1. Santiago Aldama Toledo was born on January 10th 2001 and is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association.
19 Facts About Santi Aldama
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Santi Aldama was named most valuable player of the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship.
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Santi Aldama is the son of Spanish basketball player Santiago Aldama, an Olympian at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
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Santi Aldama started playing basketball at age three because his father, Santiago Aldama, and uncle, Santi Toledo, played the sport professionally.
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Santi Aldama grew up idolizing basketball players Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro and Kobe Bryant.
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Santi Aldama helped his team to a surprising third-place finish behind FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
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In 2018, Santi Aldama played on loan for the FC Barcelona under-18 team at Ciutat de L'Hospitalet qualifiers in the Adidas Next Generation tournament.
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On 5 August 2019, Santi Aldama announced his commitment to play college basketball in the United States for Loyola Maryland.
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Santi Aldama missed the first three months of his freshman season with a knee injury that required surgery.
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Santi Aldama was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week three times in the span of four weeks.
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Santi Aldama averaged 15.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.7 blocks in 10 games as a freshman.
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Santi Aldama set the program record and matched Adonal Foyle's Patriot League record for rebounds in a game.
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Santi Aldama helped Loyola advance to its first-ever Patriot League final.
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On 14 April 2021, Santi Aldama declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.
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Santi Aldama was drafted with the 30th overall pick of the 2021 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz.
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Santi Aldama's rights were later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Santi Aldama made his national team debut for Spain at the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship in Podgorica, Montenegro, averaging nine points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
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Santi Aldama led his team to a gold medal at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship in Volos, Greece, averaging 18 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.9 steals per game.
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Santi Aldama was named tournament most valuable player and joined his teammate Usman Garuba on the All-Star Five.