Eloy Antônio Camacho Vargas (born December 30, 1988) is a Dominican professional

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player for

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of the

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. He started his collegiate basketball career at

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, and finished it at

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, and represents the Dominican national team in international competition.

Professional career

After graduating from the

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in 2012, Vargas returned to the Dominican Republic to play for Cañeros de La Romana of the

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. On August 24, 2012, Vargas signed a two-year deal with

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of the

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. He later left Clavijo in September 2012 before appearing in a game for them. He then signed with

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of Hungary in October 2012 but did not end up joining the team. He went on to play for three Dominican teams in 2013: Cupes de los Pepines, San Lazaro and Cañeros de La Romana. In July 2013, Vargas joined the

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for the

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. On November 27, 2013, he signed with

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of Spain for the rest of the 2013–14 season. In June 2014, he joined

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of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. On November 1, 2014, Vargas was selected by the

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with the 17th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft. In April 2015, he signed with

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of the Puerto Rican

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. In June 2015, he re-signed with Metros de Santiago for the 2015 LNB season. On September 28, 2015, he signed with

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of the

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. In November 2015, he parted ways with Kavala after appearing in seven games. In early December 2015, he signed with Defensor Sporting of the

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. On July 28, 2017, Vargas signed with French club Boulazac Dordogne for the 2017–18 season. Vargas spent the 2019–20 season in Brazil with

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. On September 26, 2020, he signed with Chemidor Qom of the Iranian league.

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