Antonio Diaz Miguel

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Antonio Díaz-Miguel was a Spanish pro basketball coach. He studied in Madrid and graduated from the University of Bilbao. He was coach of the Spain national basketball team for as long as 27 years. In more than 300 games, Díaz-Miguel guided the Spanish National Team to six Olympic games, including a silver medal in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the top classification for the Spanish National Team until 2008, when they finished second again. Díaz-Miguel's Spanish National teams participated in 14 European Championships and four World Championships, and his teams best finishes were two silver medals and one bronze medal in the European Championships. He was named "Best Spanish Coach of the year" in 1981 and 1982. Díaz-Miguel coached six times European All-Star teams, created only for very occasional events in Europe. A pioneer in the worldwide promotion of basketball, he won numerous coaching awards and was a frequent basketball lecturer around the world. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach on September 29, 1997. He is the only Spaniard in the Hall. In 2007, he was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame.