Willy Hernangómez
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2020–2023 | New Orleans Pelicans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | FC Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guillermo Gustavo "Willy" Hernangómez Geuer
Professional career
Real Madrid (2011–2016)
Considered one of the best prospects of
New York Knicks (2016–2018)
Hernangómez declared for the 2015 NBA draft, and was selected with the 35th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. His rights were later traded to the New York Knicks on draft night, in exchange for two future second round draft choices and cash considerations.[4]
On 8 July 2016, Hernangómez signed with the New York Knicks.
Charlotte Hornets (2018–2020)
On 7 February 2018, Hernangómez was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Johnny O'Bryant III and two future second round draft picks.[16]
New Orleans Pelicans (2020–2023)
On 30 November 2020, Hernangómez signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.[17]
FC Barcelona (2023–present)
On 12 July 2023, Hernangómez signed a lucrative three-year deal with Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona, after his former club Real Madrid decided not to match the offer sheet as per the domestic league rule of tanteo rights.[18]
National team career
Junior national team
As a member of the junior national teams of Spain, Hernangómez played at the 2012
Senior national team
He has also been a member of the senior
At
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | New York | 72 | 22 | 18.4 | .530 | .267 | .728 | 7.0 | 1.3 | .6 | .5 | 8.2 |
2017–18 | New York | 26 | 0 | 9.0 | .605 | .200 | .429 | 2.6 | .8 | .3 | .3 | 4.3 |
2017–18 | Charlotte | 22 | 1 | 11.9 | .506 | .571 | .758 | 5.3 | .5 | .5 | .4 | 6.1 |
2018–19 | Charlotte | 58 | 3 | 14.0 | .519 | .385 | .694 | 5.4 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | 7.3 |
2019–20 | Charlotte | 31 | 0 | 12.1 | .532 | .227 | .627 | 4.3 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 6.1 |
2020–21 | New Orleans | 47 | 12 | 18.0 | .563 | .100 | .667 | 7.1 | 1.1 | .5 | .5 | 7.8 |
2021–22 | New Orleans | 50 | 8 | 16.8 | .520 | .333 | .773 | 6.8 | 1.3 | .4 | .4 | 9.1 |
2022–23 | New Orleans | 38 | 2 | 12.1 | .527 | .273 | .779 | 4.7 | .9 | .4 | .3 | 6.9 |
Career | 344 | 48 | 15.0 | .533 | .306 | .713 | 5.8 | 1.1 | .4 | .4 | 7.3 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022 | New Orleans | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .250 | .000 | — | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Career | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .250 | .000 | — | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2012–13 | Real Madrid | 3 | 0 | 4.8 | .286 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 | -1.3 |
2015–16 | Real Madrid | 14 | 0 | 11.2 | .643 | .000 | .545 | 3.4 | .3 | .2 | .6 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
Career | 17 | 0 | 10.0 | .592 | .000 | .545 | 2.9 | .2 | .2 | .5 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
Awards and accomplishments
Club honours
- Liga ACB (Spanish League): 2013, 2016
- Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup): 2016
- Supercopa de España (Spanish Supercup): 2012
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup: 2015
Spain national team
- EuroBasket 2015: Gold
- 2016 Summer Olympics: Bronze
- EuroBasket 2017: Bronze
- 2019 World Cup: Gold
- EuroBasket 2022: Gold
Individual
- 2012 Albert Schweitzer Tournament: All-Tournament Team
- 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: All-Tournament Team[21]
- EuroCup MVP of the Week (2014–15 Week 8)
- 2015 and 2016 ACB All-Young players Team
- 2017 NBA All-Rookie First Team
- EuroBasket MVP
- EuroBasket All-Tournament Team
Personal life
Hernangómez is a son of Guillermo Hernangómez Heredero and Margarita "Wonny" Geuer Draeger. His mother Margarita was born in Seville and is of German origin.[22][23] His brother Juancho Hernangómez is also a professional basketball player who is currently playing for Greek club Panathinaikos.
References
- ^ "Willy Hernangómez". Hispanos NB. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Willy Hernangomez officially returns to Real Madrid". Sportando.com. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "DraftExpressProfile: Guillermo Hernangomez". DraftExpress.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Knicks Acquire Guillermo Hernangomez". NBA.com. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Knicks Sign Guillermo "Willy" Hernangomez". NBA.com. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Knicks vs. Cavaliers – Box Score". ESPN.com. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Los Knicks envían a Willy Hernangómez a entrenar a la NBDL". Marca.com (in Spanish). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Carmelo Anthony scores 22 points, Knicks beat Nets 110-96". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Barnes scores 23 to lead Mavericks over Knicks, 103-95". ESPN.com. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Porzingis, subs rally Knicks to 95-90 victory over Nets". ESPN.com. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Knicks' Willy Hernangomez replaces Nuggets' Emmanuel Mudiay in BBVA Rising Stars Challenge". NBA.com. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Leonard, Aldridge help Spurs topple Knicks, 106-98". ESPN.com. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Raptors handle Knicks to clinch top-3 seed in East". ESPN.com. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "New York Knicks' Willy Hernangomez, Phoenix Suns' Tyler Ulis named Kia Rookies of Month". NBA.com. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Rohrbach, Ben (27 June 2017). "Draymond Green, Joel Embiid headline NBA's All-Defensive, All-Rookie team announcements". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Hornets Acquire Center Willy Hernangomez From Knicks". NBA.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Pelicans sign Wenyen Gabriel and Willy Hernangómez". NBA.com. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Willy Hernangómez, culer fins al 2026". FCBarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Germany's medal success at home could just be the start". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Willy Hernangomez earns TISSOT MVP award to lead TISSOT All-Star Five in Berlin". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Willy Hernangomez Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Delmás, Alejandro (11 September 2015). "Los Hernangómez han pedido el pasaporte de Alemania". Baloncesto.as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Sáez Bravo, Lucas (8 December 2014). "Hernangómez, el futuro ya está aquí". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Willy Hernangómez at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Willy Hernangómez at Eurobasket.com
- Willy Hernangómez at euroleague.net
- Willy Hernangómez at fibaeurope.com
- Willy Hernangómez at FIBA
- Willy Hernangómez at Olympedia
- Willy Hernangómez at Olympics.com
- Guillermo Gustavo Hernangómez Geuer at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)