Hugo González (basketball)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Peña.

Hugo González
González with Real Madrid in 2025
No. 28 – Boston Celtics
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 20)
Madrid, Spain
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2025: 1st round, 28th overall pick
Drafted byBoston Celtics
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2025Real Madrid
2022–2024→Real Madrid B
2025–presentBoston Celtics
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
FIBA U18 European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2023 Serbia Team

Hugo González Peña (born 5 February 2006) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Early life and career

Born in Madrid to former professional basketball playing parents, he started playing at age nine. He has said, "My first basketball memories come from my parents. They played basketball, and they influenced me a bit."[1] He began playing for a local basketball academy in San Agustín del Guadalix, where he stayed three years.[1]

González joined Real Madrid's youth team at 9. He quickly rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a part of the junior team and the Liga EBA reserve team in the during the 2022–23 season. González became a star on the 2006 generation roster, which included Ismaila Diagne, Mitar Bošnjaković, and fellow draft prospect Egor Dëmin. In 2023, he won the Next Generation Tournament with Real Madrid U18. He won a back-to-back title in 2024, also gathering MVP honours. González scored 23 points and 6 assists in the championship game against PFBB, and averaged 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game over the tournament.[2]

Professional career

Real Madrid (2022–2025)

On 2 October 2022, González made his professional debut with Real Madrid in the Liga ACB against Monbus Obradoiro.[3] He spent 3:08 minutes on the court, contributing with 4 points and a PIR of 5 in the Real Madrid win. At 16 years, 7 months, and 27 days old, he became the fourth-youngest Real Madrid player to debut in the ACB.[4]

Boston Celtics (2025–present)

On 25 June 2025, González was selected with the 28th overall pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2025 NBA draft.[5] González joined the Celtics summer league team for the 2025 NBA Summer League held in Las Vegas.

González made his first NBA career start on 26 October 2025 against the Detroit Pistons, where he recorded one rebound, one block, and two steals in 18 minutes in the 113–119 loss.[6] On 20 December 2025 against the Toronto Raptors, González achieved his first double-double in the NBA, scoring 10 points (5-9 FG, 0-2 3Pt), 10 rebounds, two steals and one block over 27 minutes during the Celtics' 112-96 win,[7] in a game that was the second night of a back-to-back. González helped to send the Celtics to double overtime on 23 January 2026 against the Nets with a last-second game-tying three in 1OT [8].

National team career

Junior teams

In July 2022, González was part of the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup held in Málaga, where the team secured a silver medal while losing the final to the United States with a score of 67–79.

On 30 July 2023, he won the silver medal in the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship held in Niš, Serbia, losing the final to the host team.[9]

Senior team

On 20 February 2025, González made his debut with the Spain national senior team in which he scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds in a loss to Latvia in the EuroBasket 2025 qualification round.[10][1]

Career statistics

ACB

Regular season & playoffs
Year Team GP MPG PPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG Ref.
2022–23
 Real Madrid 4 2 1.5 1.000 .000 1.000 .0 .0
[11]
2023–24
 Real Madrid 10 6 3.0 .714 .333 .917 .8 .3
2024–25
 Real Madrid 36 13 4.5 .553 .250 .766 2.2 .8
Career
 50 11 4.0 .571 .262 .810 1.8 .6

EuroLeague

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2023–24 Real Madrid 6 1 4.3 .200 .000 1.000 .2 .3 — — .7 -.3
Career 6 1 4.3 .200 .000 1.000 .2 .3 — — .7 -.3

References

  1. ^ a b c "Next Big Thing: Hugo Gonzalez leading Spain's next generation". www.fiba.basketball. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Gonzalez crowned MVP after helping Real to repeat title | Adidas Next Generation Tournament". Euroleague Basketball. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Hugo González debuts with Real Madrid". Real Madrid CF | Web Oficial del Real Madrid CF (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Hugo González, el último niño prodigio del Real Madrid: debuta con 16 años y sigue la senda de Doncic y Garuba". MARCA (in Spanish). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ^ "NBA Draft Live Blog". NBA. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Celtics' Hugo Gonzalez: Scoreless in first start". CBS Sports. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Celtics' Hugo Gonzalez: First double-double of NBA career". 21 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Hugo Gonzalez drains a corner 3 to send Celtics-Nets into 2OT". ESPN. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Topic, Bosnjakovic outduel Mara and Co as Serbia dethrone Spain". FIBA.basketball. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Latvia vs Spain - Group Phase - FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  11. ^ González. "Hugo". acb.com. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
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