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Xavi Pascual (basketball)

Xavi Pascual, Spanish professional basketball coach

Born
September 9, 1972
Age in 2026
54
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1972

About Xavi Pascual (basketball)

Xavier Pascual i Vives, commonly known as Xavi Pascual, (born 9 September 1972) is a Spanish professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of Dubai Basketball of the ABA League and EuroLeague. On 9 May 2010 he became the youngest head coach to win the EuroLeague championship (only counting the Euroleague Basketball Company era, since the year 2000), and soon after, he also won the EuroLeague Coach of the Year Award. == Coaching career == === Early years === The first team Pascual coached was Gavà (1990–91). Other teams that he coached early in his career were: Cornellà, Santfeliuenc, Olesa, and Aracena. === FC Barcelona === In the 2004–05 season, Pascual moved to FC Barcelona, where he became the head coach of FC Barcelona Bàsquet B, the club's Liga EBA (Spanish 4th Division) reserve team. In the 2005–06 season, he became assistant coach of the senior team of FC Barcelona, in the Liga ACB. After the team and then head coach Duško Ivanović parted ways in 2008, Pascual became the club's head coach. In his second season as head coach, Barcelona won the Spanish Championship, with Pascual becoming the youngest coach to ever do so. The following season, Pascual led Barcelona to victory in the 2009–10 EuroLeague. It was the club's second trophy in the competition. On 21 September 2012, Pascual extended his contract with Barcelona, until the end of 2014–15 season.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Xavi Pascual (basketball) was born

Xavi Pascual (basketball) was born in 1972. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1972

  • #1 song"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack
  • Top movieThe Godfather
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookJonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark Spitz wins 7 gold medals at Munich Olympics
  • Top headlineWatergate break-in begins Nixon's downfall
  • Technology milestoneAtari founded
  • Defining fadPong (first mainstream video game)
  • Notable inventionPong video game
  • World population3.85 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population209.9M

1972 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Xavi Pascual (basketball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19722026
Gas$0.36$3.45/gal
Average home$19,800$435,000
Average income$12,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population209.9M341 million

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