Ádám Hanga (born 12 April 1989) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was drafted 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2011 NBA draft.[1] Hanga won the EuroLeague Best Defender award in 2017.
![]() Hanga playing with Barcelona in 2018 | |
No. 8 – Real Madrid | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | Liga ACB EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | (1989-04-12) 12 April 1989 (age 33) Budapest, Hungary |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Listed weight | 211 lb (96 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 59th overall |
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
Playing career | 2006–present |
Career history | |
2006–2011 | Albacomp |
2011–2013 | Manresa |
2013–2017 | Baskonia |
2014–2015 | → Sidigas Avellino |
2017–2021 | FC Barcelona Lassa |
2021–present | Real Madrid |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Hanga was born to a Hungarian mother and a Zanzibari Tanzanian father, who studied in Hungary that time. His father left the family when Ádám was 3 years old and he was brought up by his mother and maternal grandparents.[2]
He is the nephew of African-Russian journalist and television personality Yelena Khanga.[3]
Hanga began his career with the Hungarian club, Albacomp, in 2006, at the age of 17, and stayed with the Székesfehérvár-based club until 2011. In June 2009, he was invited to the Adidas Eurocamp, an event that is held annually in Treviso, for top-flight players, aged between 18 and 21. After three days of training and scrimmages, he was ranked the sixth best non-U.S. player in his age group.[4] The 2010–11 season turned out to be his breakout year, as he dominated the Hungarian League.
In May 2011, he moved to the Spanish League, signing with Bàsquet Manresa.[5][6] The San Antonio Spurs selected Hanga with the 59th pick in the 2011 NBA draft.
In July 2013, Hanga signed a four-year deal with the Spanish club Baskonia.[7] In August 2014, he was loaned to the Italian League team Sidigas Avellino, for the 2014–15 season.[8] Hanga came back to Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on May 11, 2015, for the final games of the 2014–15 ACB season, after finishing the Lega Basket season with Avellino.[9] On June 28, 2017, Hanga was registered by Baskonia for the right of first refusal.[10] On July 9, 2017, Hanga signed an offer sheet with FC Barcelona Lassa.[11] On July 12, 2017, Baskonia matched the offer sheet to Hanga, keeping Hanga in their roster.[12] On July 23, 2017, Hanga re-signed with Baskonia, through the 2019–20 season.[13][14] On August 22, 2017, Baskonia and FC Barcelona Lassa reached an agreement for the transfer of Hanga to the Catalan club.[15] On July 9, 2019, Barcelona Bàsquet announced Hanga had extended his contract with the club until 2022, with an option to continue until 2023.[16] On July 16, 2021, Hanga officially parted ways with the Spanish club after four seasons.[17]
On July 23, 2021, he signed a two-year deal with Liga ACB archrivals Real Madrid.[18]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2013–14 | Baskonia | 15 | 0 | 17.0 | .449 | .286 | .560 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .7 | .5 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
2015–16 | 27 | 27 | 29.0 | .452 | .279 | .707 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 13.1 | |
2016–17 | 33 | 30 | 28.0 | .448 | .336 | .667 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 13.0 | |
2017–18 | Barcelona | 26 | 25 | 24.4 | .452 | .347 | .679 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 9.1 |
2018–19 | 27 | 13 | 20.5 | .463 | .282 | .745 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 10.6 | |
Career | 128 | 95 | 24.7 | .453 | .313 | .684 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .7 | 8.7 | 10.8 |
Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2006–07 | Albacomp | NB I/A | 9 | 5.7 | .556 | .600 | .571 | .7 | .4 | .7 | .1 | 2.4 |
2007–08 | 18 | 12.2 | .657 | .150 | .640 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .6 | 3.9 | ||
2008–09 | 30 | 25.7 | .690 | .348 | .667 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .1 | 10.1 | ||
2009–10 | 30 | 31.1 | .651 | .358 | .675 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | .7 | 13.1 | ||
2010–11 | 26 | 32.6 | .567 | .390 | .680 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | .7 | 17.7 | ||
2011–12 | Assignia Manresa | ACB | 34 | 20.9 | .467 | .268 | .667 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | .7 | 7.8 |
2012–13 | Bàsquet Manresa | 32 | 25.6 | .464 | .353 | .703 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .8 | 11.7 | |
2013–14 | Baskonia | 24 | 17.4 | .533 | .349 | .485 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .6 | 6.0 | |
2014–15 | 1 | 8.0 | .000 | .000 | -- | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
Sidigas Avellino | LBA | 30 | 28.7 | .474 | .265 | .712 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | .8 | 10.6 | |
2015–16 | Baskonia | ACB | 33 | 25.3 | .533 | .304 | .721 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .7 | 9.1 |
2016–17 | 30 | 28.2 | .472 | .325 | .780 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .6 | 11.9 | ||
2017–18 | Barcelona Lassa | 30 | 21.4 | .487 | .359 | .660 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .4 | 8.3 | |
2018–19 | Barça Lassa | 26 | 21.8 | .514 | .393 | .683 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .3 | 10.3 | |
2019–20 | Barça | 21 | 21.5 | .466 | .293 | .765 | 4.0 | 3.5 | .9 | .5 | 7.0 | |
2020–21 | 33 | 15.8 | .575 | .540 | .703 | 3.3 | 2.0 | .8 | .4 | 6.0 |
Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007–08 | Albacomp | NB I/A | 10 | 16.7 | .432 | .280 | .580 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .6 | 5.4 |
2008–09 | 4 | 20.0 | .400 | .440 | .750 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | .3 | 8.8 | ||
2009–10 | 5 | 30.4 | .483 | .510 | .650 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | .2 | 15.4 | ||
2010–11 | 13 | 34.5 | .579 | .333 | .610 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | .8 | 17.5 | ||
2013–14 | Baskonia | ACB | 2 | 16 | .333 | 0 | .666 | 2.5 | 0 | .5 | 0 | 3 |
2014–15 | 3 | 15.3 | 1.000 | .000 | -- | 2.3 | .3 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | ||
2015–16 | 7 | 32 | .510 | .200 | .740 | 6 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 10.9 |
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EuroLeague Best Defender Award | |
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