Carlos Alocén Arrondo (born 30 December 2000) is a Spanish professional basketball player who plays for CB Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB. He plays at the point guard position.
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 December 2000 Zaragoza, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2019 | Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | CB Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and career
editAlocén grew up playing basketball at the youth level for Zaragoza. He made his professional debut on 30 October 2016, playing for Zaragoza in a Liga ACB game against Real Madrid. At age 15 years and 10 months, Alocén became the youngest ACB debutant in club history, breaking Sergi García's record. He also became the third-youngest player in Liga ACB history, behind Ángel Rebolo and Ricky Rubio.[1] At the end of the 2018-19 ACB season, Alocén signed with Real Madrid, but remained on loan at Zaragoza for one season.[2] Alocén was named the Best Young Player of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League.[3]
On 15 July 2020, he joined Real Madrid's first team.[4] In February 2022 he tore his ACL, which halted his career for 21 months. Eventually, on June 18, 2024, Alocén left Real Madrid[5] to join CB Gran Canaria.[6]
National team career
editPlaying with the Spanish team, Alocén won gold at the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship, averaging 9.9 points, 6.4 assists (tournament leader), 2 steals and 2.3 rebounds. Earlier that year he had also played at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in his hometown Zaragoza, finishing fourth. In February 2019, Alocén made his first appearance for the Spain men's national basketball team.[7]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
EuroLeague
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2020–21 | Real Madrid | 28 | 16 | 13.4 | .430 | .282 | .583 | 1.4 | 2.3 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| 2021–22 | 9 | 2 | 10.8 | .226 | .125 | .800 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .3 | — | 2.7 | 2.4 | |
| 2023–24 | 12 | 3 | 8.8 | .219 | .091 | .600 | 1.3 | 1.4 | .2 | .1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Career | 49 | 21 | 11.8 | .353 | .212 | .667 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .2 | .1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | |
Basketball Champions League
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Zaragoza | 16 | 12 | 23.3 | .393 | .200 | .607 | 3.4 | 3.7 | .9 | .1 | 7.0 |
| Career | 16 | 12 | 23.3 | .393 | .200 | .607 | 3.4 | 3.7 | .9 | .1 | 7.0 | |
Domestic leagues
edit| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2016–17 | ACB | 2 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | |
| 2017–18 | ACB | 4 | 14.2 | .385 | .250 | .000 | 2.2 | 2.2 | — | — | 2.7 | |
| 2018–19 | ACB | 37 | 15.9 | .458 | .400 | .644 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .6 | .0 | 5.4 | |
| 2019–20 | ACB | 28 | 20.5 | .453 | .351 | .700 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .5 | .1 | 7.2 | |
| 2020–21 | ACB | 38 | 13.8 | .344 | .275 | .722 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | 4.7 | |
| 2021–22 | ACB | 11 | 10.2 | .316 | .318 | .625 | 1.2 | .9 | .4 | — | 3.3 | |
| 2023–24 | ACB | 18 | 11.1 | .283 | .167 | .773 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .7 | .2 | 3.1 |
References
edit- ^ "Carlos Alocén, tercer jugador más joven en debutar en la Liga Endesa". ACB (in Spanish). 30 October 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (25 June 2019). "Real Madrid to sign Carlos Alocen, to keep him on loan in Zaragoza". Sportando.
- ^ "Star Lineup revealed, Alocen Best Young Player". Basketball Champions League. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Alocén: "Quiero ayudar a que el Madrid siga ganando títulos"" (in Spanish). Real Madrid Baloncesto. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Carlos Alocen leaves Real Madrid". Basket News. 18 June 2024.
- ^ Vasiljevic, Bogdan (19 June 2024). "Carlos Alocen is the new player of Gran Canaria". Basketball Sphere.
- ^ "Los 14 convocados por Scariolo, con la novedad de Carlos Alocén". Federación Española de Baloncesto (in Spanish). 12 February 2019.