Quino Colom

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Colom and the second or maternal family name is Barrufet.
Quino Colom
Colom with Lleida in 2009
No. 10 – Bàsquet Girona
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1988-11-01) November 1, 1988 (age 36)
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
NationalityAndorran / Spanish
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2007CAI Zaragoza
2007–2008L'Hospitalet
2008–2009Lleida
2009CAI Zaragoza
2009–2013Fuenlabrada
2013–2014Estudiantes
2014–2015Bilbao Basket
2015–2018UNICS Kazan
2018–2019Bahçeşehir Koleji
2019–2020Valencia
2020–2021Crvena zvezda
2021Saski Baskonia
2021–2022AEK Athens
2022–presentBàsquet Girona
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 China
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Latvia U20 Team
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Greece U18 Team
Representing  Andorra
Under-16 Promotion Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Andorra U16 Team

Joaquim "Quino" Colom Barrufet (born November 1, 1988) is a Spanish-Andorran professional basketball player for Bàsquet Girona of the Spain Liga ACB.

Professional career

Colom played in the youth age categories with BC Andorra. He then played with Lleida Bàsquet, in the Spanish minor leagues, from 2003 to 2006. He made his debut with CAI Zaragoza in the 2006–07 season, and then played with CB L'Hospitalet in the 2007–08 season. He spent the 2008–09 season back with Lleida Bàsquet and had another brief stay with CAI Zaragoza in 2009.

On 8 July 2009, he signed with Fuenlabrada.[1] On 31 July 2013, he parted with Fuenlabrada.[2] Two days later, he signed a one-year deal with Estudiantes.[3] On 20 August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Bilbao Basket.[4]

On 11 July 2015, he signed a one-year deal with UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League.[5] On 18 May 2016, he was named the VTB United League 2015–16 season's VTB United League Sixth Man of the Year.[6] On 12 June 2016, he re-signed with UNICS for two more seasons.[7]

On July 14, 2019, Colom signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Valencia Basket.[8] On 16 December 2020, he parted ways with Valencia and signed for Serbian club Crvena zvezda of the ABA League.[9] He finished the 2020–21 season off by playing for Saski Baskonia.

On August 20, 2021, Colom signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.[10] In 26 league games, he averaged 13 points, 3.6 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 0.5 steals, playing around 31 minutes per contest. On July 10, 2022, Colom parted ways with the Greek club.

On July 11, 2022, Colom signed with Bàsquet Girona of the Spain Liga ACB.[11]

National team career

After playing an Under-16 Championship with Andorra in 2004, where he won the gold medal, Colom joined the junior national teams of Spain. With Spain's junior national teams, he played at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a bronze medal, and at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

He also played at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he was voted to the All-Tournament Team,[12] and where he won a bronze medal.[13]

Thanks to his good performances during the 2014–15 season with Bilbao Basket, Colom was pre-selected to play with the senior Spain national team during their preparation phase for the EuroBasket 2015. However, he did not make the team's final 12 man roster that competed at the actual tournament.

Colom was part of the gold medal-winning Spanish squad for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China.

References

  1. ^ "Fuenlabrada signs Quino Colom". Sportando.com. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Quino Colom, Fuenlabrada part ways". Sportando.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Estudiantes pens a deal with Quino Colom". Sportando.com. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Bilbao Basket lands Quino Colom". Sportando.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Unics bolsters backcourt with point guard Colom". Eurocupbasketball.com. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Quino Colom Wins Sixth Man Of The Year". vtb-league.com. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Unics Kazan sign Quino Colom and Evgeniy Pashutin to a two-year contract extension". Sportando.com. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Valencia lands former All-EuroCup playmaker Colom". EuroLeague.net. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Crvena zvezda mts get stronger by adding Colom". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. ^ "ΑΕΚ BC signs Colom". aekbc.gr. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. ^ www.6tems.com. "'Quino' Colom fitxa pel Bàsquet Girona". 'Quino' Colom fitxa pel Bàsquet Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 2022-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ RADULJICA NAMED MVP.
  13. ^ Quim COLOM (ESP) participated in 4 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.