Facundo Campazzo

Professional career

Campazzo began his professional career in 2008 with Peñarol de Mar del Plata of the Argentine League. With Peñarol, he won the Argentine League championship four times (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014), the Argentine Cup (2010), the Argentine Challenge Cup (2010), the Argentine Super 8 Tournament three times (2009, 2011, 2013), the InterLeagues Tournament twice (2010, 2012), and the FIBA Americas League championship (2010). He was named Argentine League Revelation of the Year and Argentine Cup MVP in 2010, Argentine Super 8 Tournament MVP in 2011 and 2013, Argentine League Most Improved Player in 2012, and Argentine League Finals MVP in 2012 and 2014.

Real Madrid (2014–2020)

On 30 August 2014, he signed a three-year deal with Real Madrid. In the 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the EuroLeague championship, defeating Olympiacos 78–59 in the final, and also won the Spanish ACB League finals with a 3–0 sweep over Barcelona, achieving a triple crown. On 20 August 2015, Campazzo was loaned to UCAM Murcia, where he spent the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons. He returned to Real Madrid for the 2017–18 season.

In May 2018, Real Madrid won the EuroLeague championship again, beating Fenerbahçe Doğuş 85–80 in the final; Campazzo averaged 7.9 points, 4.5 assists, and 2.4 rebounds over 30 EuroLeague games. He re-signed with Real Madrid on 26 June 2018 to a three-year deal. On 3 May 2019, he was named EuroLeague MVP for the month of April. At the 2019 EuroLeague Final Four, he set an all-time record of 15 assists in a game, surpassing Terrell McIntyre's previous record from 2008.

Denver Nuggets (2020–2022)

On 6 February 2020, he tied the EuroLeague single-game assists record with 19 assists in a 103–97 win over Alba Berlin. On 30 November 2020, he signed a multiyear contract with the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. On 13 April 2022, he was suspended for Game 1 of the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs after shoving Lakers guard Wayne Ellington. On 18 October 2022, he signed with the Dallas Mavericks, but was waived on 28 November 2022 when the Mavericks signed Kemba Walker.

Return to Real Madrid (2023–present)

On 19 December 2022, he signed with Serbian club Crvena zvezda. On 18 July 2023, he returned to Real Madrid on a four-year deal. On 18 February 2024, he won his third Spanish Cup with Madrid and was named tournament MVP, recording 18 points and 6 assists in the final against Barcelona. On 4 October 2024, he was ejected after protesting a late no-call, and received a one-game suspension and a fine.

National team career

Campazzo played for Argentina's under-16 junior national team at the 2007 FIBA South American Under-16 Championship, winning a gold medal. He competed for the senior Argentina national team at the 2012 London Summer Olympics. He also won gold medals at the 2012 South American Championship and the 2014 South American Games, silver medals at the 2014 South American Championship, the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, and the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, and a bronze medal at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.

He played at the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. He helped Argentina win gold at the 2019 Pan American tournament in Lima, Peru, and silver at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. In 2022, he won gold at the FIBA AmeriCup in Recife, Brazil, was Argentina's starting point guard, and was named to the All-Tournament Team. He was also named to the FIBA AmeriCup All-Tournament Team in 2013 and 2017.