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Juan Ignacio Sánchez was born on 8 May, 1977 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, is an Argentine basketball player (born 1977). Discover Juan Ignacio Sánchez's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 46 years old?
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Juan Ignacio Sánchez Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Juan Ignacio Sánchez worth at the age of 46 years old? Juan Ignacio Sánchez’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Argentina. We have estimated Juan Ignacio Sánchez's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Juan Ignacio Sánchez Brown (born May 8, 1977), commonly known as Pepe Sánchez, is an Argentine former professional basketball player.
He played at the point guard position.
At age 17 he moved to Deportivo Roca for the 1994–95 season of the Argentine League, where he played point guard.
The following year, he accepted a scholarship offer from Temple University in Philadelphia, but stayed in Argentina during the 1995–96 season, playing for Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca.
After his participation in the 1996 Youth Panamerican Tournament in Puerto Rico, where he represented the junior national team of Argentina, he moved to Philadelphia where he played for the Temple Owls college team for 4 years under Hall of Fame coach John Chaney, and finished his career as the #2 player in the NCAA in steals (he is currently in fifth place in career steals).
As a junior, the crafty point guard guided the Owls to an appearance in the Elite Eight, where they fell to Duke.
Despite averaging only 5.6 points per game as a senior, he was named a Third Team All-American by the Associated Press.
Sánchez was first called up to the senior men's Argentine national basketball team in 1998.
With Argentina, he played at the: FIBA World Cup, at both the 1998 FIBA World Championship and the 2002 FIBA World Championship (where he won the silver medal), the 1999 South American Championship (where he won the silver medal), and at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games (where he won the gold medal).
He earned a degree in history at Temple in 2000.
On October 2, 2000, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia 76ers, after not being selected in the NBA draft.
On October 31, 2000, he became the first Argentine to play in a regular season game in the National Basketball Association, firsting countryman Rubén Wolkowyski by a few minutes.
He was waived on March 12, 2001.
On March 15, 2001, he was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia 76ers.
In Europe, Sánchez won the EuroLeague championship in the 2001–02 season, while playing with the Greek Basket League club Panathinaikos.
He also played in the Spanish League with Etosa Alicante.
On October 10, 2002, he signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.
He was waived on October 31, 2003.
Sánchez played a total of 38 games in his NBA career and recorded a total of 20 points, 21 rebounds, 49 assists and 16 steals.
His final game was on April 16, 2003, in a 92–99 loss to the Boston Celtics where he played for 6 minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 rebound.
He was a part of Argentina's 2004 Olympic gold medal team.
Pepe Sánchez (1.93 metres, 6 feet 4 inches tall) was the first Argentine to play in the NBA.
He played two seasons in the NBA, playing in a total of 38 games with the Philadelphia 76ers (24 games), Atlanta Hawks (5 games), and the Detroit Pistons (9 games), averaging only 5 minutes per game.
He also played with the Golden State Warriors, during the NBA preseason.
He transferred to the Spanish League club Unicaja Málaga in 2004, with whom he won the 2005–06 ACB League; Unicaja's first Spanish League title.
After three years at Unicaja, he left as a free agent when his contract expired at the end of the 2006–07 season.
Sánchez's performance at the 2006 FIBA World Championship was quite satisfactory, with the Argentine press choosing him as the most outstanding player of the team.
On August 13, 2007, he signed with FC Barcelona.
In July 2008, he signed with Real Madrid, but he was released in April 2009.
In 2010 he won the Konex Award as one of the five best Basketball Players from the last decade in Argentina.
At age 12, he began playing for the youth team of Club Bahiense del Norte, together with future NBA star Emanuel Ginóbili.