Hungarian basketball player
Ádám Hanga (born 12 April 1989) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroCup. He was drafted 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2011 NBA draft.[1] Hanga won the EuroLeague Best Defender award in 2017.
Early life
Hanga was born to a Hungarian mother and a Zanzibari Tanzanian father, who was studying in Hungary at that time. His father left the family when Ádám was 3 years old and he was brought up by his mother and maternal grandparents.[2]
He is the nephew of African-Russian journalist and television personality Yelena Khanga.[3]
Professional career
Hanga began his career with the Hungarian club, Albacomp, in 2006, at the age of 17, and stayed with the Székesfehérvár-based club until 2011. In June 2009, he was invited to the Adidas Eurocamp, an event that is held annually in Treviso, for top-flight players, aged between 18 and 21. After three days of training and scrimmages, he was ranked the sixth best non-U.S. player in his age group.[4] The 2010–11 season turned out to be his breakout year, as he dominated the Hungarian League.
In May 2011, he moved to the Spanish League, signing with Bàsquet Manresa.[5][6] The San Antonio Spurs selected Hanga with the 59th pick in the 2011 NBA draft.
In July 2013, Hanga signed a four-year deal with the Spanish club Baskonia.[7] In August 2014, he was loaned to the Italian League team Sidigas Avellino, for the 2014–15 season.[8] Hanga came back to Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on 11 May 2015 for the final games of the 2014–15 ACB season, after finishing the Lega Basket season with Avellino.[9] On 28 June 2017 Hanga was registered by Baskonia for the right of first refusal.[10] On 9 July 2017 Hanga signed an offer sheet with FC Barcelona Lassa.[11] On 12 July 2017 Baskonia matched the offer sheet to Hanga, keeping Hanga in their roster.[12] On 23 July 2017 Hanga re-signed with Baskonia, through the 2019–20 season.[13][14]
On 22 August 2017 Baskonia and FC Barcelona reached an agreement for the transfer of Hanga to the Catalan club.[15] On 9 July 2019 Barcelona Bàsquet announced Hanga had extended his contract with the club until 2022, with an option to continue through 2023.[16] On 16 July 2021 Hanga parted ways with the club after four seasons together.[17]
On 23 July 2021 Hanga signed a two-year deal with Liga ACB archrivals Real Madrid.[18] On 24 June 2023 Real Madrid informed the player that they would not pick up his contract option and he would become a free agent.
On 12 July 2023 Hanga signed a two-year contract with Serbian powerhouse Crvena zvezda.[19]
On July 4, 2024, he signed with Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB.[20]
Career statistics
EuroLeague
National competition
Regular season
Playoffs
References
- ^ "Spurs Select Joseph And Hanga In 2011 NBA Draft". nba.com. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Hanga I, rey de Hungría" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ https://bestsport.news/hanga-found-out-her-nephew-plays-for-barcelona-met-right-on-the-match-with-cska/ [dead link]
- ^ "Rankings – International '89". Draft Express. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "Hanga Ádám a spanyol élvonalban folytatja" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "El Assignia Manresa ficha a la perla del basket húngaro". marca.com (in Spanish). 27 May 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "LABORAL KUTXA brings in Hanga". Euroleague.net. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Sidigas Avellino officially lands Adam Hanga on loan". Sportando.com. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Adam Hanga vuelve a Vitoria" [Adam Hanga comes back to Vitoria] (in Spanish). ACB.com. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Jugadores sujetos al derecho de tanteo". www.acb.com (in Spanish). ACB.com. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "El FC Barcelona Lassa presenta ofertas por Larkin y Hanga (Baskonia)". acb.com (in Spanish). 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "El Baskonia iguala la oferta del FC Barcelona Lassa por Adam Hanga". acb.com (in Spanish). 12 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Baskonia y Hanga firman un contrato para las próximas 3 temporadas". acb.com (in Spanish). 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Baskonia keeps Best Defender Hanga". Euroleague.net. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Adam Hanga se desvincula de Baskonia". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Adam Hanga extends his contract with Barça until 2022". fcbarcelona.com. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Adam Hanga officially leaves Barça". Sportando. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Real Madrid announces 2-year deal with Adam Hanga". Sportando. July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Adam Hanga is Zvezda's fourth summer signing". EuroLeague. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "Adam Hanga signs with Joventut Badalona". Sportando. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
External links
- Ádám Hanga at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Ádám Hanga at eurobasket.com
- Ádám Hanga at euroleague.net
- Ádám Hanga at draftexpress.com
- Ádám Hanga Archived 2017-10-08 at the Wayback Machine at legabasket.it (in Italian)
- Ádám Hanga at kosarsport.hu (in Hungarian)