Juan Hernangomez

Juan Hernangomez
Player information
Full name	Juan Alberto Hernangómez Geuer
birthday	28th September 1995 (age 24)
place of birth	Madrid , Spain
size	206 cm
position	Power Forward / Small Forward
NBA draft	2016 , 15th pick , Denver Nuggets
Club information
society	Minnesota Timberwolves
league	NBA
Jersey number	41
Clubs as active
2014-2016	CB Estudiantes
2016-2020	Denver nuggets
2020–0000	Minnesota Timberwolves
National team 1
2017–0000	Spain	18 games
1 As of July 1, 2018

Juan Alberto "Juancho" Hernangómez Geuer (born September 28, 1995 in Madrid ) is a Spanish basketball player who is currently under contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA .

career

Juan Hernangómez began his junior career in 2007 with Las Rozas CB . In the summer of 2009, the then 13-year-old moved to Real Madrid's youth academy together with his brother Willy Hernangómez . After just one season, he left the club and went to Baloncesto Majadahonda , where he spent two seasons. In the summer of 2012, Hernangómez finally moved to the youth of CB Estudiantes .

On October 13, 2013, he made his professional debut in a league game against CB Málaga in the A-team of CB Estudiantes, in that season he made a total of three appearances in the professional squad and played the rest of the season in the club's B-team. From the 2014/15 season he was finally part of the professional squad. Hernangómez made his breakthrough in the 2015/16 season, which he finished with an average of 9.7 points and 5.7 rebounds . Although his club finished only the penultimate place in the championship, he was voted the best player in the league under the age of 22 for his individual achievements .

In the summer of 2016, Hernangómez moved to the Denver Nuggets , who had previously selected him in 15th place in the 2016 NBA draft .

National team

Hernangómez played the 2013 European Championship with Spain's U-18 national team, and the Iberians finished the tournament in third place. A year later he was part of the squad for the U-20 European Championship in Greece , where the Spaniards only failed in the final with a 57:65 against Turkey. In that tournament he played alongside his one year older brother Willy Hernangómez .

At the U-20 European Championship 2015, Hernangómez reached the final with the Iberians again, where his team lost to Serbia 64:70. He himself averaged 14.2 points and 8.5 rebounds and was chosen for his achievements in the All-Tournament Team.

His debut in the senior team celebrated Hernangómez on 8 August 2017 in preparation for the European Championship in 2017 in a game against Tunisia . He was part of the final squad of the 2017 European Championship and won the bronze medal with his country selection.

Achievements and honors

National team

• U-20 European Championship 2015: silver
• 2014 U-20 European Championship: silver
• U-18 European Championship 2013: bronze

Honors

• Best U-22 player in the ACB League : 2015/16
• Elected to the All-Tournament Team of the U-20 European Championship 2015

Trivia

Hernangómez comes from a basketball family. His father Guillermo Hernangómez Heredero was also a professional player and started his career at Real Madrid . His mother Margarita Ivonne "Wonny" Geuer, who came from Germany but was born in Seville , played 158 games for the Spanish national team , with whom she won the gold medal at the 1993 European Basketball Championship . His older brother Willy Hernangómez is also a basketball player.

Web links

• Profile on acb.com (Spanish)
• Profile on fiba.com (English)
• Juancho Hernangómez - player profile on NBA.com
• Juancho Hernangómez - player profile on basketball-reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Juancho Hernangómez, Mejor Joven de la Liga Endesa 2015-16. In: acb.com. May 17, 2016, Retrieved June 25, 2016 (Spanish). 
2. ^ Nuggets Sign Murray, Hernangomez and Beasley. In: nba.com. August 1, 2016, accessed August 20, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Guduric Headlines All-Star Five. In: fibaeurope.com. July 19, 2015, accessed June 25, 2016 .