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Felipe Reyes

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Reyes and the second or maternal family name is Cabanás.
Felipe Reyes
Reyes with the Real Madrid in 2017.
Personal information
Born (1980-03-16) 16 March 1980 (age 44)
Córdoba, Spain
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2002: undrafted
Playing career1998–2021
PositionPower forward
Number9
Career history
1998–2004Estudiantes
2004–2021Real Madrid
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Japan
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poland
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lithuania
Gold medal – first place 2015 France
Silver medal – second place 2003 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2007 Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Turkey
FIBA U19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1999 Portugal U19 Team
FIBA Europe U20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Macedonia U20 Team
FIBA Europe U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bulgaria U18 Team

Felipe Reyes Cabanás (born 16 March 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Spain national team. Standing at a height of 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall,[1] and weighing 120 kg (265 lbs.), he plays at the power forward and center positions.[2]

During his pro club career, Reyes won two EuroLeague championships, in 2015 and 2018. He was also an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in the EuroLeague 2014–15 season. He was named a EuroLeague Legend in 2022. With Spain's senior national team, he won the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Cup, and gold medals at the 2009 EuroBasket, the 2011 EuroBasket, and the 2015 EuroBasket.

Professional career

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Estudiantes Madrid (1998–2004)

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Reyes began his professional club career in the Spanish top-tier level ACB League, with Estudiantes Madrid, during the Spanish League 1998–99 season. In that same season, he also played with the club's second level reserve team, Estudiantes B, in the Spanish 2nd-tier level EBA League. He played with Estudiantes through the Spanish League 2003–04 season. With Estudiantes, he also played in the European-wide secondary level EuroCup, and the European-wide premier level EuroLeague.

Real Madrid (2004–2021)

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Reyes moved to the Spanish EuroLeague club Real Madrid, before the 2004–05 season. In May 2015, he was named to the 2014–15 season's All-EuroLeague First Team, for his performance during the season;[3] and he was also named the Spanish ACB League Most Valuable Player of the 2014–15 ACB season, marking the second time in his career that he won that award.[4]

During that 2014–15 season, Reyes' club, Real Madrid, won the EuroLeague season's championship, after defeating Olympiacos, by a score of 78–59, in the league's final game.[5] Real Madrid eventually finished the season, by also winning the Spanish ACB League season championship, after a 3–0 series sweep in the Spanish League final series against Barcelona. With that title, Real Madrid had won the Triple Crown for the season.[6]

On 27 June 2015, Reyes signed a two-year contract extension with Real Madrid.[7] He became the Spanish ACB League's all-time career leader in total rebounds, in March 2017, after surpassing the previous record holder, Granger Hall.[8]

In May 2018, Real Madrid won the 2017–18 EuroLeague season's championship, after defeating Fenerbahçe Doğuş in the final game, by a score of 85–80.[9] Over 35 EuroLeague games played that season, Reyes averaged 8.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

On 4 February 2019, Reyes became the ACB League's all-time leader in games played, including both formats of the league (ACB & Primera División). He achieved that after he played in his 779th Spanish League game, against Unicaja Málaga, eclipsing the league's previous record-holder for most games played, Joan Creus's tally.[10] On 15 February 2019, Reyes became the all-time leader in games played in the Spanish King's Cup tournament, as he overtook Juan Carlos Navarro, to achieve that record.[11]

On 24 July 2020 Reyes re-signed with the team.[12]

On 23 June 2021 Reyes announced the end of his successful, prolific and brilliant professional basketball career in which he was the captain of the team.[13]

National team career

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Reyes was a member of the junior national teams of Spain. With Spain's junior national teams, he won medals at the following tournaments: the gold medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the gold medal at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the bronze medal at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Reyes was a long-time member of the senior Spain men's national basketball team. With Spain's senior national team, he won the following medals: the bronze medal at the 2001 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the 2003 EuroBasket, the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Cup, the silver medal at the 2007 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2009 EuroBasket, the gold medal at the 2011 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2015 EuroBasket, and the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. With Spain, he also played at the 2002 FIBA World Cup, the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2005 EuroBasket, the 2010 FIBA World Cup, and the 2014 FIBA World Cup.[14]

Personal life

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Reyes' older brother, Alfonso, is also a former professional basketball player. Reyes' nickname is "Espartaco" (English: "Spartacus").[15][16][17]

Career statistics

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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

EuroLeague

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† Denotes seasons in which Reyes won the EuroLeague
* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2000–01 Estudiantes 12 7 15.8 .547 — .638 4.1 .6 .8 .3 7.9 8.4
2004–05 Real Madrid 17 14 22.8 .398 — .560 7.7 1.2 1.6 .4 6.8 10.9
2005–06 22 22 26.5 .507 — .606 7.5 1.4 1.1 .3 9.8 13.5
2007–08 19 10 24.4 .500 — .604 7.1 .9 1.3 .5 12.6 15.8
2008–09 19 10 24.4 .500 .500 .800 6.5 1.1 1.3 .1 13.6 15.8
2009–10 14 2 17.8 .432 — .780 5.0 .9 .8 .1 7.3 9.1
2010–11 21 21 19.1 .422 .200 .838 5.5 .9 .4 .2 8.7 9.8
2011–12 16 0 18.5 .468 — .793 6.3 .6 .6 .2 8.4 11.3
2012–13 29 0 18.1 .456 .294 .706 5.1 .5 .5 .3 7.6 8.9
2013–14 30 0 16.5 .462 .304 .855 4.8 .7 .3 .2 9.1 10.3
2014–15† 30* 20 19.1 .502 .294 .814 5.1 1.0 .5 .3 10.7 13.3
2015–16 26 20 18.9 .509 .414 .829 5.9 .9 .5 .2 10.8 13.9
2016–17 30 18 12.4 .477 .333 .818 2.8 .7 .3 .3 5.3 6.9
2017–18† 35 7 15.5 .582 .429 .793 4.3 .8 .2 .2 8.4 10.9
2018–19 23 1 8.9 .593 — .935 2.1 .3 .3 .0 4.0 5.0
2019–20 7 0 8.0 .429 .200 .833 1.6 .4 .3 .1 3.4 2.4
2020–21 5 0 4.3 .250 — .750 1.2 .2 .2 .2 1.4 0.8
Career 357 157 17.8 .488 .320 .749 5.0 .8 .6 .2 8.5 10.6

Awards and accomplishments

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Pro career

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Spanish junior national team

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Spanish senior national team

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References

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  1. ^ FELIPE REYES SPAIN Height 2.06 m.
  2. ^ Felipe Reyes FC Height: 6-9 (206cm) Weight: 265 (120kg).
  3. ^ "All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced". euroleague.net. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Felipe Reyes, MVP Orange de la Liga Endesa 2014-15" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Real Madrid is Euroleague champion for record ninth time!". euroleague.net. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Real Madrid make it 4 out of 4". marca.com (in Spanish). 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Comunicado Oficial: Felipe Reyes". realmadrid.com (in Spanish). 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  8. ^ Real Madrid's Felipe Reyes becomes ACB All-Time Rebounds Leader.
  9. ^ "Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion". euroleague.net. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Felipe Reyes became the league's all-time highest appearance-maker in the game against Unicaja (779)". realmadrid.com (in Spanish). 4 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Reyes becomes all-time highest Copa del Rey appearance-maker". realmadrid.com.
  12. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 24, 2020). "Real Madrid officially re-signs Felipe Reyes for another season". Sportando. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "Felipe Reyes dice adiós al baloncesto: "Me he dejado siempre el alma". MARCA. June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  14. ^ Felipe REYES (ESP) participated in 23 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
  15. ^ Ediciones anteriores (in Spanish).
  16. ^ El liderazgo inagotable de Felipe Reyes a los 35 años (in Spanish).
  17. ^ 'Espartaco' Reyes exhibe el músculo del Madrid con un triple para la historia (in Spanish).
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