László Bánhegyi (17 January 1931 – 24 December 2015) was a Hungarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Club career Banhegyi played the majority of his career with Honved Budapest, winning 8 league titles. In 1958, he made his EuroLeague debut, helping Honved to reach the semifinals stage. He finished this season as the second-best scorer, averaging 22.3 points per game. In total, he played two seasons in the EuroLeague, being among the Top 20 best scorers in both seasons, scoring a total of 234 points in 11 games.
Banhegyi retired from basketball in 1961, at the age of 30.
National team career The Honved star was a regular member of the Hungarian national team, playing in two Olympic Games (1952, 1960), as well as in 4 Eurobasket editions (1953, 1955, 1957, 1959), winning the title in 1955. Banhegyi averaged 8.9 points per game in Hungarian title run.
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External links Laszlo Banhegyi - Biography & career statistics