Aleksandar Gavalyugov
Bulgarian basketball player (born 2006)
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Aleksandar Gavalyugov (Bulgarian: Александар Гавалюгов; born 22 January 2006), commonly knownas Sash Gavalyugov, is a Bulgarian college basketball player for the Santa Clara Broncos of the West Coast Conference. He plays as a point guard or a shooting guard.
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| No. 2 – Santa Clara Broncos | |
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | West Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 22 January 2006 Botevgrad, Bulgaria |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
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| College |
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| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2024 | Balkan Botevgrad |
| Career highlights | |
College career
On 13 June 2024, Gavalyugov committed to NCAA Division I squad Villanova for the 24–25 season.[1] 247Sports give him 3 star rating.[2] In his first season he played only 4 games. After the end of the season, Gavalyugov entered the NCAA transfer portal.[3]
Gavalyugov ultimately transferred to Santa Clara.[4] In his first season, his career point high was against Loyola 37.[5] Two of his best performance were against Saint Mary's and Kentucky. The first was a WCC Tournament semifinal win, where he had 23 points and 5 assists.[6] The other was NCAA tournament first round Overtime loss, where he had 16 Points, 6 Rebounds and 5 Assists.[7]
Professional career
Born in Botevgrad, he played in every formation of the local club Balkan Botevgrad. He made his professional debut on 8 October 21 against BC Yambol at the age of 15,[8] and he scored his first points against BC Cherno More.[9] He played а supporting role for the men's team, combining with matches for the youth formations and the B team. In this 3-year period his team won NBL two times. He also played in 2021–22 Balkan League and in the 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup.[10][11]
Bulgarian national team
Junior national team
He played in three European Championship Division B Tournaments 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B, 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B and 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket Division B. In the last one, Bulgaria finished Third and he averaged 19.4 points, 6 Rebounds and 8.4 assist.[12]
Senior national team
He made his debut in EuroBasket 2029 pre-qualifier – 1st round against Norway on 5th of July 2026 [13]