Kyle Vinales (born June 18, 1992) () is an Puerto Rican professional

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(ESL). He previously competed for the

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team.

High school career

Vinales began playing

with The Phelps School in

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. Under head coach Brian Shanahan, he emerged as a pure scorer with a diverse attacking game. However, the

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would later move to North Farmington High School and start playing with coach Tom Negoshian. He spent his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons at Farmington Hills. In his last year with North Farmington, Vinales averaged about 25.7 points per game. Some of his greatest honors in high school include All- Oakland County and Second Team All-State.

Collegiate career

Before committing to

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, Vinales was rated as a one-star recruit by ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball with a scout grade of 78. He officially signed with the team on November 8, 2010. Vinales made an excellent career debut after scoring 24 points and recording 5 steals in a loss against

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on November 11, 2011. He would score a season-high 39 points in his second game against Niagara. Due to his performances, Vinales was named

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Rookie of the Week on several occasions, but never earned more prestigious honors. In his sophomore season at CCSU, Vinales became known as one of the top scorers in the

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. He averaged the seventh-most points in the Division I and became the quickest player in school history to reach the 1,000 point ceiling. Vinales was named

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Player of the Week during the season, and was also named the conference's Rookie of the Year, making the All-Rookie Team as well. Following the season, Vinales made the decision to return to Central Connecticut despite the strong possibility of the transfer. In his third year playing

for CCSU, Vinales continued to be one of the most aggressive scorers in the NCAA. However, in January 2014, Vinales injured his shooting hand during practice. Howie Dickenman, the team's head coach, made the statement, "You hate to see it happen to someone who works so hard." Kyle never played in his senior year. He announced that he would not be playing via Twitter, saying "No more college ball for me. Time to start my pro career" after he was arrested in October 2014 for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. He ended his career with 1,514 points and hopes to play in the NBA. However, he was later signed by the Puerto Rican team Vaqueros de Bayamon for the 2015 season.

Professional career

In 2015 Vinales won the Tunisian League MVP, averaging 22.4 points and 6 assists per game, while also winning the Tunisian championship that same year. In 2018, he was named into the all- BSN team, which is an honour for the Puerto Rican league's top five players. During the BSN season, he averaged 20.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game for the Grises de Humacao. On September 30, 2019, Vinales signed with Kalev/Cramo of the Latvian–Estonian League. On July 12, 2020, he signed with

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. Vinales played for Gigantes de Carolina of the Puerto Rican league in 2021, averaging 11.2 points, 5.0 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game. On September 7, 2021, he signed with

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and the

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. In Februaray, 2022, Vinales signed with Mets de Guaynabo of the Puerto Rican League. On July 4, 2022, he signed with

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. On January 1, 2023, he signed with

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The Basketball Tournament

Vinales joined House of 'Paign, a team composed primarily of

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alumni in

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. He scored five points and dished out four assists in a 76–53 win over War Tampa in the first round.

References

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