Pau Ribas Tossas (born 2 March 1987) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in),[1] he primarily plays the shooting guard position. His father, Jordi Ribas, was also a professional basketball player.
 Ribas with Joventut Badalona in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 March 1987 Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2009: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2005–2009 | Joventut | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | →Prat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Caja Laboral | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Joventut | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career edit
Ribas played with Prat, and then with the Spanish ACB League club Joventut Badalona, before joining the Spanish EuroLeague club Caja Laboral in 2009.[2] In July 2012, he signed a three-year deal with Valencia Basket.[3]
On 23 July 2015, he signed a three-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa.[4] After winning the 2015 Supercopa, Ribas was named the Supercopa MVP. On 26 October 2016, Ribas had a season-ending injury and was out for the rest of the 2016–17 season after just three EuroLeague games.[5] On 17 July 2018, he re-signed with FC Barcelona Lassa on a three-year deal.[6] On 4 July 2020, it was announced that Ribas had mutually parted ways with the Catalan club after five seasons.
Spain national teams edit
Ribas played internationally with the Spain junior national teams at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. They won the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
With the senior Spain national team, Ribas won gold medal at the EuroBasket 2015 and at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Career statistics edit
| 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 |
EuroLeague edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2008–09 | Joventut | 10 | 4 | 19.8 | .383 | .313 | .778 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .0 | 7.0 | 5.9 |
| 2009–10 | Baskonia | 20 | 15 | 20.2 | .391 | .360 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .5 | .1 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 2010–11 | 20 | 2 | 12.9 | .444 | .320 | .200 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | |
| 2011–12 | 10 | 3 | 17.5 | .420 | .176 | .875 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .9 | .0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | |
| 2014–15 | Valencia | 10 | 4 | 24.1 | .489 | .439 | .769 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .0 | 11.8 | 12.3 |
| 2015–16 | Barcelona | 27 | 4 | 18.5 | .447 | .424 | .939 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .7 | .0 | 6.1 | 7.6 |
| 2016–17 | Barcelona | 2 | 0 | 9.5 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .5 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Career | 97 | 32 | 18.3 | .433 | .366 | .827 | 1.9 | 2.2 | .7 | .0 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
Awards and accomplishments edit
Club honours edit
- FIBA EuroCup: 2005–06
- EuroCup: 2007–08, 2013–14
- Spanish League: 2009–10
- Spanish King's Cup: 2008, 2018 and 2019
- Spanish Supercup: 2015
Spain national team edit
- Senior
- EuroBasket 2015:
Gold - World Cup 2019 : Gold
- Under-20
Personal edit
Ribas is known for his frequent take on political stances.[7] He has also written articles for the Catalan newspaper Ara,[8] known for its Catalan nationalist and independentist editorial policy.[9][10]
References edit
- ^ "Pau Ribas altura: 1.96 m". Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ Marca.com Pau Ribas ficha por el Tau para las cuatro próximas temporadas (in Spanish).
- ^ Valencia Basket tabs Pau Ribas.
- ^ Barcelona signs two-time Eurocup champ Ribas
- ^ "Pau Ribas out for the season". 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Barça, Ribas agree for three more years". EuroLeague.net. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ L'opinió de Pau Ribas sobre Mariano Rajoy a Twitter sacseja les xarxes socials.
- ^ On és El suposat bilingüisme?
- ^ 'ARA no serà un diari independentista'. Archived 14 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Un grup empresarial nacionalista ultima la sortida del diari ‘Ara'.
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