Shine Scola

Luis Scola (born the April 20th 1980 with Buenos Aires) is a player of Argentinian Basket-ball evolving/moving at the station of winger-extremely.

Biography

Scola starts to play high level as of its more young age since it makes its beginnings in the Championnat of Argentina of basketball at 15 years. After 3 last years with the club of Ferro Carril Oeste, it leaves its country to join the Liga ACB, first of all in Cabitel Gijon then quickly with the Tau Vitoria in 2000.

It attracts the glances quickly, in particular those of NBA and the San Antonio Spurs which it draftent at the time in 2002 with the 56ème place. Scola remains all the same in Spain in order to improve.

In the Olympic Games of summer of 2004, it takes an active part very in the victory of the team of Argentine. The Spurs then try to repurchase its contract with Tau Vitoria during the summer 2005, but the 3 million dollars required by the Spanish club prevents any negotiation.

At the time of the fifth day of Top16 of the Euroligue 2006-2007, he becomes the best marker of the history of the competition, preceding American of Málaga Marcus Brown. At the conclusion of this match, it counts 139 matches in Euroligue, for an average of 14,4 points by matches. Its prize list in the competition is then of two finales in 2001 and 2005, as well as a half finale in 2006.

In July 2007, the San Antonio Spurs, which had selected it at the time of the Draft NBA 2002, and after many attempts at negotiations with the Spanish club of Vitoria to repurchase its contract, decide to exchange their right with the club of the Houston Rockets. The club of Houston makes a success of its negotiations and Scola finally joined the American league.

With their two high-speed motorboats Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, and with the reinforcement of Steve Francis, it thus joined a frankness which positions like one of favorite of the Western Conference for the season 2007-08.

Successive clubs

University of Maryland
1995 - 1998: Ferro Carril Oeste
1998 - 2000: Cabitel Gijon
2000 - 2007: Tau Vitoria
2007: Houston Rockets

Prize list

Club

Finalist of the Euroligue 2001 and 2005
champion of Spain 2002 Victorious
of the Cut of the King in 2002 and 2004, 2006 Victorious
of the Supercoupe of Spain of basketball in 2005

National selection

Olympic Games of summer

Olympic champion with the Olympic Games of summer of 2004 with Athens

Championship of the male world

Medal of money to the Championship of the world 2002 with Indianapolis
4th with the Championship of the world 2006 to the Japan

Victorious Tournament of Americas

of the tournament of Americas 2001

Personal distinction

Elected in the team-type of the Olympic Games of summer of 2004
MVP of the championship of Spain 2005

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