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2021–22 Real Madrid Baloncesto Season
The 2021–22 season was Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid's 91st in existence, their List of Spanish basketball champions#All-time table, 66th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball and 15th consecutive season in the EuroLeague. It was also the 11th (and last) season in a row under the reins of head coach Pablo Laso. Times up to 31 October 2021 and from 27 March 2022 were Central European Summer Time, CEST (UTC+02:00, UTC+2). Times from 31 October 2021 to 27 March 2022 were Central European Time, CET (UTC+01:00, UTC+1). Overview Pre-season On 18 June, head coach Pablo Laso extended his contract until the end of the 2022–2023 season. Six days later, captain Felipe Reyes announced his retirement after 17 seasons in Madrid. On 6 July, Real Madrid announced Thomas Heurtel as the first signing of the season. Six days later, Power forward (basketball), power forward Guerschon Yabusele signed a one-year contract with the club. On 13 July, Nigel Williams-Goss signe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Madrid Baloncesto
Real Madrid Baloncesto (English: Royal Madrid Basketball) is a Spanish professional basketball club that was founded in 1931, as a division of Real Madrid CF. They play domestically in the Liga ACB, and internationally in the EuroLeague. They are widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball clubs in Europe. Real Madrid currently ranks first in the European professional basketball club rankings. Similarly to the Real Madrid athletic association football club, the basketball team has been the most successful of its peers in both Spain and Europe. Real Madrid CF is the only European sports club to have become the European champions in both 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, football and 2017–18 EuroLeague, basketball in the same season. The Real Madrid squads have won a record 36 List of Spanish basketball champions, Spanish League championships, including in 7-in-a-row and 10-in-a-row sequences. They have also won a record 29 Spanish Basketball King's Cup, Spanish Cup titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Real Madrid Baloncesto Season
The 2020–21 season was Real Madrid's 90th in existence, their 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball and 14th consecutive season in the EuroLeague. It was also the tenth season in a row under head coach Pablo Laso. Times up to 24 October 2020 and from 28 March 2021 were CEST (UTC+2). Times from 25 October 2020 to 27 March 2021 were CET (UTC+1). Overview Pre-season Real Madrid started up its hunt for its 11th Turkish Airlines EuroLeague crown with the beginning of training camp for the 2020–21 season. Madrid head coach Pablo Laso called together his team knowing he won't have a lot of new faces to incorporate. Madrid did not make many major changes during the off-season as Laso retained nearly his enter roster from last season, when the team went 22–6 in the EuroLeague for second place when the season was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Real Madrid opened the EuroLeague Regular Season on October 2 with a road game against TD Systems Baskonia. Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabien Causeur
Fabien Causeur (born 16 June 1987) is a French professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the shooting guard position. He was the 2018 French player of the year. Professional career Causeur played in the French League starting in 2005. He spent the first four years of his career with STB Le Havre. Le Havre finished fifth in the French League in the 2007–08 season; as a result Causeur played eight games with the team in the EuroCup 2008–09. Causeur joined the French team Cholet Basket for the 2009–10 season. He saw action in five games for the team in the EuroCup 2009–10. He then moved to the Liga ACB club Saski Baskonia, where he played from 2012 to 2016. On 3 August 2016 Causeur signed with Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague. In the 2016–17 season, Causeur won the Basketball Bundesliga title with Bamberg after sweeping EWE B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Deck
Gabriel Alejandro "Gaby" Deck (born February 8, 1995) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. At a height of he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions. Early career In August 2011, Deck attended the Basketball Without Borders camp held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was named the camp's most valuable player. He later played at the Nike Hoops Summit in 2013. Professional career Quimsa (2010–2016) Deck started his professional career with the Argentinian LNB club Quimsa. San Lorenzo (2016–2018) In 2016, Deck joined the Argentine club San Lorenzo. With San Lorenzo, he won the 2018 FIBA Americas League championship while also being named the league's Grand Final MVP. Deck was also the competition's top scorer, with a scoring average of 19.1 points per game, over eight games played. Real Madrid (2018–2021) On July 19, 2018, Deck signed a three-year deal with Real Madrid of the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edy Tavares
Walter Samuel "Edy" Tavares da Veiga (born March 22, 1992) is a Cape Verdean professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was selected with the 43rd overall pick in 2014 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks and has played internationally for the Cape Verde national basketball team. Tavares receives praise as a physical phenomenon, standing tall and possessing a wingspan. After being scouted in his hometown, Tavares started playing for Gran Canaria in 2009. He was drafted in the 2014 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks where he played one season. In 2017, Tavares signed with Real Madrid where he became a star player, winning two EuroLeague titles and three All-EuroLeague Team selections, as well as several domestic accolades. Tavares is the EuroLeague's all-time leader in blocks. Tavares guided the Cape Verdean national team to their first-ever World Cup in 2023, and has played at AfroBasket in 2013 and 2021. Early life Tavares was born i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ádám Hanga
Ádám Hanga (born 12 April 1989) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He was drafted 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2011 NBA draft. Hanga won the EuroLeague Best Defender award in 2017. Early life Hanga was born to a Hungarian mother and a Zanzibari Tanzanian father, who was studying in Hungary at 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 Treviso, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Williams-Goss
Nigel Williams-Goss (born September 16, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He was selected by the Utah Jazz, with the 55th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. He spent two seasons with the University of Washington's Huskies, before deciding to transfer before the 2015–16 season. At a height of tall, he plays at the point guard position. High school career Nigel Williams-Goss played high school basketball at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada and was the program's first 4-year player and helped lead the team to a 124–8 record, including winning the High School National Championship in 2010 and 2012. He maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout his time in high school, while attending classes at Henderson International School. MaxPreps named Williams-Goss an honorable mention sophomore All-American in 2011. After helping le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerschon Yabusele
Guerschon Yabusele (; ''GAIR-shun YAH-boo-ZELL-ay;'' born December 17, 1995) is a French professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He primarily plays at the power forward position. Yabusele represents the French national team in international competitions, with whom he won silver medals at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics. Yabusele was considered one of the best international prospects for the 2016 NBA draft. Yabusele was drafted with the 16th overall pick by the Boston Celtics and played for them from 2017 to 2019, splitting time with Boston's NBA G League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws. While in Boston, Yabusele became a fan favorite despite playing few minutes and was nicknamed the "Dancing Bear." Yabusele has also played in the Chinese Basketball Association and the lower-level French LNB Pro B. He signed with Real Madrid in 2021, and won a EuroLeague title in 2023. After an impressive performance for France during the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Forward (basketball)
The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to center (basketball), centers and are typically the tallest or second tallest player on the court. During an offensive possession, the power forward typically plays with their backs toward the basket and are typically a "go-to" position in regard to scoring in the Post (basketball), post. In a pick and roll offense, the power forward typically sets a screen for a guard and "rolls" towards the basket to receive a pass (or "pops" towards the perimeter for an open shot). When on Defense (sport), defense, they typically position themselves under the basket in a zone defense or against the opposing power forward in man-to-man defense. The power forward position entails a variety of responsibilities, including rebound (basketball), rebounding, Screen (sports), screen setting, Block (bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Heurtel
Thomas David Heurtel (; born 10 April 1989) is a French professional basketball player for Básquet Coruña, Leyma Coruña of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. Professional career France (2007–2010) Heurtel rose through the ranks at the French club Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, and he played in the senior men's first team of the club for two seasons. In the 2008-09 LNB season, 2008–09 season, he won the LNB Pro A, French League's LNB Pro A Awards, Rising Star Award. One year later, after the promotion and relegation, relegation of Pau-Orthez, he signed with the French club ASVEL Basket, but he played on loan (sports), loan with French club SIG Basket, Strasbourg IG. Spain (2010–2014) In the summer of 2010, Heurtel left France, to join the Liga ACB, Spanish League club CB Lucentum Alicante, Meridiano Alicante. In 2011, Heurtel signed with Spanish club Saski Baskonia, Baskonia, and with them he debuted in the European professional club b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe Reyes
Felipe Reyes Cabanás (born 16 March 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Spain national team. Standing at a height of , and weighing , he plays at the power forward and center positions. During his pro club career, Reyes won two EuroLeague championships, in 2015 and 2018. He was also an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in the EuroLeague 2014–15 season. He was named a EuroLeague Legend in 2022. With Spain's senior national team, he won the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Cup, and gold medals at the 2009 EuroBasket, the 2011 EuroBasket, and the 2015 EuroBasket. Professional career Estudiantes Madrid (1998–2004) Reyes began his professional club career in the Spanish top-tier level ACB League, with Estudiantes Madrid, during the Spanish League 1998–99 season. In that same season, he also played with the club's second level reserve team, Estudiantes B, in the Spanish 2nd-tier level EBA League. He played with Est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The UTC offset, time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in several African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: :de:Mitteleuropäische Zeit, MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Budapest Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Stockholm Time, Rome Time, Prague time, Warsaw Time or Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis per UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2023, all member state of the European Union, 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. The next change to CET is scheduled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
