David Mouriz

David Mouriz Dopico (born December 31, 1982) is a Spanish professional wheelchair basketball player. A 2.5 point player, he was a member of the Spain men's national team that finished fifth at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and third at the 2013 European Championships. He has played professionally in Spain's top division for Aldasa Amfiv de Vigo, FCBarcelona and Bilbao BSR.

Personal Mouriz was born in Ferrol, Galicia on December 31, 1982, and he continued to reside in Galicia in 2012 and 2013. and one of twelve Galacians on the whole Spain team. He arrived in Madrid for a national team training camp held at the High Performance Centre, Madrid ahead of the London Paralympics. He departed for London with the rest of the team to prepare for the Games on August 17. He and the rest of the team moved into the Paralympic Village on August 25.

Coached by Oscar Trigo, it was the first time the Spanish national team had qualified for the Paralympics in 16 years. His team finished fifth overall. where he scored three points. He averaged about 10 to 15 minutes of court time per game.

Competing for Spain at the 2013 IWBF European Championships, Mouriz won a bronze medal He was third on the team in total scoring in the bronze medal game against Sweden with 9 points, while getting 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Club Mouriz first played club wheelchair basketball for Aldasa Amfiv de Vigo in Spain's top level domestic wheelchair basketball competition. Following the London Games, he took a break from the sport for a few weeks. When that ended, he had a scheduled meeting with management for Vigo to discuss his future with the team. They were concerned that his Paralympic Games experience make him more monetarily valuable and require an increase in pay to keep him with the team that they might not have been able to afford.

For the 2012/2013, Mouriz ended up playing club wheelchair basketball for Bilbao BSR. He transferred to the team because he had a good relationship with national team teammate Asier Garcia Pereiro who plays for Bilbao and the coach, Javier Sandomingo. He trained away from his new Bilbao teammates before the official start of the season. In a match for Bilbao against Getafe during the 2013 season, he set the pace for game while scoring 20 points for his team. In a game against Mideba Extremadura, he scored 26 points. In a game against ONCE, he scored 8 points in his team's loss.