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Catching up with Kyle Guy: UVA hoops alum in Spanish league semifinals

Chris Graham
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UVA basketball alum Kyle Guy was held in check in Game 2 of the ACB semifinals on Thursday, scoring five points for Joventut Badalona in a 90-73 loss to Real Madrid.

Guy, a 2019 UVA hoops alum, had exploded for 30 points in a 93-83 Game 1 win on Tuesday, the scoring output fueled by 8-of-13 shooting from three-point range.

In Thursday’s Game 2 loss, Guy was just 1-of-7 from the field, including 1-of-5 from three.

Game 3 in the series between Joventut Badalona (19-15) and Real Madrid (28-6) is set for Saturday.

The winner of the best-of-five semifinal series will play the winner of the series featuring top seed Barcelona (29-5) and #5 seed Unicaja (24-10) in the finals.

Joventut Badalona, the #7 seed in the ACB Spanish pro league, upset the #2 seed, Baskonia (29-5), in the playoff quarterfinals with a two-game sweep.

Guy, who spent his first three pro seasons splitting time between the NBA and the G League, is averaging 12.8 points and 2.2 assists per game for Joventut Badalona, shooting 48.0 percent from the field and 38.0 percent from three-point range in league play.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].