In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is San Epifanio and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
Epi
Epi in 2007
Personal information
Born
(1959-06-12) 12 June 1959 (age 65) Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Listed height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight
200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft
1981: undrafted
Playing career
1977–1995
Position
Shooting guard / small forward
Number
15
Career history
1977–1995
FC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Club World Cup champion (1985)
FIBA Club World Cup MVP (1987)
Mister Europa (1984)
EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1984)
3× FIBA European Selection (1980, 1982, 1991)
2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1985, 1986)
FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer (1981)
FIBA Korać Cup champion (1987)
101 Greats of European Basketball (2018)
7× Spanish League champion (1981, 1983 LEB, 1987–1990, 1994 ACB)
10× Spanish Cup winner (1978–1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994)
3× Spanish Cup Finals Top Scorer (1981, 1983, 1984)
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
No. 15 retired by FC Barcelona
ISF World Schools' Championship champion (1977)
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Spain
Summer Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles
Team
FIBA EuroBasket
1983 France
Team
1991 Rome
Team
European U-18 Championship
1976 Spain
Under–18
1978 Italy
Under-18
Juan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz (born 12 June 1959), most commonly known as "Epi",[1][2] is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He spent all of his club career playing with FC Barcelona. He was named the Mister Europa European Player of the Year in 1984, by the Italian basketball magazine Superbasket, and the Best European Player of the 1980s decade, by the French sports newspaper L'Équipe. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
At the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games, he was honoured with being the last athlete to carry the Olympic torch, before handing it to the archer, Antonio Rebollo, who lit the fire in the cauldron, with an arrow. He was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors in 2008. He became a FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2016. He is considered to be one of the greatest swingmen to have ever played in Europe.
^2016 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Juan Antonio San Epifanio.
^Super Epi, a Spaniard with a Yugoslavian wrist.
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