Ricardo Guillén

Ricardo Guillén Mendoza (born 17 June 1976, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain) is a Spanish basketball player. He currently plays as a power forward at CB Marbella La Cañada in Liga EBA.

Ricardo Guillén

Personal information
Born	(1976-06-17) June 17, 1976 (age 49) Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Listed height	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career	1994–present
Position	Power forward
Number	4
Career history
1993–1999	Unicaja
1999–2000	Baloncesto León
2000–2001	Gijón Baloncesto
2002	CB Granada
2002–2003	Gran Canaria
2003–2004	Tenerife Baloncesto
2004–2005	Ciudad de Algeciras
2005–2007	Villa de Los Barrios
2007–2008	Cantabria Baloncesto
2008–2009	Villa de Los Barrios
2009–2013	Canarias
2013–2014	Clínicas Rincón
2014	Obradoiro
2014–2015	Clínicas Rincón
2015–2016	Palma
2016–2018	Marbella
Career highlights
4× LEB Oro MVP (2005, 2007, 2011, 2015)[1] U-18 Eurobasket MVP (1994)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Spain FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 1996 Turkey Under-20 Team FIBA Under-19 World Championship 1995 Athens Under-19 Team FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 1994 Tel Aviv Under-18 Team

After seven seasons in LEB Oro, he is the top scorer in the history of the league.^[2]

Playing career

In 2012, Guillén won with Iberostar Canarias the Copa Príncipe and the LEB Oro, achieving the promotion to Liga ACB.

Guillén announced his retirement on 3 November 2016.^[3]

However, he continued playing as amateur player in the fifth tier with CB Marbella, achieving promotion to Liga EBA.

Achievements

With Unicaja

• ACB runner-up (1994–95)

With Spain national youth teams

• Bronze medal in 1994 U-18 Eurobasket
• Bronze medal in 1995 U-19 WBC
• Silver medal in 1996 U-20 Eurobasket