Nicolás Marina, in the center of the image, celebrates one of the victories with his team. /
He plays point guard at the Sagrado Corazón de Cáceres and in his last game he had 74 points and 29 rebounds to reach a PIR of 90
Every game is over. 39, 58 and 74 points. These are the scores that Nicolás Marina Parra from Cáceres has achieved in the Spanish Children’s Basketball Championship.
The player from Extremadura plays as a point guard at the Sagrado Corazón de Cáceres and is dazzling the basketball world in the championship that is being played in Galicia. Nico has an average of 57 points per game but his contribution is not just scoring. The emerging basketball star from Extremadura has 66 rebounds in this competition, an average of 22 per game.
The display of the 1.72-centimeter shooting guard in the last match against Porriño Baloncesto Base, where he had a PIR of 90, caught the attention of former player Paco Vázquez and currently assistant coach of MoraBanc Andorra: «I just saw point 71 of a kid in the Children’s Spanish Championship. He is not 2 meters tall nor is he of African origin. He has scored 74 of the team’s 108. 29 rebounds and 3 assists… 90 PIR. I’m freaking out », he reviewed.
Although outside the region their numbers are attracting attention, in the region there are not so many surprises. Nico has been proclaimed champion of Extremadura this year with the Sacred Heart and in a match against San Antonio he got 83 points out of the 105 of his team. Other annotations during the league this year were 60 and another five with more than 50 points.
This Wednesday (5:30 p.m.) Sagrado Corazón plays the round of 16 against a major rival, Unicaja Andalucía. All eyes will be on Nico, the child from Extremadura who amazes Spanish basketball.
Large family and athlete
Nicolás comes from a family with 8 other siblings and he is not the only one who stands out in sports. In TODAY his brother Rodrigo Marina Parra already appeared in 2018, a Plasencian who at 11 years of age, his physical and motor conditions made him a marvel of soccer and basketball despite his young age. As a goalkeeper he was already followed by teams like Valencia, Atlético, Betis, Sevilla… and even Real Madrid. Finally, he signed for Betis three years ago and is currently in their youth academy.
