Tomas Van Den Spiegel
Van den Spiegel in a warm up with Real Madrid.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
10 July 1978 Ghent, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0.25 in (2.14 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2000 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1995–2012 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 1995–1997 | Okapi Aalstar |
| 1997–2001 | Telindus Oostende |
| 2001–2002 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 2002 | Telindus Oostende |
| 2002–2004 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 2004–2006 | Virtus Roma |
| 2006–2007 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2007–2008 | Prokom Trefl Sopot |
| 2008 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2008 | Azovmash Mariupol |
| 2008–2010 | Real Madrid |
| 2010–2011 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2011–2012 | Telenet Oostende |
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Tomas Van Den Spiegel (born 10 July 1978 in Ghent, Belgium) is a Belgian former professional basketball player and the current president of ULEB. At a height of 2.14 m (7 ft ¼) tall, he played at the center position.
Van Den Spiegel first began playing basketball in the youth age club ranks of Osiris Denderleeuw, from 1987–1995, and then with the youth clubs of Okapi Aalst. He debuted at age 17, in the Belgian first division. He was named Belgian League Rookie of the year in 1996. In 1997, he moved to Sunair Oostende. With Oostende, he won two Belgian League championship titles and 2 Belgian Cups.
In 2001, he was named the Belgian Player of the Year, and he then signed a three-year contract with the top-tier level Italian LBA League club Fortitudo Bologna, where he was a EuroLeague runner-up in 2004. He them moved to the Italian club Virtus Roma. After a season-and-a-half with Virtus Roma, he chose the Russian club CSKA Moscow, as his next career destination.
With CSKA Moscow, Van Den Spiegel won the EuroLeague championship in both 2006 and 2008. With CSKA, he was also a EuroLeague runner-up in 2007. With CSKA, Van Den Spiegel also won three Russian Championships and two Russian Cups.
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