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  • Jose Calderon
  • #8
  • Guard
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2008 Playoffs Statistics

PPG
11.8
RPG
3.60
APG
7.0
EFF
+ 15.80
Born: Sep 28, 1981
Height: 6-3 /  1,91
Weight: 210  lbs. / 95,3  kg.
From: Spain
Years Pro: 3

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CAREER
2005-06 SEASON:Averaged 5.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists (second on the team) and 23.2 minutes in 64 games, including 11 starts … Averaged 9.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.4 steals in his 11 starts … Led the team in assists 28 times … Finished with second-most assists for a rookie in team history (288) … Recorded double figures in points on 10 occasions and in assists five times … Had two point/assist double doubles … Led the team in free-throw percentage at .848 (78-92) … Finished third among rookies in free-throw percentage, 10th in steals (0.66) and ninth in minutes … Ranked 14th in the league in assists-to-turnover ratio (2.85) … Played in just seven of the final 20 games due to injury and DNP-CDs … Scored 10 points, including a career-high eight-for-eight from the charity stripe, Apr. 19 at Chicago … Recorded a team-high nine assists Apr. 14 vs. Detroit … Designated inactive for 10 games (Mar. 15-29 - left Achilles tendinitis, Dec. 30, Jan. 3, 4 - sore right heel and Dec. 18-19 - bruised right heel) … Scored 11 points to go with a game-high seven assists Feb. 21 at Memphis … Registered 13 points, four rebounds and a team-best 10 assists for the second double-double of his career Jan. 15 vs. New York … Tallied 15 points, a game-high tying 11 assists and seven rebounds en route to the first double-double of his career Dec. 16 vs. Golden State … Scored eight points and recorded career highs of nine rebounds and 13 assists in 41:34 minutes Dec. 6 at Washington … Recorded 12 assists Nov. 13 vs. Seattle … Registered seven assists in 17:29 without attempting a shot Nov. 7 vs. Cleveland … Posted a game-high 10 assists Nov. 5 at Detroit … Recorded a season-high 20 points (6-8 FG) Nov. 4 vs. New Jersey. 2004-05 SEASON:
Finished second in the Euroleague Final Four, losing to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the championship game … Averaged 14.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in two games during the Final Four … Defeated Benetton in the semifinals and averaged 9.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the two-game series … In 39 regular season games with Spanish League’s Tau Vitoria, averaged 12.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists, while shooting .567 (114-201) from the field and .823 (107-130) from the free throw line … Netted a season-best 21 points in back-to-back games vs. Ulker and Pau-Orthez.

2003-04 SEASON: Won the 2004 Spanish National Cup (King's Cup) with Tau Saski Baskonia Vitoria … Averaged 8.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in a career-high 41 regular-season games … Shot .592 (87-147) from the floor … Averaged 7.2 points and 2.0 assists in 19 Euroleague games …

2002-03 SEASON: Captured a silver medal with the Spanish National Team at the 2003 European Championship … Played behind former NBA guard and European League star Elmer Bennett at point most of the season for Tau Ceramica, but minutes increased after Bennett was sidelined by injury … Averaged a career-high 17.5 points while shooting a career-best .857 (72-84) from the charity stripe … In Euroleague games, averaged 7.5 points and 2.4 rebounds while shooting .405 from three-point range … Tallied 18 points vs. Panathinaikos … Notched six assists without a turnover in 30 minutes vs. Zalgiris Kaunas

2001-02 SEASON: After switching to Fuenlabrada in the ACB, saw his playing time curtailed to 18.6 minutes per game … Averaged 9.7 points and 1.7 assists while shooting .832 from free-throw line

2000-01 SEASON: In his ACB debut for Lucentum Alicante, averaged 8.6 points and 25.3 minutes and helped with the ACB championship … 1999-00: Played in the LEB (lower division) for Lucentum Alicante and averaged 9.0 points and 2.1 rebounds.

Personal

  • Helped Spain to the 2006 FIBA World Championship title, averaging 7.2 points, 3.2 assists and less than one turnover per game
  • Was a teammate of current Raptor Jorge Garbajosa on Spain’s 2006 World Championship team and its 2004 Olympic Games entry
  • Member of the Spanish National Team that participated in the 2004 Olympics Games in Athens
  • Named to Spain’s National Team that captured fifth place in the 2002 World Championship of Basketball in Indianapolis
  • Totalled 17 points, four rebounds, four assists and 39 minutes, appearing in all six games
  • Hit six of 11 field goal attempts, including three three-point field goals
  • Scored six points on a pair of threes in Spain’s victory over Angola
  • Captured the bronze medal with Spain at the 2000 European Under-20 Championship
  • Won the gold medal at the 1998 European Junior Championship.