Xabier López-Arostegui Eskauriaza (born 19 May 1997) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroCup.
![]() López-Arostegui with Joventut in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
No. 6 – Valencia Basket | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | Liga ACB EuroCup | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Getxo, Spain | 19 May 1997||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2015–2021 | Joventut | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | →Prat | ||||||||||||||
2021–present | Valencia | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
editLópez-Arostegui started his career in the youth teams of Joventut Badalona. He was one of the outstanding players at the Catalan Junior Championship of 2015, as he won the title with his team after beating CB L'Hospitalet in the final.[1]
In 2015, he was sent to affiliated team CB Prat on a two-way contract with Joventut.[2]
On 18 April 2018, López-Arostegui declared for the 2018 NBA draft.[3] However, he later withdrew.
On July 5, 2021, he has signed with Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB.[4]
International career
editLópez-Arostegui was with the U-17 Spain national basketball team.
Career statistics
editGP | 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
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2022–23 | Valencia | 31 | 7 | 18.8 | .417 | .377 | .875 | 3.2 | 1.5 | .7 | — | 6.5 | 7.6 |
2023–24 | 25 | 6 | 16.4 | .427 | .250 | .833 | 3.2 | .9 | .4 | — | 5.1 | 6.2 | |
Career | 56 | 13 | 17.7 | .421 | .319 | .863 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .6 | — | 5.9 | 7.0 |
References
edit- ^ Primer contrato profesional para Xabier López-Arostegui
- ^ El FIATC Joventut se asegura el futuro con Xabier López-Arostegui
- ^ "Xabi Lopez-Arostegui declared for the NBA Draft". Eurohoops.net. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (July 5, 2021). "Xabi Lopez-Arostegui leaves Joventut Badalona to join Valencia". Sportando. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
External links
edit- Xabier López-Arostegui at FIBA
- Xabier López-Arostegui at Eurobasket.com
- Xabi López-Arostegui at Olympedia
- Xabi Lopez-Arostegui at Olympics.com
- Xabier López-Arostegui Eskauriaza at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Xabier López-Arostegui Eskauriaza at FEB.es (in Spanish)
- Xabier López-Arostegui Eskauriaza at ACB.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 August 2019) (in Spanish)