Facundo Campazzo

Facundo Campazzo

Campazzo playing with Peñarol Mar del Plata
No. 7 – UCAM Murcia
Position Point guard
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1991-03-23) March 23, 1991
Córdoba, Argentina
Nationality Argentine
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2014 Peñarol Mar del Plata
2014–present Real Madrid
2015–present → UCAM Murcia
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
FIBA Americas Championship
2015 Mexico
2013 Venezuela
South American Championship
2012 Argentina
2014 Venezuela
South American Games
2014 Chile

Facundo "Facu" Campazzo (born March 23, 1991) is an Argentine professional basketball player who plays for UCAM Murcia, on loan from Real Madrid. He plays at the point guard position.

Professional career

Campazzo began playing for the Argentine League club Peñarol Mar del Plata in 2008.[1] He was named the Argentine League Newcomer of the Year and the Argentine Cup MVP in 2010. He was also named the Super 8 Tournament MVP in 2011 and 2013, and the Argentine League Finals MVP in 2012.

On August 30, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with the Spanish League club Real Madrid.[2] In 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the Euroleague, after defeating Olympiacos with 78–59 in the final game.[3] Real Madrid eventually finished the season winning the Spanish League championship, after 3–0 score in the final series against Barcelona. With that trophy, they have won the triple crown.[4]

On August 20, 2015, he was loaned to UCAM Murcia.[5]

Argentine national team

Campazzo is also a member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team. With Argentina, he participated at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.[6] He also played at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

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

† Denotes seasons in which Campazzo won the Euroleague

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15† Real Madrid 11 1 8.6 .476 .364 .700 .5 2.0 .5 .1 2.8 3.0
Career 11 1 8.6 .476 .364 .700 .5 2.0 .5 .1 2.8 3.0

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Argentine national team

References

  1. ↑ Faltayvale.it Puntero invicto del grupo V en la Copa Argentina (Italian).
  2. ↑ "Real Madrid adds Campazzo at point". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Real Madrid is Euroleague champion for record ninth time!". euroleague.net. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Real Madrid make it 4 out of 4". marca.com (in Spanish). 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "UCAM Murcia announces Facundo Campazzo". Sportando.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. ↑ FIBA.com Facundo CAMPAZZO (ARG).
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