Xabier López-Arostegui
 López-Arostegui with Joventut in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 6 – Valencia Basket | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB EuroCup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1997 Getxo, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Medals
| |||||||||||||||
Xabier López-Arostegui Eskauriaza (born 19 May 1997) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroCup.
Professional career
[edit]López-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 5 July 2021, he has signed with Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB.[4]
International career
[edit]López-Arostegui was with the U-17 Spain national basketball team.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (5 July 2021). "Xabi Lopez-Arostegui leaves Joventut Badalona to join Valencia". Sportando. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Xabi Lopez-Arostegui at FIBA (archive)
- Xabier Lopez-Arostegui at Eurobasket.com
- Xabi López-Arostegui at Olympedia
- Xabi Lopez-Arostegui at Olympics.com
- Xabi Lopez-Arostegui at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Xabier López-Arostegui Eskauriaza (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Xabier Lopez-Arostegui Eskauriaza at FEB (in Spanish)
- Xabier López-Arostegui Eskauriaza at Liga ACB (archived) (in Spanish)
|  | |
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- CB Prat players
- Joventut Badalona players
- Liga ACB players
- Olympic basketball players for Spain
- Sportspeople from Getxo
- Small forwards
- Spanish men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Biscay
- Valencia Basket players