Manuel Raga

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Manuel "Manolo" Raga (born March 14, 1944 in Aldama, Tamaulipas) is a retired Mexican basketball player.

Nicknamed the "Flying Mexican", Raga played professionally for Pallacanestro Varese in Italy from 1968 to 1973 and won 3 Euroleague champions.

In 1970, he became the first player from an international league to be selected in the 1970 NBA Draft when Atlanta Hawks general manager Marty Blake took him with the 167th overall pick. However, Raga never played in the NBA.

[edit] External links

Career basketpedya.com
Out of the South. NBA.com. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
Manuel Raga, Mexico, InterBasket. Retrieved 20 August 2007.

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Players

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Coaches
Pedro Ferrándiz • Pini Gershon • Alexandar Gomelskiy • Dušan Ivković • Božidar Maljković • Ettore Messina • Aca Nikolić • Željko Obradović • Dan Peterson • Lolo Sainz
Referees
Artenik Aradabjian • Mikhail Davidov • Lubomir Kotleba • Ivan Mainini • Costas Rigas

v • d • e Ignis Varese 1969-70 Euroleague Champions

Meneghin \| Raga \| Jones \| Ossola \| Vittori \| Rusconi \| Flaborea \| Bulgheroni \| Paschini \| Malagoli \| Coach Nikolić

v • d • e Ignis Varese 1971-72 Euroleague Champions

Meneghin \| Raga \| Ossola \| Gennari \| Flaborea \| Rusconi \| Vittori \| Bisson \| Zanatta \| Malachin \| Vigna \| Coach Nikolić

v • d • e Ignis Varese 1972-73 Euroleague Champions

Morse \| Meneghin \| Raga \| Ossola \| Bisson \| Flaborea \| Zanatta \| Rusconi \| Polzot \| Lucarelli \| Bertolucci \| Chiarini \| Coach Nikolić

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