Joel Gabriel Muñoz Castillo (born June 24, 1980) is a Panamanian professional
basketball
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player who plays for the
Dragones de Don Bosco of the
LPB Panama
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He is also a member of the
Panama men's national basketball team.
Muñoz has played professional basketball in
Panama
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,
Uruguay
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,
Brazil
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, and
Mexico
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since beginning his career with Tumba Muerto Colosos in the Panama National Basketball League in 2000. In his most recent season, he averaged 4.3 points and 4.2 assists per game with Potros ITSON in the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.
Muñoz is also a member of the
Panama men's national basketball team. He competed with the team at the
FIBA Americas Championship
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Since FIBA organized the entire Wester ...
in 2005, 2007, and 2009;
Centrobasket
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in 2008; and the COCABA Championship in 2004 and 2009. He averaged 10 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4 assists per game
References
1980 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Panama City
Panamanian men's basketball players
Pan American Games competitors for Panama
Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Club Athletico Paulistano basketball players
Correcaminos de Colón players
Panamanian expatriate basketball people in Mexico
Potros ITSON de Obregón players
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