Sport Basketball Weight 77 kg Height 1.87 m | Role Basketball Player Name Manuel Raga | |
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Nickname(s) Manolo, The Flying Mexican Born March 14, 1944 (age 80) ( 1944-03-14 ) Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico Club Villa Aldama (MEX)Pallacanestro Varese (ITA)Associazione Lugano Basket (SUI) | ||
Manuel raga 1 el mejor basketbolista de mexico
Manuel "Manolo" Raga Navarro (born March 14, 1944) is a retired Mexican basketball player. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. In 2016, he became a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame.
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- Manuel raga 1 el mejor basketbolista de mexico
- Tennis video manuel raga
- Club career
- Mexican national team
- Honours
- References
Tennis video manuel raga
Club career
Nicknamed, the "Flying Mexican", Raga played professionally for Varese in the Italian League, from 1968 to 1974, and with them, he won three EuroLeague championships. In 1970, he became the first player from an international league to be selected in the NBA Draft, when Atlanta Hawks general manager, Marty Blake, took him with the 167th overall pick. However, Raga never played in the NBA.
Mexican national team
Raga was a part of the senior Mexican national basketball team that won a silver medal at the 1967 Pan American Games. He also played with Mexico at the 1964, 1968, and 1976 Summer Olympic Games.
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