Pablo Laso
Pablo Laso Biurrún (born October 13, 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball head coach of the Real Madrid basketball team, and a former professional player.
![]() Laso coaching Real Madrid in 2017. | |
Real Madrid | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Liga ACB EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | October 13, 1967
Nationality | Spanish |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 1989 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1984–2003 |
Position | Point guard |
Coaching career | 2003–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1984–1995 | Baskonia |
1995–1997 | Real Madrid |
1998–1999 | Pallacanestro Trieste |
1999 | Baloncesto Málaga |
1999–2002 | Girona |
2002 | Lleida Bàsquet |
2003 | Valladolid |
As coach: | |
2003–2004 | AB Castelló |
2004–2005 | Pamesa Valencia |
2006–2007 | Cantabria Baloncesto |
2007–2011 | Gipuzkoa |
2011–present | Real Madrid |
2011–present | Basque Country |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
Spanish League career stats leaders As head coach:
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Professional playing career
Club career
Laso played 17,378 minutes (4th most) in 624 games (9th most) in the Liga ACB (the top-tier level Spanish League).[1][2] He holds the ACB records for most career assists (2,896)[3] and most career steals (1,219).[4]
He won the 1995 edition of the Spanish Cup, and was the MVP of the tournament. He also won the championship of the FIBA Saporta Cup's 1996–97 season.
National team career
Laso played in 61 games with the senior Spanish national team. He played at the EuroBasket 1989, the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and the EuroBasket 1995.[5]
Professional coaching career
In 2008, Laso led Bruesa GBC,to achieve a league promotion to the Spanish top-tier level Liga ACB.
Laso led Real Madrid to win the EuroLeague championships of the 2014–15 season, and the 2017–18 season. He also led Real Madrid to win 4 Spanish League championships (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018), 5 Spanish Cups (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), and 4 Spanish Supercups (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018).
He also led Real Madrid to win the championship of the 2015 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
Head coaching record
Legend | |||||||||
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G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % |
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
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Real Madrid | 2011–12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | Eliminated in Top 16 stage |
2012–13 | 29 | 21 | 8 | .724 | Lost in the final game | |
2013–14 | 31 | 25 | 6 | .806 | Lost in the final game | |
2014–15 | 30 | 24 | 6 | .800 | Won Euroleague Championship | |
2015–16 | 27 | 12 | 15 | .444 | Eliminated in quarterfinals | |
2016–17 | 36 | 26 | 10 | .722 | Lost in 3rd place game | |
2017–18 | 36 | 24 | 12 | .667 | Won EuroLeague Championship | |
2018–19 | 35 | 26 | 9 | .743 | Won in 3rd place game | |
Career | 240 | 170 | 70 | .708 |
Trophies
As player
- Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup): (1)
- FIBA Saporta Cup: (1)
References
External links
- Pablo Laso at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Pablo Laso at euroleague.net
- Pablo Laso Biurrun at FIBA
- Pablo Laso on Twitter