101 Greats of European Basketball

In a brilliant career, Rodriguez won 12 Spanish
Leagues, nine Spanish Cups, four EuroLeague crowns,
two titles as the Spanish League’s best scorer (1963
and 1966) and two EuroBasket MVP titles (1963 and
1969). He was also honored six times on the European
selection of players and scored more than 20,000
points in a Real Madrid jersey. For the Spanish national
team, Rodriguez played 175 games and scored 2,834
points. In September of 2007, he was among the first
players inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Hats off to Emiliano Rodriguez, the Great Captain.
Emiliano Rodriguez
Germany (7.4 ppg.) and one more season in Real Madrid.
In 1973, on the eve of the Barcelona EuroBasket,
where Spain finally won the silver medal after losing to
Yugoslavia in the final, he put an end to his career as
a player. Justice would have been served if Rodriguez
would have taken part in this tournament to finish his
great career with a deserved medal, but even without
the trophy, he has a privileged spot in the history of
basketball in Spain and Europe.
101 greats of european basketball
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