Luis Scola

Quick Facts

Full Name	Luis Scola
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 30, 1980(1980-04-30)
Age	44
Birthplace	Buenos Aires
Country	Argentina
Horoscope	Aries

Luis Scola Biography

Luis Scola is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on April 30, 1980 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentinian power forward, who was named to NBA All-Rookie Team with the Houston Rockets (2008); played for Phoenix Suns during 2012-13 season and then signed with Indiana Pacers.

He was a part of Argentina’s national basketball team with He played alongside Manu Ginobili on Argentina’s national basketball team..

With Argentina’s junior national teams, Scola won the gold medal at the 1995 South American Cadet Championship, the gold medal at the 1996 South American Junior Championship, the gold medal at the 2000 FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship, and the bronze medal at the 2001 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.

Scola started his career with the Buenos Aires youth teams of Ferro Carril Oeste. He made his professional debut with the same club’s pro team in the Argentine league during the 1995–96 season, at the age of 15.

He was married to Pamela Scola, and they have four children, Matias Lucas, Lucas, Tiago, and Tomas.

Luis Scola Net Worth

Luis Scola is one of the richest Basketball Player from Argentina. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luis Scola 's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before being drafted to the NBA, he played pro basketball in Argentina and Spain.

He was the Spanish League MVP twice in 2005 and 2007, while he was a Tau Ceramica member.

Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born April 30, 1980) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and EuroLeague. A three-time All-EuroLeague selection with Tau Ceramica, he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2007, and was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Later on, he played for the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Luis Scola height 6 ft 9 in Luis weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Luis Scola Dating?

According to our records, Luis Scola married to Pamela Scola. As of December 1, 2023, Luis Scola’s is not dating anyone.

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Although Scola did not win the EuroLeague championship with Baskonia, he did win with them every major Spanish League title, winning a Spanish ACB League championship in 2002, three Spanish King’s Cups in 2002, 2004, 2006, and three Spanish Supercups in 2005, 2006, 2007.

Facts & Trivia

Luis Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Argentina. Luis Scola celebrates birthday on April 30 of every year.

On July 12, 2007, the Spurs traded the rights to Scola, along with center- forward Jackie Butler, to the Houston Rockets, in return for Vassilis Spanoulis, a future second-round draft pick, and cash considerations. He signed with the Rockets soon after and his US$3.2 million buyout was completed a few days later. Scola signed a three-year contract with the Rockets, at a salary of $9.5 million. Scola placed third in the NBA 2007–08 Rookie of the Year Award voting and he was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. On March 13, 2010, he scored a career high 44 points against the New Jersey Nets.

What did Kobe say to Luis Scola?

In a game against Argentina, Kobe Bryant decided to try and mess with Argentinian star Luis Scola. Bryant, who spoke fluent Spanish because of his wife Vanessa, chose to insult Scola in his native language. However, Scola wasn’t backing down, as he responded “ Speak in English, you do that better “.

What happened to Luis Scola?

On 1 July 2020, Scola announced that he would play at least one year more before retirement and signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the LBA for the 2020–21 season with an option to extend for the next year.

How old is Luis Scola?

42 years (April 30, 1980)

Is Luis Scola retiring?

Luis Scola has decided to retire from basketball , the Argentine Basketball Confederation announced on Tuesday. “Farewell to a legend was confirmed. A 22-year career in the National Team, with 22 tournaments, 173 games and 2857 points.

What languages does Lebron James speak?

English