Sebastián Vega (basketball)
{{short description|Argentine basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Sebastián Vega
| image =
| caption =
| position = Small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb =
| league = Liga Nacional de Básquet
| team = Boca Juniors
| number = 17
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|9}}
| birth_place = Gualeguaychú, Argentina
| career_start = 2004
| years1 = 2004–2008
| team1 = Central Entrerriano
| years2 = 2008–2010
| team2 = Peñarol Mar del Plata
| years3 = 2010–2011
| team3 = Boca Juniors
| years4 = 2011–2016
| team4 = Quimsa
| years5 = 2016–2017
| team5 = Libertad de Sunchales
| years6 = 2017–2018
| team6 = Quimsa
| years7 = 2018–2022
| team7 = Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia
| years8 = 2022–2023
| team8 = Unifacisa Basquete
| years9 = 2023–present
| team9 = Boca Juniors
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's basketball}}
{{Medal|Country|{{bk|ARG}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|FIBA South American Championship}}
{{Medal|Silver|2010 Neiva|}}
}}
Sebastián Ernesto Vega (born July 9, 1988) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Boca Juniors, in the Liga Nacional de Básquet. At {{convert|6|ft|7|in|m|2}}, he plays as a small forward.
He made his debut for Central Entrerriano in 2004, and later spent five years in Quimsa. Vega has played for Gimnasia y Esgrima since 2018. Vega has also played for the national basketball team, representing Argentina in the 2010 South American Basketball Championship.
Professional career
Vega's debut was in 2004, for the local Central Entrerriano club in Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos. He would later play for Peñarol de Mar del Plata from 2008 to 2010, and for Boca Juniors from 2010 to 2011. In 2011 he signed up for Quimsa, where he played until 2016. After a season in Libertad de Sunchales, he returned to Quimsa in 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.basquetplus.com/articulo/bomba-vega-se-ir%C3%A1-de-quimsa-y-jugar%C3%A1-en-libertad|work=BásquetPlus|title=Bomba: Vega se irá de Quimsa y jugará en Libertad|date=21 June 2017|access-date=20 February 2022|language=es}}{{cite web|url=http://basquetplus.com/articulo/con-sed-de-revancha-quimsa-va-cerrando-su-modelo-ambicioso|work=BásquetPlus|title=Con sed de revancha: Quimsa va cerrando su modelo ambicioso|date=7 July 2017|access-date=20 February 2022|language=es}} In 2018, he began playing for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia.{{cite web|url=https://www.diariodemocracia.com/mas-deportivo/basquet/228122-ratificar-que-comienza-noviembre-clubes-se-siguen-/|work=Diario Democracia|title=Tras ratificar que comienza en noviembre, los clubes se siguen armando convenientemente|date=2 December 2020|access-date=20 February 2022|language=es}}
National team career
Vega formed part of the Argentina men's basketball team at the 2005 South American Youth Championship, the 2006 American Youth Championship, and the 2007 U19 World Championship.{{cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/3955/tid/237/_/2007_FIBA_U19_World_Championship_for_Men/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820013252/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/3955/tid/237/_/2007_FIBA_U19_World_Championship_for_Men/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 20, 2010|work=FIBA Archive|title=Argentina|date=22 July 2007|access-date=20 February 2022}} In addition, he competed in the 2010 South American Championship in Neiva, Colombia.{{cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/53941/pid2//sid/7784/tid/237/tid2//_/2010_South_American_Championship_for_Men/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118061128/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/53941/pid2/sid/7784/tid/237/tid2/_/2010_South_American_Championship_for_Men/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 18, 2014|work=FIBA Archive|title=Sebastian Vega|date=31 July 2010|access-date=20 February 2022}}
Personal life
Vega's sister, Gisela Vega, is also a professional basketball player currently playing for Quimsa.{{cite web|url=https://viapais.com.ar/gualeguaychu/1635200-la-palabra-de-gisela-la-hermana-del-deportista-sebastian-vega/|work=Vía País|title=La palabra de Gisela, la hermana del deportista Sebastián Vega|date=11 March 2020|access-date=20 February 2022|language=es}} He is nicknamed "Monoco".{{cite web|url=https://pastadecampeon.com/sebastian-vega-analiza-dar-el-salto-al-extranjero/|work=Pasta de Campeón|title=Sebastián Vega analiza dar el salto al extranjero|date=16 July 2020|access-date=21 February 2022|language=es}}
In 2020, Vega came out as gay through a post on his Twitter account, becoming the first professional basketball player in Argentina to do so.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/baloncesto/2020/03/10/5e67b9c046163f89798b45f1.html|work=Marca|title=Sebastián Vega, primer baloncestista argentino que se declara homosexual|date=10 March 2020|access-date=20 February 2022|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/otros-deportes/nota/_/id/9322179/seba-se-te-ve-contento-basquetbolista-argentino-sebastian-vega-cuenta-su-historia-de-salir-del-armario|work=ESPN|title='Seba, se te ve contento': Basquetbolista argentino Sebastián Vega cuenta su historia de salir del armario|last=Cormick|first=Pablo|date=10 October 2021|access-date=20 February 2022|language=es}} In 2022, during a game against Quimsa in Santiago del Estero, Vega was subject to homophobic slurs coming from the audience. The game was momentarily stopped and Quimsa was sanctioned by the LNB.{{cite web|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/basquet/sebastian-vega-repudio-quimsa-liga_0_i4tbArBDll.html|work=Olé|title=Gritos homofóbicos: partido parado y repudio|date=18 February 2022|access-date=20 February 2022|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/basquetbol/sebastian-vega-recibio-canticos-homofobicos-en-el-partido-de-la-liga-nacional-de-basquetbol-entre-nid18022022/|work=La Nación|title=Sebastián Vega recibió cánticos homofóbicos en el partido de la Liga Nacional de básquetbol entre Quimsa y Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia|date=18 February 2022|access-date=20 February 2022|language=es}}
In 2017, he graduated with a technician's degree on labour relations from Universidad Siglo XXI.{{cite web|url=http://basquetplus.com/articulo/vega-estudiar-es-una-herramienta-para-el-presente-y-el-futuro-se-puede-combinar-no-es|work=BásquetPlus|title=Vega: "Estudiar es una herramienta para el presente y el futuro; se puede combinar, no es imposible"|date=2 August 2017|access-date=20 February 2022|language=es}}
References
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External links
- {{twitter|_sebavega}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140911093902/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/53941/sid/3955/tid/237/tid2/_/2007_FIBA_U19_World_Championship_for_Men/index.html FIBA Archive Profile]
- [https://basketball.latinbasket.com/player/Sebastian_Vega/Argentina/Asociacion-Quimsa-Santiago-del-Estero/69573 Latinbasket.com Profile]
- [http://basquetplus.com/contenido/sebasti%C3%A1n-vega BásquetPlus Profile]
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