Friday, August 25, 2006
Ricky Rubio was selected for the Spanish U18 and U16 squad for this summer's European Championships. He decided he'd rather play with his own age group (U16) and proceeded to lead the tournament (which Spain won) in points, rebounds, assists and steals. He had a quadruple double in the semi-final against Croatia (19 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists and 11 steals), nailed a mid-court shot with three seconds left in the final to force overtime against the favourites Russia, and finished that game with 51 points, 24 rebounds, 12 assists and 7 steals. He is the youngest player ever to play in Spain's ACB league.
