Sebas Saiz

Sebas Saiz
Saiz, playing for Ole Miss in 2016.
Iberostar Tenerife
Position Center
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1994-07-15) July 15, 1994
Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
High school Sunrise Christian Academy
(Wichita, Kansas)
College Ole Miss (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present
Career history
2017–present Real Madrid
2017–2018 →Burgos
2018–present →Canarias
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
U20 European Championship
2014 GreeceTeam
2013 EstoniaTeam

Juan Sebastián "Sebas" Saiz Soto (born July 15, 1994) is a Spanish basketball player for Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB on loan from Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. He also holds Dominican citizenship.[1]

Early years

Saiz, whose mother is from Dominican Republic,[2] started playing basketball at the youth teams of Real Madrid, until changing to CB Talavera due to personal reasons. In 2009, he passed the trials for joining Estudiantes, where he made his debut in senior competitions by playing in 2011 some matches of the Liga EBA, with only 16 years old.

High school and college career

Saiz moved in 2012 to the United States for continuing his career[3] and in 2013, he joined the Ole Miss Rebels averaging 5.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in his first season. He ended his college years becoming the second player after Murphy Holloway that overpassed the 1,000 points and 900 rebounds and being included in the All-Conference first team of the Southeastern Conference.[4]

Professional career

In July 2017, Saiz signed his first professional contract with Real Madrid, terminating previously with Estudiantes. One month later, he was loaned to San Pablo Burgos, debutant in the Spanish Liga ACB,[5] where he averaged 9.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.

In July 2018, he was loaned to Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB.[6] He will make his debut in European competition as the Canarian team is qualified for the Basketball Champions League.

International career

Saiz played with the Spanish youth teams, taking part of the under-19 team that finished in the fifth position at the 2013 World Championship.[7]

With the under-20 team the European Championship, achieving a bronze medal in 2013 and a silver one in 2014.

He made his debut with Spain in November 2017, at the 2019 World Cup qualifying match played in Podgorica against Montenegro.

References

  1. ↑ Brito, Edison (18 January 2015). "NCAA - Sebastian Saiz, 12 puntos en undécimo triunfo de Ole Miss" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Sáez, Faustino (16 March 2017). "Sebas Sáiz, la fiera que viene" [Sebas Sáiz, the beast that comes]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sebas Saiz estudiará en EEUU" [Sebas Saiz will study in the United States] (in Spanish). CB Estudiantes. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Historical Southeastern Conference Awards". RealGM. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "El San Pablo Burgos comunica que llega a un acuerdo por Sebas Saiz" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "ACB.COM - Sebas Saiz, nuevo jugador del Iberostar Tenerife". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Spain at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship". FIBA. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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