was recognized for his outstanding play by being named to the Eurobasket.com All-Spanish Primera FEB All-Imports Team and the Eurobasket.com All-Spanish Primera FEB Second Team. Prior to joining Monbus Obradoiro, Barrueta spent three seasons (2022-25) playing for another Spanish team, Leyma Basquet Coruna in Liga Endesa.
He has also played professionally in Belgium (Okapi Aalst), France (Sluc Nancy, ALM Evreux, Denain Voltaire, and Lille), and Israel (Maccabi Ashdod).
Among many awards, he won the Spanish LEB Oro championship title in 2024. Barrueta was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Israeli National League Honorable Mention back in 2022.
He graduated from Barry University in 2016 and this will be his eleventh (!!!) season as a professional player. Barrueta also played for East Tennessee State University for one year.