Xavier "Xavi" Rey Sanuy (born 13 July 1987) is a Spanish former professional
basketball
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player .
Professional career
Rey saw action against the
Los Angeles Lakers
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in an
NBA
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preseason game, despite having not yet made the regular rotation of
FC Barcelona
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in the
Spanish ACB League.
In the summer 2019 he joins
Olimpia Milano
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for the summer preparation due to the missing players that were playing in the
Fiba World Cup
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; on 24 September, day of the starting
2019/2020 season of the
Italian Serie A, Rey receives the offer to stay in Milan for the rest of the season. Less than a month later, he reaches a mutual agreement with the club and, on 19 October, Milan and Rey part ways.
He did not play any official game with
Milan
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.
Rey signs with
Iberojet Palma in the
LEB Oro on 20 October 2019.
Spain national teams
Rey competed internationally with the junior Spain national team, and then with the senior
Spain national team at the
EuroBasket 2011 prep games. He played in some
friendly games but was not chosen to play in the main tournament. He was selected to play at
EuroBasket 2013
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France men's national basketball ...
.
References
External links
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Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile
1987 births
Living people
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players
Basket Zaragoza players
Bàsquet Manresa players
CB Canarias players
CB Estudiantes players
CB Gran Canaria players
Centers (basketball)
FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
Liga ACB players
Olimpia Milano players
Real Betis Baloncesto players
S.L. Benfica basketball players
Spanish men's basketball players
21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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