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2015 Copa Del Rey De Baloncesto
The 2015 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto was the 79th edition of the Spanish King's Basketball Cup. It was managed by the ACB and was held in Las Palmas, in the Gran Canaria Arena on February 19–22, 2014. Real Madrid won their 24th cup, Rudy Fernández was named MVP. Qualified teams The seven first qualified after the first half of the 2014–15 ACB regular season qualified to the tournament. As Herbalife Gran Canaria, host team, finished between the seven first teams, the eighth qualified joined the Copa del Rey. Draw The 2015 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto was drawn on 19 January 2015 at approximately 12:00 CET and was broadcast live on YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ... and on TV in many countries. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Palmas
Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spain, Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), the most populous city in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Canary Islands, and the List of municipalities of Spain, ninth-largest city in Spain with a population of 381,223 in 2020. It is also the fifth-most populous urban area in Spain and (depending on sources) List of metropolitan areas in Spain, ninth- or tenth-most populous metropolitan area in Spain. Las Palmas is located in the northeastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, about off the Moroccan coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Las Palmas experiences a hot desert climate,ThWorld map of Koppen-Geiger climate classification/ref> offset by the local cooler Canary Current, with warm temperatures throughout the year. It has an average annual temperature of . The city was founded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in a few North African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Rome Time, Warsaw Time or even Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis for UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2011, all member states of the European Union observe summer time (daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer. In Africa, UTC+01:00 is called West Africa Time (WAT), where it is used by several countries, year round. Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia also refer to it as ''Central European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latavious Williams
Latavious Williams (born March 29, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Kazma in Kuwait. After graduating from high school, he played with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League before being drafted by the Miami Heat with the 48th pick in the 2010 NBA draft. After the draft, his draft rights were immediately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA affiliate of the 66ers. However, the Thunder did not sign him to a contract and Williams returned to the D-League with the 66ers. On February 19, 2015, his draft rights were traded to the New Orleans Pelicans. Williams was the first player ever to skip college basketball and play a year in the D-League before getting drafted in the NBA. He was also the first player ever to enter into the D-League directly from high school. Williams was, however, the second player to be drafted while playing for a D-League team, as Mike Taylor ended up being drafted two years earlier in 2008. As of April 2022, Williams has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quino Colom
Joaquim "Quino" Colom Barrufet (born November 1, 1988) is a Spanish-Andorran professional basketball player for Bàsquet Girona of the Spain Liga ACB. Professional career Colom played in the youth age categories with BC Andorra. He then played with Lleida Bàsquet, in the Spanish minor leagues, from 2003 to 2006. He made his debut with CAI Zaragoza in the 2006–07 season, and then played with CB L'Hospitalet in the 2007–08 season. He spent the 2008–09 season back with Lleida Bàsquet and had another brief stay with CAI Zaragoza in 2009. On 8 July 2009, he signed with Fuenlabrada. On 31 July 2013, he parted with Fuenlabrada. Two days later, he signed a one-year deal with Estudiantes. On 20 August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Bilbao Basket. On 11 July 2015, he signed a one-year deal with UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. On 18 May 2016, he was named the VTB United League 2015–16 season's VTB United League Sixth Man of the Year. On 12 June 2016, he re-sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairis Bertāns
Dairis Bertāns (born September 9, 1989) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Real Betis of the Spanish Liga ACB. Bertāns also plays for the Latvia national basketball team. He is the older brother of Dāvis Bertāns. Professional career Latvia (2004–2013) From 2004 to 2006, Bertāns played for Valmiera and its junior team. In 2006, he signed with ASK Rīga. In 2006–07, he played for ASK Rīga's junior team, and in 2007–08, made his debut for the senior squad. In March 2009, he left ASK Rīga following the club's financial difficulties and signed a two-year deal with Ventspils. In August 2010, he signed a two-year deal with VEF Rīga. VEF Rīga's coach at the time, Rimas Kurtinaitis, saw potential in Bertāns as a point guard despite primarily being a shooting guard. So, during the 2010–11 season, Bertāns developed point guard skills to a different level, and was one of the key factors in VEF Rīga's first championship. In July 2012, he re-signed with VEF R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
Mindaugas Kuzminskas (born 19 October 1989) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He also represents the Lithuanian national team. He is 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, and he can play both the small forward and power forward positions. Professional career Europe Kuzminskas started his basketball career in 2006 with Sakalai where he played for one season. For the 2007–08 season, he moved to Perlas. In the summer of 2008, he signed with Šiauliai. In September 2009, Kuzminskas signed with Žalgiris, but he stayed one more season on loan with Šiauliai. In 2010, he joined Žalgiris and stayed with the team for three seasons. In June 2013, Kuzminskas signed a contract with the Spanish team Unicaja. On 22 October 2015, Kuzminskas scored his EuroLeague career-high 23 points and led his team to triumph versus the Maccabi Tel Aviv 93–82 in Tel Aviv. Then on 13 November, Kuzminskas played his most efficient EuroLeague ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayson Granger
Jayson Antonie Granger Amodio (born September 15, 1989) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player who last played for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Listed at a height of 6'2" (1.89 m) tall without shoes, and 200 lbs. (91 kg) in weight, he plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional career Youth levels Granger, a native of Montevideo, Uruguay, played in the youth ranks of the Uruguayan club Club Atlético Cordón . Estudiantes In December 2005, Granger had a trial with the Spanish team Estudiantes, and he signed with them in 2006, at only 16. However, Granger's Uruguayan club, Cordón, requested a formation indemnity, meaning that Granger could only play in the amateur Spanish 4th-tier level Liga EBA, for one-and-a-half years, whilst a FIBA tribunal was deciding the case. The tribunal finally awarded the Uruguayan side €25,000 as compensation in 2007, with Granger being very critical of his former te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pau Ribas
Pau Ribas Tossas (born 2 March 1987) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at , he primarily plays the shooting guard position. His father, Jordi Ribas, was also a professional basketball player. Professional career Ribas played with Prat, and then with the Spanish ACB League club Joventut Badalona, before joining the Spanish EuroLeague club Caja Laboral in 2009. In July 2012, he signed a three-year deal with Valencia Basket. On 23 July 2015, he signed a three-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa. After winning the 2015 Supercopa, Ribas was named the Supercopa MVP. On 26 October 2016, Ribas had a season-ending injury and was out for the rest of the 2016–17 season after just three EuroLeague games. On 17 July 2018, he re-signed with FC Barcelona Lassa on a three-year deal. On 4 July 2020, it was announced that Ribas had mutually parted ways with the Catalan club after five seasons. Spain national teams Ribas pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bojan Dubljević
Bojan Dubljević (born 24 October 1991) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player and the team captain for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Montenegrin national basketball team in national team competitions. Standing at 2.05 m (6 ft 8 in) tall barefoot, he plays at the power forward and center positions. Professional career Dubljević started his career in 2009, with Lovćen Cetinje, and he played from 2010 to 2012, with Budućnost Podgorica, before signing with the Liga ACB team Valencia Basket, on a three-year contract. In his first season at Valencia, Dubljević was named the EuroCup 2012–13 season Rising Star of the Year. In June 2013, he extended his contract with Valencia Basket through the 2015–16 season. The contract included an NBA buyout clause, in the original amount of 1 million euros. The buyout amount, however, decreased to 200,000 euros in the summer of 2015. In 2017, he won his first Liga ACB cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Satoranský
Tomáš Satoranský (born 30 October 1991) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position, but he can also play as a shooting guard or small forward due to his height and wingspan. Professional career USK Praha (2007–2009) From 2007 to 2009, Satoranský played with USK Praha. Sevilla (2009–2014) In 2009, Satoranský signed with CB Sevilla of the Spanish ACB League, where he played for the next five seasons. He was selected in the second round of the 2012 NBA draft (32nd overall) by the Washington Wizards. He played at the 2012 NBA Summer League. Barcelona (2014–2016) In July 2014, Satoranský signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa. In July 2016, he parted ways with Barcelona in order to join the NBA. Washington Wizards (2016–2019) On 21 July 2016, Satoranský signed with the Washington Wizards. On 1 December 2017, he scored a career-high 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ante Tomić (basketball)
Ante Tomić (born 17 February 1987) is a Croatian professional basketball player who plays for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He has also represented the senior Croatian national team in international competitions. Standing at , he plays the center position and is a three-time All-EuroLeague Team selection. Professional career Zagreb (2004–2010) Tomić started playing basketball in his native city, Dubrovnik, and in 2004 signed for Zagreb. It was in the Croatia's capital that he made his name, both at home and abroad. In Zagreb, he won the Croatian Cup (2008), and was league Adriatic League's MVP in 2009. In 2008, he was a second-round pick in the NBA Draft for Utah Jazz, but his future was in the Liga Endesa. Real Madrid (2010–2012) In January 2010, Tomić moved to Real Madrid for three seasons. In his first season at Real Madrid, the Croatian centre played sixteen games in the regular Liga ACB season, averaging 8 points and 5.4 rebounds in a total of 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Doellman
Justin Joseph Doellman (born 3 February 1985) is an American-born naturalized Kosovan former professional basketball player who last played for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. Standing at , he plays at the power forward position. College career Doellman played four years of Division I college basketball at Xavier University, playing with the Xavier Musketeers. He averaged 10.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in the NCAA. Professional career Doellman started his pro career in France, where he spent three years in the LNB Pro A. In 2010, he signed with Liga ACB squad Meridiano Alicante, where he averaged 13.1 points and 6.2 rebounds in the Spanish League, and in the next summer, he played for Assignia Manresa, where he became the second top scorer of the Spanish league, with 16.8 points per game. He was also voted the Spanish League's MVP of the Month for the month of January. In 2012, and after a great season, Doellman left Manresa to join Valencia, where he signed for the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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