Guillem Vives
{{short description|Spanish basketball player}}
{{family name hatnote|Vives|Torrent|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Guillem Vives
| image = Guillem Vives playing for Joventut Badalona.jpg
| number = 16
| position = Point guard
| height_cm = 192
| weight_lbs = 190
| league = Liga ACB
| team = Joventut Badalona
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|6|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain
| draft_year = 2015
| career_start = 2011
| years1 = 2011–2013
| team1 = Prat
| years2 = 2013–2014
| team2 = Joventut
| years3 = 2014–2021
| team3 = Valencia
| years4 = 2021–present
| team4 = Joventut Badalona
| highlights =
- Spanish League champion (2017)
- EuroCup champion (2019)
- Spanish League Best Young Player (2014)
- 2x Spanish League All-Young Players Team (2014, 2015)
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|ESP}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|EuroBasket}}
{{MedalGold|2015 France|}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2017 Turkey|}}
{{MedalCompetition|European U-20 Championship}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 Estonia|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|European U-18 Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Poland|Team}}
}}
Guillem Vives Torrent (born 16 June 1993) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He is also a member of the senior Spain national team. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 {{3/4}}"),[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=002361#!careerstats VIVES, GUILLEM HEIGHT: 1.92.] he plays primarily at the point guard position.
Professional career
On 7 July 2014 he signed a three-year contract with the Spanish team Valencia Basket.{{cite news|title=Valencia Basket signs Guillem Vives to a three-year deal|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/126765/valencia-basket-signs-guillem-vives-to-a-three-year-deal.html|access-date=10 July 2015|work=sportando.com|date=11 July 2014}}
On 1 July 2021 he signed with Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/joventut-badalona-officially-signs-guillem-vives/|title=Joventut Badalona officially signs Guillem Vives|last=|first=|date=July 1, 2021|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=July 1, 2021}}
Spain national team
Vives was a member of the junior national teams of Spain. With Spain's junior national teams, he played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a bronze medal.
Vives has also been a member of the senior Spain national team. With Spain's senior national team, he played at the EuroBasket 2015, where he won a gold medal, and at the EuroBasket 2017.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160120002952/http://acb.com/jugador.php?id=BLP Guillem Vives] at acb.com {{in lang|es}}
- [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Guillem-Vives-42559/ Guillem Vives] at draftexpress.com
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Guillem_Vives/192137 Guillem Vives] at eurobasket.com
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=002361 Guillem Vives] at euroleague.net
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_8aYeHlfuGF-mF5IqO8aFH1.season_2011.roundID_7860.teamID_362.playerID_83644.html Guillem Vives] at fibaeurope.com
- {{twitter|vives16}} {{in lang|es}}
{{Joventut Badalona current roster}}
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Category:FIBA EuroBasket–winning players
Category:Joventut Badalona players
Category:Spanish men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Barcelona
Category:Valencia Basket players
Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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