The Rising Star of the FIBA ​​U19 World Cup in 2021-Ruben Dominiguez, Guard, Spain

Dominguez was far from a complete unknown. The guard did after all take home the MVP award after guiding Spain to the title at the FIBA U16 European Championship 2019 and would have played at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2020 had it not been cancelled due to COVID-19 last summer.

The 2003-born Dominguez was actually mildly overshadowed by the one year younger Juan Nunez coming to the tournament as well. But Dominguez flashed a nice jumper but also an ability to make shots inside and beyond the three-point line. He also proved a good passer while also playing tough defense.

Spain lacked the big names and big stars, but as a collective they nearly downed Canada in the Quarter-Finals and ended up taking fifth place – thanks in large part to Dominguez.

source：FIBA