Sebastián Vega (basketball)

Sebastián Ernesto Vega (born July 9, 1988) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia, in the Liga Nacional de Básquet. At 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m), he plays as a small forward.

Sebastián Vega
No. 17 – Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)
PositionSmall forward
LeagueLiga Nacional de Básquet
Personal information
Born (1988-07-09) July 9, 1988
Gualeguaychú, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2008Central Entrerriano
2008–2010Peñarol Mar del Plata
2010–2011Boca Juniors
2011–2016Quimsa
2016–2017Libertad de Sunchales
2017–2018Quimsa
2018–presentGimnasia y Esgrima (CR)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
FIBA South American Championship
Silver medal – second place2010 Neiva

He made his debut for Central Entrerriano in 2004, and later spent five years in Quimsa. Vega has played for Gimnasia y Esgrima since 2018. Vega has also played for the national basketball team, representing Argentina in the 2010 South American Basketball Championship.

Professional career

Vega's debut was in 2004, for the local Central Entrerriano club in Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos. He would later play for Peñarol de Mar del Plata from 2008 to 2010, and for Boca Juniors from 2010 to 2011. In 2011 he signed up for Quimsa, where he played until 2016. After a season in Libertad de Sunchales, he returned to Quimsa in 2017.[1][2] In 2018, he began playing for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia.[3]

National team career

Vega formed part of the Argentina men's basketball team at the 2005 South American Youth Championship, the 2006 American Youth Championship, and the 2007 U19 World Championship.[4] In addition, he competed in the 2010 South American Championship in Neiva, Colombia.[5]

Personal life

Vega's sister, Gisela Vega, is also a professional basketball player currently playing for Quimsa.[6] He is nicknamed "Monoco".[7]

In 2020, Vega came out as gay through a post on his Twitter account, becoming the first professional basketball player in Argentina to do so.[8][9] In 2022, during a game against Quimsa in Santiago del Estero, Vega was subject to homophobic slurs coming from the audience. The game was momentarily stopped and Quimsa was sanctioned by the LNB.[10][11]

In 2017, he graduated with a technician's degree on labour relations from Universidad Siglo XXI.[12]

References
  1. "Bomba: Vega se irá de Quimsa y jugará en Libertad". BásquetPlus (in Spanish). June 21, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. "Con sed de revancha: Quimsa va cerrando su modelo ambicioso". BásquetPlus (in Spanish). July 7, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. "Tras ratificar que comienza en noviembre, los clubes se siguen armando convenientemente". Diario Democracia (in Spanish). December 2, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  4. "Argentina | 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men". FIBA Archive. July 22, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  5. "Sebastian Vega | 13". FIBA Archive. July 31, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  6. "La palabra de Gisela, la hermana del deportista Sebastián Vega". Vía País (in Spanish). March 11, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  7. "Sebastián Vega analiza dar el salto al extranjero". Pasta de Campeón (in Spanish). July 16, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  8. "Sebastián Vega, primer baloncestista argentino que se declara homosexual". Marca (in Spanish). March 10, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  9. Cormick, Pablo (October 10, 2021). "'Seba, se te ve contento': Basquetbolista argentino Sebastián Vega cuenta su historia de salir del armario". ESPN (in Spanish). Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  10. "Gritos homofóbicos: partido parado y repudio". Olé (in Spanish). February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  11. "Sebastián Vega recibió cánticos homofóbicos en el partido de la Liga Nacional de básquetbol entre Quimsa y Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia". La Nación (in Spanish). February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  12. "Vega: "Estudiar es una herramienta para el presente y el futuro; se puede combinar, no es imposible"". BásquetPlus (in Spanish). August 2, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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