Sergio de Larrea

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Sergio de Larrea
Sergio de Larrea con la seleccion espanola.jpg
de Larrea with the Spain national team in 2024
No. 5–Valencia Basket
Position Point guard
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2005-12-04) 4 December 2005 (age 20)
Valladolid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–present Valencia
2021–2022→Valencia B
2022–2024→L'Horta Godella
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
FIBA U19 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Hungary Team
FIBA U17 World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Spain Team

Sergio de Larrea Asenjo (born 4 December 2005) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents Spain national team.

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Early life

De Larrea was born on 4 December 2005 in Valladolid, Spain. [1] His parents both played basketball, with his father being a member of Club Deportivo Universitario and his mother playing for the team at the University of Valladolid. [2] He grew up playing basketball and attended Colegio San Agustín. [3] After playing for a time with the team at his school, he left to join the club Valencia Basket, training with their youth team. [4]

Professional career

De Larrea averaged 8.0 points for the Valencia U18 team in the 2020–21 season, then averaged 18.0 points for the Valencia reserve team in the Segunda LEB (third-tier) in 2021–22. [1] He played most of the 2022–23 season with CB L'Horta Godella  [ es ] in the LEB league, averaging 10.1 points. [1] He was promoted and made his senior debut for Valencia in January 2023, in EuroLeague play, at the age of 17. [5] He returned to L'Horta Godella in 2023–24 and averaged 13.7 points, while also appearing in two games for Valencia. [1] [6] After declining offers to play college basketball in the U.S., he returned to Valencia for the 2024–25 season and played regularly for the team at point guard. [2] [3]

International career

De Larrea helped Spain win a silver medal at the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. [7] The following year, he helped Spain win the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, and in 2024, he competed at the European U20 championship. [7] He was called up to the senior national team and trained with them prior to the 2024 Summer Olympics. [8] He made his senior national debut against the Dominican Republic in June 2024. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sergio De Larrea". RealGM.
  2. 1 2 Miñana, Fernando (15 December 2024). "Sergio de Larrea, el espartano que ha roto el molde" [Sergio de Larrea, the Spartan who has broken the mold]. El País (in Spanish).
  3. 1 2 Luis Bort, José (10 September 2024). "El vallisoletano Sergio de Larrea posa en la pista central de L'Alqueria" [Valladolid native Sergio de Larrea poses on the center court at L'Alqueria.]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish).
  4. ↑ Velasco, Guillermo (25 December 2024). "Sergio de Larrea, un vallisoletano en la cabeza de la NBA" [Sergio de Larrea, a Valladolid native at the head of the NBA]. Diario de Valladolid (in Spanish).
  5. ↑ Sachs, Frankie (20 September 2024). "Top 10 EuroCup Rising Star Award candidates". EuroLeague.
  6. ↑ Rubio, Juanma (27 June 2024). "Sergio de Larrea, otra joya del baloncesto español" [Sergio de Larrea, another gem of Spanish basketball]. Diario AS (in Spanish).
  7. 1 2 Luis Martínez, José (28 June 2024). "Sergio De Larrea, la última perla del baloncesto español, causa sensación" [Sergio De Larrea, the latest gem of Spanish basketball, causes a sensation]. Marca (in Spanish).
  8. 1 2 "Sergio De Larrea joins the Valencia Basket first men's team". Valencia Basket. 5 July 2024.
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