Carlos Alocén

Carlos Alocén Arrondo (born 30 December 2000) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He plays at the point guard position.

Carlos Alocén

No. 12 – Real Madrid
Position	Point guard
League	Liga ACB EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(2000-12-30) 30 December 2000 (age 23) Zaragoza, Spain
Listed height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2019	Zaragoza
2019–present	Real Madrid
2019–2020	→Zaragoza
Career highlights and awards
2× ACB Best Young Player (2019, 2020) 2× ACB All-Young Players Team (2019, 2020) Champions League Best Young Player (2020)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Spain FIBA U20 European Championship 2019 Israel Team FIBA U16 European Championship 2016 Poland Team

Early life and career

Alocén grew up playing basketball at the youth level for Zaragoza. He made his professional debut on 30 October 2016, playing for Zaragoza in a Liga ACB game against Real Madrid. At age 15 years and 10 months, Alocén became the youngest ACB debutant in club history, breaking Sergi García's record. He also became the third-youngest player in Liga ACB history, behind Ángel Rebolo and Ricky Rubio.^[1] At the end of the 2018-19 ACB season, Alocén signed with Real Madrid, but remained on loan at Zaragoza for one season.^[2] Alocén was named the Best Young Player of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League.^[3]

On 15 July 2020, he joined Real Madrid for the following season.^[4]

National team career

Playing with the Spanish team, Alocén won gold at the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship, averaging 9.9 points, 6.4 assists (tournament leader), 2 steals and 2.3 rebounds. Earlier that year he had also played at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in his hometown Zaragoza, finishing fourth. In February 2019, Alocén made his first appearance for the Spain men's national basketball team.^[5]

References

1. . ACB (in Spanish). 30 October 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
2. Carchia, Emiliano (25 June 2019). "Real Madrid to sign Carlos Alocen, to keep him on loan in Zaragoza". Sportando.
3. "Star Lineup revealed, Alocen Best Young Player". Basketball Champions League. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
4. "Alocén: "Quiero ayudar a que el Madrid siga ganando títulos"" (in Spanish). Real Madrid Baloncesto. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
5. "Los 14 convocados por Scariolo, con la novedad de Carlos Alocén". Federación Española de Baloncesto (in Spanish). 12 February 2019.

External links

• Liga ACB profile