Pau Ribas Tossas (born 2 March 1987) is a Spanish professional

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player for

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

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

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, and then with the

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club

, before joining the Spanish EuroLeague club

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in 2009. In July 2012, he signed a three-year deal with

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. 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 played internationally with the Spain junior national teams at the

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, and at the

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. They won the silver medal at the

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. With the senior Spain national team, Ribas won gold medal at the

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and at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 20 , , 2 , , 12.9 , , .444 , , .320 , , .200 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .0 , , 2.5 , , 2.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 10 , , 3 , , 17.5 , , .420 , , .176 , , .875 , , 2.5 , , 1.8 , , .9 , , .0 , , 5.2 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;",

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

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Awards and accomplishments

Club honours

FIBA EuroCup FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier level transnational men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run ...

: 2005–06 * EuroCup: 2007–08, 2013–14 * Spanish League: 2009–10 * Spanish King's Cup:

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and

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: 2015

Spain national team

;Senior *

: * World Cup 2019 : ;Under-20 *

Personal

Ribas is known for his frequent take on political stances. He has also written articles for the Catalan newspaper ''

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'', known for its

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and independentist editorial policy.Un grup empresarial nacionalista ultima la sortida del diari ‘Ara'.
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