Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)

Juan Carlos Navarro

Navarro with the Spain national team in 2011
FC Barcelona
Position	General Manager
League	Liga ACB EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1980-06-13) June 13, 1980 (age 44) Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2002: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Playing career	1997–2018
Position	Shooting guard
Number	11, 2
Career history
1997–2007	FC Barcelona
2007–2008	Memphis Grizzlies
2008–2018	FC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
As a player: NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2008) 101 Greats of European Basketball (2018) Mister Europa Player of the Year (2010) EuroBasket MVP (2011) 2× All-EuroBasket Team (2005, 2011) 2× EuroLeague champion (2003, 2010) EuroLeague MVP (2009) EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2010) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (2010) EuroLeague Top Scorer (2007) 5× All-EuroLeague First Team (2006, 2007, 2009–2011) 2× All-EuroLeague Second Team (2012, 2013) EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team (2010) EuroLeague 2010–2020 All-Decade Team (2020) EuroLeague Legend (2014) FIBA Korać Cup champion (1999) Spanish Sportsman of the Year (2011) 8× Liga ACB champion (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014) 7× Spanish Cup winner (2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018) 5× Spanish Supercup winner (2004, 2009–2011, 2015) Liga ACB MVP (2006) 3× Liga ACB Finals MVP (2009, 2011, 2014) Liga ACB Top Scorer (2007) 3× Liga ACB Domestic Player of the Year (2009, 2010, 2012) 4× All-Liga ACB First Team (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) 3× Spanish Supercup MVP (2009–2011) No. 11 retired by FC Barcelona (2019)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Spain Summer Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 2012 London 2016 Rio de Janeiro FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan FIBA EuroBasket 2009 Poland 2011 Lithuania 2003 Sweden 2007 Spain 2001 Turkey 2017 Turkey FIBA U19 World Cup 1999 Portugal U19 Team FIBA U18 EuroBasket 1998 Bulgaria U18 Team

Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo, commonly known as either Juan Carlos Navarro or J. C. Navarro (born June 13, 1980), is a Spanish former professional basketball player and current basketball executive. He is the current general manager of the Spanish EuroLeague club FC Barcelona Bàsquet. During his playing career, at a height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall,^[1][2][3] he played at the shooting guard position. During his playing days, Navarro was nicknamed "La Bomba" (English: "The Bomb"), which is also the Spanish name for his signature basketball move, the tear drop, which was the shot Navarro was a specialist in and became well-known for.

Navarro is widely regarded as one of the best European basketball players of all time. Navarro was the Eurobasket News All-Europe Player of the Year in 2009, 2010, and 2011. He was also named Mr. Europa in 2010. On March 14, 2014, Navarro was inducted into the Euroleague's Hall of Fame, after he was named a EuroLeague Legend.^[4] In 2018, he was named to the 101 Greats of European Basketball selection. Along with the Greek player Vassilis Spanoulis, Navarro was one of just two players, that were still active players at the time, that were specially selected for the honor. All of the other players that were chosen for the honor, had already retired from actively playing.

During his pro club career, Navarro was a two-time EuroLeague champion, in 2003 and 2010. He was also named the EuroLeague MVP in 2009, the EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 2010, and he was also selected as a member of the EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team and the EuroLeague 2010–2020 All-Decade Team. As the captain of the senior national team of Spain, Navarro notably won, among other medals, a FIBA World Cup gold medal in 2006, two FIBA Summer Olympics silver medals in 2008 and 2012, as well as two FIBA EuroBasket gold medals in 2009 and 2011. He also earned two All-EuroBasket Team selections (2005, 2011), and was the competition's MVP in 2011.