Murcian Izan Almansa, the under-19 world champion and considered the tournament’s best player, makes his debut with his new team, the NBA Development League’s Ignite , in a strong performance against the Perth Wildcats at the Dollar Loan Center in a friendly. The power forward contributed 14 points (5-for-8 two-pointers, 4-for-5 free throws), eight rebounds, three assists and three steals in the win.
after going through The Murcia native joined the NBA-related league’s franchise program at Atlanta’s OT Elite Academy, Where will give Sato next year. In fact, pundits rank him as a top-five pick in the draft, which would allow him to sign a contract for at least three seasons in the best league in the world.
regular league in G League kicks off on November 10 It will last until March before giving way to the playoffs. Murcia will make their debut on Nov. 10 against the Ontario Clippers, a team they also face the next day. Then, the first home game will be against the Salt Lake Stars on Nov. 13.
Almansa was born in Murcia on June 7, 2005. He was selected as the best player in the World Championships won by Spain in Hungary last July. He also won the 2022 U-17 World Cup and U-17 European Cup. this award. Champion.18.
The Trajectories of Izan Almansa
Izan Almansa doesn’t really want to play basketball. He was passionate about football since childhood. In fact, he played at Plus Ultra in Llano de Brujas, although in the Jesuitinas where he studied, he was a head above all his classmates, and there were many teachers who tried to enroll him, some without success. Try basketball. When he was less than eight years old, he was so big that they had to put him on a special table because of his long legs, and it wasn’t long before he got to the classroom Hit the door frame.
His mother tried to convince him to play basketball, but In the summer he was enrolled at Colegio San Jorge, managed by former player Quini García., from La Arcena. But the attempt was unsuccessful as he returned to football. At school, he noticed Pepin, then his physical education teacher, who was the goalkeeper for the El Poso Murcia futsal team. But when he entered middle school, he fell into the hands of former player-coach Rafa Arias, the first champion coach in the region’s history, Braulio Arias ) son. He was a key figure in his sporting career, as he contacted Javier Muñoz, then manager of CB Murcia’s youth academy, and told him about Izan.
At the club, they gave him some shirts to see if he dared to play basketball. But they didn’t get that gift either.Instead, the change was due to several of his friends joining Junior team led by Xavi Alarcón, this is how he started shooting. His progress has been astounding, as evidenced by technicians such as Nino Solana, Andrés Media and Carmen Puigcever, who A diamond is being honed and soon on the radar of the Spanish Basketball Federation’s modernization plans.
Izan Almansa, He has a brother – Dani – who plays for Maristas and is starting to stand out at UCAM Murcia, he completed the teenage and baby stages at this club. His fine form in the Spanish Championship with Murcia has sparked interest from the country’s best clubs. Real Madrid were the quickest, and they included him in their second cadet squad in the summer of 2019. Despite not being a teenager, it took him just one year to jump through the youth teams and even make his debut in the EBA league.
But if UCAM Murcia has to be willing to lose this young pearl, The same thing happened to Real Madrid despite the club’s huge potential. From the United States, he received a call from Atlanta’s elite overtime academy, sponsored by several NBA players, including the Catalans Pau Gasol and LeBron James. For two years, Almansa has been able to work with young talents from all over the world and progress, in addition to being financially rewarded and able to continue his academic training.
Summer 2022 shows the world just how far America has come in its inaugural season. At the U-17 World Cup in Malaga, he led Spain to a runner-up finish with 12.1 points and 13 rebounds per game. He was named Player of the Tournament. A month later, Spain won the European Cup with the U-18 team in Turkey. Izan Almansa performed well. He won the MVP of the tournament with 15.7 points and 10.7 rebounds.
he The 2022-2023 school year is the final school year Izan Almansa studied at the OT Academy, where he never stopped growing on a sporting and personal level, as evidenced at the World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary, where he again led the national team with Murcia Won the gold medal and was re-elected the best player in the championship with an average of 16.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game.