Roberto Duete Fortes (born November 9, 1984) is an Angolan basketball player. Fortes is a member of the
Angola national basketball team
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and formerly the
Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team. He represented Angola at the
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...
.
He is currently playing for
Recreativo do Libolo at the
Angola
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n major basketball league
BIC Basket.
Personal
Fortes moved to the United States with his family at the age of 11, after leaving his native Angola to flee the
Civil War
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
. He also attended
North Side High School in
Fort Wayne, Indiana and
Daytona State Community College prior to attending Illinois State.
Player profile
GoRedBirds.com
References
1984 births
Living people
2010 FIBA World Championship players
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
African Games gold medalists for Angola
African Games medalists in basketball
American people of Angolan descent
Angolan expatriate basketball people in the United States
Angolan men's basketball players
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players
Basketball players from Luanda
Competitors at the 2015 African Games
C.R.D. Libolo basketball players
Daytona State Falcons men's basketball players
Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball players
Power forwards (basketball)
Small forwards
Basketball players from Fort Wayne, Indiana
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