The legendary Argentine forward was honored at Buesa Arena this Friday night.
Baskonia retires Luis Scola’s jersey
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz honored one of its best players of all time this Friday night, as Luis Scola saw his jersey sent up into the rafters before the team’s Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 6 game against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade at Buesa Arena.
It was quite the night for Baskonia fans, as the retirement of Scola’s jersey came before Dusko Ivanovic’s first game since returning for a fourth spell as head coach.
Luis Scola: A Baskonia legend
Scola played a total of 144 EuroLeague games across seven seasons with Baskonia, the fourth most of all time, in which the team reached the Final Four on four occasions, losing in the championship game in 2001 and 2005.
There’s no denying the Argentine’s status as a legend at Baskonia, as he is comfortably the team’s all-time leading in both scoring (2,054 points) and PIR (2,220) in the EuroLeague. In addition, Scola has the most rebounds (810), while he is also 11th in assists (242), second in steals (174) and fifth in blocks (66).
On top of those numbers, Scola was twice named to the All-EuroLeague First Team in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons, as well as being selected to the All-EuroLeague Second Team in the 2004-05 campaign.
Making his mark in Spain
Domestically, Scola earned his way into the hearts of Baskonia fans by leading the team to the Spanish League and Spanish Cup double in the 2001-02 season. Baskonia went on to win a further two Spanish Cups with Scola on the roster in 2003-04 and 2005-06, and the team also secured three straight Spanish Super Cup crowns between 2004-05 and 2006-07.
During his time at Baskonia, Scola was also named the Spanish League Rookie of the Year in the 1999-2000 campaign, before later being crowned the Spanish League MVP in the 2004-05 and 2006-07 seasons. He was selected to the All-Spanish League Team in four straight seasons between 2003-04 and 2006-07, too.
Scola is held in the highest regard by fans of Baskonia and this Friday night, he will get to feel their love once again. With Coach Ivanovic and possibly Mirza Teletovic watching on as well, it should make for a truly special event.