Pablo Laso

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Laso and the second or maternal family name is Biurrún.
Pablo Laso
Real Madrid
Position Head coach
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1967-10-13) October 13, 1967
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1989 / Undrafted
Playing career 1984–2003
Position Point guard
Coaching career 2003–present
Career history
As player:
1984–1995 Baskonia
1995–1997 Real Madrid
1998–1999 Pallacanestro Trieste
1999 Baloncesto Málaga
1999–2002 Girona
2002 Lleida Bàsquet
2003 Valladolid
As coach:
2003–2004 AB Castelló
2004–2005 Pamesa Valencia
2006–2007 Cantabria Baloncesto
2007–2011 Gipuzkoa
2011–present Real Madrid
2011–present Basque Country
Career highlights and awards

As player

As coach

Pablo Laso Biurrún (born October 13, 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball head coach of the Real Madrid basketball team, and a former professional player.

Professional playing career

Club career

Laso played 17,378 minutes (4th most) in 624 games (5th most) in the Liga ACB (Spanish League).[1][2] He holds the ACB records for most career assists (2,896)[3] and most career steals (1,219).[4]

He won the 1995 edition of the Spanish Cup, and was the MVP of the tournament. He also won the championship of the FIBA Saporta Cup's 1996–97 season.

Spanish national team

Laso played in 61 games with the senior Spanish national team. He played at the EuroBasket 1989, the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and the EuroBasket 1995.[5]

Professional coaching career

Laso led Real Madrid to win the EuroLeague championship of the 2014–15 season. He also led Real Madrid to win 3 Spanish League championships (2013, 2015, 2016), 4 Spanish Cups (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016), and 3 Spanish Supercups (2012, 2013, 2014).

He also led Real Madrid to win the championship of the 2015 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Trophies

As player

As coach

References

  1. ↑ ACB data (Spanish).
  2. ↑ ACB data (Spanish).
  3. ↑ ACB data (Spanish).
  4. ↑ ACB data (Spanish).
  5. ↑ Pablo LASO BIURRUN (ESP) participated in 5 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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