Iker Iturbe

Iker Iturbe
Player information
Full name	Iker Iturbe Martínez de Lecea
birthday	July 10, 1976
place of birth	Vitoria-Gasteiz , Spain
size	199 cm
position	Small Forward Power Forward
college	Clemson University (1994-98)
Club information
society	real Madrid
league	League ACB
Clubs as active
1998–2002 Real Madrid 2002–2007 Estudiantes 2007–2008 Upim Bologna 2008 Real Madrid since 2008 Estudiantes 0000 0
National team 1
since ?	Spain	29
1 As of February 9, 2008

Iker Iturbe Martínez de Lecea (born July 10, 1976 in Vitoria-Gasteiz ) is a Spanish basketball player . He measures 1.99 m and plays as a small forward or power forward .

Career

Iker Iturbe began his career with the Olabide Ikastola basketball team in his hometown of Vitoria-Gasteiz. At the age of 16 he continued his career in the United States , from 1992 to 1994 in Totino-Grace High School ( Minnesota ) and from 1994 to 1998 in the Atlantic Coast Conference ( NCAA ), for the Clemson Tigers.

In the summer of 1998 he finally moved to Real Madrid , with whom he won the Spanish championship in the 1999/2000 season . Between 2002 and 2007 Iker Iturbe was active for city rivals CB Estudiantes , reached the league finals in 2003/04, but lost there with his team in the playoff against FC Barcelona . In the summer of 2007, the Serie A team Upim Bologna signed the Basque , but during the season he was drawn back to Real Madrid, who were looking for a replacement due to a protracted injury to Venson Hamilton . In August of the same year, he moved again to city rivals Estudiantes.

National team

Iker Iturbe has played 29 games for the Spanish national team and was part of the roster for the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 European Championship

successes

club

• Spanish Championship : 1999/00 (with Real Madrid)

Web links

• Profile on acb.com (Spanish)