Pablo Prigioni

Pablo Prigioni

Prigioni with the Knicks
No. 9 – Houston Rockets
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born May 17, 1977
Río Tercero, Córdoba
Nationality Argentine / Italian[1]
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1999 / Undrafted
Pro career 1995–present
Career history
1995–1996 Ramallo (Argentina)
1996–1998 Belgrano San Nicolás (Argentina)
1998–1999 Obras Sanitarias (Argentina)
1999–2001 Fuenlabrada (Spain)
2001–2003 Lucentum Alicante (Spain)
2003–2009 Tau Ceramica (Spain)
2009–2011 Real Madrid (Spain)
2011–2012 Caja Laboral (Spain)
2012–2015 New York Knicks
2015–present Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com

Pablo Prigioni (born May 17, 1977) is an Argentine professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), he plays at the point guard position.

Professional career

Prigioni began his professional career with Ramallo of the Argentine LNB League during the 1995–96 season. He then moved to the Argentine club Belgrano San Nicolás. In 1998, he transferred to the Argentine club Obras Sanitarias. In 1999, he moved to the Spanish ACB League club Fuenlabrada, where he stayed until 2001.

In 2001, Prigioni joined the Spanish club Lucentum Alicante, and he played there until 2003. In 2003, Prigioni joined the Euroleague team Saski Baskonia. With Baskonia he won several titles, including: 3 Spanish King's Cups in the years 2004, 2006, 2009, 4 Spanish Supercups in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and the Spanish Championship in 2008.

In 2009, he joined Real Madrid.[2] In August 2011, he returned to Caja Laboral, signing a one-year deal.[3]

NBA

On July 24, 2012, Prigioni signed a one-year contract with the New York Knicks for the rookie minimum.[4] He became the team's starting point guard for the last two months of the Knicks's 2012-13 season as well as for the playoffs. In Game 6 of the New York Knicks' first round playoff series versus the Boston Celtics, Prigioni made 3 three-pointers in the first quarter. The Knicks won 88-80 to advance to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 13 years.[5]

On July 10, 2013, Prigioni re-signed with the Knicks.[6]

On February 19, 2015, Prigioni was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Alexey Shved and two second-round picks.[7]

Argentine national basketball team

As a member of the Argentine senior men's national basketball team, Prigioni played for Argentina at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He won silver medals at the 2003 FIBA Americas Championship and 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. Prigioni was also a member of the Argentine national team that competed at the 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament and won the bronze medal.

He also won the bronze medal at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, and the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship.

Career statistics

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

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

Led the league

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2003–04 Tau Ceramica 20 10 22.7 .452 .409 .810 2.1 4.0 1.9 .2 6.0 8.9
2004–05 Tau Ceramica 21 7 19.5 .394 .313 .893 2.0 3.0 1.1 .0 4.4 6.6
2005–06 Tau Ceramica 25 22 27.1 .462 .368 .837 2.1 6.2 2.2 .0 5.8 11.7
2006–07 Tau Ceramica 23 13 25.3 .442 .352 .913 2.8 4.7 2.5 .0 6.6 11.6
2007–08 Tau Ceramica 25 2 23.7 .375 .327 .907 2.7 4.1 1.5 .0 7.0 9.0
2008–09 Tau Ceramica 21 19 26.6 .433 .427 .545 2.5 4.3 1.5 .0 6.4 9.5
2009–10 Real Madrid 20 19 27.6 .422 .328 .861 2.5 4.3 1.5 .1 7.0 10.1
2010–11 Real Madrid 18 13 25.5 .370 .344 .762 2.6 3.4 1.4 .0 5.4 8.8
2011–12 Caja Laboral 10 6 28.6 .439 .308 .846 3.2 4.6 2.2 .0 7.3 12.8
Career 183 111 25.0 .420 .355 .851 2.5 4.4 1.7 .0 6.2 9.7

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 New York 78 18 16.2 .455 .396 .880 1.8 3.0 .9 .0 3.5
2013–14 New York 66 27 19.4 .461 .464 .917 2.0 3.5 1.0 .0 3.8
2014–15 New York 43 3 18.5 .422 .374 .846 1.9 2.4 1.2 .0 4.7
2014–15 Houston 24 0 17.7 .343 .275 .867 1.6 2.8 1.1 .0 3.0
Career 211 48 17.9 .437 .398 .872 1.9 3.0 1.0 .0 3.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013 New York 11 10 20.9 .395 .433 .500 1.5 3.2 1.3 .1 4.5
Career 11 10 20.9 .395 .433 .500 1.5 3.2 1.3 .1 4.5

Player profile

A creative, pass-first 6'3" point guard, Prigioni led the Euroleague in assists during the 2005–2006 season. He was voted to the Spanish ACB League's All-ACB Team in 2006, 2007, and 2009. He is also a persistent defender, leading the Spanish League in steals during the 2002–03 season.

He has also been selected to the Spanish ACB League All-Star Game. He was also selected to the All-Euroleague Second Team two times during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Argentine national team

See also

References

  1. ↑ ACB.com Pablo Prigioni Varios Doble nacionalidad Argentina-Italia (Spanish).
  2. ↑ Comunicado oficial: Oleson al Caja Laboral; Prigioni y Vidal al Real Madrid (Spanish).
  3. ↑ CAJA LABORAL brings back Prigioni
  4. ↑ Knicks Sign Pablo Prigioni
  5. ↑ Knicks at Celtics, May 3, 2013
  6. ↑ Pablo's Back! Knicks Re-Sign The Argentine Point Guard
  7. ↑ "Rockets Acquire K.J. McDaniels and Pablo Prigioni". NBA.com. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

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