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Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi
The Palacio Peñarol Contador Gastón Guelfi, commonly known as Palacio Peñarol, is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Montevideo, Uruguay. With a seating capacity for basketball games is 4,700 spectators, it is mainly used to host basketball games. It was one of the host arenas for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, the official Americas Basketball Championship. The arena also contains the club museum and club offices for Club Atlético Peñarol. History Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi was originally opened in 1955. In 1994 The Ramones performed there. The arena was renovated in 2010 and 2011. The arena was used as a host venue of the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup The 2017 FIBA AmeriCup was the 18th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior men's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Medellín, Colombia, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Bahía Blanca a .... Group C ''All times are local ( UTC−3).'' ---- ---- Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montevideo
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata. A Portuguese garrison was established in the place where today is the city of Montevideo in November 1723. The Portuguese garrison was expelled in February 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish people, Spanish-Portuguese people, Portuguese dispute over the Río de la Plata Basin, platine region. There is no official document establishing the foundation of the city, but the "Diario" of Bruno Mauricio de Zabala officially mentions the date of 24 December 1726 as the foundation, corroborated by presential witnesses. The complete independence from Buenos Aires as a real city was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Holmes (basketball)
Jonathan Alexander Holmes (born December 9, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who plays for KK Šentjur of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns. High school career Holmes attended Antonian College Prep in San Antonio, Texas. As a junior in 2009–10, he averaged 24.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game while leading Antonian to the TAPPS 5A state semifinals. As a senior in 2010–11, he averaged 23.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game while helping Antonian to a 16–13 mark. College career Holmes played four seasons of college basketball for the University of Texas, averaging 9.2 points and 5.9 rebounds in 23.1 minutes over 127 career games. He was named All-Big 12 Second Team and team MVP as a junior after averaging 12.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks on 50.5% shooting, and was an All-Big 12 Honorable mention as a senior with averages of 10.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.0 blocks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jameel Warney
Jameel Marcus Warney (born January 31, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for the Stony Brook Seawolves, leading the team to its first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament and graduating as the school's all-time leader in several career categories. After going undrafted, Warney became the first Stony Brook player to reach the NBA when he made his debut with the Dallas Mavericks on March 11, 2018. Warney continued to play in the G League and was traded to the Westchester Knicks in 2019. Warney moved his career overseas and signed with the Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League before the 2019–20 season. He was named the KBL's Foreign MVP in his first season, and won MVP again in 2022 and 2023. Warney led the Knights to a regular season title and KBL Finals championship in 2022. Early life Jameel Warney was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Denise and Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelvis Solano
Gelvis Andres Solano Paulino (born 1 June 1994) is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Dewa United Banten of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the Merrimack Warriors. Early life Solano is the son of Andrés Solano, a former member of the Dominican Republic national baseball team. Like many Dominican kids, he started out playing baseball. At the age of 9, he switched to basketball.Gelvis Solano, el “dueño” de la pelota El Liberal, 6 June 2019. Accessed 21 February 2020. College career He played four years at fro ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Delgado
Ángel Luis Delgado Astacio (born November 20, 1994) is a Dominican professional basketball player for Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates. Delgado has also played on the Dominican national team. College career Delgado committed to play college basketball with the Pirates of Seton Hall University on August 16, 2013, after receiving offers from Florida State, Fordham, Virginia, among others. Delgado was elected Rookie of the Year of the Big East Conference in the 2014–15 season, after averaging 9.3 points and a conference-high 9.9 rebounds per game. In his junior year at Seton Hall, Delgado lead the NCAA in rebounds with 13.1 rebounds per game that season to go along with 15.2 points per game. He was one assist shy of a triple double in the Big East Tournament matchup versus Marquette. He was named to the First Team All-Big East and led Seton Hall to a 21–12 overall mark and 10–8 record in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Liz
Víctor Liz (born 12 May 1986) is a Dominican professional basketball for the Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Internationally, Liz represents and plays for the Dominican national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from 30 August to 14 September 2014. Hosted by Spain, it was the la .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Liz, Victor 1986 births Living people Capitanes de Arecibo players Dominican Republic expatriate basketball people in Puerto Rico Dominican Republic expatriate basketball people in Uruguay Dominican Republic men's basketball players Leones de Ponce basketball players Point guards Shooting guards Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Carter
Javier Dione Carter (born May 20, 1991), nicknamed Air, is a Panamanian professional basketball player for Shiga Lakes in Japan. Born in the United States, he has competed internationally with the Panama men's national basketball team. High school career Carter played high school basketball at Parish Episcopal School of Dallas in Dallas, Texas. College career After high school, Carter played college basketball at University of South Alabama, with the South Alabama Jaguars, from 2009 to 2013. College statistics , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;", South Alabama , 32 , , 17 , , 15.4 , , .473 , , .000 , , .732, , 3.50 , , 0.22 , , 0.44 , , 0.97 , , 4.19 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;", South Alabama , 28 , , 16 , , 16.4 , , .414 , , .000 , , .732, , 3.82 , , 0.36 , , 0.39 , , 1.04 , , 5.25 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", South Alabama , 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaal Levy
Jamaal is a masculine given name, from the Arabic, meaning "beauty". Notable people include: *Jamaal Anderson (born 1986), American football player *Jamaal Bailey (born 1982), American attorney and politician *Jamaal Bowman (born 1976), American politician *Jamaal Branch (born 1981), American football player *Jamaal Butler (born 1988), Bahamian sprinter *Jamaal Charles (born 1986), American football player *Jamaal Franklin (born 1991), American basketball player *Jamaal Fudge (born 1983), American football player * Jamaal Green (born 1980), American football player *Jamaal Henry, real name of Maaly Raw (born 1994), American record producer and songwriter *Jamaal Jackson (born 1980), American football player *Jamaal James (born 1988), Trinidad and Tobago former middle-distance runner *Jamaal Johnson-Webb (born 1990), American former NFL player *Jamaal Lascelles (born 1993), English footballer *Jamaal Magloire (born 1978), Canadian basketball player *Jamaal May (born 1982), American p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esteban Batista
Esteban Damián Batista Hernández (born September 2, 1983) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player for Club Atlético Olimpia of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB). He was the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA. Professional career Batista began his pro career in the Uruguayan League in 2001. He then moved to the second division of Spain, the Spanish LEB League in 2003. NBA Batista was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Hawks on September 12, 2005. He made his NBA debut on November 2 of that year, going scoreless in 6 minutes of play time against the Golden State Warriors. In his first NBA season, Batista averaged 1.8 points per game and 2.5 rebounds per game in 8.7 minutes per game, in 57 games played. On September 26, 2007, Batista signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Boston Celtics. On October 16, 2007, however, Batista was waived by the team. Europe and China On the same day that he was released by the Celtics, he signed with the EuroLeague tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayson Granger
Jayson Antonie Granger Amodio (born September 15, 1989) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player who plays for Estudiantes of the Primera FEB. Listed at a height of 6'2" (1.89 m) tall without shoes, and 200 lbs. (91 kg) in weight, he plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional career Youth levels Granger, a native of Montevideo, Uruguay, played in the youth ranks of the Uruguayan club Club Atlético Cordón . Estudiantes In December 2005, Granger had a trial with the Spanish team Estudiantes, and he signed with them in 2006, at only 16. However, Granger's Uruguayan club, Cordón, requested a formation indemnity, meaning that Granger could only play in the amateur Spanish 4th-tier level Liga EBA, for one-and-a-half years, whilst a FIBA tribunal was deciding the case. The tribunal finally awarded the Uruguayan side €25,000 as compensation in 2007, with Granger being very critical of his former team's actions. During the summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadiel Rojas
Sadiel Antonnio Lucciano Rojas Thompson (born July 16, 1989) is a Dominican-American professional basketball player who last played for UCAM Murcia in the Spanish league. Rojas played college basketball at Oklahoma Wesleyan University where he was the NAIA Division II Player of the Year as a senior in 2010–11. College career Rojas played college basketball at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Averaging a double-double on the season (17.8ppg, 10.3rpg), he helped the school capture the 2009 NAIA Division II National Championship. He and Steve Briggs, the leading scorer of the championships season, were inducted into the OKWU Sports Hall of Fame in October 2016. Rojas received NABC- NAIA Division II Player of the Year honors in his senior season after averaging 25.7 points and 11.9 rebounds a game. Professional career Leones de Santo Domingo (2011) In June 2011, Rojas signed with Leones de Santo Domingo of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB). Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2011–2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Bishop
Tony Cal Bishop Jr. (born July 16, 1989) is an American-born Panamanian professional basketball player who last played for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Texas State University. Professional career Bishop went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. On September 16, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with the Aalborg Vikings of the Danish Basketball League. On September 4, 2012, Bishop signed a one-year deal with BC Nevėžis of the Lithuanian Basketball League. On November 1, 2013, Bishop was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the second round of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. On November 2, 2014, he was reacquired by the Vipers. In April 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 D-League season, he signed with Atléticos de San Germán of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season. On July 22, 2015, he signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the Basketball Bundesliga. On January 21, 2016, he parted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
