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

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of the Spanish

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. He was drafted 59th overall by the

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in the

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. 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 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

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-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

. 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

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, for the 2014–15 season. Hanga came back to Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on 11 May 2015 for the final games of the 2014–15 ACB season, after finishing the Lega Basket season with Avellino. On 28 June 2017 Hanga was registered by Baskonia for the

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

archrivals

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. On 24 June 2023 Real Madrid informed the player that they would not pick up his contract option and he would become a free agent. On 12 July 2023 Hanga signed a two-year contract with

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. On July 4, 2024, he signed with

of the Spanish

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 , , .449 , , .336 , , .667 , , 4.4 , , 2.4 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , 10.5 , , 13.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4",

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, 26 , , 25 , , 24.7 , , .453 , , .347 , , .679 , , 3.7 , , 2.0 , , .7 , , .7 , , 8.7 , , 9.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 27 , , 13 , , 20.9 , , .464 , , .282 , , .745 , , 4.0 , , 1.9 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 8.8 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="background:#CFECEC;", 28* , , 25 , , 20.3 , , .444 , , .276 , , .750 , , 2.9 , , 3.4 , , .7 , , .2 , , 5.8 , , 7.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="background:#CFECEC;", 41* , , 7 , , 15.9 , , .421 , , .343 , , .647 , , 2.2 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , .3 , , 4.6 , , 4.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2",

, 31 , , 26 , , 18.8 , , .428 , , .296 , , .773 , , 3.1 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , .4 , , 5.8 , , 6.6 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2022–23† , 27 , , 16 , , 13.4 , , .376 , , .362 , , .724 , , 1.8 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , .2 , , 4.2 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;",

, 26 , , 10 , , 20.1 , , .399 , , .333 , , .533 , , 2.9 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 8.0 , , 8.2 , - , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 281 , , 179 , , 20.8 , , .436 , , .318 , , .678 , , 3.2 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .5 , , 7.0 , , 8.3

Domestic leagues

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , , style="text-align:left;", Albacomp , , style="text-align:center;", NB I/A , , 8 , , 5.4 , , .545 , , .750 , , .429 , , .6 , , .3 , , .6 , , .1 , , 2.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , , style="text-align:left;", Albacomp , , style="text-align:center;", NB I/A , , 16 , , 13.3 , , .462 , , .150 , , .640 , , 1.7 , , 1.3 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , , style="text-align:left;", Albacomp , , style="text-align:center;", NB I/A , , 26 , , 26.5 , , .576 , , .333 , , .654 , , 3.4 , , 2.7 , , 1.8 , , .8 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , , style="text-align:left;", Albacomp , , style="text-align:center;", NB I/A , , 25 , , 31.6 , , .529 , , .288 , , .678 , , 4.1 , , 2.0 , , 1.9 , , .8 , , 13.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, , style="text-align:left;", Albacomp , , style="text-align:center;", NB I/A , , 39 , , 33.3 , , .494 , , .328 , , .655 , , 4.4 , , 3.4 , , 2.8 , , .7 , , 17.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , , style="text-align:left;",

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, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 34 , , 21.4 , , .397 , , .268 , , .667 , , 2.9 , , 1.9 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 32 , , 26.0 , , .418 , , .353 , , .703 , , 4.5 , , 2.3 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , 11.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 26 , , 17.4 , , .513 , , .333 , , .500 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , , style="text-align:left;", Felice Scandone , , style="text-align:center;", LBA , , 30 , , 28.6 , , .395 , , .265 , , .712 , , 4.3 , , 2.7 , , 1.9 , , .8 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 4 , , 13.3 , , .444 , , .000 , , , , 3.0 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , .2 , , 2.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 40 , , 26.5 , , .505 , , .283 , , .726 , , 4.3 , , 1.5 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left;", Baskonia , , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 37 , , 28.0 , , .489 , , .338 , , .750 , , 4.2 , , 2.4 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 37 , , 22.3 , , .478 , , .312 , , .675 , , 3.3 , , 1.6 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 35 , , 22.1 , , .478 , , .350 , , .711 , , 3.9 , , 1.5 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , 9.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 27 , , 21.1 , , .455 , , .293 , , .727 , , 3.7 , , 4.0 , , .9 , , .4 , , 7.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 41 , , 15.7 , , .546 , , .507 , , .702 , , 3.2 , , 1.9 , , .7 , , .4 , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 37 , , 20.1 , , .449 , , .359 , , .739 , , 3.1 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , .4 , , 8.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 28 , , 14.6 , , .482 , , .333 , , .600 , , 1.9 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , .2 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 20 , , 17.3 , , .433 , , .388 , , .593 , , 2.2 , , 2.6 , , .9 , , .1 , , 6.3

Early life

Professional career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Domestic leagues

References

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