Txemi Urtasun

Txemi Urtasun
No. 10 – Herbalife Gran Canaria
Position Shooting guard
League Spanish League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born April 30, 1984
Pamplona, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2006 / Undrafted
Pro career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2003 Bilbao Basket (Spain 2nd)
2003–2004 La Palma (Spain 2nd)
2004–2005 Basket Zaragoza (Spain 2nd)
2005–2006 Breogán (Spain)
2006–2007 Gipuzkoa (Spain)
2007 Estudiantes (Spain)
2007–2008 Baloncesto León (Spain)
2008–2010 Alicante (Spain)
2010–2012 Sevilla (Spain)
2012–2014 Málaga (Spain)
2014–present Gran Canaria (Spain)

José Miguel "Txemi" Urtasun Uriz (born April 30, 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball player who plays for Herbalife Gran Canaria. He is a 6'4" (1.93 m) tall shooting guard. His twin brother, Álex Urtasun, is also a professional basketball player.

Professional career

Urtasun began his pro career with Bilbao Basket of the Spanish 2nd Division for the 2002-03 season. He moved to UB La Palma in 2003. In 2004, he joined CAI Zaragoza. In 2005, he moved to Breogán. In 2006, he joined Bruesa GBC.

Urtasun then joined Estudiantes for the 2007-08 season, before moving to play with Baloncesto León that same season. He moved to Lucentum Alicante in 2008. In 2010, he joined the Cajasol, and in 2012 he moved to the Spanish club Málaga.[1]

Spanish national team

Urtasun was a member of the junior national teams of Spain. With Spain's junior national teams, he played at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Awards and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Euroleague.net Txemi Urtasun will play with Unicaja.

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