Manuel Raga

Manuel Raga

Manuel Raga in 1972
Personal information
Born	(1944-03-14) March 14, 1944 Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Listed height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Career history
1964–1968	Villa Aldama
1968–1974	Ignis Varese
1974–1977	Federale Lugano
Career highlights and awards
3x FIBA European Champions Cup champion (1970, 1972–1973) 3x Swiss League champion (1975–1977) 2x Swiss Cup champion (1976–1977)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Representing Mexico Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg Team

Manuel "Manolo" Raga Navarro (born March 14, 1944) is a retired Mexican basketball player who competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1976 Olympics. He was part of the Mexican team that won a silver medal at the 1967 Pan American Games. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors. In 2016, he became a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame.

Club career

Nicknamed, the "Flying Mexican", Raga played professionally for Varese in the Italian League, from 1968 to 1973, and won three Euroleague championships. In 1970, he became the first player from an international league to be selected in the NBA Draft, when Atlanta Hawks general manager, Marty Blake, took him with the 167th overall pick. However, Raga never played in the NBA.

Honours

• FIBA European Champions Cup (3): 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73
• Ligue Nationale de Basket (3): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
• Swiss Cup (2): 1975–76, 1976–77

External links

• Euroleague.net 50 greatest contributors
• Out of the South. NBA.com. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
• Manuel Raga, Mexico, InterBasket. Retrieved 20 August 2007.