It is possible that 'El Jefe' Larry Ayuso (190-G-77, college: USC) (190-G-77, college: USC) and 'Snoop Dogg' Peter John Ramos (222-C-85) will not play the Caricom 2008 in Cancun, Mexico.
It would be a bad news for our national team, already Ricardo Sanchez (-G, agency: Agency No 10) is out for an injury and it would be hard to lose also a great scorer as Ayuso and our only "BIG-MAN" in the painting area, Ramos.
It is possible that 'El Jefe' Larry Ayuso (190-G-77, college: USC) (190-G-77, college: USC) and 'Snoop Dogg' Peter John Ramos (222-C-85) will not play the Caricom 2008 in Cancun, Mexico. It would be a bad news for our national team, already Ricardo Sanchez (-G, agency: Agency No 10) is out for an injury and it would be hard to lose also a great scorer as Ayuso and our only 'BIG-MAN' in the painting area, Ramos. Larry Ayuso could never train with the national team in Mexico, he has some physical problems and it is really possible that He will not be a member of the national team in Caricom 2008. Puerto Rico will loose one of the most important players for experience and leadership. Larry stil lbelieves to be fit for the Caricom, it is our hope, because Puerto Rico needs El Jefe. 'Snoop Dogg' Peter John Ramos has also some problems due to an injury and he is not yet sure to play for Puerto Rico in this Caricom. He is the Big Man of the team and without him it woulbe a big problem in the painting area allover against strong teams as Panama and Dominican Republic. A. Fontana
Javier Mojica (190-G-84, college: Cent.Conn.St.) has just signed as an import player with AZS Koszalin in Poland. Mojica will join Donald Copeland who will play for PGE Turow and Joel Jones Camacho who will play with Politechnika. Mojica recently played with the Puerto Rico National Team at Greece; locally he plays with the Fajardo Cariduros. Information provided courtesy of BSN.
Javier Mojica (190-G-84, college: Cent.Conn.St.) has just signed as an import player with AZS Koszalin in Poland. Mojica will join Donald Copeland who will play for PGE Turow and Joel Jones Camacho who will play with Politechnika. Mojica recently played with the Puerto Rico National Team at Greece; locally he plays with the Fajardo Cariduros. Information provided courtesy of BSN. Prior to signing with the Polish team Mojica played for Marinos de Anzotegui in Venezuela and had also played in Romania in 2007 with Gaz Metan Medias.
Ricardo Melendez (180-G-83) will play in Mexico season. Tecos de Gadalajara signed him with a year contract. Melendez arrived today in Mexico to join the team of Tecos.
Ricardo Melendez played last season in Puerto Rico with Criollos de Caguas and in Venezuela with Gaiteros de Zulia.
Melendez in Puerto Rico had a good season. In Caguas He played 32 games with 22.1ppg (50% 2pts, 40% 3pts, 83% FT) 2.
Ricardo Melendez (180-G-83) will play in Mexico season. Tecos de Gadalajara signed him with a year contract. Melendez arrived today in Mexico to join the team of Tecos. Ricardo Melendez played last season in Puerto Rico with Criollos de Caguas and in Venezuela with Gaiteros de Zulia. Melendez in Puerto Rico had a good season. In Caguas He played 32 games with 22.1ppg (50% 2pts, 40% 3pts, 83% FT) 2.5apg, 2.4 rpg. In Mexico, there will pay three Boricuas next season, Melendez with Tecos Guadalajara, David Cortes with Dorados and Alejandro Carmona (194-G/F-83, agency: Next Level) with Fuerza Regia Monterrey. A. Fontana
Fajardo in Hungary, Rodriguez in Ukraine and "El Jefe"?
Sharif Fajardo (205-F/C-76, agency: Edge Sports, college: UTEP) signed in Hungary for Atomeromu Parks, the strongest team of Hungary. Fajardo played a good season in Bosnia and in the Adriatc League with Siroki last year, where He scored 15.7 ppg+4.5 rppg and He had a wonderful 46% 3pts percentage.
This will be his first experience in Hungary.
Andres Rodriguez (182-G-81, college: American) will not played more in Poland next season, He signed a year contract in Ukraine with BC Donetsk.
Sharif Fajardo (205-F/C-76, agency: Edge Sports, college: UTEP) signed in Hungary for Atomeromu Parks, the strongest team of Hungary. Fajardo played a good season in Bosnia and in the Adriatc League with Siroki last year, where He scored 15.7 ppg+4.5 rppg and He had a wonderful 46% 3pts percentage. This will be his first experience in Hungary.
Andres Rodriguez (182-G-81, college: American) will not played more in Poland next season, He signed a year contract in Ukraine with BC Donetsk. Last season Rodriguez was one of the best playmakers of the Polish League, with Turow, He scored 7.1ppg+4.5 apg.
Bot Turow signed another 'Boricua' Donald Copeland (178-G-84, college: Seton Hall) who played last year always in Poland for Polpharma and He was the best scorer of the team with almost 20 points per game.
For next season, already eleven Boricuas will play in Europe, Carlos Arroyo will play in Israel for Macabi Tel Aviv, in the same league there is also Carmelo Lee who signed for Ironi Ramat. In Poland we have Donald Copeland with Turow, Joel Jones with Politechnika and Ansel Guzman, with his first experience abroad. In Russia, Ural Great Perm signed Christian Dalmau, in Ukraine will play Andres Rodriguez, Fajardo in Hungary, Guillermo Diaz in Italy confirmed in Caserta, Peter John Ramos should be confirmed in Spain with Fuenlabrada and Rick Apodaca the same in Turkey with Besiktas Istanbul.
The only question is: Where will 'El Jefe' Larry Ayuso play next season? The strong Boricua is still without a big important contract... we will wait for news in the next week....
A former University of Toledo basketball player has been charged with point shaving, according to a federal bill of information filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
Sammy Villegas (6'6''-G-83, agency: Next Level, college: Toledo), who played for basketball four years at Toledo and has followed that with a professional career in his native Puerto Rico, is accused of shaving points in games during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
A former University of Toledo basketball player has been charged with point shaving, according to a federal bill of information filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
Sammy Villegas (6'6''-G-83, agency: Next Level, college: Toledo), who played for basketball four years at Toledo and has followed that with a professional career in his native Puerto Rico, is accused of shaving points in games during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
The case comes a little more than a year after a Toledo football player was accused in a gambling scheme, though the charges against him were dropped. A university spokesman described the cases as isolated incidents.
Villegas, a guard who finished his college career in 2006, also paid another player who took part in the point-shaving ring, prosecutors said. The other player was not charged or named in the bill of information, which was filed June 30.
Gambling scandals have occasionally hit college basketball programs since the days when then-powerhouse City College was hit with accusations against three players in 1951. Scandals rocked Arizona State and Northwestern a decade ago.
Villegas was charged with conspiracy to influence sports contests by bribery and received money and other gifts in exchange for fixing games, prosecutors said.
The charges were first reported Wednesday by WUPW-TV in Toledo.
Prosecutors also didn't name who paid the players. Villegas traveled to Michigan several times to meet with another participant in the scheme, court documents said.
He intentionally missed two free throws in a game against Central State in 2006, prosecutors said.
However, the day of that game, listed in court documents as Feb. 4, 2006, Toledo beat Central Michigan 78-62. The box score from the game shows Villegas hit his only shot of the game, a 3-pointer, and missed two free throws. He did not start but played 21 minutes, the stat sheet shows.
Villegas spoke three times to a conspirator in the scheme on the afternoon before the game and made another phone call to a conspirator later that night, court documents said.
An alternate for Puerto Rico's Olympic basketball team four years ago, Villegas has played professionally the last three seasons there.
Toledo running back Harvey 'Scooter' McDougle Jr. was charged in April 2007 with participating in a bribery scheme to influence sporting contests. A month later, those charges were dropped, but the investigation continued.
McDougle has said he did nothing wrong and never changed how he played to affect the score in any games.
He was accused of accepting cash and a car from a Michigan gambler in return for recruiting players to affect the outcome of Rockets football and basketball games.
The gambler, who was not been charged, has been identified as 50-year-old Gary Manni of Sterling Heights. Manni has said he knew many football and basketball players at the school but they did not fix any games.
McDougle said Wednesday that he never introduced Villegas to Manni and doesn't remember seeing the two together. 'Wow, wow,' McDougle said when told of the charges. 'I haven't the slightest idea what that's about.'
Manni told The Blade of Toledo last September that he would ask players about upcoming games and whether they were going to win. He would place bets based on their information.
But Manni said he lost money betting on Toledo games because the players were always sure that they were going to win. Manni works at a Detroit-area grocery store, but a man who answered the phone there said he was not available.
University spokesman Lawrence Burns said the school is not conducting its own investigation.
'We obviously are concerned,' he said. 'We're confident that if it proves to be true, the culture of our programs are solid. These are isolated events based on individual decisions.'
The school hasn't had any contact with Villegas recently, and isn't aware of any connection between the charges against him and McDougle, Burns said.
A message seeking comment was left Villegas' attorney, John Belanger of Sterling Heights, Mich.
Villegas was the Mid-American Conference freshman of the year in 2002-03, averaging 10.8 points per game. That increased to 13.7 points per game his sophomore season, when the Rockets finished 20-11 and lost in the first round of the NIT to Marquette.
Villegas' playing time and production decreased in his final two seasons. As a senior, he averaged 19 minutes and six points per game.
Courtesy of www.msn.foxsports.com
"El Bimbo" Carmona in Mexico. No Caricom for Ricky Sanchez
