Sebastián Vega (basketball) explained

Sebastián Vega
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
League:Liga Nacional de Básquet
Team:Boca Juniors
Number:17
Birth Date:9 July 1988
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

Sebastián Ernesto Vega (born July 9, 1988) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Boca Juniors, in the Liga Nacional de Básquet. At 6feet, 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.[1] [2] In 2018, he began playing for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia.[3]

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.[4] In addition, he competed in the 2010 South American Championship in Neiva, Colombia.[5]

Personal life

Vega's sister, Gisela Vega, is also a professional basketball player currently playing for Quimsa.[6] He is nicknamed "Monoco".[7]

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.[8] [9] 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.[10] [11]

In 2017, he graduated with a technician's degree on labour relations from Universidad Siglo XXI.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bomba: Vega se irá de Quimsa y jugará en Libertad. BásquetPlus. 21 June 2017. 20 February 2022. es.
  2. Web site: Con sed de revancha: Quimsa va cerrando su modelo ambicioso. BásquetPlus. 7 July 2017. 20 February 2022. es.
  3. Web site: Tras ratificar que comienza en noviembre, los clubes se siguen armando convenientemente. Diario Democracia. 2 December 2020. 20 February 2022. es.
  4. Web site: Argentina 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men. FIBA Archive. 22 July 2007. 20 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Sebastian Vega 13. FIBA Archive. 31 July 2010. 20 February 2022.
  6. Web site: La palabra de Gisela, la hermana del deportista Sebastián Vega. Vía País. 11 March 2020. 20 February 2022. es.
  7. Web site: Sebastián Vega analiza dar el salto al extranjero. Pasta de Campeón. 16 July 2020. 21 February 2022. es.
  8. Web site: Sebastián Vega, primer baloncestista argentino que se declara homosexual. Marca. 10 March 2020. 20 February 2022. es.
  9. Web site: 'Seba, se te ve contento': Basquetbolista argentino Sebastián Vega cuenta su historia de salir del armario. ESPN. Cormick. Pablo. 10 October 2021. 20 February 2022. es.
  10. Web site: Gritos homofóbicos: partido parado y repudio. Olé. 18 February 2022. 20 February 2022. es.
  11. Web site: Sebastián Vega recibió cánticos homofóbicos en el partido de la Liga Nacional de básquetbol entre Quimsa y Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia. La Nación. 18 February 2022. 20 February 2022. es.
  12. Web site: Vega: "Estudiar es una herramienta para el presente y el futuro; se puede combinar, no es imposible". BásquetPlus. 2 August 2017. 20 February 2022. es.