Galicia national basketball team
Basketball team of Galicia (Spain)
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The Galicia national basketball team is the basketball team of Galicia (Spain). The team is not affiliated with FIBA and only plays friendly games.
National federationGalician Basketball Federation
CoachQuino Salvo
History
Galicia's first game was held in 2006 in Lugo against Japan; the following year, the team played against Cuba. Galicia won only the first game.
One year later, Galicia started to play the Torneo de las Naciones, a tournament co-organized with the Basque Country and Catalonia. It was played from 2008 to 2010.[1]
Games played
| 7 June 2008 | Basque Country  |
80–72 |  Galicia |
Girona |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts: L. Fernández 18 | Report[link removed] | Pts: Salgado 19 | Arena: Fontajau |
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| 27 June 2009 | Basque Country |
84–80 | Galicia |
Bilbao |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 22–22, 20–12, 17–25 | ||||
| Pts: Otegi 20 Rebs: Otegi 11 Asts: Alonso 4 PIR: Otegi 29 |
Report Stats[permanent dead link] |
Pts: Castro 15 Rebs: Antelo 8 Asts: Seijo 2 PIR: Castro 15 |
Arena: Pabellón Municipal de Deportes La Casilla Referees: García, Alonso, López |
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| 27 June 2009 | Catalonia  |
93–72 | Galicia |
Bilbao |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 22–16, 26–20, 21–21 | ||||
| Pts: B. Álvarez 26 Rebs: Fornas, M. Fernández 8 Asts: M. Fernández 4 PIR: Fornas 25 |
Report Stats |
Pts: R. Fernández 11 Rebs: Cabanas 6 Asts: De la Fuente, Esmorís 2 PIR: Esmorís 13 |
Arena: Pabellón Municipal de Deportes La Casilla Referees: Loroño, Quintas |
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| 3 July 2010 | Galicia |
71–76 |  Lithuania 'B' |
Lugo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 19–19, 11–14, 15–22 | |||
| Pts: Cabanas 20 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: L. López 5 PIR: Cabanas 25 |
Stats | Pts: Vingelis 22 Rebs: Birbalas 8 Asts: Malasauskas, Vingelis 4 PIR: Birbalas, Vingelis 21 |
Arena: Pazo dos Deportes |
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| 3 July 2010 | Galicia |
71–79 | Basque Country |
Lugo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 21–26, 16–14, 17–27 | |||
| Pts: L. Fernández, L. López 11 Rebs: Cabanas 11 Asts: L. López 5 PIR: Pereiro 17 |
Stats[permanent dead link] | Pts: Casado, Lasa 15 Rebs: Iglesias, M. Uriz 6 Asts: R. Uriz 3 PIR: R. Uriz 16 |
Arena: Pazo dos Deportes |
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Women's team
Games played
| 20 June 2007 | Galicia |
63–81 |  Cuba |
Vilagarcía de Arousa |
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| Arena: Fontecarmoa |
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| 16 May 2008 | Galicia |
96–62 | Basque Country |
Santiago de Compostela |
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| Arena: Santa Isabel |
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| 17 May 2008 | Galicia |
51–66 | Catalonia |
Santiago de Compostela |
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| Arena: Santa Isabel |
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| 22 May 2010 | Basque Country |
44–62 | Galicia |
Durango |
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| 13 May 2011 | Basque Country |
58–52 | Galicia |
Getxo |
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| 18 May 2012 | Galicia |
51–62 | Basque Country |
Noia |
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List of Galician basketball players who also represented FIBA teams in international matches
- Alberto Abalde
- Jonathan Barreiro
- Miguel Juane
- Javi Rodríguez Pérez
- Fernando Romay
- Manel Sánchez
- Ismael Santos
- Fran Vázquez