David Alejandro Cubillán León (born July 27, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional

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player for the Abejas de León. He played

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with the

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, where he was a key part of Marquette's bench play.

College career

While at Marquette, Cubillán was the first man off the bench, backing up starting point guard, Dominic James. As a freshman, he scored a career-high 20 points, in a 75–71 win over

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, on March 3, 2007.

Professional career

In July 2013, Cubillán signed with

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of the

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. However, he was released from the roster that season, and moved to the Israeli club

Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. ( he, מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League. History The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports ...

. He finished that 2013–14 season, playing with his third team of that season,

Trotamundos de Carabobo Trotamundos B.B.C. (), also known as Trotamundos de Carabobo, is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, located in the Venezuelan Carabobo State. The team currently plays in the Venezuelan SuperLiga. The team has won the Venezuelan champ ...

, on the Venezuelan professional league, where he is considered to be one of the best point guards in the league. In August 2017, Cubillan announced that he is going to play in Brazilian league, using the colors of Flamengo. He later returned to Trotamundos.

National team career

With the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team, Cubillán has won the gold medal at the 2014 South American Championship, the

2015 FIBA Americas Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was ...

, and the 2016 South American Championship. He also won a silver medal at the 2012 South American Championship. He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Player profile

Cubillán's strengths as a player, include his quickness, and his ability to shoot the three-point shot at a high percentage.

References

External links

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1987 births Living people Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Flamengo basketball players Fuerza Regia de Monterrey players Guaiqueríes de Margarita players Guaros de Lara (basketball) players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players Novo Basquete Brasil players Olympic basketball players for Venezuela Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela Point guards Soles de Mexicali players Sportspeople from Maracaibo Trotamundos B.B.C. players Venezuelan men's basketball players Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Brazil Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Israel Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Mexico Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in the United States 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Abejas de León players {{Venezuela-basketball-bio-stub