Sebas Saiz
{{short description|Spanish-Dominican basketball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Sebas Saiz
| image = File:Sebastian Saiz.jpg
| caption = Saiz, playing for Ole Miss in 2016.
| position = Center
| height_m = 2.06
| weight_kg = 109
| league = B.League
| team = Alvark Tokyo
| number = 11
| nationality = Spanish / Dominican
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|7|15}}
| birth_place = Madrid, Spain
| high_school = Sunrise Christian Academy
(Wichita, Kansas)
| college = Ole Miss (2013–2017)
| draft_year = 2017
| career_start = 2017
| career_end =
| years1 = 2017–2019
| team1 = Real Madrid
| years2 = 2017–2018
| team2 = → Miraflores
| years3 = 2018–2019
| team3 = → Canarias
| years4 = 2019–2020
| team4 = Sun Rockers Shibuya
| years5 = 2020–2021
| team5 = Chiba Jets
| years6 = 2021–present
| team6 = Alvark Tokyo
| highlights =
- B.League Finals MVP (2021)
- First-team All-SEC (2017)
- 2020 Japan Basketball League Dunk Contest Winner
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|ESP}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|EuroBasket}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Germany|}}
{{MedalCompetition|U20 European Championship}}
{{MedalSilver|2014 Greece|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 Estonia|Team}}
}}
{{family name hatnote|Saiz|Soto|lang=Spanish}}
Juan Sebastián "Sebas" Saiz Soto (born 15 July 1994) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Alvark Tokyo of the Japanese B.League. He also holds Dominican citizenship.{{cite web|url=http://www.dominicanosenbasket.com/2015/01/ncaa-sebastian-saiz-12-puntos-en.html|title=NCAA - Sebastian Saiz, 12 puntos en undécimo triunfo de Ole Miss|language=Spanish|date=18 January 2015|accessdate=22 April 2018|first=Edison|last=Brito}}
Early years
Saiz, whose father is Spanish and his mother is from Dominican Republic,{{cite web|url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2017/03/15/actualidad/1489608661_713624.html|title=Sebas Sáiz, la fiera que viene|trans-title=Sebas Sáiz, the beast that comes|language=Spanish|first=Faustino|last=Sáez|date=16 March 2017|accessdate=22 April 2018|work=El País}} started playing basketball at the youth teams of Real Madrid, until transferring to CB Talavera for personal reasons. In 2009, he passed the trials to join Estudiantes, where he made his debut in senior competitions, playing in some Liga EBA games in 2011, at age 16.
High school and college career
Saiz moved in 2012 to the United States to continue his basketball career,{{cite web|url=http://www.clubestudiantes.com/frontend/clubestudiantes/noticia.php?id_noticia=8605&id_seccion=6|publisher=CB Estudiantes|language=es|date=24 August 2012|access-date=24 December 2017|title=Sebas Saiz estudiará en EEUU|trans-title=Sebas Saiz will study in the United States}} and in 2013 he joined the Ole Miss Rebels, averaging 5.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in his first season. He ended his college years becoming only the second player in school history after Murphy Holloway to surpass 1,000 points and 900 rebounds and was included in the All-Conference first team of the Southeastern Conference.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Southeastern-Conference/8/Awards/Historical#804|publisher=RealGM|title=Historical Southeastern Conference Awards|access-date=24 December 2017}}
Professional career
In July 2017, Saiz signed his first professional contract with Real Madrid, terminating previously with Estudiantes. One month later, he was loaned to San Pablo Burgos, debutant in the Spanish Liga ACB,{{cite web|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=134276|publisher=ACB.com|title=El San Pablo Burgos comunica que llega a un acuerdo por Sebas Saiz|date=30 August 2017|access-date=24 December 2017|language=es}} where he averaged 9.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
In July 2018, he was loaned to Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB.{{cite news |title=ACB.COM - Sebas Saiz, nuevo jugador del Iberostar Tenerife |url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=142138 |accessdate=13 July 2018 |work=www.acb.com |date=13 July 2018 |language=es-ES}} He will make his debut in European competition as the Canarian team is qualified for the Basketball Champions League.
On August 1, 2019, Saiz signed with Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League.{{cite news |title=選手契約締結のお知らせ |url=https://www.hitachi-sunrockers.co.jp/news/detail/id=13783 |accessdate=1 August 2019 |work=サンロッカーズ渋谷 |date=1 August 2019 |language=ja}}
On June 4, 2020, Saiz signed with Chiba Jets of the B.League.{{cite web |title=#22 セバスチャン・サイズ選手 2020-21シーズン選手契約基本合意のお知らせ |url=https://chibajets.jp/news/detail/id=17315 |publisher=千葉ジェッツ |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=4 June 2020}}
On June 10, 2021, Saiz signed with Alvark Tokyo of the B.League.{{cite web |title=セバスチャン・サイズ選手 新加入のご報告 |url=https://www.alvark-tokyo.jp/news/detail/id=16163 |publisher=アルバルク東京 |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=10 June 2021}} On June 21, 2022, he re-signed with Alvark Tokyo.{{cite web |title=B.LEAGUE 2022-23シーズン 選手契約継続のご報告 |url=https://www.alvark-tokyo.jp/news/detail/id=16950 |publisher=アルバルク東京 |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=21 June 2022}} On June 14, 2023, he re-signed with Alvark Tokyo.{{cite web |title=#11 セバスチャン・サイズ選手 2023-24シーズン 選手契約継続のご報告 |url=https://www.alvark-tokyo.jp/news/detail/id=17971 |publisher=アルバルク東京 |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=14 June 2023}} On June 12, 2024, he re-signed with Alvark Tokyo.{{cite web |title=セバスチャン・サイズ選手 2024-25シーズン 契約（継続）のお知らせ |url=https://www.alvark-tokyo.jp/news/detail/team/id=19086 |publisher=アルバルク東京 |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=12 June 2024}}
International career
Saiz played with the Spanish youth teams, taking part of the under-19 team that finished in the fifth position at the 2013 World Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.prague2013.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/13/fu19m/team/p/eid/9616/lid//rid//sid/9616/tid/362/profile.html|title=Spain at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship|publisher=FIBA|access-date=24 December 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824075507/http://prague2013.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/13/fu19m/team/p/eid/9616/lid/rid/sid/9616/tid/362/profile.html|archivedate=24 August 2017}}
With the under-20 team the European Championship, achieving a bronze medal in 2013 and a silver one in 2014.
He made his debut with Spain in November 2017, at the 2019 World Cup qualifying match played in Podgorica against Montenegro.
References
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External links
- [http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=SDS ACB profile] {{in lang|es}}
- [http://www.fiba.basketball/en/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/Sebas-Saiz FIBA profile]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Sebastian-Saiz/Summary/27699 RealGM profile]
- [http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sebastian_saiz_861782.html Ole Miss Rebels bio]
{{Howell Trophy}}
{{B.League Slam Dunk Contest Winners}}
{{B.League rebounding leaders}}
{{Spain Squad EuroBasket 2022}}
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Category:CB Miraflores players
Category:Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball players
Category:Spanish expatriate basketball people in the United States
Category:Spanish men's basketball players
Category:Spanish people of Dominican Republic descent
Category:Sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent
Category:Basketball players from Madrid