José Antonio Montero Botanch (born 3 January 1965 in Barcelona, Spain) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player.
Professional career He started his career from Badalona and signed for Barcelona in 1990, after the latter paid 25 million pesetas as fee (150,000 euros). Nostálgicos: José Montero, el primer base moderno del baloncesto español - robertorico.es Montero was selected 113th overall, by the Atlanta Hawks, at the 1987 NBA draft. He was the second Spanish player to be drafted by an NBA franchise, after Fernando Martín. However, he never played in the NBA.
As a member of FC Barcelona, he competed in two EuroLeague Finals, in 1991, and 1996. He was a FIBA European Selection in 1990. In 1991, he was selected to the EuroLeague All-Final Four Team. Montero ended his career his Limoges CSP in 1998.
National team career Montero was a regular member of the senior Spanish national team. With Spain, he reached the semifinals at EuroBasket 1987.
Awards and accomplishments 3× Spanish League Champion: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 2× Spanish Cup Winner: 1990–91, 1993–94 2× EuroLeague runner up: 1991, 1996 FIBA Saporta Cup runner up: 1988 FIBA Korać Cup Champion: 1990
References
ACB.com Profile FIBA.com Profile