Saúl Blanco

Saúl Blanco
TeslaCard Círculo Gijón
Position Small forward
League LEB Plata
Personal information
Born (1985-05-15) May 15, 1985
Oviedo, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
Playing career 2003–present
Career history
2003–2005 Gijón Baloncesto
2005–2009 Fuenlabrada
2009–2012 Unicaja
2012 Fuenlabrada
2012–2016 Canarias
2017–2018 Sevilla
2018 Prat
2018–present Círculo Gijón

Saúl Blanco González (born May 15, 1985 in Oviedo, Spain) is a professional basketball player who plays for Spanish club Círculo Gijón Baloncesto y Conocimiento of the LEB Plata league.

Pro career

Blanco started his career in 2003 at LEB team Gijón Baloncesto. Two years later, he debuts in Liga ACB with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, where his good performance allows him to sign with Euroleague squad Unicaja. In 2012, he signs for CB Canarias.[1]

Blanco played also for the Asturias basketball team.[2]

In 2017, after an absence of one year, Blanco returned to the professional basketball by signing for Real Betis Energía Plus of the Liga ACB. However, he rescinded his contract before the end of the season, finishing it at LEB Oro team CB Prat.

On August 27, 2018, Blanco came back to Asturias and signed with Círculo Gijón Baloncesto y Conocimiento of the LEB Plata.[3]

Euroleague statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Unicaja 9214.9.414.500.8331.3.6.4.04.65.0
2010–11 Unicaja 13723.0.396.364.9553.0.9.9.28.48.2
2011–12 Unicaja 708.5.444.2501.000.9.3.1.02.92.4
Career 29917.0.406.382.9172.0.6.7.15.95.8

References

  1. El CB Canarias ficha a Saúl Blanco ACB.com August 12, 2012
  2. Asturias jugará en Luanco ante Costa de Marfil La Nueva España.
  3. "Círculo Gijón confirma su fichaje de referencia con la llegada de Saúl Blanco". FEB (in Spanish). 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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