Carlos Jiménez

Carlos Jiménez

Hommage act to Carlos Jiménez on February 2013 before the game between Estudiantes and Málaga, the two clubs for which he played.
Unicaja Málaga
Position Assistant coach
Personal information
Born 10 February 1976
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1998 / Undrafted
Pro career 1994–2012
Career history
As player:
1994-2006 Estudiantes
2006-2011 Unicaja Málaga
2011-2012 Estudiantes
2012 Unicaja Málaga
As coach:
2012–present Unicaja Málaga (assistant)

Carlos Jiménez Sánchez (born February 10, 1976) is a Spanish former professional basketball player and current assistant coach of the Unicaja Málaga. He is 2.05 m (6 ft 8 ¾ in) tall. His nickname is "suma y sigue Jiménez", which translated into English is "add and go on Jiménez."

Player profile

He plays as a forward, helping with rebounds using his 205 cm height and his long arms. He is a good defender and a good free throw shooter.

Professional career

In the 2002-03 NBA Season, Jiminez was on the preseason roster of the Sacramento Kings as he tried out for the club, but he was cut from the team a week before the start of the regular season. He was disappointed that they cut him off. Jiménez never had another NBA experience. In August 2011 he returned to Asefa Estudiantes after playing five seasons for Unicaja Málaga, signing a one-year contract.[1]

In 2011, he comes back to Estudiantes and in April 2012, with six games to finish the Liga ACB, decides to retire at the end of the season.[2]

However, on September 17, 2012, he returned to professional basketball by signing a one-month contract, with option to extend for one more month, with his former team Unicaja Málaga.[3] He retired in December.

Club career

Spanish national team

Jiménez played with the Spanish national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics Basketball Tournament, losing against Team USA in the gold medal game. After this competition, Carlos announced his retirement from the Spanish national team, after having been the captain of that group of players. He is the Spanish player with most medals won in international tournaments for the Spanish national team.

2008 Summer Olympics Spanish basketball team 'slanty-eye' photo incident

As captain of the 2008 Summer Olympics Spanish basketball team, He was a part of the 'slanty-eye' gesture photo incident that took place before the Beijing Olympics. The photo was a feature ad as a newspaper spread in Spain, showing all players using their fingers to apparently make their eyes look more Chinese (Epicanthic fold) on a basketball court adorned with a Chinese dragon. The photo was part of a publicity campaign for team sponsor Seur and was used only in Spain.[4]

"It was something like supposed to be funny or something but never offensive in any way," said teammate Pau Gasol. "I'm sorry if anybody thought or took it the wrong way and thought that it was offensive."[5]

Teammate José Calderón said the team was responding to a request from the photographer. "We felt it was something appropriate, and that it would be interpreted as an affectionate gesture," said Calderón. "Without a doubt, some ... press didn't see it that way."[6]

Awards

Spanish national team

Club career

References

  1. ↑ Carlos Jimenez pens a deal with Asefa Estudiantes
  2. ↑ Six last nights with Carlos Jiménez El Mundo. 19 April 2012 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ "Unicaja Malaga signs Carlos Jimenez to a one-month contract". Sportando. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Ad photo featuring 2008 Summer Olympics Mens Spanish basketball team, The Associated Press, August 2008
  5. ↑ Pau Gasol, Spanish hoops team respond to accusations of racism, Projo Sports Blog, 13 August 2008
  6. ↑ Spanish basketball team sparks Olympic row as they are pictured making 'slanty-eye' gesture, Daily Mail, 14 August 2008

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