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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Laso and the second or maternal family name is Biurrún.
Pablo Laso
Laso coaching Real Madrid in 2017.
Real Madrid
PositionHead coach
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1967-10-13) October 13, 1967 (age 57)
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1989: undrafted
Playing career1984–2003
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2003–present
Career history
As player:
1984–1995Baskonia
1995–1997Real Madrid
1998–1999Pallacanestro Trieste
1999Baloncesto Málaga
1999–2002Girona
2002Lleida Bàsquet
2003Valladolid
As coach:
2003–2004AB Castelló
2004–2005Pamesa Valencia
2006–2007Cantabria Baloncesto
2007–2011Gipuzkoa
2011–presentReal Madrid
2011–presentBasque Country
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Spanish League career stats leaders

As head coach:

Pablo Laso Biurrún (born October 13, 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball head coach of the Real Madrid basketball team, and a former professional player.

Professional playing career

Club career

Laso played 17,378 minutes (4th most) in 624 games (9th most) in the Liga ACB (the top-tier level Spanish League).[1][2] He holds the ACB records for most career assists (2,896)[3] and most career steals (1,219).[4]

He won the 1995 edition of the Spanish Cup, and was the MVP of the tournament. He also won the championship of the FIBA Saporta Cup's 1996–97 season.

National team career

Laso played in 61 games with the senior Spanish national team. He played at the EuroBasket 1989, the 1994 FIBA World Championship, and the EuroBasket 1995.[5]

Professional coaching career

In 2008, Laso led Bruesa GBC,to achieve a league promotion to the Spanish top-tier level Liga ACB.

Laso led Real Madrid to win the EuroLeague championships of the 2014–15 season, and the 2017–18 season. He also led Real Madrid to win 4 Spanish League championships (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018), 5 Spanish Cups (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), and 4 Spanish Supercups (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018).

He also led Real Madrid to win the championship of the 2015 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Head coaching record

Legend
G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win-loss %

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

Team Year G W L W–L% Result
Real Madrid 2011–12 16 12 4 .750 Eliminated in Top 16 stage
2012–13 29 21 8 .724 Lost in the final game
2013–14 31 25 6 .806 Lost in the final game
2014–15 30 24 6 .800 Won Euroleague Championship
2015–16 27 12 15 .444 Eliminated in quarterfinals
2016–17 36 26 10 .722 Lost in 3rd place game
2017–18 36 24 12 .667 Won EuroLeague Championship
2018–19 35 26 9 .743 Won in 3rd place game
Career 240 170 70 .708

Trophies

As player

As head coach

See also

References

  1. ^ ACB data (in Spanish). Archived 2013-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ ACB data (in Spanish).
  3. ^ ACB data (in Spanish).
  4. ^ ACB data (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Pablo LASO BIURRUN (ESP) participated in 5 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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