Radhames Ivan Almonte Rosario (born January 20, 1981) is a professional

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from the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

. Ivan Almonte was born in

Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...

to his father Radhames and mother Altagracia Almonte. His brothers Erick and Hector are also professional baseball players. He is currently divorced and has two young children. Ivan Played basketball and baseball at Liceo Union Panamericana in Santo Domingo where he averaged 25 points and 9 rebounds as a prep senior and once scored 56 points in a single game. He played with the Dominican National Team at the 2001 Under-21 World Championships and has represented Dominican Republic in other prestigious events as well. From 2002 to 2004, he attended Southeastern Community College in Iowa where he averaged 11.6 points with 7.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists, both years he won the NJCAA national championships under the head coach Joe O'Brien. From 2004 to 2006, Ivan Almonte attended

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest univ ...

, where he averaged 16 points with 10.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists. He has played professionally in

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for the last 4 years and is currently signed with the Boulazac Basket Dordogne for the 2009-2010 season.

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* http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=fra&PlayerID=38588 {{DEFAULTSORT:Almonte, Ivan Living people 1981 births Dominican Republic men's basketball players FIU Panthers men's basketball players Basketball players from Santo Domingo Dominican Republic expatriates in France Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in basketball 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen