Thomas Heurtel

Thomas Heurtel (born 10 April 1989) is a French professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in), he plays at the point guard position.

Thomas Heurtel
Heurtel with Barcelona in 2018
No. 13 – FC Barcelona
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989
Béziers, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2010 / Undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2010Pau-Orthez
2009–2010→SIG Strasbourg
2010–2011Lucentum Alicante
2011–2014Baskonia
2014–2017Anadolu Efes
2017–presentFC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
Medals
European U-20 Championship
2009 Greece
FIBA World Cup
2014 Spain
EuroBasket
2013 Slovenia

Professional career

France (2007–2010)

Heurtel rose through the ranks at the French club Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, and he played in the senior men's first team of the club for two seasons. In the 2008–09 season, he won the French League's Rising Star Award.

One year later, after the relegation of Pau-Orthez, he signed with the French club ASVEL Basket,[1] but he played on loan with French club Strasbourg IG.

Spain (2010–2014)

In the summer of 2010, Heurtel left France, to join the Spanish League club Meridiano Alicante.[2]

In 2011, Heurtel signed with Spanish club Baskonia, and with them he debuted in the top-tier level European-wide league, the EuroLeague.[3]

Turkey (2014–2017)

On 27 December 2014, just before the start of the Top 16 stage of the 2014–15 Euroleague season, Anadolu Efes bought him to Baskonia and Heurtel signed a contract until June 2017 with Turkish club Anadolu Efes, of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[4][5] With Efes, Heurtel needed just two months to win his first club title, as he helped his team to win the Turkish Cup title. Additionally, Heurtel was named the Turkish Cup Final MVP.[6] At the beginning of the next season, Heurtel helped Anadolu Efes to beat Pınar Karşıyaka to win the Turkish President´s Cup, his second title with Efes.[7]

In the 2016–17 season, Heurtel was named the EuroLeague MVP of the Month, for the first time in his career, after averaging 16.7 points and 10.7 assists in the month of February.[8]

Return to Spain (2017–present)
Thomas Heurtel with France at the EuroBasket 2017 tournament

On 22 June 2017 Heurtel signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB.[9] On 18 February 2018 Heurtel won the Copa del Rey with FC Barcelona Lassa and was named MVP of the tournament.

On July 5, 2019, Heurtel re-signed with FC Barcelona for two more years, with an option to extend it until the end of the 2021–22 campaign.[10]

French national team

Heurtel played with the French under-20 national team at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a silver medal. He has also been a member of the senior men's French national basketball team. With France, he played at the EuroBasket 2013, where he won a gold medal, at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, where he won a bronze medal, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11]

Career 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.

Led the league

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Baskonia 10411.4.389.235.500.81.0.1.03.31.7
2012–13 282020.4.484.437.6902.14.5.7.07.29.1
2013–14 211925.8.429.235.7862.15.3.7.08.09.8
2014–15 10628.3.532.563.7862.86.7.9.012.216.2
Anadolu Efes 18924.0.418.393.8262.46.2.6.19.410.8
2015–16 241527.4.498.427.8032.97.9.8.012.717.3
2016–17 35626.3.456.337.8671.75.6.8.012.712.5
2017–18 Barcelona 302223.6.500.348.8142.46.4.7.011.313.9
2018–19 351921.1.477.450.7531.94.8.7.010.411.1
Career 21112024.1.462.380.8072.15.6.7.09.911.6

References
  1. Heurtel et Kangur à l'ASVEL (in French). L'Équipe. 22 July 2009,
  2. Thomas Heurtel, savia nueva para el Meridiano (in Spanish). ACB.com 22 July 2010.
  3. Thomas Heurtel, talento rumbo a Vitoria (in Spanish). Solobasket. June 2011.
  4. Thomas Heurtel se desvincula de Laboral Kutxa Baskonia (in Spanish); Baskonia, December 27, 2014.
  5. Anadolu Efes Istanbul signs Thomas Heurtel.; Sportando, December 27, 2014.
  6. "Efes beats Fenerbahce to win Turkish Cup, Heurtel named MVP". Sportando.com. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  7. Anadolu Efes got the “President’s cup”
  8. Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP for February: Thomas Heurtel, Anadolu Efes Istanbul.
  9. "Thomas Heurtel, creativitat i anotació per al Barça Lassa | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona (in Catalan). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  10. "Barcelona, Heurtel pen multiyear extension". EuroLeague.net. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  11. Thomas HEURTEL (FRA).
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