Xavier "Xavi" Rey Sanuy (born 13 July 1987) is a Spanish professional
basketball
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player for
CB Prat
Club Bàsquet Prat is a basketball team based in El Prat de Llobregat, Catalonia (Spain). The team currently plays in league LEB Oro.
History
Basketball arrived to El Prat de Llobregat in 1932 with the constitution of the ''Esplai Grupo 49'' in t ...
of the Spanish
LEB Oro LEB or Leb may refer to:
* Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway, Switzerland
* Lebanon, UNDP country code
* Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier)
* Lexham English Bible
* Life expectancy at birth
* Liga Española de Balonce ...
, second tier national competition.
Standing at 2.10 m (6 ft 10 ¾ in) and weighing 114 kg (252 lbs), he plays as
center
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.
Professional career
Rey saw action against the
Los Angeles Lakers in an
NBA preseason game, despite having not yet made the regular rotation of
FC Barcelona
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Found ...
in the
Spanish ACB League
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.
In the summer 2019 he joins
Olimpia Milano
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for the summer preparation due to the missing players that were playing in the
Fiba World Cup; on 24 September, day of the starting
2019/2020 season of the
Italian Serie A
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, Rey receives the offer to stay in Milan for the rest of the season. Less than a month later, he reaches a mutual agreement with the club and, on 19 October, Milan and Rey part ways.
He did not play any official game with
Milan
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.
Rey signs with
Iberojet Palma in the
LEB Oro LEB or Leb may refer to:
* Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway, Switzerland
* Lebanon, UNDP country code
* Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier)
* Lexham English Bible
* Life expectancy at birth
* Liga Española de Balonce ...
on 20 October 2019.
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Spain national teams
Rey competed internationally with the junior Spain national team, and then with the senior Spain national team at the EuroBasket 2011
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prep games. He played in some friendly games but was not chosen to play in the main tournament. He was selected to play at EuroBasket 2013
EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24.
France defeated Lithuania in th ...
.
References
External links
*
Euroleague.net Profile
Eurobasket.com Profile
Spanish League Profile
1987 births
Living people
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players
Basket Zaragoza players
Bàsquet Manresa players
CB Canarias players
CB Estudiantes players
CB Gran Canaria players
Centers (basketball)
FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
Liga ACB players
Olimpia Milano players
Real Betis Baloncesto players
S.L. Benfica basketball players
Spanish men's basketball players
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