Luis Scola

Luis Scola
	Scola with the Olimpia Milano in 2019
Personal information
Born	30 April 1980 (age 44); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine / Spanish
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2002: 2nd round, 56th overall pick
	Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	1995–2021
Position	Power forward
Number	4, 14, 40
Career history
1995–1998	Ferro Carril Oeste
1998–2007	Tau Ceramica
1998–2000	→Gijón
2007–2012	Houston Rockets
2012–2013	Phoenix Suns
2013–2015	Indiana Pacers
2015–2016	Toronto Raptors
2016–2017	Brooklyn Nets
2017–2018	Shanxi Brave Dragons
2018–2019	Shanghai Sharks
2019–2020	Olimpia Milano
2020–2021	Varese
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie First Team (2008); 2× All-EuroLeague First Team (2006, 2007); All-EuroLeague Second Team (2005); Liga ACB champion (2002); 3× Spanish Cup winner (2002, 2004, 2006); 3× Spanish Supercup winner (2005–2007); 2× Liga ACB MVP (2005, 2007); Liga ACB Rookie of the Year (2000); 4× All-Liga ACB Team (2004–2007); Spanish Supercup MVP (2005); 4× FIBA AmeriCup MVP (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015); FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship MVP (2000); No. 4 retired by Baskonia;
Career statistics
Points	8,882 (12.0 ppg)
Rebounds	4,941 (6.7 rpg)
Assists	1,194 (1.6 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing Argentina
Olympic Games
World Cup
FIBA Diamond Ball
FIBA AmeriCup
Pan American Games

Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa^[a] (born 30 April 1980) is an Argentine former professional basketball player and current executive who currently serves as the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time All-EuroLeague selection with Tau Ceramica, he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2007 and was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He also played for the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, and Brooklyn Nets.

Scola has been a regular member of the Argentina national basketball team since 1999, winning an Olympic gold medal in 2004 and a bronze medal in 2008.

In 2010, Scola won the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best basketball players from the last decade in Argentina. He was honored as the national flag bearer at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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