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Alberto Díaz Ortiz (born April 23, 1994) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Liga ACB. At a height of 1.91 m (6'3") in shoes,[1] and a weight of 86 kg (190 lbs.),[2] he plays at the point guard position.

Alberto Díaz
No. 9 Unicaja
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1994-04-23) April 23, 1994 (age 28)
Málaga, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2014Clínicas Rincón
2012–presentUnicaja
2014→Bilbao Basket
2014–2015→Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
Career highlights and awards
  • EuroCup champion (2017)
  • EuroCup Finals MVP (2017)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Spain
EuroBasket
2022 Germany
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2014 GreeceUnder-20 team

Professional career


Díaz started his professional career at Clínicas Rincón, an affiliated team of Unicaja. He played simultaneously with both teams until March 2014, when he was loaned to Bilbao Basket, until the end of the 2013–14 season.

Díaz was loaned again for the next season, this time to Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, a team that finished in the last position of the 2014–15 ACB season.

Finally, in the summer of 2015, he came back to Unicaja, and definitively took a role in the team in the 2015–16 season. In the 2016–17 season, Díaz won the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup, with Unicaja, after beating Valencia Basket in the Finals.[3] Along with winning the EuroCup trophy, Díaz was also named the EuroCup Finals MVP,[4] after he averaged 7.3 points, 3.0 assists, and 1.3 steals, in 21.8 minutes per game, over the three game series.[5]

Diaz signed a four-year contract extension on August 7, 2020.[6]


International career


Díaz took part of the Spain national under-18 basketball team that won the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in 2012.[7]

In July 2014, he won the silver medal at the Under-20 championship played in Greece.[8]

In September 2022 he won the gold medal at the Eurobasket with averages of 5.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists.[9]


Achievements


With Unicaja
With Spain

Individual awards



References


  1. ALBERTO DIAZ HEIGHT W/O SHOES 6'2.0" HEIGHT W/ SHOES 6'3.0".
  2. Alberto Diaz Ht: 6-3 Wt: 190.
  3. "7DAYS EuroCup Finals, Game 3: Unicaja Malaga is the champion!". Eurocupbasketball.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. "Alberto Diaz chosen MVP of EuroCup Finals". Eurocupbasketball.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. DIAZ, ALBERTO EuroCup 2016-17 STATISTICS.
  6. "Malaga, Alberto Diaz pen contract extension". Sportando. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  7. "Mannheim 2012: España deslumbra al mundo (76-65), ¡CAMPEONES!" (in Spanish). Solobasket. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  8. "La Sub-20 también es de plata" (in Spanish). As. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  9. "Alberto Díaz, el líder silencioso de la campeona del Eurobasket". mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-21.





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