Nacho Díez

Nacho Díez
Personal information
Born (1996-04-23) April 23, 1996
Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College Bloomfield College
Position Forward
Number 11

Ignacio "Nacho" Díez de la Faya (born April 23, 1996) is a Spanish basketball player. Díez is currently the captain of Real Madrid Junior (Under-18) basketball team.[1]

He is brother of Dani Díez, a Real Madrid basketball player.

Basketball career

Nacho Díez is a competitive and solid player, with a great potential of physical development ahead. He's smart, a great defender and he's able to anticipate his rival's movements. Offensively, he can shoot from different positions and from three-point range.

He started his playing career in the Adecco Estudiantes, team that he left to join the U-14 Real Madrid Baloncesto in 2009. In his first seasons with Real Madrid, he obtained the Madrid Infantil (U-14) Championship in 2010 and the Madrid Cadete (U-16) Championship in 2012, being selected as the team's MVP.

In 2012 he joins Real Madrid Baloncesto junior team. On April, 2013, they won the Madrid Junior (U-18) Championship, by defeating Asefa Estudiantes in the final.[2] A month later, they reached the third position in the Spanish Junior (U-18) Championship.[3]

During the 2013/14 season he was appointed as Real Madrid junior team's captain. In January 2014, they won the prestigious Ciutat De L'Hospitalet Tournament (NIJT),[4] a championship that Real Madrid hadn't won since 2006.[5]

On April, 13, 2014, Real Madrid junior team wins again the Madrid Junior (U-18) Championship, by defeating Estudiantes and Torrelodones in the Final Four.[6]

On May, 10, 2014, Real Madrid won the 2014 Spain Junior (U-18) Championship,[7] a title that they hadn't obtained for 14 years.[8]

Teams

Spanish national team

On April, 2014, he played with Under-18 Spanish national team at Barakaldo Tournament. Later that month, he was preselected to participate in the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, to be played during summer 2014 at Konya (Turkey).[9]

Awards & Honors

Real Madrid

References

External links

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