Ádám Hanga

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The native form of this personal name is Hanga Ádám. This article uses the Western name order.

Ádám Hanga
No. 17 – Laboral Kutxa Vitoria
Position	Shooting guard
League	Liga ACB Euroleague
Personal information
Born	(1989-04-12) 12 April 1989 Budapest, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 59th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Pro playing career	2006–present
Career history
2001–2006	BLF
2006–2011	Alba Fehérvár
2011–2013	Bàsquet Manresa
2013–present	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria

Ádám Hanga (Hungarian: Hanga Ádám, born 12 April 1989 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian professional basketball player who plays for Laboral Kutxa Vitoria in the Liga ACB. His NBA rights were acquired by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2011 NBA Draft, as the 59th pick of the draft.^[1]

Early life

Hanga was born to a Hungarian mother and an Equatoguinean father, who studied in Hungary that time. His father left the family when Ádám was 3 years old and he was brought up by his mother and maternal grandparents.^[2]

Professional career

Hanga began his career by Albacomp in 2006, at the age of 17, and stayed with the Székesfehérvár-based club until 2011. In June 2009 he was invited to the Adidas Eurocamp, an event that is held annually in Treviso for top-flight players aged between 18 and 21. After three days of training and scrimmages, he was ranked the sixth best non-U.S. player in his age group.^[3] 2010 turned out to be his breakout season, as he dominated the Hungarian league. In May 2011 he moved to the Spanish championship, signing for Bàsquet Manresa.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "Spurs Select Joseph And Hanga In 2011 NBA Draft". nba.com. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
↑ "Hanga I, rey de Hungría" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
↑ "Rankings – International '89". Draft Express. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
↑ "Hanga Ádám a spanyol élvonalban folytatja" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
↑ "El Assignia Manresa ficha a la perla del basket húngaro". marca.com (in Spanish). 27 May 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

External links

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v t e 2011 NBA draft

First round	Kyrie Irving Derrick Williams Enes Kanter Tristan Thompson Jonas Valančiūnas Jan Veselý Bismack Biyombo Brandon Knight Kemba Walker Jimmer Fredette Klay Thompson Alec Burks Markieff Morris Marcus Morris Kawhi Leonard Nikola Vučević Iman Shumpert Chris Singleton Tobias Harris Donatas Motiejūnas Nolan Smith Kenneth Faried Nikola Mirotić Reggie Jackson Marshon Brooks Jordan Hamilton JaJuan Johnson Norris Cole Cory Joseph Jimmy Butler

Second round	Bojan Bogdanović Justin Harper Kyle Singler Shelvin Mack Tyler Honeycutt Jordan Williams Trey Thompkins Chandler Parsons Jeremy Tyler Jon Leuer Darius Morris Dāvis Bertāns Malcolm Lee Charles Jenkins Josh Harrellson Andrew Goudelock Travis Leslie Keith Benson Josh Selby Lavoy Allen Jon Diebler Vernon Macklin DeAndre Liggins Milan Mačvan E'Twaun Moore Chukwudiebere Maduabum Tanguy Ngombo Ater Majok Ádám Hanga Isaiah Thomas

Persondata
Name	Hanga, Adam
Alternative names
Short description	Hungarian basketball player
Date of birth	12 April 1989
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death
Place of death

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