Xavier "Xavi" Rabaseda Bertrán (born 24 February 1989) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Surne Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League. He is a 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall shooting guard-small forward.
.jpg) Rabaseda with Gran Canaria in 2019 | |
| No. 22 – Surne Bilbao Basket | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 24, 1989 Ripoll, Girona, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2009 | CB Cornellà |
| 2009–2010 | FC Barcelona |
| 2010–2011 | →Fuenlabrada |
| 2011–2013 | FC Barcelona |
| 2013–2015 | Estudiantes |
| 2015–2020 | Gran Canaria |
| 2020–2022 | San Pablo Burgos |
| 2022–present | Surne Bilbao Basket |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career edit
After being formed in the youth teams of FC Barcelona, in 2007, Rabaseda joined CB Cornellà, a team affiliated with Barcelona, to play in the LEB Plata league. After two years, and achieving the promotion to the LEB Oro in 2009, he left Cornellà to join FC Barcelona Bàsquet's roster. Despite only playing limited minutes in three games, he was a part of the Barcelona team that won the EuroLeague's 2009-10 season championship, at that season's Euroleague Final Four in Paris.
In 2010, Rabaseda joined Baloncesto Fuenlabrada on loan.[1] Despite being signed for two years with the team of the Community of Madrid, his good performance (9 points and 3 rebounds per game) was enough to earn him a return to FC Barcelona Bàsquet.[2]
In August 2013, he signed with CB Estudiantes.[3] In July 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Gran Canaria.[4]
On July 8, 2020, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB.[5] With Burgos, he won the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League[6] and 2020–21 Basketball Champions League.
On July 15, 2022, he signed with Surne Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League.[7]
Spain national team edit
Rabaseda played with the Spain U-20 national team the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won the bronze medal. He was also selected to that tournament's All-Tournament Team. He has also played with the senior men's Spain national team.
References edit
- ^ Xavi Rabaseda, talento joven para el Baloncesto Fuenlabrada ACB.com. 11 August 2010
- ^ Rabaseda, cien por cien Masia El País. 7 July 2011
- ^ "Estudiantes Madrid signs Xavi Rabaseda". Sportando.net. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ "Gran Canaria signs swingman Rabaseda". Eurocupbasketball.com. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 8, 2020). "San Pablo Burgos sign Xavi Rabaseda". Sportando. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Hereda San Pablo Burgos crowned 2020 Basketball Champions League winners". Basketball Champions League. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Xavi Rabaseda se convierte en Hombre de negro". Bilbao Basket (in European Spanish). 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-16.