Felipe Reyes

Felipe Reyes Cabanas (born 16 March 1980) is a Spanish professional basketball player who plays with and captains Real Madrid. He also represented the senior Spanish national team. Standing at a height of 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall,[1] and weighing 120 kg (265 lbs.), he plays at the power forward and center positions.[2]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Reyes and the second or maternal family name is Cabanas.

Felipe Reyes

Reyes with Real Madrid, in 2017.
No. 9 – Real Madrid
Position	Power forward / Center
League	Spanish League EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1980-03-16) March 16, 1980 Córdoba, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2002 / Undrafted
Playing career	1998–present
Career history
1998–2004	Estudiantes
2004–present	Real Madrid
Career highlights and awards
2× EuroLeague champion (2015, 2018) EuroCup champion (2007) FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2015) 7× Spanish League champion (2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) 6× Spanish Cup winner (2000, 2012, 2014–2017) 5× Spanish Supercup winner (2012–2014), (2018, 2019) All-EuroLeague First Team (2015) 2× Spanish League MVP (2009, 2015) 2× Spanish League Finals MVP (2007, 2013) 4× All-Spanish League Team (2007–2009, 2015) EuroLeague all-time leader in games played Spanish League all-time leader in games played Spanish League all-time leader in total rebounds
Medals Event 1st 2nd 3rd Summer Olympics 0 2 1 FIBA World Cup 1 0 0 EuroBasket 3 2 1 Total 4 4 2 Men's basketball Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 2012 London 2016 Rio de Janeiro FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan EuroBasket 2009 Poland 2011 Lithuania 2015 France 2003 Sweden 2007 Spain 2001 Turkey FIBA Under-19 World Cup 1999 Portugal U-19 Team FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2000 Macedonia U-20 Team FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 1998 Bulgaria U-18 Team

During his pro club career, Reyes won two EuroLeague championships, in 2015 and 2018. He was also an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in the EuroLeague 2014–15 season. With Spain's senior national team, he won the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Cup, and gold medals at the 2009 EuroBasket, the 2011 EuroBasket, and the 2015 EuroBasket.

Professional career

Estudiantes Madrid

Reyes began his professional club career in the Spanish top-tier level ACB League, with Estudiantes Madrid, during the Spanish League 1998–99 season. In that same season, he also played with the club's second level reserve team, Estudiantes B, in the Spanish 2nd-tier level EBA League. He played with Estudiantes through the Spanish League 2003–04 season. With Estudiantes, he also played in the European-wide secondary level EuroCup, and the European-wide premier level EuroLeague.

Real Madrid

Reyes moved to the Spanish EuroLeague club Real Madrid, before the 2004–05 season. In May 2015, he was named to the 2014–15 season's All-EuroLeague First Team, for his performance during the season;[3] and he was also named the Spanish ACB League Most Valuable Player of the 2014–15 ACB season, marking the second time in his career that he won that award.[4]

During that 2014–15 season, Reyes' club, Real Madrid, won the EuroLeague season's championship, after defeating Olympiacos, by a score of 78–59, in the league's final game.[5] Real Madrid eventually finished the season, by also winning the Spanish ACB League season championship, after a 3–0 series sweep in the Spanish League final series against Barcelona. With that title, Real Madrid had won the Triple Crown for the season.[6]

On 27 June 2015, Reyes signed a two-year contract extension with Real Madrid.[7] He became the Spanish ACB League's all-time career leader in total rebounds, in March 2017, after surpassing the previous record holder, Granger Hall.[8]

In May 2018, Real Madrid won the 2017–18 EuroLeague season's championship, after defeating Fenerbahçe Doğuş in the final game, by a score of 85–80.[9] Over 35 EuroLeague games played that season, Reyes averaged 8.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

On 4 February 2019, Reyes became the ACB League's all-time leader in games played, including both formats of the league (ACB & Primera División). He achieved that after he played in his 779th Spanish League game, against Unicaja Málaga, eclipsing the league's previous record-holder for most games played, Joan Creus's tally.[10] On 15 February 2019, Reyes became the all-time leader in games played in the Spanish King's Cup tournament, as he overtook Juan Carlos Navarro, to achieve that record.[11]

On July 24, 2020, Reyes re-signed with the team.[12]

National team career

Spanish junior national team

Reyes was a member of the junior national teams of Spain. With Spain's junior national teams, he won medals at the following tournaments: the gold medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the gold medal at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the bronze medal at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Spanish senior national team

Reyes was a long-time member of the senior Spanish national team. With Spain's senior national team, he won the following medals: the bronze medal at the 2001 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the 2003 EuroBasket, the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Cup, the silver medal at the 2007 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2009 EuroBasket, the gold medal at the 2011 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2015 EuroBasket, and the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. With Spain, he also played at the 2002 FIBA World Cup, the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2005 EuroBasket, the 2010 FIBA World Cup, and the 2014 FIBA World Cup.[13]

Personal life

Reyes' older brother, Alfonso, is also a former professional basketball player. Reyes' nickname is "Espartaco" (English: "Spartacus").[14][15][16]

Career statistics

Legend
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

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

†	Denotes seasons in which Reyes won the EuroLeague

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2000–01	Estudiantes	12	7	15.8	.547	—	.638	4.1	.6	.8	.3	7.9	8.4
2004–05	Real Madrid	17	14	22.8	.398	—	.560	7.7	1.2	1.6	.4	6.8	10.9
2005–06		22	22	26.5	.507	—	.606	7.5	1.4	1.1	.3	9.8	13.5
2007–08		19	10	24.4	.500	—	.604	7.1	.9	1.3	.5	12.6	15.8
2008–09		19	10	24.4	.500	.500	.800	6.5	1.1	1.3	.1	13.6	15.8
2009–10		14	2	17.8	.432	—	.780	5.0	.9	.8	.1	7.3	9.1
2010–11		21	21	19.1	.422	.200	.838	5.5	.9	.4	.2	8.7	9.8
2011–12		16	0	18.5	.468	—	.793	6.3	.6	.6	.2	8.4	11.3
2012–13		29	0	18.1	.456	.294	.706	5.1	.5	.5	.3	7.6	8.9
2013–14		30	0	16.5	.462	.304	.855	4.8	.7	.3	.2	9.1	10.3
2014–15†		30	20	19.1	.502	.294	.814	5.1	1.0	.5	.3	10.7	13.3
2015–16		26	20	18.9	.509	.414	.829	5.9	.9	.5	.2	10.8	13.9
2016–17		30	18	12.4	.477	.333	.818	2.8	.7	.3	.3	5.3	6.9
2017–18†		35	7	15.5	.582	.429	.793	4.3	.8	.2	.2	8.4	10.9
2018–19		23	1	8.9	.593	—	.935	2.1	.3	.3	.0	4.0	5.0
Career		322	151	18.9	.486	.331	.744	5.4	.8	.7	.2	9.0	11.2

References

1. FELIPE REYES SPAIN Height 2.06 m.
2. Felipe Reyes FC Height: 6-9 (206cm) Weight: 265 (120kg).
3. "All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced". euroleague.net. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
4. "Felipe Reyes, MVP Orange de la Liga Endesa 2014-15" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
5. "Real Madrid is Euroleague champion for record ninth time!". euroleague.net. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
6. "Real Madrid make it 4 out of 4". marca.com (in Spanish). 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
7. "Comunicado Oficial: Felipe Reyes". realmadrid.com (in Spanish). 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
8. Real Madrid's Felipe Reyes becomes ACB All-Time Rebounds Leader.
9. "Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion". euroleague.net. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
10. "Felipe Reyes became the league's all-time highest appearance-maker in the game against Unicaja (779)". realmadrid.com (in Spanish). 4 February 2018.
11. "Reyes becomes all-time highest Copa del Rey appearance-maker". realmadrid.com.
12. "Real Madrid officially re-signs Felipe Reyes for another season". Sportando. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
13. Felipe REYES (ESP) participated in 23 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
14. Ediciones anteriores (in Spanish).
15. El liderazgo inagotable de Felipe Reyes a los 35 años (in Spanish).
16. 'Espartaco' Reyes exhibe el músculo del Madrid con un triple para la historia (in Spanish).

External links

• Felipe Reyes at acb.com (in Spanish)
• Felipe Reyes at eurobasket.com
• Felipe Reyes at euroleague.net
• Felipe Reyes at draftexpress.com
• Felipe Reyes at FIBA
• Felipe Reyes at fibaeurope.com
• Felipe Reyes at realgm.com
• Felipe Reyes at twitter.com (in Spanish)