Pablo Laso

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Pablo Laso
Pablo Laso Real Madrid Baloncesto Euroleague 20171012.jpg
Laso coaching Real Madrid in 2017.
Cazoo Baskonia
Position Head coach
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1967-10-13) 13 October 1967 (age 57)
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1989: undrafted
Playing career1984–2003
Position Point guard
Coaching career2003–present
Career history
As player:
1984–1995 Baskonia
1995–1997 Real Madrid
1998–1999 Pallacanestro Trieste
1999 Baloncesto Málaga
1999–2002 Girona
2002 Lleida Bàsquet
2003 Valladolid
As coach:
2003–2004 AB Castelló
2004–2005 Pamesa Valencia
2006–2007 Cantabria Baloncesto
2007–2011 Gipuzkoa
2011–2022 Real Madrid
2023–2024 Bayern Munich
2024–present Saski Baskonia
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Spanish League career stats leaders

As head coach:

Pablo Laso Biurrun (born 13 October 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven seasons from 2011 to 2022, guiding them to two EuroLeague championships and six ACB titles. As a player, he was a prominent point guard in Spain and Italy.

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Professional playing career

Club career

Laso played 17,378 minutes (4th most) in 624 games (9th most) in the Liga ACB (the top-tier level Spanish League). [1] [2] He holds the ACB records for most career assists (2,896) [3] and most career steals (1,219). [4]

He won the 1995 edition of the Spanish Cup, and won the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament. He also won the championship of the FIBA Saporta Cup's 1996–97 season.

National team career

Laso played in 61 games with the senior Spanish national team. He played at the EuroBasket 1989, the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and the EuroBasket 1995. [5]

Professional coaching career

In 2008, Laso led Bruesa GBC, to achieve a league promotion to the Spanish top-tier level Liga ACB

Laso led Real Madrid to win the EuroLeague championships of the 2014–15 season, and the 2017–18 season. He also led Real Madrid to win 6 Spanish League championships (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022), 5 Spanish Cups (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020), and 6 Spanish Supercups (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020).

Laso also led Real Madrid to win the championship of the 2015 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

During the 2014 ACB Playoffs Real Madrid played a rematch of the 2014 Euroleague Final Four semifinal against FC Barcelona Bàsquet. Laso suffered an Achilles tendon rupture after Madrid's loss in the first game of the series. The coach chose to coach Game 2 on crutches, which resulted in a Madrid victory. [6] Laso opted for surgery and returned to Real's sideline in a wheelchair in game 4. The coach would be ejected from the game by referees early in the second half and was wheeled from the arena escorted by security. [7] [8] Barcelona would go on to win the ACB championship 3-1.

In July 2022, Madrid parted ways with Laso for medical reasons. He had suffered a heart attack during the 2022 ACB Playoffs that forced him to stay in the hospital for two days. Real had consulted doctors and cardiologists who said it would be a risk for Laso's health if he continued his job as head coach. [9]

On June 12, 2023, he signed with FC Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [10]

On June 28, 2024, he signed with Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB. [11]

Head coaching record

Legend
GGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win-loss %

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

TeamYearGWLWL%Result
Real Madrid 2011–12 16124.750Eliminated in Top 16 stage
2012–13 29218.724 Lost in the final game
2013–14 31256.806 Lost in the final game
2014–15 30246.800Won Euroleague Championship
2015–16 271215.444Eliminated in quarterfinals
2016–17 362610.722 Lost in 3rd place game
2017–18 362412.667Won EuroLeague Championship
2018–19 35269.743 Won in 3rd place game
2020–21 392217.564Eliminated in quarterfinals
2021–22 312110.677 Lost in the final game
Career31021397.687

Honours

As player

As head coach

See also

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  2. ACB data (in Spanish).
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