Thomas Heurtel #13

Position:
PG, SG
Height:
188 cm
Weight:
91 kg
Age:
36 yo (1989 April 10)
Citizenship:
French
Thomas Heurtel thought about retiring after the failure with Barcelona

2025-03-08

French point guard Thomas Heurtel recently spoke candidly about his challenging journey after his failed return to FC Barcelona, a situation that nearly led him to retire from basketball. Now playing for Leyma Coruna in Spain, Heurtel revealed his emotions and struggles per MARCA radio after the disappointment of the Barcelona debacle and the toll it took on him and his family.
Thomas Heurtel discloses EuroLeague club he rejected before ACB move

2025-01-14

After successfully passing his medical examination, French point guard Thomas Heurtel has officially joined ACB League team Leyma Coruna. During his presentation, Heurtel expressed his desire to return to Spain, where he previously played for Baskonia, Barcelona, and Real Madrid, revealing that he turned down several EuroLeague offers to make this move.
Laporta downplays Heurtel's incident: 'Is he really Barca's big problem?'

2025-01-14

Joan Laporta, the president of FC Barcelona, received a question about the recent situation involving Thomas Heurtel. The French guard was denied the opportunity to sign a contract with Barca after the club decided to call the deal off right before finalizing it. The president reacted by questioning the whole situation.
Thomas Heurtel reportedly nearing a deal with ACB club (1)

2025-01-10

Not too long ago, spectacular tensions were created after FC Barcelona suddenly pulled out of a deal with their former player Thomas Heurtel. In the end, Heurtel will still play in Liga ACB, but in a different team, as he is reportedly bound to sign for Leyma Coruna. Marca was the first to report on this topic.
Joan Penarroya addresses failed Thomas Heurtel signing: 'Difficult day'

2025-01-04

FC Barcelona celebrated a victory in Paris, but Friday was all about Thomas Heurtel. The French point guard arrived in Catalonia with his family to sign a deal, but his contract with the club fell through. After the EuroLeague Round 19 game, head coach Joan Penarroya was asked about the situation during the post-game conference, but his responses didn't provide much clarity. 
Thomas Heurtel, his agent explain what happened with Barca: 'Huge lack of respect' (1)

2025-01-03

Thomas Heurtel will not play for FC Barcelona again, as the club has communicated its decision to the player following an emergency meeting held Friday morning in Paris. The meeting involved the director responsible for the basketball section, sporting director Mario Fernandez, and coach Joan Penarroya.
Barcelona reportedly decide to call off deal with Thomas Heurtel

2025-01-03

Despite arriving in Barcelona and making his first statements, Thomas Heurtel is unlikely to have a second spell at the club. The two sides had fully agreed on the terms of the deal and the 35-year-old point guard was expected to sign until the end of the season after undergoing the mandatory medical check-up.
Thomas Heurtel reportedly returns to Barca

2025-01-02

Thomas Heurtel is set to return to FC Barcelona, according to Mundo Deportivo. The French point guard will be a replacement for Raul Neto and will sign a deal until the end of the season. Heurtel spent this season with Shenzhen Leopards in China, averaging 18.2 points and 8.5 assists in 10 games he has played. 
Thomas Heurtel leaves China

2024-11-20

Thomas Heurtel has parted ways with the Shenzhen Leopards and departed China, BasketNews sources confirm.   According to sources, the 11-year EuroLeague veteran is eyeing a return to the EuroLeague, though his next destination remains uncertain. In 10 Chinese league appearances, Thomas Heurtel posted 18.2 points (55% 2P, 45% 3P), 4.3 rebounds, and 8.5 assists per game.  
Thomas Heurtel heading to China

2024-09-18

French point guard Thomas Heurtel, a EuroLeague veteran with 11 seasons under his belt, is taking his talents to China. Heurtel is set to join the Shenzhen Leopards for the upcoming season, sources tell BasketNews and Yann Ohnona of L'Equipe. Heurtel's new team finished 7th in last season's CBA and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Thomas Heurtel criticizes French NT: 'It won't work vs. Serbia or USA'

2024-07-29

After struggling in the first half, France ultimately earned a win against Brazil in the first game of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on Saturday. After the matchup, former French national team's point guard Thomas Heurtel was critical of some choices made by the squad.
Thomas Heurtel banned from French national team in Paris Olympics

2024-05-16

Thomas Heurtel and the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) have been in a public beef ever since the player decided to play in Russia. The repercussions of this decision continue.
Tony Parker, Thomas Heurtel discuss upcoming Olympics, possible reunion at ASVEL

2024-02-08

In an appearance on The SKWEEK Show, a talk show program hosted by the legendary Tony Parker (president of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne), Thomas Heurtel highlighted the problems that his adventure in Russia has caused him amidst the war with Ukraine and what it has meant for his professional career.
All details revealed how Thomas Heurtel was left in Istanbul by FC Barcelona

2024-01-22

A little over three years ago, a scandal in European basketball involved FC Barcelona, led by coach Sarunas Jasikevicius, and player Thomas Heurtel. Following a EuroLeague game against Anadolu Efes in Istanbul on Dec. 22, 2020, the controversy arose after Barcelona decided not to let Heurtel on the team plane, leaving him stranded in Turkey.
French Federation to work on return of Thomas Heurtel

2023-10-11

After the French national team's fiasco at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, the issue of Thomas Heurtel gained extra attention once again. In a recent press conference, the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) addressed the matter one more time.
Thomas Heurtel: 'I don't take money from dead Ukrainians'

2023-03-24

Thomas Heurtel has been banned from playing for the French national team ever since he made a choice to play in Russia last year. In a lengthy interview with Jean-Christophe Collin from L'Equipe, the guard decided to push back.
Nicolas Batum talks in favor of Thomas Heurtel's return to French NT

2023-03-03

Excluded from the French national team following his signing in Russia, point guard Thomas Heurtel received support from France's captain Nicolas Batum. Los Angeles Clippers forward gave a lengthy interview to Basket USA, where he backed the idea of having Heurtel on the team in the upcoming major basketball events.
Thomas Heurtel accuses Jasikevicius and Laso of making him a team problem

2023-02-27

Thomas Heurtel had an extensive interview with the French media outlet Ouest France, where he touched on many topics, including his time in the top Spanish clubs -- FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. He arrived in Spain, Catalunya, in 2017 and stayed there until early 2021. An incident with club leaders and head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius made him leave the Blaugranas.
Thomas Heurtel hopes to play for France: 'If they call, I'll be ready'

2023-02-25

Ever since Thomas Heurtel chose to play in Russia, the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) has banned the player from representing the national team. "The players and staff of the French teams will no longer be selectable if they sign a contract with a Russian or Belarusian club, as long as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is ongoing," the federation's statement read last year.
Boris Diaw doesn't rule out Thomas Heurtel from returning to France NT

2022-11-09

French national team general manager Boris Diaw didn't rule out the possibility of Thomas Heurtel playing for Les Bleus once again. After the EuroBasket 2022, where France won silver, Heurtel signed for the Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg.
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Liga Endesa

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
24/25 Leyma Coruna 25:07 51.3%
21/41
30.3%
13/43
87.9%
22/25
3.4
2.9/0.5
9 1.3 2.6 0 0.3 2.5 3.4 12.9 17.9 8 »
21/22 Real Madrid 17:44 39.3%
40/102
46.3%
38/82
88.5%
22/25
2.4
2.1/0.4
4.2 0.5 1.9 0 0.4 1.3 0.2 8.3 8 26 »

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Real Madrid 19:18 43.6%
49/112
39.9%
36/90
85.3%
36/42
2.4
2/0.4
4.6 0.6 1.9 0 0.3 1.5 1.4 9 9.7 27 »
20/21 FC Barcelona 13:31 34.6%
9/26
20.9%
4/19
84%
5/6
1.2
1/0.2
2.4 0.4 1.8 0 0.2 0.9 0.6 2.9 1.9 12 »
19/20 FC Barcelona 13:21 33%
1/3
39.9%
4/10
100%
2/2
2.3
1.7/0.7
4.7 0.3 0.7 0 0.3 2.3 0.7 5.3 7.3 3 »
18/19 FC Barcelona 21:07 48.9%
101/207
45%
36/80
75.1%
55/73
1.9
1.6/0.3
4.8 0.7 2.3 0 0.5 1.4 2.3 10.4 11.1 35 »
17/18 FC Barcelona 23:38 58.4%
98/168
34.9%
32/92
81.2%
48/59
2.4
2/0.4
6.5 0.7 2.3 0 0.7 1.9 2.6 11.3 14 30 »
16/17 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 26:17 50.4%
133/264
33.7%
35/104
86.9%
72/83
1.7
1.5/0.2
5.6 0.8 2.5 0 0.5 2.2 2.9 12.7 12.5 35 »
15/16 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 27:25 54.2%
71/131
42.7%
35/82
80.4%
57/71
2.9
2.5/0.4
7.9 0.8 3.3 0 0.4 1.8 3.6 12.7 17.3 24 »
14/15 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 23:58 43.4%
39/90
39.2%
24/61
82.8%
19/23
2.4
2.2/0.2
6.2 0.6 2.6 0.1 0.3 2.2 2.3 9.4 10.8 18 »
14/15 All Teams 25:30 45.9%
62/135
45.2%
42/93
80.2%
41/51
2.6
2.3/0.3
6.4 0.7 2.7 0 0.2 2.1 2.4 10.4 12.8 28 »
14/15 TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 28:15 51.1%
23/45
56.3%
18/32
78.6%
22/28
2.8
2.4/0.4
6.7 0.9 2.9 0 0.1 1.9 2.7 12.2 16.2 10 »
13/14 TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 25:46 52.4%
55/105
23.5%
12/51
78.9%
22/28
2.1
1.8/0.3
5.3 0.7 2.3 0 0.3 1 1.8 8 9.8 21 »
12/13 TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 20:25 52.3%
44/84
43.7%
31/71
68.3%
20/29
2.1
1.6/0.5
4.5 0.7 2.1 0 0.2 1.3 1.5 7.2 9.1 28 »
11/12 TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 11:36 52.6%
10/19
23.5%
4/17
50%
1/2
0.8
0.4/0.4
1 0.1 1 0 0.2 0.7 0.7 3.3 1.7 10 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 France 30:10 55.6%
5/9
22.2%
2/9
100%
2/2
3.5
3.5/0
5.5 1.5 1 0 - 2 - 9 11 2 »

FIBA EuroBasket

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2022 France 25:14 55.2%
21/38
45.8%
16/35
65.7%
4/6
2.4
2.2/0.2
7.1 1.1 2.6 0 - 2 - 10.4 12.3 9 »
2017 France 25:18 71.4%
15/21
44.3%
8/18
91.5%
11/12
3.5
3.5/0
4.3 0.7 2.5 0 - 2.2 - 10.8 11.8 6 »
2013 France 7:34 33.7%
2/6
16.3%
1/6
0%
0/2
0.3
0.1/0.1
0.9 0.1 0.7 0 - 1 - 1 -1 7 »

Olympic Games

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2021 France 17:15 54.3%
13/24
31.5%
6/19
67%
4/6
2
1.5/0.5
3.5 0.2 2.2 0 - 1 - 8 6.2 6 »
2016 France 19:08 67.7%
21/31
38.2%
5/13
100%
1/1
3.2
2.7/0.5
4.5 0.5 2.2 0 - 1.2 - 9.7 11.5 6 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2014 France 21:53 56.1%
23/41
39%
7/18
83.1%
20/24
2.2
1.8/0.4
4 0.7 2.1 0 - 1.7 - 9.7 9.1 9 »
Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
89-99 21 -
0/0
20%
1/5
-
0/0
4
3/1
9 0 4 0 0 3 1 3 6
127-81 34 66.7%
2/3
50%
3/6
100%
3/3
3
3/0
12 3 2 0 0 3 3 16 28
98-106 32 66.7%
8/12
37.5%
3/8
100%
1/1
2
2/0
8 2 3 0 1 3 4 26 26
104-89 26 12.5%
1/8
50%
4/8
71.4%
5/7
5
4/1
6 3 5 0 0 4 5 19 16
97-84 22 80%
4/5
0%
0/4
50%
1/2
5
4/1
6 0 1 0 1 0 4 9 16
107-104 29 20%
1/5
33.3%
2/6
100%
6/6
5
4/1
18 2 2 0 0 2 5 14 32
90-98 17 75%
3/4
0%
0/4
100%
6/6
1
1/0
8 0 1 0 0 3 3 12 15
78-86 15 50%
2/4
0%
0/2
-
0/0
2
2/0
5 0 3 0 0 2 2 4 4

Liga Endesa

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Leyma Coruna 24:30 51.2%
21/41
30.2%
13/43
88%
22/25
3.4
2.9/0.5
9 1.3 2.6 0 0.3 2.5 3.4 12.9 17.9 8 »
Home game 21:24 68%
17/25
17.4%
4/23
88.9%
8/9
2.8
2.4/0.4
7.2 0.4 2.4 0 0.4 2.2 2.8 10.8 13.4 5 »
Away game 29:40 25%
4/16
45%
9/20
87.5%
14/16
4.3
3.7/0.7
12 2.7 3 0 0 3 4.3 16.3 25.3 3 »
Wins 22:00 80%
4/5
0%
0/4
50%
1/2
5
4/1
6 0 1 0 1 0 4 9 16 1 »
Losses 24:51 47.2%
17/36
33.3%
13/39
91.3%
21/23
3.1
2.7/0.4
9.4 1.4 2.9 0 0.1 2.9 3.3 13.4 18.1 7 »
Last 5 games 27:00 53.6%
15/28
35.5%
11/31
76.9%
10/13
3.8
3.2/0.6
8.2 1.6 3 0 0.4 2.6 3.4 14.6 18.4 5 »
January 15:00 50%
2/4
0%
0/2
- 2
2/0
5 0 3 0 0 2 2 4 4 1 »
February 23:00 44.4%
4/9
20%
2/10
100%
12/12
3
2.5/0.5
13 1 1.5 0 0 2.5 4 13 23.5 2 »
March 27:00 53.6%
15/28
35.5%
11/31
76.9%
10/13
3.8
3.2/0.6
8.2 1.6 3 0 0.4 2.6 3.4 14.6 18.4 5 »
Versus Girona Basquet 21:00 - 20%
1/5
- 4
3/1
9 0 4 0 0 3 1 3 6 1 »
Versus BAXI Manresa 26:00 12.5%
1/8
50%
4/8
71.4%
5/7
5
4/1
6 3 5 0 0 4 5 19 16 1 »
Versus Dreamland Gran Canaria 17:00 75%
3/4
0%
0/4
100%
6/6
1
1/0
8 0 1 0 0 3 3 12 15 1 »
Versus Valencia Basket 34:00 66.7%
2/3
50%
3/6
100%
3/3
3
3/0
12 3 2 0 0 3 3 16 28 1 »
Versus Hiopos Lleida 22:00 80%
4/5
0%
0/4
50%
1/2
5
4/1
6 0 1 0 1 0 4 9 16 1 »
Versus UCAM Murcia 15:00 50%
2/4
0%
0/2
- 2
2/0
5 0 3 0 0 2 2 4 4 1 »
Versus Rio Breogan 32:00 66.7%
8/12
37.5%
3/8
100%
1/1
2
2/0
8 2 3 0 1 3 4 26 26 1 »
Versus Joventut Badalona 29:00 20%
1/5
33.3%
2/6
100%
6/6
5
4/1
18 2 2 0 0 2 5 14 32 1 »
Height:
188 cm
Weight:
91 kg
Age:
36 yo (1989-04-10)
Birth place:
France
Citizenship:
French
Height:
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Weight:
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Age:
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Birth place:
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Citizenship:
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