Ivan Aurrecoechea
{{short description|Spanish basketball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
|name = Iván Aurrecoechea
|image =
|caption =
|league = Liga ACB
|team = Coviran Granada
|height_cm = 204
|weight_kg = 109
|number = 15
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|11|19|df=y}}
|birth_place =
|nationality = Spanish
|high_school =
|college =
- Indian Hills (2016–2018)
- NM State (2018–2020)
|career_start = 2013
|career_end =
|years1 = 2013–2014 |team1 = CB Estudiantes B
|years2 = 2014–2015 |team2 = CEBA Guadalajara
|years3 = 2015–2016 |team3 = Canarias Basketball Academy
|years4 = 2020–2021 |team4 = Þór Akureyri
|years5 = 2021–2022 |team5 = Grindavík
|years6 = 2022 |team6 = Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué
|years7 = 2022–2023 |team7 = Albacete Basket
|years8 = 2023 |team8 = CB Estudiantes
|years9 = 2023–2024 |team9 = Gipuzkoa Basket
|years10 = 2024–present |team10 = Granada
|highlights =
- All-WAC First Team (2020)
| medaltemplates=
}}
Iván Aurrecoechea Alcolado (born 19 November 1995) is a Spanish basketball player for Covirán Granada of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for Indian Hills Community College and New Mexico State University.
Playing career
=Early career=
His first steps in basketball were at the local Torrejón Basketball Academy, in his hometown of Torrejón de Ardoz, in the outskirts of Madrid. During the 2013–2014 season, Aurrecoechea played for CB Estudiantes-b in the LEB Oro. The following season he played for CEBA Guadalajara in the LEB Plata.
=College career=
Aurrecoechea started his college career with Indian Hills Community College in 2016–17. He started 25 of 33 games as a freshman where he averaged 9.8 points and 9.4 rebounds. He earned ICCAC All-Region First-Team honors after guiding the Warriors to an NJCAA Region XI Championship. The following season he averaged 13.1 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, earning his second ICCAC All-Region First-Team honors. In 2018, he transferred to New Mexico State University.{{cite web |title=Ivan Aurrecoechea - 2019-20 - Men's Basketball |url=https://nmstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ivan-aurrecoechea/6261 |publisher=New Mexico State University |access-date=12 March 2021}} During the 2018–19 season he helped NM State to its third-straight WAC tournament title while averaging 9.6 points and 5.3 rebounds. During his senior season, he averaged 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and was named to the All-WAC First Team.{{cite news |author1=Colin Deaver |title=European travel ban affects NM State’s Aurrecoechea |url=https://www.ktsm.com/sports/college-sports/nmsu/european-travel-ban-affects-nm-states-aurrecoechea/ |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=KTSM-TV |date=14 March 2020}}{{cite news |author1=Keith Demolder |title=NMSU Aggie Ivan Aurrecoechea signs pro contract |url=https://kfoxtv.com/sports/local-sports/nmsu-aggie-ivan-aurrecoechea-signs-pro-contract |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=KFOX-TV |date=29 August 2020}}{{cite news |author1=Enrique García |title=Iván Aurrecoechea firma su mejor racha de juego en la NCAA. Así habla el español sobre su temporada |url=https://www.basketenzona.com/mas-basket/ncaa/ivan-aurrecoechea-firma-su-mejor-racha-de-juego-108080/ |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=basketenzona.com |date=4 February 2020 |language=Spanish}}
=Professional career=
In August 2020, Aurrecoechea signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Þór Akureyri.{{cite news |author1=Justin Martinez |title=Ivan Aurrecoechea signs with Icelandic pro team, Thor Akureyri |url=https://eu.lcsun-news.com/story/sports/college/nmsu/2020/08/29/ivan-aurrecoechea-signs-icelandic-pro-team-keflavik/5666927002/ |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=Las Cruces Sun News |date=29 August 2020}}{{cite news |author1=Davíð Eldur |title=Ivan Aurrecoechea til Þórs Akureyri |url=https://www.karfan.is/2020/08/ivan-aurrecoechea-til-thors-akureyri/ |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=Karfan.is |date=29 August 2020 |language=Icelandic |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122214518/https://www.karfan.is/2020/08/ivan-aurrecoechea-til-thors-akureyri/ |url-status=dead }} He was an instant hit for the team, posting double-double in his first eight games of the season and fitting well with point guard Dedrick Basile.{{cite news |author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson |title=Einn skemmtilegasti og flottasti dúettinn í deildinni |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212068576d |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=Vísir.is |date=2 February 2021 |language=Icelandic}} On 7 March 2021, he had 36 points and 15 rebounds in a victory against Grindavík.{{cite news |author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson |title=Það vildu öll lið hafa þennan mann í sínu liði |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212083038d/-thad-vildu-oll-lid-hafa-thennan-mann-i-sinu-lidi- |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=Vísir.is |date=10 March 2021 |language=Icelandic}} For the season he averaged 20.0 points and 11.3 rebounds per game during the regular season, helping Þór to a 7th-place finish.{{cite news |author1=Ólafur Þór Jónsson |title=Haukar kvöddu Dominos deildina með tapi gegn Þór Ak – Akureyringar jafna besta árangur félagsins |url=https://www.karfan.is/2021/05/haukar-kvoddu-dominos-deildina-med-tapi-gegn-thor-ak-akureyringar-jafna-besta-arangur-felagsins/ |access-date=10 May 2021 |work=Karfan.is |date=10 May 2021 |language=Icelandic}} During the playoffs, Aurrecoechea averaged 15.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in Þór's 1–3 loss against Þór Þorlákshöfn in the first round.
In August 2021, Aurrecoechea signed with Grindavík.{{cite news |author1=Valur Páll Eiríksson |title=Grindavík berst mikill liðsstyrkur bæði karla- og kvennamegin |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212139720d/grindavik-berst-mikill-lidsstyrkur-baedi-karla-og-kvennamegin |access-date=4 August 2021 |work=Vísir.is |date=4 August 2021 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |author1=Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson |title=Hann gæti verið stoðsendingahæsti leikmaðurinn í þessari deild |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20222218704d/-hann-gaeti-verid-stod-sendinga-haesti-leik-madurinn-i-thessari-deild.- |access-date=7 February 2022 |work=Vísir.is |date=7 February 2022 |language=Icelandic}}
On June 19, 2024, he signed with Covirán Granada of the Liga ACB.{{Cite web|url=https://fundacioncbgranada.es/ivan-aurrecoechea-segundo-fichaje-del-coviran-granada/|title=Iván Aurrecoechea, segundo fichaje del Coviran Granada|last=|first=|date=June 19, 2024|website=fundacioncbgranada.es|publisher=|language=es|access-date=March 13, 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{Eurobasket.com player|314919}}
- [https://kki.is/motamal/leikir-og-urslit/motayfirlit/Leikmadur?league_id=190&season_id=118319&player_id=6359119 Icelandic statistics] at Icelandic Basketball Association
- [http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/jugador/671421/1384981 Spanish statistics] at Competiciones.feb.es
- [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/192504/ivan-aurrecoechea Profile] at Proballers.com
- [https://nmstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ivan-aurrecoechea/6261 NM State bio]
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Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
Category:Basketball players from Madrid
Category:Fundación CB Granada players
Category:Grindavík (men's basketball) players
Category:New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players
Category:Spanish men's basketball players