Felipe Reyes Cabanás (born 16 March 1980) is a Spanish former professionalbasketball player. He represented the seniorSpain national team. Standing at a height of 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in),[1] and weighing 120 kg (260 lb), he plays at thepower forward andcenter positions.[2]
During his pro club career, Reyes won twoEuroLeague championships, in2015 and2018. He was also anAll-EuroLeague First Team selection in theEuroLeague 2014–15 season. He was named aEuroLeague Legend in 2022. With Spain's senior national team, he won the gold medal at the2006 FIBA World Cup, and gold medals at the2009 EuroBasket, the2011 EuroBasket, and the2015 EuroBasket.
Reyes began his professionalclub career in theSpanish top-tier levelACB League, withEstudiantes Madrid, during theSpanish League 1998–99 season. In that same season, he also played with the club's second levelreserve team, Estudiantes B, in the Spanish 2nd-tier levelEBA League. He played with Estudiantes through theSpanish League 2003–04 season. With Estudiantes, he also played in the European-wide secondary levelEuroCup, and the European-wide premier levelEuroLeague.
Reyes moved to the SpanishEuroLeague clubReal Madrid, before the 2004–05 season. In May 2015, he was named to the 2014–15 season'sAll-EuroLeague First Team, for his performance during the season;[3] and he was also named the SpanishACB League Most Valuable Player of the 2014–15 ACB season, marking the second time in his career that he won that award.[4]
During that 2014–15 season, Reyes' club, Real Madrid, won theEuroLeague season's championship, after defeatingOlympiacos, by a score of 78–59, inthe league's final game.[5] Real Madrid eventually finished the season, by also winning theSpanish ACB League season championship, after a 3–0 series sweep in the Spanish League final series againstBarcelona. With that title, Real Madrid had won theTriple Crown for the season.[6]
On 27 June 2015, Reyes signed a two-year contract extension with Real Madrid.[7] He became the Spanish ACB League'sall-time career leader in total rebounds, in March 2017, after surpassing the previous record holder,Granger Hall.[8]
In May 2018, Real Madrid won the2017–18 EuroLeague season's championship, after defeatingFenerbahçe Doğuş in thefinal game, by a score of 85–80.[9] Over 35 EuroLeague games played that season, Reyes averaged 8.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
On 4 February 2019, Reyes became the ACB League's all-time leader in games played, including both formats of the league (ACB &Primera División). He achieved that after he played in his 779th Spanish League game, againstUnicaja Málaga, eclipsing the league's previous record-holder for most games played,Joan Creus's tally.[10] On 15 February 2019, Reyes became the all-time leader in games played in theSpanish King's Cup tournament, as he overtookJuan Carlos Navarro, to achieve that record.[11]
On 24 July 2020 Reyes re-signed with the team.[12]
On 23 June 2021 Reyes announced the end of his professional basketball career in which he was the captain of the team.[13]
Reyes was a member of the junior national teams of Spain. With Spain's junior national teams, he won medals at the following tournaments: the gold medal at the1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the gold medal at the1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the bronze medal at the2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Reyes was a long-time member of the seniorSpain men's national basketball team. With Spain's senior national team, he won the following medals: the bronze medal at the2001 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the2003 EuroBasket, the gold medal at the2006 FIBA World Cup, the silver medal at the2007 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the2008 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the2009 EuroBasket, the gold medal at the2011 EuroBasket, the silver medal at the2012 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the2015 EuroBasket, and the bronze medal at the2016 Summer Olympics. With Spain, he also played at the2002 FIBA World Cup, the2004 Summer Olympics, the2005 EuroBasket, the2010 FIBA World Cup, and the2014 FIBA World Cup.[14]
Reyes' older brother,Alfonso, is also a former professional basketball player. Reyes' nickname is "Espartaco" (English: "Spartacus").[15][16][17]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Reyes won theEuroLeague |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Estudiantes | 12 | 7 | 15.8 | .547 | — | .638 | 4.1 | .6 | .8 | .3 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| 2004–05 | Real Madrid | 17 | 14 | 22.8 | .398 | — | .560 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .4 | 6.8 | 10.9 |
| 2005–06 | 22 | 22 | 26.5 | .507 | — | .606 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .3 | 9.8 | 13.5 | |
| 2007–08 | 19 | 10 | 24.4 | .500 | — | .604 | 7.1 | .9 | 1.3 | .5 | 12.6 | 15.8 | |
| 2008–09 | 19 | 10 | 24.4 | .500 | .500 | .800 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .1 | 13.6 | 15.8 | |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 2 | 17.8 | .432 | — | .780 | 5.0 | .9 | .8 | .1 | 7.3 | 9.1 | |
| 2010–11 | 21 | 21 | 19.1 | .422 | .200 | .838 | 5.5 | .9 | .4 | .2 | 8.7 | 9.8 | |
| 2011–12 | 16 | 0 | 18.5 | .468 | — | .793 | 6.3 | .6 | .6 | .2 | 8.4 | 11.3 | |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 0 | 18.1 | .456 | .294 | .706 | 5.1 | .5 | .5 | .3 | 7.6 | 8.9 | |
| 2013–14 | 30 | 0 | 16.5 | .462 | .304 | .855 | 4.8 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 9.1 | 10.3 | |
| 2014–15† | 30* | 20 | 19.1 | .502 | .294 | .814 | 5.1 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 10.7 | 13.3 | |
| 2015–16 | 26 | 20 | 18.9 | .509 | .414 | .829 | 5.9 | .9 | .5 | .2 | 10.8 | 13.9 | |
| 2016–17 | 30 | 18 | 12.4 | .477 | .333 | .818 | 2.8 | .7 | .3 | .3 | 5.3 | 6.9 | |
| 2017–18† | 35 | 7 | 15.5 | .582 | .429 | .793 | 4.3 | .8 | .2 | .2 | 8.4 | 10.9 | |
| 2018–19 | 23 | 1 | 8.9 | .593 | — | .935 | 2.1 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 8.0 | .429 | .200 | .833 | 1.6 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 3.4 | 2.4 | |
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 4.3 | .250 | — | .750 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | |
| Career | 357 | 157 | 17.8 | .488 | .320 | .749 | 5.0 | .8 | .6 | .2 | 8.5 | 10.6 | |
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