Fabricio Oberto

Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto (Latin American Spanish: [faˈβɾisjo oˈβeɾto]; born March 21, 1975) is an Argentine-Italian color analyst and former professional basketball player. At 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he played as a center and power forward. With the LNB club Atenas, in his native Argentina, Oberto began playing professionally in 1993, and later played overseas with teams in Spain and Greece. In 2005, Oberto signed with the San Antonio Spurs, a team of the American National Basketball Association (NBA), and won a championship with the Spurs in 2007. He is also a former member of the senior Argentina national basketball team, with whom he won two Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 2004.

Fabricio Oberto
Oberto with the Washington Wizards in 2009
Personal information
Born (1975-03-21) March 21, 1975
Las Varillas, Argentina
NationalityArgentine / Italian
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight256 lb (116 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1997: undrafted
Playing career1993–2013
PositionCenter / power forward
Number7, 21
Career history
1993–1998Atenas
1998–1999Olympiacos
2000–2002Tau Cerámica
2002–2005Pamesa Valencia
20052009San Antonio Spurs
2009–2010Washington Wizards
2010Portland Trail Blazers
2013Atenas
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA champion (2007)
  • ULEB Cup champion (2003)
  • Liga ACB champion (2002)
  • Liga ACB All-Star (2003)
  • FIBA South American League MVP (1998)
  • LNB MVP (1998)
  • LNB Finals MVP (1998)
  • LNB Slam Dunk Contest champion (1995)
Career NBA statistics
Points1,081 (3.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,175 (3.5 rpg)
Assists300 (0.9 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
Summer Olympic Games
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
FIBA World Cup
2002 Indianapolis
FIBA AmeriCup
1995 Neuquen
2001 Neuquen
2003 San Juan
2011 Mar del Plata
FIBA South American Championship
1997 Maracaibo
FIBA Diamond Ball
2004 Belgrade
2008 Nanjing
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del Plata

He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2019.

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