{"id":99021,"date":"2025-12-29T13:09:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/sadiel-rojas-ucam-murcia-legend-retires-his-jersey-27\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T13:09:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:09:25","slug":"sadiel-rojas-ucam-murcia-legend-retires-his-jersey-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/sadiel-rojas-ucam-murcia-legend-retires-his-jersey-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadiel Rojas: UCAM Murcia Legend Retires His Jersey #27"},"content":{"rendered":"MURCIA \u2013 Former captain and UCAM Murcia legend, Sadiel Rojas, will be honored with the retirement of his number 27 jersey this Tuesday. A recognition of his outstanding career and leadership in the club.\n\nRojas, who defended the colors of UCAM Murcia between 2014 and 2023, expressed his emotion at this special event, describing it as &#8220;a wonderful day&#8221;.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Murcia and this club are my home. I consider myself part of the UCAM family.<\/p><cite>Sadiel Rojas<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nThe ceremony will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes in Murcia, a venue for countless memorable moments for the former forward, and will coincide with the crucial match against Real Madrid for the leadership of the Endesa League.\n\nAt 36 years old, Sadiel Rojas, born in Kansas (USA) and an international selection from the Dominican Republic, returned to the pavilion for the press conference prior to the match.\n\nRojas, considered a club legend, expressed his gratitude for this recognition and the affection of the fans.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I feel very grateful. It&#8217;s a blessing and a great honor to be able to live this moment.<\/p><cite>Sadiel Rojas<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nThe former player also shared an inspiring message for young basketball aspirants, emphasizing the importance of work, discipline, and perseverance.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I never gave up. I always believed in work, discipline, and fighting for every ball. With that mindset, you can go far.<\/p><cite>Sadiel Rojas<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nRojas closely follows the club&#8217;s current affairs, showing his satisfaction with the great sporting moment of UCAM Murcia, which is in a prominent position in the Endesa League and the FIBA Europe Cup.\n\nFurthermore, he remembered the deceased former club president, Jos\u00e9 Luis Mendoza, highlighting his legacy.\n\nIn the event, coach Sito Alonso and general manager Alejandro G\u00f3mez were present, who highlighted Rojas&#8217; impact on the team and the fans.\n\nThe retirement of Sadiel Rojas&#8217; number 27 jersey will be a permanent testament to his spirit, dedication, and winning mentality, solidifying him as a benchmark for UCAM Murcia.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MURCIA \u2013 Former captain and UCAM Murcia legend, Sadiel Rojas, will be honored with the retirement of his number 27 jersey this Tuesday. A recognition of his outstanding career and leadership in the club. Rojas, who defended the colors of UCAM Murcia between 2014 and 2023, expressed his emotion at this special event, describing it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":99022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[4345,11172,3578,11173],"class_list":{"0":"post-99021","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-endesa-league","9":"tag-sadiel-rojas","10":"tag-t-shirt","11":"tag-ucam-murcia"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}