Luca Vildoza
Luca Vildoza (born August 11, 1995) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Baskonia in the Liga ACB. At a height of 1.91 m (6'3") tall, he can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
 Vildoza with Baskonia in 2018 | |
| No. 3 – Baskonia | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | Liga ACB EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 11, 1995 Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine / Italian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2017 | Quilmes |
| 2017–present | Baskonia |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
Early years
Vildoza started his professional career with the Argentine 1st Division (LNB) club Quilmes, in the LNB 2011–12 season. He then played in the Argentine 2nd Division with Quilmes, during the TNA 2012–13 season. He spent the next three seasons playing in the top-tier level Argentine League with Quilmes.
Baskonia (2016–present)
In 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Spanish League club Baskonia. However, Baskonia loaned him back to Quilmes, for the 2016–17 season.[1] He rejoined Baskonia for the 2017–18 season and made a debut in the EuroLeague. Over 24 EuroLeague games, he averaged 4.5 points, 2 assists and 1.3 rebounds per game. In the Spanish League, he appeared in 25 games and averaged 5.9 points, while shooting 50% from the field goal and 40.4% from the three-point line. Baskonia made the ACB Playoffs Finals that season and was lost the final series with 3–1 to Real Madrid.
In 2018–19 season, Vildoza's role in the team increased and so did his stats as he averaged 9.1 points and 3.8 assists over 34 games of the EuroLeague. In March 2019, Vildoza signed a contract extension with Baskonia to stay until the end of 2023–24 season.[2] In the Spanish League, he appeared in 32 games, averaging 9.3 points per game. In ACB Playoffs Quarterfinals, Baskonia lost with 2–0 to Zaragoza.
National team career
Vildoza was a member of the junior national teams of Argentina. He played with Argentina's junior national team at the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Cup. He is also a member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team. With Argentina's senior team, he has played at the 2014 ODESUR Games, the 2015 Pan American Games, the 2016 South American Championship, and the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[3]
In 2019, he took part in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima. Vildoza was included in the Argentine squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and clinched silver medal with Argentina which emerged as runners-up to Spain at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[4]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
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| 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.
References
- Luca Vildoza new player for Laboral Kutxa Baskonia.
- "Baskonia, Vildoza together til 2024!". euroleague.net. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- Luca VILDOZA (ARG).
- "Spain seal second FIBA World Cup with win over Argentina". MARCA in English. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
External links
- Luca Vildoza at acb.com (in Spanish)
- DLuca Vildoza at draftexpress.com
- Luca Vildoza at euroleague.net
- Luca Vildoza at fiba.com
- Luca Vildoza at latinbasket.com
- Luca Vildoza on Twitter