José Miguel "Txemi" Urtasun Uriz (born April 30, 1984) is a Spanish professional

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player for

Ourense Ourense (; ) is a city and the capital of the province of province of Ourense, Ourense, located in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is on the Camino Sanabrés path o ...

of the

LEB Oro The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...

. He is a tall

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. His twin brother, Álex Urtasun, is also a professional basketball player.

Professional career

Urtasun began his pro career with

Bilbao Basket Club Basket Bilbao Berri Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., commonly known as Bilbao Basket (), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. T ...

of the Spanish 2nd Division for the 2002–03 season. He moved to

UB La Palma Unión Baloncesto La Palma is a professional basketball team based in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, ...

in 2003. In 2004, he joined

CAI Zaragoza Basket Zaragoza 2002 S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Basket Zaragoza and as Casademont Zaragoza for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Zaragoza, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the FIBA Europe Cup. ...

. In 2005, he moved to

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. In 2006, he joined Bruesa GBC. Urtasun then joined Estudiantes for the 2007–08 season, before moving to play with

Baloncesto León Club Baloncesto León was a basketball team, based in León, Spain. History Early years (1981-1988) Baloncesto León was founded by José Antonio Moirón García, Enrique Emperador Marcos, Juan Carlos Rodríguez Villanueva, Lisardo Mourelo Gonz� ...

that same season. He moved to Lucentum Alicante in 2008. In 2010, he joined Cajasol, and in 2012 he moved to Unicaja. In December 2017, Urtasun signed with

in a one-month deal. In March 2018, after a trial period, Urtasun signed another one-month deal with Real Betis Energía Plus, this being his second stint in the Andalusian team. On August 14, 2018, Urtasun signed with

Club Melilla Baloncesto Club Melilla Baloncesto is a professional basketball team based in Melilla that plays in the LEB league. This is the only team in Spain that played all LEB seasons. The team's home arena is the Pabellón Javier Imbroda Ortiz (formerly known as ...

of the

Spanish national team

Urtasun was a member of the junior national teams of Spain. With Spain's junior national teams, he played at the 2002

FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The FIBA U18 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Juniors. It is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 edition. It was held bi ...

and at the

2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Brno, in the Czech Republic, hosted the tournament. Slovenia national basketball team, Slovenia won their second title. Teams ...

Awards and accomplishments

* Spanish 2nd Division Cup Champion: (2009) * Spanish 2nd Division Cup MVP: (2009)

References

External links

Twitter AccountEuroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileSpanish League Profile
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