Alfonso Reyes (basketball)

Alfonso Reyes
Personal information
Born	September 19, 1971; Córdoba, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1989–2007
Position	Center
Career history
1989–1993	Estudiantes Caja Postal
1993–1997	Unicaja Málaga
1997–1998	Racing Paris SG
1998–2002	Adecco Estudiantes
2002–2004	Real Madrid
2004–2007	Leche Río Breogán
Career highlights and awards
	6× Spanish League All-Star (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002); 2× Spanish All-Star Game MVP (1998, 2001); 2× Spanish Cup winner (1992, 2000); Spanish Cup MVP (2000);
Representing Spain
Men's Basketball
EuroBasket
European U-18 Championship

Alfonso Reyes Cabanas (born September 19, 1971) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Reyes finished his club playing career with the Spanish club Leche Río Breogán.

Professional career

During his pro career, Reyes won the two Spanish King's Cup tournaments (1992, 2000), and he was named the MVP of the 2000 tournament. He announced his retirement from playing professional basketball in May 2007.^[1]

National team career

Reyes played with the senior Spanish national basketball team at the following major FIBA tournaments: the 1995 EuroBasket, the 1997 EuroBasket, the 1998 FIBA World Cup, the 1999 EuroBasket, the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics,^[2] the 2001 EuroBasket, the 2002 FIBA World Cup, and the 2003 EuroBasket.

With Spain, he won a silver medal at the 1999 EuroBasket, a bronze medal at the 2001 EuroBasket, and a silver medal at the 2003 EuroBasket.^[3]

Post-playing career

After he retired from playing professional club basketball, Reyes became a civil engineer.^[4] He also served as the President of the Spanish Basketball Men's Player's Union (ABP).

Personal life

Reyes' younger brother, Felipe, is also a professional basketball player.

Awards

Clubs

2× Spanish King's Cup Winner with Adecco Estudiantes (1992, 2000)

References

^ Spain:Reyes retires.
^ Olympic results
^ Alfonso REYES CABANAS (ESP) participated in 13 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
^ Entrevista a Alfonso Reyes: "Cuando ya nadie me conozca, siempre habrá algún chalado que siga acordándose de mi"; Solobasket.com, 13 May 2007 (in Spanish)

External links

[1] Spain:Reyes retires.

[2] Olympic results

[3] Alfonso REYES CABANAS (ESP) participated in 13 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.

[4] Entrevista a Alfonso Reyes: "Cuando ya nadie me conozca, siempre habrá algún chalado que siga acordándose de mi"; Solobasket.com, 13 May 2007 (in Spanish)

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