Ádám Hanga (born 12 April 1989) is a Hungarian professional

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player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was drafted 59th overall by the

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in the 2011 NBA draft. Hanga won the

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award in

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Early life

Hanga was born to a Hungarian mother and a Zanzibari

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father, who studied in Hungary that time. His father left the family when Ádám was 3 years old and he was brought up by his mother and maternal grandparents. He is the nephew of African-Russian journalist and television personality Yelena Khanga.

Professional career

Hanga began his career with the Hungarian club, Albacomp, in 2006, at the age of 17, and stayed with the Székesfehérvár-based club until 2011. In June 2009, he was invited to the Adidas Eurocamp, an event that is held annually in

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, for top-flight players, aged between 18 and 21. After three days of training and scrimmages, he was ranked the sixth best non-U.S. player in his age group. The 2010–11 season turned out to be his breakout year, as he dominated the

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. In May 2011, he moved to the Spanish League, signing with

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. The

selected Hanga with the 59th pick in the 2011 NBA draft. In July 2013, Hanga signed a four-year deal with the Spanish club Baskonia. In August 2014, he was loaned to the Italian League team Sidigas Avellino, for the 2014–15 season. Hanga came back to Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on May 11, 2015, for the final games of the

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, after finishing the Lega Basket season with Avellino. On June 28, 2017, Hanga was registered by Baskonia for the

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. On July 9, 2017, Hanga signed an offer sheet with FC Barcelona Lassa. On July 12, 2017, Baskonia matched the offer sheet to Hanga, keeping Hanga in their roster. On July 23, 2017, Hanga re-signed with Baskonia, through the 2019–20 season. On August 22, 2017, Baskonia and FC Barcelona Lassa reached an agreement for the transfer of Hanga to the Catalan club. On July 9, 2019, Barcelona Bàsquet announced Hanga had extended his contract with the club until 2022, with an option to continue until 2023. On July 16, 2021, Hanga officially parted ways with the Spanish club after four seasons. On July 23, 2021, he signed a two-year deal with Liga ACB archrivals Real Madrid.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3, Baskonia , 15 , , 0 , , 17.0 , , .449 , , .286 , , .560 , , 2.1 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .5 , , 5.6 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 27 , , 27 , , 29.0 , , .452 , , .279 , , .707 , , 5.1 , , 1.7 , , 1.4 , , 1.2 , , 8.2 , , 13.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 33 , , 30 , , 28.0 , , .448 , , .336 , , .667 , , 4.4 , , 2.4 , , 1.3 , , 0.7 , , 10.5 , , 13.0 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2,

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, 26 , , 25 , , 24.4 , , .452 , , .347 , , .679 , , 3.7 , , 2.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.7 , , 8.7 , , 9.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 27 , , 13 , , 20.5 , , .463 , , .282 , , .745 , , 4.0 , , 1.9 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 8.8 , , 10.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 128 , , 95 , , 24.7 , , .453 , , .313 , , .684 , , 4.1 , , 1.9 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , 8.7 , , 10.8

Early life

Professional career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

National competition

Regular season

Playoffs

References

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