Francesc "Nino" Buscató Durlán (born April 21, 1940), commonly known as either Nino Buscató or Francisco Buscató, is a Spanish former professional basketball player and basketball coach. At 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall, he played at the point guard position. He was named to the FIBA European Selection five times (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973), and he was also named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 1970 he shared UNESCO International Fair Play Award with another Spaniard, soccer player Pedro Zaballa.

Club career

Buscató spent the major part of his club career playing with FC Barcelona and Joventut Badalona. He won two Spanish League championship titles (1959, 1968) and two Spanish Cups (1959, 1969).

Francisco Buscató

National team career

Buscató represented at international competition the senior Spain national team (1959–1973). He won a EuroBasket silver medal at the EuroBasket 1973, and was named to the All-Tournament Team, averaging 11 points per game in the tournament. He also competed at three Olympic Games.

Francisco Buscató

References

External links

FIBA Profile

1940 births

Living people

Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics

FC Barcelona Bàsquet players

Joventut Badalona players

Olympic basketball players for Spain

Point guards

Spanish basketball coaches

Spanish men's basketball players

Francisco Buscató