Basque Country autonomous basketball team

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Basque Country
National federationBasque Basketball Federation
CoachPablo Laso
First international
Argentina 92–28 Basque Country Basque Country (autonomous community)
(Resistencia, Argentina
; 31 July 2011)

The Basque Country autonomous basketball team is the basketball team of the Basque Country. The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games.

History

Basque Country played the Torneo de las Naciones, a tournament co-organized with Galicia and Catalonia. It was played from 2008 to 2010 and basques won the 2008 and 2009 editions.

In summer 2011, Basque Country, coached by

Argentina national basketball team. In this last game, where Argentina played with the team of the FIBA Americas Championship won Basque Country by a huge 92–28.[1]

In 2012 the team, coached again by Laso, played two games against

Senegal. Basque Country won the first game by 86–74[2] and lost the second one by 66–82.[3]

Roster

This is the roster of the Basque Country team for the 2016 games against

Venezuela.[4]

Basque Country Basketball Team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C Jon Ander Aramburu 23 – (1992-09-03)3 September 1992 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Fundación Lucentum Spain
SG Darío Brizuela 21 – (1994-11-08)8 November 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Estudiantes Spain
C Jorge Bilbao – 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Texas–Arlington
 United States
PF
 		Sergio de la Fuente 26 – (1989-10-01)1 October 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Ciudad de Valladolid
 Spain
SF Lander Lasa 28 – (1988-01-16)16 January 1988 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) TAKE Tolosa Basque Country (autonomous community)
PG Gaizka Maiza 20 – (1996-06-14)14 June 1996 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Iraurgi Basque Country (autonomous community)
SF Mikel Motos 23 – (1993-01-30)30 January 1993 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Gipuzkoa Basket
 Basque Country (autonomous community)
C Julen Olaizola 23 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Gipuzkoa Basket
 Basque Country (autonomous community)
C Urko Otegi 34 – (1981-08-11)11 August 1981 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Gipuzkoa Basket
 Basque Country (autonomous community)
PG
Javier Salgado
 35 – (1980-08-06)6 August 1980 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Estudiantes Spain
SG Ander Zubizarreta – College of Idaho United States
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Basque Country (autonomous community) Lorenzo Encinas
Legend
  • Club – describes last club
    before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 July 2016

Games played

23 April 1980
Catalonia
  		102–84  
Basque Country
 		Valls
24 April 1980
Catalonia
  		99–92  
Basque Country
 		Vic
26 April 1980
Basque Country
  		96–101  
Catalonia
 		Vitoria-Gasteiz
27 April 1980
Basque Country
  		129–124  
Catalonia
 		Bilbao
Basque Country  v  San Marino
29 May 1989
Basque Country
  		96–112  San Marino Bilbao
Basque Country  v  Soviet Union
31 May 1989
Basque Country
  		86–116  Soviet Union Bilbao
Basque Country  v  Egypt
29 June 2001
Basque Country
  		79–82  Egypt Bilbao
Basque Country  v  Croatia
28 June 2002
Basque Country
  		93–97  Croatia Bilbao
Basque Country  v  Uruguay
27 June 2002
Basque Country
  		88–77  Uruguay Vitoria-Gasteiz
Basque Country  v  Cuba
28 June 2005
Basque Country
  		72–74  Cuba Bilbao
Basque Country  v  Japan
22 June 2006
Basque Country
  		82–73  Japan Bilbao
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 13–9, 23–20, 26–30
Pts: Salgado
, T. Urtasun 15 		Report Pts: Amino 13 Referees: García, Sánchez
6 June 2008
Catalonia
  		79–81  
Basque Country
 		Girona
Pts: Ribas
14 		Report Pts: Cortaberría 14 Arena: Fontajau
Referees: García, Sánchez
7 June 2008
Basque Country
  		80–72  
Galicia
 		Girona
Pts: L. Fernández
18 		Report Pts: Salgado 19 Arena: Fontajau
27 June 2009
Basque Country
  		84–80  
Galicia
 		Bilbao
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 22–22, 20–12, 17–25
Pts: Otegi 20
Rebs: Otegi 11
Asts: Alonso 4
PIR
: Otegi 29 		Report
Stats[permanent dead link] 		Pts: Castro 15
Rebs: Antelo 8
Asts: Seijo 2
PIR: Castro 15 		Arena: La Casilla
Referees: García, Alonso, López
Basque Country  v  Canada
28 June 2009
Basque Country
  		75–68  Canada Bilbao
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 13–23, 22–12, 22–14
Pts
: Otegi 23 		Report Pts: Kabongo 12 Arena: La Casilla
Referees: Uruñuela, García, Manuel
2 July 2010
Basque Country
  		72–76  
Catalonia
 		Lugo
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 18–16, 13–24, 19–17
Pts: Iglesias 19
Rebs: Lasa 8
Asts: M. Uriz, R. Uriz 3
PIR
: Lasa 17 		Stats[permanent dead link] Pts: Blanch, G. Rubio 15
Rebs: Fornas 7
Asts: Rabaseda 2
PIR: G. Rubio 18 		Arena: Pazo dos Deportes
3 July 2010
Galicia
  		71–79  
Basque Country
 		Lugo
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 21–26, 16–14, 17–27
Pts: L. Fernández, L. López 11
Rebs: Cabanas 11
Asts: L. López 5
PIR
: Pereiro 17 		Stats[permanent dead link] Pts: Casado, Lasa 15
Rebs: Iglesias, M. Uriz 6
Asts: R. Uriz 3
PIR: R. Uriz 16 		Arena: Pazo dos Deportes
31 July 2011 Argentina  'B' 75–59  
Basque Country
 		Resistencia (Argentina)
Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 25–21, 18–6, 10–19
Pts
: Alloatti 13 		Pts: Otegi 20 Arena: Estadio de Sarmiento
4 August 2011
Córdoba
 		65–96  
Basque Country
 		Córdoba (Argentina)
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 25–21, 12–27, 14–26
Pts
: M. García 18 		Report Pts: Otegi 20 Arena: Sociedad Unión Eléctrica
Referees: Tarifeño, Zanabone, Aramayo
7 August 2011 Argentina  92–28  
Basque Country
 		Salta (Argentina)
Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 21–8, 23–6, 29–5
Pts: Nocioni
24 		Report Pts: Salgado 11
Basque Country  v  Senegal
6 July 2012
Basque Country
  		86–74  Senegal Azpeitia
Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 11–17, 21–20, 27–17
Pts: Calbarro 17
Rebs: Aranburu 7
Asts: Salgado 7
PIR
: Calbarro 20 		Report
Stats 		Pts: Ndoye 16
Rebs: Seck 10
Asts: Ndoye 2
PIR: Seck 19 		Arena: Polideportivo Azpeitia
Basque Country  v  Senegal
7 July 2012
Basque Country
  		66–82  Senegal
Gernika
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 21–19, 10–19, 16–20
Pts: Salgado
15 		Report Pts: Faye 12 Arena: Polideportivo Maloste
5 July 2013 Tunisia  79–64  
Basque Country
 		Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 17–10, 18–15, 26–19
Report Pts: Arruti, 18
7 July 2013 Tunisia  77–60  
Basque Country
 		Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 22–4, 23–10, 19–26, 13–20
Pts: Ben Romdhane
15 		Report Pts: Lasa, Aranburu 9
Basque Country  v  Philippines
19 August 2014
Basque Country
  		75–66  Philippines San Sebastián
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 23-12, 20-12, 14-15, 18-27
Pts: Cortaberría 14
Rebs: M. Uriz 7
Asts: Cortaberría
4 		Report
Stats 		Pts: Blatche 19
Rebs: Pingris 9
Asts: Alapag 2 		Arena:
Polideportivo J.A. Gasca

Referees: Antonio Sacristán, Rubén Sánchez, Paul Urbano
Basque Country  v  Angola
20 August 2014
Basque Country
  		77–80  Angola San Sebastián
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 12-21, 26-16, 10-27, 29-16
Pts: Cortaberría 19
Rebs: Otegi 14
Asts: Lasa
3 		Report
Stats 		Pts: Mingas, Joaquim 12
Rebs: Moreira 9
Asts: Costa 3 		Arena:
Polideportivo J.A. Gasca

Referees: Carlos Julio, Sergio Manuel, Gorka García
Basque Country  v  Venezuela
27 July 2016
Basque Country
  		58–59  Venezuela Getxo
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 8–17, 20–15, 19–8, 11–19
Pts: Salgado
12 		Report Pts: Cox 12 Arena: Polideportivo Fadura
Referees: Manuel, Sacristán

Women's team

Games played

Basque Country  v  Mexico
27 April 1980
Basque Country
  		82–85  Mexico San Sebastián
Basque Country  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
9 June 1983
Basque Country
  		66–99  Bosnia and Herzegovina Lasarte-Oria
Basque Country  v  Australia
6 December 2000
Basque Country
  		104–63  Australia San Sebastián
Basque Country  v  Ireland
30 December 2001
Basque Country
  		91–62  Ireland Vitoria-Gasteiz
Basque Country  v  Algeria
27 December 2002
Basque Country
  		75–40  Algeria Durango
Basque Country  v  Cuba
8 June 2003
Basque Country
  		44–69  Cuba Irun
Basque Country  v  Cuba
9 June 2003
Basque Country
  		43–82  Cuba
Gernika
Basque Country  v  Cuba
28 June 2005
Basque Country
  		49–72  Cuba Bilbao
Basque Country  v  Japan
22 June 2006
Basque Country
  		48–43  Japan Bilbao
20 June 2007 Castile and León  53–66  
Basque Country
 		Palencia
16 May 2008
Galicia
  		94–62  
Basque Country
 		Santiago de Compostela
Basque Country  v  Portugal
17 May 2008
Basque Country
  		66–45  Portugal Santiago de Compostela
22 May 2009
Catalonia
  		56–61  
Basque Country
 		La Seu d'Urgell
Basque Country  v  Cuba
23 May 2009
Basque Country
  		65–87  Cuba La Seu d'Urgell
22 May 2010
Basque Country
  		44–62  
Galicia
 		Durango
Basque Country  v  Lithuania
23 May 2010
Basque Country
  		82–75  Lithuania Durango
13 May 2011
Basque Country
  		58–52  
Galicia
 		Getxo
15 May 2011
Basque Country
  		48–55  
Catalonia
 		Getxo
18 May 2012
Galicia
  		51–62  
Basque Country
 		Noia
19 May 2012
Basque Country
  		54–74  
Catalonia
 		Noia
10 August 2013 Senegal  61–42  
Basque Country
 		Dakar
Pts
: Nar 11 		Report Pts: Asurmendi 10
12 August 2013 Senegal  71–35  
Basque Country
 		Dakar
Pts: Sène
10 		Report Pts: García, Moreno 8
13 August 2013 Senegal  71–40  
Basque Country
 		Dakar
Pts: Traoré
23 		Report Pts: Díaz 9
Basque Country  v  Venezuela
12 June 2015
Basque Country
  		71–44  Venezuela Vitoria-Gasteiz
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 13–16, 17–5, 25–10
Pts: Pardo 14
Rebs: Lázaro, Pardo 9
PIR: Pardo
24 		Boxscore Pts: Silva 12
Rebs: three players 4
PIR: Silva 16 		Referees: Uruñuela, García
Basque Country  v  Venezuela
13 June 2015
Basque Country
  		84–49  Venezuela Tolosa
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 19–9, 22–8, 22–14
Pts: Olabarria 15
Rebs: Pardo 6
PIR: Asurmendi
20 		Boxscore Pts: Silva 31
Rebs: Corrales, Silva 6
PIR: Silva 32 		Referees: Uruñuela, García
Basque Country  v  Venezuela
3 June 2016
Basque Country
  		53–58  Venezuela
Zornotza
Scoring by quarter: 9–20, 16–15, 14–14, 14–9
Pts: Díez 12
Rebs: Díez 5
PIR: Díez
10 		Boxscore Pts: Silva 16
Rebs: Pérez 9
PIR: Silva 22 		Referees: Urbano, Gómez
Basque Country  v  Argentina
4 June 2016
Basque Country
  		53–59  Argentina
Zornotza
Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 19–12, 5–20, 8–19
Pts: Asurmendi 12
Rebs: Díez 7
PIR: Asurmendi
14 		Boxscore Pts: Boquete 10
Rebs: Boquete 6
PIR: Gretter, Santana 13 		Referees: Pérez Bermejo, París Sarasúa
Basque Country  v  Russia
Under-19
8 July 2017
Basque Country
  		51–69  Russia Under-19 Barakaldo
Boxscore
9 July 2017
Basque Country
  		71–66  
Spain
Under-19 		Barakaldo
Boxscore

See also

References

  1. ^ Argentina supera con claridad a Euskadi Archived September 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Basque Basketball Federation website. August 7, 2011
  2. ^ Euskadi se impone a Senegal en Azpeitia Archived August 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Basque Basketball Federation website. July 6, 2012
  3. ^ Euskadi cede ante Senegal en el segundo de sus duelos Archived August 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Basque Basketball Federation website. July 8, 2012
  4. ^ "Euskadi se medirá a Venezuela el domingo en Getxo" (in Spanish). Basque Basketball Federation. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

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