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Alberto Herreros

Alberto Herreros
Personal information
Born (1969-04-20) 20 April 1969 (age 55)
Madrid, Spain
Listed height6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1991: undrafted
Playing career1988–2005
PositionSmall forward
Career history
1988–1996Estudiantes
1996–2005Real Madrid
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
FIBA EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1999 France
Silver medal – second place 2003 Sweden

Alberto Herreros Ros[a] (born 20 April 1969) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 3⁄4") tall, he played at the small forward position. He is considered to be one of the best Spanish basketball players and shooters of all-time, as he is the Spanish ACB League's all-time leader in both three-pointers made and total points scored. He played with Estudiantes and Real Madrid. Herreros works as a basketball executive for Real Madrid.

Professional career

In 2005, Herreros made a three-point shot in the last seconds of the playoff finals of the Liga ACB, against TAU Cerámica, that gave his team Real Madrid, the win, and the Spanish League championship. It was his last game before his retirement as a professional basketball player.

During his pro career, he played 19,218 minutes (2nd most) in 654 games (7th most) in the Spanish ACB League.[1][2] He is the Liga ACB's all-time leader in points scored (9,759) and 3-point field goals made (1,233).[3][4]

National team career

Herreros was the 1998 FIBA World Championship's Top Scorer, and was named to the All-Tournament Team. In 1999 EuroBasket, Herreros again became the Top Scorer of the tournament and was named to the All-Tournament Team, and reached, along with the Spanish team, the tournament's final, as they won the silver medal. He also won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2003.

He competed for Spain at the Summer Olympics in 1992 and 2000.[5]

Post-playing career

After his basketball playing career ended, Herreros worked with Real Madrid in a management position.

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herreros and the second or maternal family name is Ros.

References

  1. ^ ACB data (in Spanish). Archived 23 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ ACB data (in Spanish). Archived 31 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ ACB data (in Spanish). Archived 23 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ ACB data (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alberto Herreros". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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