Ricky Rubio
Ricard "Ricky" Rubio i Vives (born October 21, 1990) is a Spanish basketball player. He was born on 21 October 1990 in El Masnou, near Barcelona. He began playi…
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 21, 1990 El Masnou, Barcelona, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall |
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2009 | DKV Joventut Badalona (Spain) |
| 2009–2011 | FC Barcelona Bàsquet (Spain) |
| 2011–present | Utah Jazz |
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Ricard "Ricky" Rubio i Vives (born October 21, 1990) is a Spanish basketball player. He was born on 21 October 1990 in El Masnou, near Barcelona. He began playing in the Spanish ACB League on October 15, 2005, at age 14. He was the youngest player to ever play in the ACB.[1][2] In 2009, he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. He was the first person born in the 1990s to be drafted in the NBA.[3]
In 2011, after two further seasons in Spain with FC Barcelona Bàsquet, the basketball section of the famous FC Barcelona football (soccer) club, he joined the Timberwolves. But he has changed his team and now plays for the Phoenix Suns.
References
- ↑ "Ricky Rubio establece un nuevo récord al debutar en la ACB con catorce años". Libertad Digital (in Spanish). 15 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2006-08-14.
- ↑ Burns, Marty (2008-08-08). "NBA types will have their eyes on Spanish phenom Rubio at Olympics". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ↑ NBA.com, Wolves Select Ricky Rubio at No. 5, accessed July 20, 2009.
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