AAISPORTS - Luis Scola

NAME	Luis Scola
POSITION	4,5
HEIGHT	6’10”
TEAM	Houston Rockets
NATIONALITY	Argentinian-Spanish


Comments: One of the best rookies in the NBA. Luis was recently selected to the Rookies team for the NBA All Star Game. He can do it all!
ACHIEVEMENTS: Argentinean U22 National Team -97 World Championships Under22 -97 Spanish ACB Finalist -98 Argentinean National Team -99-04, 06-07 South American Championships -99(Finalist) Argentinean U21 National Team -00-01 South American U21 Champion –00 Copa America U21 Championships -00 ULEB Euroleague Finalist -01, 05 Eurobasket.com Spanish ACB 6th Player of the Year -01 Spanish ACB FinalFour -01 World Championships U21 in Japan -01(Bronze): Score-1(18.9), 4.5rpg, 2.6apg, Steals-1(2.4) Eurobasket.com All-World Championships U21 1st Team -01 Tournament of the Americas (Copa America) –01(Champion), 03 Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) Winner -02, 04, 06 Spanish ACB Champion -02 World Championships in Indianapolis (USA) -02 Eurobasket.com All-Europe Imports 1st Team -02 Spanish ACB All-Star Game -03 Spanish ACB Regular Season Champion -04, 05, 07 Spanish ACB Semifinals -04, 07 Eurobasket.com All-Spanish ACB 1st Team -02, 03, 04, 05, 06 Olympic Games in Athens -04 Eurobasket.com All-Europe 2nd Team -04 Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague 1st Team -05, 06 Spanish ACB Finalist -05, 06 Eurobasket.com All-Spanish ACB Player of the Year -05 Eurobasket.com All-Spanish ACB Center of the Year -05 Eurobasket.com All-Spanish ACB Domestic Player of the Year -05 Eurobasket.com Spanish ACB All-Domestic Players Team -05, 06 Spanish ACB Supercup Winner -05, 06 Eurobasket.com All-Europe Power Foward of the Year 2005, 2006 Eurobasket.com All-Europe 1st Team 2005, 2006 Eurobasket.com All-Europeans Honorable Mention -05 Euroleague Semifinals -06, 07 Eurobasket.com Euroleague All-European Players Team -06 Spanish ACB Regular Season Runner-Up -06 World Championships in Japan -06 (Semifinals): 9 games: 14.3ppg, 7.0rpg, 1.6apg, 1.0spg, 2FGP: 53.6%, FT: 69.4% Eurobasket.com All-Europeans 2nd Team 2006 Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague 2nd Team -07 Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) Semifinals -07NBA Rookies team for the All Star game -08
CAREER: 1995-1997: Ferro Carril Oeste 1997-1998: Ferro Carril Oeste, in Jan.'98 signed with Tau Ceramica (ESP) 1998-1999: Gijon (ESP2,1T) 1999-2000: Cabitel Gijon (ESP-ACB), in Nov.'99 signed by Tau Vitoria (ESP), but was immediately loaned back to Gijon (ESP,1T) where has place in starting five: 14.8ppg, 5.6rpg 2000: In Sep. obtained Spanish citizenship 2000-2001: Tau Vitoria (ESP): 11.2ppg, 4.5rpg; Euroleague: 8.7ppg, 4.4rpg 2001: could be drafted by the NBA 2001-2002: Tau Ceramica Vitoria (ESP): ACB Regular Season stats: 34 games: 14.6ppg, 4.7rpg, 1.0apg 2002: Drafted by San Antonio Spurs (from LA Lakers) (NBA,2rd(56)) 2002-2003: Tau Vitoria (ESP-ACB): Euroleague: 16 games: 15.1ppg, 5.0rpg, 1.3apg; Spanish ACB League: 28 games: 16.0ppg, 5.9rpg, 1.8apg, 1.5spg 2003-2004: Tau Ceramica Vitoria (ESP-ACB,1T): Euroleague: 14 games: 15.2ppg, 6.0rpg, 2.3apg, 1.3spg; Spanish ACB: 28 games: 17.2ppg, 6.8rpg, 1.7apg, 1.6spg 2004-2005: Tau Ceramica Vitoria (ESP-ACB,1T): Euroleague: 24games: 15.1ppg, 6.4rpg, 1.8apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 57.2%; Spanish League Regular Season: 33 games: Score-4(18.5ppg), 6.7rpg, 2.2apg, 1.6spg, 1.2bpg, 2FGP-3(63.0%), FT: 71.0%; Spanish League Play-Offs: 13 games: 16.8ppg, 6.8rpg, 2.4apg, 1.5spg, 2FGP: 56.0%, FT: 70.0% 2005-2006: Tau Ceramica Vitoria (ESP-ACB,1T): Euroleague: 25 games: 14.7ppg, 6.6rpg, 2.2apg, 2FGP: 54%, FT: 67.9%; Spanish League: 43 games: 16.9ppg, 7.3rpg, 1.9apg, 1.3spg, 2FGP: 64.0%, FT: 71.0% 2006-2007: Tau Ceramica Vitoria (ESP-ACB,1T): Spanish ACB Play-Offs: 8 games: 16.5ppg, 6.1rpg, 2.0apg, 1.6spg, 2FGP: 54.0%, FT: 67.0%; Spanish ACB Regular Season: 29 games: Score-2(17.0ppg), 7.2rpg, 2.5apg, 1.8spg, 2FGP: 60.0%, FT: 76.0%; Euroleague: 23 games: Score-5(15.5ppg), 5.9rpg, 2.2apg, 2FGP: 57.6%, 3FGP: 0%, FT: 70.8% 2007: In july signed a 3-Year contract with Houston Rockets (NBA) 2007-2008: Houston Rockets (NBA)