Nacho Díez

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Nacho Díez
Personal information
Born (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 (age 25)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
CollegeBloomfield College
PositionForward
Number11

Ignacio "Nacho" Díez de la Faya (born 23 April 1996) is a Spanish basketball player. Díez is currently the captain of Real Madrid Junior (Under-18) basketball team.[1]

He is brother of Dani Díez, a Real Madrid basketball player.

Basketball career[]

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He started his playing career in the Adecco Estudiantes, team that he left to join the U-14 Real Madrid Baloncesto in 2009. In his first seasons with Real Madrid, he obtained the Madrid Infantil (U-14) Championship in 2010 and the Madrid Cadete (U-16) Championship in 2012, being selected as the team's MVP.

In 2012 he joined Real Madrid Baloncesto junior team. In April 2013 they won the Madrid Junior (U-18) Championship by defeating Asefa Estudiantes in the final.[2] A month later, they reached the third position in the Spanish Junior (U-18) Championship.[3]

During the 2013/14 season he was appointed as Real Madrid junior team's captain. In January 2014, they won the prestigious Ciutat De L'Hospitalet Tournament (NIJT),[4] a championship that Real Madrid hadn't won since 2006.[5]

On 13 April 2014 Real Madrid junior team again won the Madrid Junior (U-18) Championship, by defeating Estudiantes and Torrelodones in the Final Four.[6]

On 10 May 2014 Real Madrid won the 2014 Spain Junior (U-18) Championship,[7] a title that they hadn't obtained for 14 years.[8]

Teams[]

Spanish national team[]

In April 2014 he played with Under-18 Spanish national team at Barakaldo Tournament. Later that month, he was preselected to participate in the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, to be played during summer 2014 at Konya (Turkey).[9]

Awards & Honors[]

Real Madrid[]

  • Champion of Madrid Infantil (U-14) Championship 2010.
  • Champion of Madrid Cadete (U-16) Championship 2012.
  • Champion of Madrid Junior (U-18) Championship 2013 and 2014.
  • Champion of Ciutat De L'Hospitalet Tournament (NIJT) 2014.
  • Champion of Spain Junior (U-18) Championship 2014.

References[]

  1. ^ realmadrid.com Nacho Díez Real Madrid player profile
  2. ^ fbm.es Final Four Madrid Junior 2013
  3. ^ feb.es History of the Spanish Junior (U-18) Championship
  4. ^ realgm.com Real Madrid Junior Team Wins Ciutat De L'Hospitalet Tournament
  5. ^ acb.com History of Ciutat De L'Hospitalet Tournament
  6. ^ fbm.es Trophy presentation of Madrid Junior Championship 2014
  7. ^ fbm.es Trophy 2014 Spain Junior Championship
  8. ^ feb.es History of Spain Junior Championship
  9. ^ acb.com U-18 Spanish National team preselection

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