Francisco Vázquez González (; born 1 May 1983), more commonly known as Fran Vázquez, is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Originally drafted by the

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in 2005, Vázquez decided to remain in the Spanish ACB League rather than enter the

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(NBA). He is the Spanish League's all-time leader in blocked shots.

Professional career

Vázquez was selected 11th overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the

. He made headlines when he announced that he would remain playing in the Spanish ACB League for at least the following season, after signing for Akasvayu Girona. This came as a surprise to the Magic, who expected him to join Dwight Howard in the front court for the 2005–06 season, and it enraged many Magic fans. Vázquez originally gave no indication that he would be returning to Europe after he was drafted, and had indicated that he would like to join the Magic. The Magic retained his

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rights while he played in non-NBA leagues. In 2010, Vázquez signed a one-year contract extension with the

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club

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. In July 2012, Barcelona decided to trade his rights to Unicaja for the rights of Álex Abrines, who moved to

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. On 17 April 2016, in a game against MoraBanc Andorra, Vázquez became the top shot-blocker in Liga ACB history, after surpassing the record of 671 blocks made by Fernando Romay. On 29 July 2016 Vázquez signed a two-year deal with Iberostar Tenerife. On 18 July 2018 he signed a two-year deal with Tecnyconta Zaragoza of the

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. On 7 May 2020 Vázquez announced his retirement. On 6 July 2024, the

finally renounced his draft rights to clear room under the salary cap.

International career

Vázquez played with the senior men's Spain national team at the EuroBasket 2005 and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 23 , , 11 , , 17.4 , , .535 , , , , .667 , , 3.2 , , .8 , , .5 , , 1.2 , , 6.6 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , 23 , , 10 , , 15.3 , , .570 , , .000 , , .781 , , 2.9 , , .6 , , .3 , , .9 , , 6.7 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="background:#CFECEC;", 23* , , 3 , , 19.3 , , .674 , , , , .605 , , 4.7 , , .7 , , .2 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 1.7* , , 8.7 , , 11.4 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2009–10† , style="background:#CFECEC;", 22* , , 2 , , 17.6 , , .680 , , , , .632 , , 3.5 , , .8 , , .7 , , 1.1 , , 7.5 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , 20 , , 7 , , 17.2 , , .653 , , , , .750 , , 4.4 , , .6 , , .3 , , 1.0 , , 8.1 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 21 , , 1 , , 13.6 , , .603 , , .000 , , .739 , , 3.2 , , .3 , , .3 , , 1.0 , , 4.4 , , 6.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4",

, 24 , , 19 , , 15.9 , , .554 , , .000 , , .900 , , 3.1 , , .4 , , .4 , , .7 , , 5.4 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 22 , , 11 , , 18.3 , , .589 , , , , .696 , , 4.5 , , .6 , , .5 , , 1.1 , , 6.5 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , 24 , , 11 , , 20.1 , , .538 , , , , .754 , , 4.8 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , .8 , , 7.2 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 23 , , 6 , , 14.8 , , .523 , , , , .750 , , 2.7 , , .2 , , .2 , , .3 , , 5.4 , , 4.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 254 , , 94 , , 16.5 , , .597 , , .000 , , .723 , , 3.6 , , .6 , , .4 , , 1.0 , , 6.5 , , 7.9

Awards and accomplishments

Club honors

(1): **

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* ACB League (Spanish League) (3) ** 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12 * Spanish King's Cup (4): **

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

* Spanish Super Cup (3): **

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

Spanish junior national team

* 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:

Individual awards

* Spanish King's Cup

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(1): **

* ACB League Player of the Week (5): ** Weeks 17 and 27 ( 2004–05) ** Weeks 15, 26 and 27 ( 2008–09) * ACB League Player of the Month (1): ** March (

) * All-ACB Team (1): **

* Liga ACB all-time leader in blocked shots

References

External links

Fran Vázquez
at acb.com
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at draftexpress.com
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at euroleague.net

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