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Emanuel Davíd Ginóbili (born July 28, 1977 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina), better known as Manu Ginóbili, is an Argentine basketball player of Italian descent. He is a member of the Argentine national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. The NBA All-Star shooting guard is generally regarded as the best basketball player ever to come from Latin America. Ginóbili is also the only basketball player ever to win a Euroleague, an NBA ring, and an Olympic Gold medal

Biography
Ginóbili comes from a basketball family. Older brothers Sebastián and Leandro have played professionally in Argentina and Spain respectively. Their father, Jorge, was a coach at a club in Bahía Blanca, where Ginóbili learned to play. Like many Argentines, Ginóbili is a descendant of Italian immigrants, and he has dual citizenship with Argentina and Italy.

PLAYER INFO
POSITION
Guard

HEIGHT
6'6"

WEIGHT
200 lbs.

COLLEGE/CLASS
Argentina

DRAFTED
San Antonio Spurs - 1999
Second Round (57)

PERSONAL :

# Married Many Orono in the summer of 2004
# Speaks English, Spanish and Italian
# Enjoys all types of music but lists Latin music as his favorite
# Spends a lot of time on the internet (has his own website: www.manuginobili.com)
# Enjoys relaxing with friends
# Lists Sixth Sense and Forrest Gump as his favorite movies
# Grew up a Michael Jordan fan
# Also a big fan of soccer star Maradona
# His father is very involved in basketball in Argentina,
# Most recently serving as president of the Bahiense Del Norte club
# Has two older brothers who are also professional basketballplayers, both are 6-3
guards
# Sebastian has played in the Argentinean league the last two seasons (after spending
the 2002-03 campaign in Spain) while Leandro is now retired after spending five
seasons in the Argentinean league

PRE-NBA :

Made his pro debut in Argentina with Andino in 1995-96 … played for Argentina's Estudiantes Bahia Blanca in 1996-97 and 1997-98 … then moved to Italy … spent two seasons - 1998-99 and 1999-00 - with Basket Viola Reggio Calabria before joining Virtus Bologna for the 2000-01 season … the 2001 Euroleague Finals MVP … named the Italian League MVP in both 2000-01 and 2001-02 … named to the Italian All-Star Game for three straight seasons (the league did not hold an All-Star Game in ’01-02) … has been a member of the Argentinean National Team since 1998 … named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2002 World Championships leading Argentina to a silver medal.

Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs
by Greg Ruder, Spurs.com

No. 6?! Not for long. Manu now careens in No. 20.
Number 20 wasn’t the number of his boyhood idol. It isn’t the day of the month his first-born was born. And it isn’t the number his father wore and passed down to his son.

“I guess you could just say I like the way it looks,” said Manu Ginobili, starting shooting guard for the San Antonio Spurs. “The interesting story is how I came to wear the No. 20 in the first place.”

Ginobili was signed by the San Antonio Spurs on July 18, 2002, after several seasons spent in the Italian league. At the press conference to announce his signing, he actually held up a jersey with the No. 6 on it.

“The only two numbers I have ever worn in my career were No. 6 and No.10. [The Spurs] originally gave me No. 6, but that was only one season after [Dallas Head Coach and former Spurs point guard] Avery Johnson had left the Spurs, and there was an outcry from the fans who supported Avery in San Antonio," says Ginobli.

Not wanting to start off his NBA career on a bad note in a new city, Ginobili willingly gave up the No. 6 and asked instead for the No. 10. The Spurs, however, had other ideas.

“[The Spurs] told me that they had just given No.10 to Speedy Claxton (signed June 26, 2002) a couple weeks before, so at that point I really didn’t have a preference. So like I said before, I guess I thought that the No. 20 just looked good, so that’s what I took!”

Manu Ginobili #20 Height: 6-6 Weight: 205
Born: Jul 28, 1977 - Bahia Blanca, Argentina
College: None
Draft: 1999 - 2nd round (28th pick) by the San Antonio Spurs