Larry Abia

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Larry Abia
No. 10CP La Roda
Position Small forward
League LEB Plata
Personal information
Born (1993-08-08) August 8, 1993 (age 30)
Valencia, Spain [1]
Nationality
  • Spanish
  • Equatoguinean
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career history
2011–2014 Valencia Basket
2014–2019 Básquet Coruña
2019– CP La Roda

Larry Abia Sila [2] (born 8 August 1993) is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean professional basketball player who plays for LEB Plata club CP La Roda and the Equatorial Guinea national team. [3]

Contents

Profile and personal life

Abia was born in Valencia to Equatoguinean Bubi parents. He is a cousin of former handballer Davis Davis. [4]

Professional career

Abia is a product of Valencia Basket. Later, he played for Básquet Coruña. [5]

International career

Abia joined the Equatorial Guinea national basketball team in January 2020. He had previously competed for Spain at under–20 level.

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References

  1. "Larry Abia". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "ABIA SILA, LARRY". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. "Guinea Ecuatorial consigue su segunda victoria ante la selección de Chad en Afrobasket". guineaecuatorialpress.com (in Spanish). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. "Larry Abia (JAFEP Globalcaja La Roda): estadisticas". MueveteBasket.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. "Larry Abia Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.