Romel Roberto Beck-Castro (born May 29, 1982) is a Mexican professional

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player who last played for Aguacateros de Michoacan of the

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(LNPB). He also played for the

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. Beck is probably best known for crossing over

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and scoring a rare

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against the USA Men's basketball guard during the

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. After having decided against playing for

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of Croatia, Beck signed to play for Los Tecos of Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara of the Mexican Basketball Federation in 2008 for two months. Beck previously played in Italy with Pierrel Capo d'Orlando and

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. Romel Beck was drafted by the

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in the first round of the NBDL Draft, and he played for them for a season. Beck played collegiately at

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. Beck played for the

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in the 2009

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and recently signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Houston Rockets. He has been subsequently waived. Beck was leading scorer for the

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of the

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. Season 2012–13 he spent in

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with

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. During the summer of 2013, he played with Leones de Ponce in Puerto Rico. He then returned to Ikaros, but left them in January 2014, and signed with Pioneros de Quintana Roo.

References

External links

National team profile
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