Mario Saint-Supéry
[Nonetheless, Saint-Supéry is his maternal surname and Fernández is his paternal surname, as in Spain the parents have the option to invert the order of the surnames of their children]
Saint-Supéry with Manresa in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 – Gonzaga Bulldogs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | West Coast Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 April 2006 Málaga, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | Gonzaga (2025–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2022–2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022–2025 | Unicaja Málaga | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | →Tizona | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | →Manresa | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mario Saint-Supéry Fernández (born 14 April 2006) is a Spanish college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He also represents the Spain national team.
Life and career
Mario Saint-Supéry Fernández was born on 14 April 2006 in Málaga.[1]
He made his debut with the senior team of Unicaja Málaga on 16 March 2022, in a Basketball Champions League fixture against BC Oostende.[2] He was loaned out to CB Tizona in the middle of the 2023–24 season.[3] He subsequently joined Bàsquet Manresa in August 2024, again on loan from Unicaja.[4]
He made his debut with the Spanish senior national team in a EuroBasket 2025 qualification fixture against Slovakia.[5] On 30 June 2025, Saint-Supéry was reported to be joining the Gonzaga Bulldogs for their 2025–26 season.[6] Saint-Supéry made the list for the EuroBasket 2025, covering the vacant slot left by Lorenzo Brown.[7]
References
- ^ "Quién es Mario Saint-Supery, el principito de la ACB que debuta con la Selección Española de baloncesto". As.
- ^ Fernández, Juanje (1 July 2025). "El Unicaja también pierde a su mayor promesa: Saint-Supery, a la NCAA". Marca.
- ^ "Mario Saint-Supéry dice adiós al Tizona Burgos: "Gracias por hacerme sentir uno más"". El Correo de Burgos. 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Saint-Supéry llega cedido al BAXI Manresa". acb.com. 7 August 2024.
- ^ Tocón, Beatriz (22 November 2024). "El malagueño Mario Saint-Supéry debuta con la selección española absoluta". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ Forsman, Cole (30 June 2025). "Gonzaga lands international prospect from Spain". si.com.
- ^ Tocón, Beatriz (16 July 2025). "Scariolo llama a Saint-Supéry para el Eurobasket". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.