Nacho Díez

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

Nacho Díez
Personal information
Born (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
CollegeBloomfield College
PositionForward
Number11

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

On 10 May 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

In 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
  • Champion of Madrid Infantil (U-14) Championship 2010.
  • Champion of Madrid Cadete (U-16) Championship 2012.
  • Champion of Madrid Junior (U-18) Championship 2013 and 2014.
  • Champion of Ciutat De L'Hospitalet Tournament (NIJT) 2014.
  • Champion of Spain Junior (U-18) Championship 2014.

References
  1. realmadrid.com Nacho Díez Real Madrid player profile
  2. fbm.es Final Four Madrid Junior 2013
  3. feb.es History of the Spanish Junior (U-18) Championship
  4. realgm.com Real Madrid Junior Team Wins Ciutat De L'Hospitalet Tournament
  5. acb.com History of Ciutat De L'Hospitalet Tournament
  6. fbm.es Trophy presentation of Madrid Junior Championship 2014
  7. fbm.es Trophy 2014 Spain Junior Championship
  8. feb.es History of Spain Junior Championship
  9. acb.com U-18 Spanish National team preselection
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