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Facundo Campazzo
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Campazzo with Real Madrid in 2017
No. 7 – Real Madrid
Point guard
Personal information
Born (1991-03-23) 23 March 1991 (age 33)
Córdoba, Argentina
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft 2013 / Undrafted
Pro career 2008–present
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× EuroLeague champion (2015, 2018)
  • All-EuroLeague First Team (2024)
  • EuroCup steals leader (2017)
  • 4× Liga ACB champion (2015, 2018, 2019, 2024)
  • 3× Spanish Cup winner (2015, 2020, 2024)
  • 5× Spanish Supercup winner (2014, 2018–2020, 2023)
  • Liga ACB MVP (2024)
  • Liga ACB Finals MVP (2019)
  • 3× All-Liga ACB First Team (2019, 2020, 2024)
  • 2× All-Liga ACB Second Team (2017, 2018)
  • Liga ACB Most Spectacular Player (2017)
  • 3× Liga ACB steals leader (2016–2018)
  • 2× Spanish Cup MVP (2020, 2024)
  • 3× Spanish Supercup MVP (2019, 2020, 2023)
  • Serbian league champion (2023)
  • Serbian league steals leader (2023)
  • Serbian Cup winner (2023)
  • All-ABA League Team (2023)
  • BCLA champion (2010)
  • All-BCLA First Team (2013)
  • All-BCLA Second Team (2015)
  • 2× InterLeagues Tournament champion (2010, 2012)
  • 4× LNB champion (2010–2012, 2014)
  • Argentine Challenge Cup winner (2010)
  • 3× Argentine Super 8 Tournament winner (2009, 2011, 2013)
  • Argentine Cup winner (2010)
  • 2× LNB Finals MVP (2012, 2014)
  • 3× All-LNB Team (2012–2014)
  • 3× LNB assists leader (2012–2014)
  • 2× LNB steals leader (2013, 2014)
  • 3× LNB All-Domestic Players Team (2012–2014)
  • LNB Most Improved Player (2012)
  • LNB Revelation of the Year (2010)
  • 3× LNB All-Star (2011–2013)
  • LNB All-Star Skills Challenge winner (2012)
  • 2× Argentine Super 8 Tournament MVP (2011, 2013)
  • Argentine Cup MVP (2010)
  • 3× All-FIBA AmeriCup Team (2013, 2017, 2022)
  • FIBA AmeriCup steals leader (2022)
Medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA World Cup 0 1 0
FIBA AmeriCup 1 2 1
Pan American Games 1 0 0
FIBA South American Championship 1 1 0
South American Games 1 0 0
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
World Cup
Silver 2019 China
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold 2022 Brazil
Silver 2015 Mexico
Silver 2017 Argentina
Bronze 2013 Venezuela
Pan American Games
Gold 2019 Lima Team
FIBA South American Championship
Gold 2012 Argentina
Silver 2014 Venezuela
South American Games
Gold 2014 Chile Team

Facundo "Facu" Campazzo (born 23 March 1991) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. At a height of 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall, he plays at the point guard position. He is also a member of the senior Argentina national basketball team.

As a member of Real Madrid, Campazzo won two EuroLeague championships in 2015 and 2018. While representing Argentina, Campazzo won the silver medal at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

Professional career

Peñarol (2008–2014)

Campazzo began playing for the Argentine League club Peñarol de Mar del Plata in 2008. With Peñarol, he won the following tournaments: the Argentine League championship four times (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014), the Argentine Cup (2010), the Argentine Challenge Cup (2010), the Argentine Super 8 Tournament three times (2009, 2011, 2013), the InterLeagues Tournament twice (2010, 2012), and the FIBA Americas League championship (2010).

He was named the Argentine League Revelation of the Year and the Argentine Cup MVP in 2010. He was named the Argentine Super 8 Tournament MVP in 2011 and 2013 and the Argentine League Most Improved Player in 2012. He was also named the Argentine League Finals MVP in 2012 and 2014.

Real Madrid (2014–2020)

On 30 August 2014, Campazzo signed a three-year deal with the Spanish League club Real Madrid. In the 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the EuroLeague championship, after defeating the Greek club Olympiacos, by a score of 78–59, in the league's final game. Real Madrid eventually finished the season by winning the Spanish ACB League's 2014–15 season's league playoff finals, after a 3–0 series sweep in the finals series against Barcelona. By winning that title, Real Madrid also won the triple crown.

On 20 August 2015, Campazzo was loaned to Spanish club UCAM Murcia. He spent both the 2015–16 ACB season, and the 2016–17 ACB season with Murcia. He returned to Real Madrid for the 2017–18 ACB season.

In May 2018, Real Madrid won the 2017–18 EuroLeague season's championship after defeating the Turkish club Fenerbahçe Doğuş in the finals, by a score of 85–80. Over 30 EuroLeague games played, Campazzo averaged 7.9 points, 4.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game. On 24 May 2018, he finished in fourth place in voting for the Spanish Liga ACB's MVP award of the 2017–18 season.

On 26 June 2018, he re-signed to a three-year deal with Real Madrid. On 3 May 2019, he was named the EuroLeague MVP for the month of April. In the third place game of the 2019 EuroLeague Final Four, Campazzo set an all-time record for assists in a Final Four game, with 15. He surpassed Terrell McIntyre's previous record from 2008.

On 6 February 2020, Campazzo joined Stefan Jović at the top of the EuroLeague's all-time single-game assists chart after he dished out 19 assists in a 103–97 win over the German club Alba Berlin.

Denver Nuggets (2020–2022)

On 30 November 2020, Campazzo was signed by the Denver Nuggets of the NBA to a multiyear contract. On 13 April 2022, Campazzo was suspended for Game 1 of the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. The suspension stemmed from him shoving Lakers guard Wayne Ellington in a game three days earlier.

Dallas Mavericks (2022)

On 18 October 2022, Campazzo signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks. On 28 November 2022, he was waived when the Mavericks signed guard Kemba Walker.

Crvena zvezda (2022–2023)

On 19 December 2022, Campazzo signed a contract with Serbian team Crvena zvezda.

Return to Real Madrid (2023–present)

On July 18, 2023, Campazzo made his official return to Real Madrid after three seasons, signing a four-year deal.

On February 18, 2024, Campazzo won his third Spanish Cup with Madrid and was named the tournament's MVP for a second time in his career. He recorded 18 points and 6 assists in the final against Barcelona.

On October 4, 2024, Campazzo protested a late no-call and was ejected from the game. His heated reaction was met by his teammates restraining him to avoid further and more intense complaints to the referees. It was announced that he received a one-game suspension and a fine.

National team career

Junior national team

Campazzo was a member of Argentina's junior national teams. With Argentina's under-16 junior national team, he played at the 2007 FIBA South American Under-16 Championship, where he won a gold medal.

Senior national team

Campazzo competed for the senior Argentina national basketball team at the 2012 London Summer Olympics. He also played for Argentine teams that won gold medals at the 2012 South American Championship and the 2014 South American Games, silver medals at the 2014 South American Championship, the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, and the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, and a bronze medal at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship. He also played with Argentina at the 2014 FIBA World Cup and at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.

He helped Argentina bring home a gold medal from the 2019 Pan American tournament, which was held in Lima, Peru. He also won the silver medal at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

In 2022, Campazzo won the gold medal in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup held in Recife, Brazil. He was Argentina's starting point guard in the tournament. After the final game against Brazil, he was named in the All-Tournament Team.

Campazzo was named to the FIBA AmeriCup's All-Tournament Team in 2013, 2017 and 2022.

Career statistics

Legend
  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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Denver 65 19 21.9 .381 .352 .879 2.1 3.6 1.2 .2 6.1
2021–22 Denver 65 4 18.2 .361 .301 .769 1.8 3.7 1.0 .4 5.1
2022–23 Dallas 8 0 6.5 .231 .273 .500 .3 1.1 .8 — 1.3
Career 138 23 19.3 .369 .326 .825 1.8 3.3 1.1 .3 5.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Denver 10 9 27.0 .392 .396 .842 3.0 4.1 1.4 .4 9.3
2022 Denver 4 0 3.3 .000 .000 — .8 .5 — — 0.0
Career 14 9 20.2 .382 .380 .842 2.4 3.1 1.0 .3 6.6

EuroLeague

† Denotes season in which Campazzo won the EuroLeague
* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15† Real Madrid 11 1 8.6 .476 .364 .700 .5 2.0 .5 .1 2.8 3.0
2017–18† 30 28 23.1 .396 .376 .833 2.4 4.5 1.4 .1 7.9 10.3
2018–19 34 14 23.6 .385 .374 .893 2.6 5.2 1.6 — 8.7 13.0
2019–20 28* 27 23.9 .403 .310 .870 2.3 7.1 1.4 — 9.9 15.4
2020–21 10 8 25.7 .380 .275 .826 2.5 6.7 2.0 — 9.3 13.5
2022–23 Crvena zvezda 9 7 28.6 .436 .333 .897 2.8 5.9 1.9 — 15.0 18.7
2023–24 Real Madrid 37 36 25.3 .452 .322 .866 2.9 6.5 1.3 .0 11.5 16.7
Career 159 121 23.3 .414 .337 .866 2.4 5.6 1.4 .0 9.4 13.4

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2016–17 UCAM Murcia 13 12 30.2 .367 .318 .739 2.7 6.7 2.2 .2 13.2 15.8
Career 13 12 30.2 .367 .318 .739 2.7 6.7 2.2 .2 13.2 15.8

FIBA Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Peñarol 9 8 31.3 .430 .436 .857 4.1 5.7 2.7 .1 13.4
2013–14 3 3 28.5 .618 .500 .789 2.7 5.7 2.0 — 22.0
Career 12 11 30.7 .487 .456 .836 3.8 5.7 2.5 .1 15.6

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Argentina Peñarol LNB 25 5.0 .273 .241 .500 .6 .5 .3 — 1.4
2009–10 Argentina Peñarol LNB 48 18.9 .376 .352 .731 2.0 1.6 1.4 .5 5.7
2010–11 Argentina Peñarol LNB 57 18.9 .455 .337 .667 2.1 1.9 1.1 .0 6.8
2011–12 Argentina Peñarol LNB 58 31.9 .495 .424 .747 4.4 6.0 2.4 .1 14.1
2012–13 Argentina Peñarol LNB 52 33.1 .453 .302 .737 4.0 6.0 2.4 .1 14.4
2013–14 Argentina Peñarol LNB 51 31.7 .491 .379 .755 4.1 5.9 2.1 .2 16.2
2014–15 Spain Real Madrid ACB 31 12.2 .400 .324 .583 1.0 1.5 .7 — 3.1
2015–16 Spain UCAM Murcia ACB 37 26.5 .397 .337 .778 2.9 5.3 2.0 .2 12.6
2016–17 Spain UCAM Murcia ACB 31 28.5 .392 .310 .802 2.8 5.9 1.6 .0 14.1
2017–18 Spain Real Madrid ACB 33 21.9 .472 .363 .756 1.8 4.0 1.5 .1 9.0
2018–19 Spain Real Madrid ACB 41 23.9 .410 .371 .899 2.7 4.9 1.4 .0 10.4
2019–20 Spain Real Madrid ACB 26 22.6 .427 .410 .897 2.5 5.0 1.1 .0 11.2
2020–21 Spain Real Madrid ACB 10 21.8 .452 .350 .903 2.4 4.6 2.3 — 10.8
2022–23 Serbia Crvena zvezda KLS 2 28.5 .429 .286 .778 2.0 6.0 3.0 — 10.5
2022–23 Serbia Crvena zvezda ABA 24 24.8 .406 .364 .750 2.8 6.5 2.0 .0 13.0
2023–24 Spain Real Madrid ACB 39 23.1 .478 .403 .927 2.3 5.6 1.6 .0 11.7

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

  • FIBA Americas League Champion: 2009–10
  • 4× Argentine League Champion: (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
  • 2× Argentine League Finals MVP: (2012, 2014)
  • 3× Argentine Super 8 Tournament Winner: (2009, 2011, 2013)
  • 2× Argentine Super 8 Tournament MVP: (2011, 2013)
  • 2× InterLeagues Tournament Champion: (2010, 2012)
  • Argentine Cup Winner: (2010)
  • Argentine Cup MVP: (2010)
  • Argentine Challenge Cup Winner: (2010)
  • Argentine League Revelation of the Year: (2010)
  • 3× Argentine League All-Star: (2011, 2012, 2013)
  • 3× Eurobasket.com's Argentine League All-Domestic Players Team: (2012–2014)
  • 3× Eurobasket.com's Argentine League All-Defensive Team: (2012–2014)
  • 3× Argentine League Ideal Quintet Team: (2012, 2013, 2014)
  • Argentine League Most Improved Player: (2012)
  • 4× Spanish Supercup Winner: (2014, 2018, 2019, 2020)
  • 2× Spanish King's Cup Winner: (2015, 2020)
  • 2× EuroLeague Champion: (2015, 2018)
  • 3× Spanish League Champion: (2015, 2018, 2019)
  • Triple Crown Winner: (2015)
  • Eurobasket.com's EuroCup Defensive Player of the Year: (2017)
  • 4× All-Spanish League Team:
    • 2× All-Spanish League Second Team: (2017, 2018)
    • 2× All-Spanish League First Team: (2019, 2020)
  • Spanish League Most Spectacular Player: (2017)
  • EuroLeague's MVP of the Month of April: (2019)
  • Spanish League Finals MVP: (2019)
  • 2× Spanish Supercup MVP: (2019, 2020)
  • Spanish Cup MVP: (2020)

Argentina junior national team

  • 2007 FIBA South American Under-16 Championship: 11 Gold


Argentina senior national team

  • 2012 South American Championship: 11 Gold


  • 2013 FIBA Americas Championship: 33 Bronze
  • 2013 FIBA Americas Championship: All-Tournament Team
  • 2014 South American Games: 11 Gold


  • 2014 South American Championship: 22 Silver


  • 2015 FIBA Americas Championship: 22 Silver


  • 2017 FIBA AmeriCup: 22 Silver


  • 2017 FIBA AmeriCup: All-Tournament Team
  • 2019 Pan American Games: 11 Gold


  • 2019 World Cup: 22 Silver


  • 2022 FIBA Americup: 11 Gold


  • 2022 FIBA Americup: All-Tournament Team

See also

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