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Basque Country National Basketball Team
The Basque Country autonomous basketball team is the basketball team of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games. History Basque Country played the Torneo de las Naciones, a tournament co-organized with Galicia (Spain), Galicia and Catalonia national basketball team, Catalonia. It was played from 2008 to 2010 and basques won the 2008 and 2009 editions. In summer 2011, Basque Country, coached by Pablo Laso, played three games at Argentina. One against the 'B' team of, other with a team of players of Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba and a third game with the Argentina national basketball team. In this last game, where Argentina played with the team of the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, FIBA Americas Championship won Basque Country by a huge 92–28. In 2012 the team, coached again by Laso, played two games against Senegal national basketball team, Senegal. Basque Country won the first game b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Laso
Pablo Laso Biurrun (born October 13, 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven seasons from 2011 to 2022, guiding them to two EuroLeague championships and six Liga ACB titles. As a player, he was a prominent point guard in Spain and Italy. Professional playing career Club career Laso played 17,378 minutes (4th most) in 624 games (9th most) in the Liga ACB (the top-tier level Spanish League). He holds the ACB records for most career assists (2,896) and most career steals (1,219). He won the 1995 edition of the Spanish Cup, and won the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament. He also won the championship of the FIBA Saporta Cup's 1996–97 season. National team career Laso played in 61 games with the senior Spanish national team. He played at the EuroBasket 1989, the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and the EuroBasket 1995. Professional coaching career In 2008, Laso led Bruesa GBC, to achie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
