Thomas David Heurtel[1] (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ œʁtɛl]; born 10 April 1989) is a French professional basketball player who last played for Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association. Standing at 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in), he plays at the point guard position.
 Heurtel with Barcelona in 2018 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 April 1989 Béziers, France |
| Listed height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2009 | Pau-Orthez |
| 2009–2011 | ASVEL |
| 2009–2010 | →SIG Strasbourg |
| 2010–2011 | →Lucentum Alicante |
| 2011–2014 | Baskonia |
| 2014–2017 | Anadolu Efes |
| 2017–2021 | FC Barcelona |
| 2021 | ASVEL |
| 2021–2022 | Real Madrid |
| 2022–2024 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2024 | Shenzhen Leopards |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
Professional career
editFrance (2007–2010)
editHeurtel rose through the ranks at the French club Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, and he played in the senior men's first team of the club for two seasons. In the 2008–09 season, he won the French League's Rising Star Award.[citation needed]
One year later, after the relegation of Pau-Orthez, he signed with the French club ASVEL Basket,[2] but he played on loan with French club Strasbourg IG.[citation needed]
Spain (2010–2014)
editIn the summer of 2010, Heurtel left France, to join the Spanish League club Meridiano Alicante.[3]
In 2011, Heurtel signed with Spanish club Baskonia, and with them he debuted in the top-tier level European-wide league, the EuroLeague.[4]
Turkey (2014–2017)
editOn 27 December 2014, just before the start of the Top 16 stage of the 2014–15 Euroleague season, Anadolu Efes bought him to Baskonia and Heurtel signed a contract until June 2017 with Turkish club Anadolu Efes, of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[5][6] With Efes, Heurtel needed just two months to win his first club title, as he helped his team to win the Turkish Cup title. Additionally, Heurtel was named the Turkish Cup Final MVP.[7] At the beginning of the next season, Heurtel helped Anadolu Efes to beat Pınar Karşıyaka to win the Turkish President´s Cup, his second title with Efes.[8]
In the 2016–17 season, Heurtel was named the EuroLeague MVP of the Month, for the first time in his career, after averaging 16.7 points and 10.7 assists in the month of February.[9]
Return to Spain (2017–2021)
edit
On 22 June 2017 Heurtel signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB.[10] On 18 February 2018 Heurtel won the Copa del Rey with FC Barcelona Lassa and was named MVP of the tournament.[citation needed]
On July 5, 2019, Heurtel resigned with FC Barcelona for two more years, with an option to extend it until the end of the 2021–22 campaign.[11]
Return to France (2021)
editOn February 24, 2021, Heurtel signed with ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A for the rest of the season.[12]
Second return to Spain (2021–2022)
editOn July 6, 2021, Heurtel signed a one-year deal with Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[13] He was sidelined in the latter stretch of the season due to disciplinary reasons. On June 29, 2022, Heurtel officially parted ways with the Spanish club.
Shenzhen Leopards (2024)
editIn September 2024, Heurtel signed to Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association.[14]
National team career
editHeurtel played with the French under-20 national team at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a silver medal. He has also been a member of the senior men's French national basketball team. With France, he played at the EuroBasket 2013, where he won a gold medal, at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, where he won a bronze medal, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[15]
After Heurtel broke his agreement not to play for any Russian or Belarusian team in order to represent France at EuroBasket 2022—by joining a Russian team in 2022—in November 2022 French basketball federation president Jean-Pierre Siutat said: "he will no longer be there (in the France national team). It’s over."[16]
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| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Baskonia | 10 | 4 | 11.4 | .389 | .235 | .500 | .8 | 1.0 | .1 | — | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| 2012–13 | 28 | 20 | 20.4 | .484 | .437 | .690 | 2.1 | 4.5 | .7 | — | 7.2 | 9.1 | |
| 2013–14 | 21 | 19 | 25.8 | .429 | .235 | .786 | 2.1 | 5.3 | .7 | — | 8.0 | 9.8 | |
| 2014–15 | Baskonia | 10 | 6 | 28.3 | .532 | .563 | .786 | 2.8 | 6.7 | .9 | — | 12.2 | 16.2 |
| Anadolu Efes | 18 | 9 | 24.0 | .418 | .393 | .826 | 2.4 | 6.2 | .6 | .1 | 9.4 | 10.8 | |
| 2015–16 | Anadolu Efes | 24 | 15 | 27.4 | .498 | .427 | .803 | 2.9 | 7.9* | .8 | — | 12.7 | 17.3 |
| 2016–17 | 35 | 6 | 26.3 | .456 | .337 | .867 | 1.7 | 5.6 | .8 | — | 12.7 | 12.5 | |
| 2017–18 | Barcelona | 30 | 22 | 23.6 | .500 | .348 | .814 | 2.4 | 6.4 | .7 | — | 11.3 | 13.9 |
| 2018–19 | 35 | 19 | 21.1 | .477 | .450 | .753 | 1.9 | 4.8 | .7 | — | 10.4 | 11.1 | |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 13.3 | .385 | .400 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 4.7 | .3 | — | 5.3 | 7.3 | |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 13.5 | .289 | .211 | .833 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .4 | — | 2.9 | 1.9 | |
| 2021–22 | Real Madrid | 27 | 14 | 19.3 | .421 | .400 | .857 | 2.4 | 4.6 | .6 | — | 9.0 | 9.7 |
| Career | 253 | 134 | 22.5 | .461 | .382 | .805 | 2.1 | 5.3 | .7 | .0 | 9.6 | 11.1 | |
References
edit- ^ "Thomas Heurtel". ACB.COM. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Heurtel et Kangur à l'ASVEL (in French). L'Équipe. 22 July 2009,
- ^ Thomas Heurtel, savia nueva para el Meridiano (in Spanish). Archived 2011-06-19 at the Wayback Machine ACB.com 22 July 2010.
- ^ Thomas Heurtel, talento rumbo a Vitoria (in Spanish). Solobasket. June 2011.
- ^ Thomas Heurtel se desvincula de Laboral Kutxa Baskonia (in Spanish); Baskonia, December 27, 2014.
- ^ Anadolu Efes Istanbul signs Thomas Heurtel.; Sportando, December 27, 2014.
- ^ "Efes beats Fenerbahce to win Turkish Cup, Heurtel named MVP". Sportando.com. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Anadolu Efes got the "President's cup"". Eurohoops. October 7, 2015.
- ^ "Latest News | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Thomas Heurtel, creativitat i anotació per al Barça Lassa | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona (in Catalan). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona, Heurtel pen multiyear extension". EuroLeague.net. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Heurtel joins Asvel Villeurbanne". Sportando. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial: Heurtel". Realmadrid.com. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Heurtel joins Shenzhen Leopards in China". Eurohoops. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "archive.fiba.com: Players".
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Siutat: "Heurtel did not respect his commitment, it's over"". Eurohoops. November 1, 2022.
External links
edit- Thomas Heurtel at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Thomas Heurtel at Eurobasket.com
- Thomas Heurtel at euroleague.net
- Thomas Heurtel at draftexpress.com (archived)
- Thomas Heurtel at tblstat.net
- Thomas Heurtel at FIBA (archive)