Xavier "Xavi" Rabaseda Bertrán (born 24 February 1989) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Surne Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League. He is a 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall shooting guard-small forward.

Xavi Rabaseda
Rabaseda with Gran Canaria in 2019
No. 22 – Surne Bilbao Basket
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1989-02-24) February 24, 1989 (age 35)
Ripoll, Girona, Spain
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2009CB Cornellà
2009–2010FC Barcelona
2010–2011Fuenlabrada
2011–2013FC Barcelona
2013–2015Estudiantes
2015–2020Gran Canaria
2020–2022San Pablo Burgos
2022–presentSurne Bilbao Basket
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Spain
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 China
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Greece U-20 National Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Greece U-18 National Team

Professional career

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After being formed in the youth teams of FC Barcelona, in 2007, Rabaseda joined CB Cornellà, a team affiliated with Barcelona, to play in the LEB Plata league. After two years, and achieving the promotion to the LEB Oro in 2009, he left Cornellà to join FC Barcelona Bàsquet's roster. Despite only playing limited minutes in three games, he was a part of the Barcelona team that won the EuroLeague's 2009-10 season championship, at that season's Euroleague Final Four in Paris.

In 2010, Rabaseda joined Baloncesto Fuenlabrada on loan.[1] Despite being signed for two years with the team of the Community of Madrid, his good performance (9 points and 3 rebounds per game) was enough to earn him a return to FC Barcelona Bàsquet.[2]

In August 2013, he signed with CB Estudiantes.[3] In July 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Gran Canaria.[4]

On July 8, 2020, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB.[5] With Burgos, he won the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League[6] and 2020–21 Basketball Champions League.

On July 15, 2022, he signed with Surne Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League.[7]

Spain national team

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Rabaseda played with the Spain U-20 national team the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won the bronze medal. He was also selected to that tournament's All-Tournament Team. He has also played with the senior men's Spain national team.

Career statistics

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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

EuroLeague

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Denotes seasons in which Rabaseda won the EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Barcelona 3 0 2.3 .333 .000 1.000 .3 1.3 1.0
2011–12 13 0 10.2 .290 .235 .333 1.5 .6 .3 .2 1.8 1.5
2012–13 22 1 10.5 .511 .292 .800 1.1 .2 .5 2.7 2.0
2018–19 Gran Canaria 28 19 20.0 .408 .321 .765 2.3 1.3 1.2 .3 6.2 6.0
Career 66 20 14.1 .412 .299 .723 1.7 .7 .7 .2 3.9 3.5

References

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  1. ^ Xavi Rabaseda, talento joven para el Baloncesto Fuenlabrada ACB.com. 11 August 2010
  2. ^ Rabaseda, cien por cien Masia El País. 7 July 2011
  3. ^ "Estudiantes Madrid signs Xavi Rabaseda". Sportando.net. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Gran Canaria signs swingman Rabaseda". Eurocupbasketball.com. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 8, 2020). "San Pablo Burgos sign Xavi Rabaseda". Sportando. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Hereda San Pablo Burgos crowned 2020 Basketball Champions League winners". Basketball Champions League. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Xavi Rabaseda se convierte en Hombre de negro". Bilbao Basket (in European Spanish). 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
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