Bruno Lábaque Explained

Bruno Lábaque
Position:Point guard
League:LNB
Birth Date:11 November 1977
Birth Place:Córdoba
Career Start:1994
Career End:2017 [1]
Years1:1994–2003
Team1:Atenas
Years2:2003–04
Team2:Rimini Crabs
Years3:2004–05
Team3:Tenerife
Years4:2005–06
Team4:River Plate
Years5:2006
Team5:Sebastiani Rieti
Years6:2006–09
Team6:Atenas
Years7:2009–10
Team7:Obras Sanitarias
Years8:2010–17
Team8:Atenas

Bruno Lábaque (born November 11, 1977, in Córdoba) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. His position on the field was point guard. Lábaque spent most of his career at Atenas, where he won 12 titles with the team. Lábaque played more the 900 games for Atenas, with near 9,000 points scored.[2]

Career

Club

Lábaque started his career in Atenas, debuting in the Liga Nacional de Básquet on November 13, 1994, vs. Quilmes (MDP).[3]

On March 8, 2017, Lábaque played his 900th game in the Liga Nacional de Básquet, when Atenas played Estudiantes (Concordia). Lábaque became the 6th player to attend more than 900 games.[4] His best performance was in May 2017 when he scored 41 points in a game.[5]

In May 2017 Lábaque played his last game, when his team, Atenas, lost to Instituto de Córdoba. That night Atenas announced that number "7" would be retired in his honour.[6]

National team

Lábaque's debut in the Argentina national basketball team was in the 2003 South American Basketball Championship held in Montevideo, against Chile. Lábaque also played the 1997 U-23 World Championship, 2003 PanAmerican Games and the 2004 South American Championship.[7]

Honours

Club

Atenas

Individual

Notes and References

  1. http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=B77 Lábaque profile
  2. http://www.laliganacional.com.ar/laliga/page/noticias/id/13742/title/Se-retir%C3%B3-L%C3%A1baque-con-una-derrota-frente-a-Instituto Se retiró Lábaque con una derrota frente a Instituto
  3. http://basquetplus.com/articulo/lábaque-me-fastidian-un-montón-de-cosas-y-me-cansé-no-sigo-más Lábaque: "Me fastidian un montón de cosas y me cansé; no sigo más"
  4. http://basquetplus.com/articulo/bruno-lábaque-el-sexto-miembro-del-exclusivo-club-de-los-900 Bruno Lábaque, el sexto miembro del exclusivo club de los 900
  5. http://basquetplus.com/articulo/bruno-lábaque-y-una-noche-gloriosa-para-su-historia-en-atenas Bruno Lábaque y una noche gloriosa para su historia en Atenas
  6. http://www.laliganacional.com.ar/laliga/page/noticias/id/13742/title/Se-retiró-Lábaque-con-una-derrota-frente-a-Institut Se retiró Lábaque con una derrota frente a Instituto
  7. Web site: Jugadores Históricos de Atenas de Córdoba . 2017-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100703045125/http://www.atenas.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=170&Itemid=114 . 2010-07-03 . dead .