Umana Reyer Venezia (SerieA) waived 27-year old American (has also Puerto Rican passport) point guard Denis Clemente (183-75kg-86, college: Kansas State, agency: KMG Sports Management). Clemente also played at VL_Pesaro earlier that season. In 8 SerieA games this season he recorded 3.9ppg and 1.5rpg. The other team he played shortly was Nuovo Napoli (Lega2). In three games this year he averaged impressive 15.3ppg, 3.0rpg, 5.3apg and 1.3spg. The last season Clemente played at BK Edymax SPU Nitra (Extraliga) in Slovakian Extraliga. In 34 games last year he averaged impressive 17.9ppg, 3.3rpg, 3.7apg and 1.5spg. He helped them to win the cup and make to league semifinals. Great season indeed as he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Slovakian League Honorable Mention. Clemente also played 6 games in EuroChallenge where he averaged impressive 17.8ppg, 3.8rpg, 3.2apg and 2.8spg. The previous (2011) summer he played at Caciques (BSN) in Puerto Rican BSN. In 27 games he averaged 14.6ppg, 3.6rpg, 4.4apg (top 5) and 1.0spg. A very good season in his career as he was awarded Latinbasket.com All-Puerto Rican BSN Rookie of the Year and Honorable Mention. Another team Clemente played that season for was Marousi BC (A1) in Greek A1. In 13 games that year he averaged 8.4ppg, 1.3rpg and 1.3apg. He received Florida Class A1 Player of the Year award back in 2004 at his college time. Clemente has played also professionally in Israel (Maccabi Rishon). He attended Kansas State until 2010 and it is his third season in pro basketball. The scouts decsribe him following way:
A PG with great personality and leadership; quick, aggressive and highly confident. His best offensive weapon is his ability to shoot off the dribble from long or midrange, and has the ability to penetrate and get into the paint. Hes at his best in transition, where he uses good speed and a good feel for the open floor. Has the ability to catch fire. Able to operate on the pick and roll. Good feel for the basket, can hit tough, off balance shots. He shows great intensity and competitiveness on both sides of the ball, which can help energize teammates and the crowd. Defensively, brings terrific toughness and intensity to the table. He competes on every possession and doesn't back down from opponents.
Cariduros of Fajardo complete their import player duo with center Omar Samhan(211-C-88, college: St.Mary's, CA) Samhan have two year experience in BSN. He first come with Atleticos of San German and last year with Santeros of Aguada. The other import player is Damion James. Samhan is an excellent rebounder and defend well in the paint. Fajardo expect to use him in the center position but he can play the power forward, he have a decent three point shoot that use with space converting him... [read more]
Cariduros of Fajardo complete their import player duo with center Omar Samhan (211-C-88, college: St.Mary's, CA) Samhan have two year experience in BSN. He first come with Atleticos of San German and last year with Santeros of Aguada. The other import player is Damion James.
Samhan is an excellent rebounder and defend well in the paint. Fajardo expect to use him in the center position but he can play the power forward, he have a decent three point shoot that use with space converting him in a stretch center or forward.
Ramon Clemente's double-double lands him Player of the Week award among Puerto Ricans playing currently abroad: - 5 days ago
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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Puerto Rican players, who play currently abroad. This week's number one is an experienced international power forward Ramon Clemente (200-85). He could not help Olimpico de La Banda (15-19) in their last game. Despite Clemente's very good performance Olimpico de La Banda lost 79-92 on the road to the much higher-ranked (#4) Atenas.
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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Puerto Rican players, who play currently abroad.
#1. This week's number one is an experienced international power forward Ramon Clemente (200-85, college: Wichita St., currently plays in Argentina). He could not help Olimpico de La Banda (15-19) in their last game. Despite Clemente's very good performance Olimpico de La Banda lost 79-92 on the road to the much higher-ranked (#4) Atenas.
He had a double-double by scoring 20 points and getting 10 rebounds in 31 minutes on the court.
It was Olimpico de La Banda's fourth consecutive loss in a row.
There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
It's Clemente's first season with the team.
Clemente has relatively good stats this year: 12.9ppg, 7.0rpg, 1.8apg, 2FGP: 52.8%, 3FGP: 37.5% and FT: 69.2% in 34 games he played so far.
He has a dual citizenship: Puerto Rican and American.
Clemente is currently a member of the Puerto Rican senior national team. He used to play for Indios de Mayaguez in Puerto Rican league.
#2. Second place goes to an international power forward Ricardo Sanchez (212-87, agency: BeoBasket, currently plays in Argentina). He led Quilmes MP to an easy victory against the closely-ranked Estudiantes Concordia (12-19) 87-72 in the Argentinian LigaA in Monday night's game.
Sanchez scored 14 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and made 2 blocks.
Quilmes Mar del Plata (13-21) is placed 15th in the LigaA.
There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
This season Sanchez has relatively solid stats: 10.8ppg, 3.8rpg, 1.5apg, 2FGP: 47.8%, 3FGP: 50.9%(55-108).
Ex-Cangrejeros de Santurce player is in the roster of the Puerto Rican senior national team.
#3. The Puerto Rican player who performed third best last week abroad was former international swingman Maurice Harkless (203-93, college: St.John's, currently plays in NBA). He was not able to help the Portland Trail Blazers (49-33) in their last game. Despite Harkless' good performance the Portland Trail Blazers (49-33) lost 102-111 in New Orleans to the Pelicans.
He scored 11 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 27 minutes.
It was Trail Blazers' fourth consecutive loss in a row.
This year Harkless averages: 6.6ppg, 2.8rpg, 2FGP: 55.4%(103-186), 3FGP: 41.1% and FT: 71.2% in 61 games.
He is another player who holds two passports: Puerto Rican and American.
Harkless played for the Puerto Rican national team two years ago.
Strangely he has never played in Puerto Rico.
#4. Guard Gary Browne (185-93, agency: Inception Sports, college: W.Virginia, currently plays in Israel) was not able to secure a victory for Ironi Nes-Ziona (10-15) in their last game. Despite Browne's good performance Ironi Nes-Ziona lost 81-90 in Eilat to the higher-ranked (#6) Hapoel.
He was the second best scorer with 14 points. Browne also added 5 assists in 25 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his third season in pro basketball. This year Browne's overall stats are: 9.9ppg, 4.3rpg, 4.0apg and 1.7spg in 24 games.
He has both American and Puerto Rican nationalities.
Browne is also Puerto Rican national team player.
He used to play for Coamo in Puerto Rican league.
#5. International point guard Angel Rodriguez (180-92, college: Miami, FL, currently plays in Israel) couldn't help Maccabi Haifa (7-17) in their last game on Sunday. Despite Rodriguez's good performance the bottom-ranked Maccabi Haifa was defeated 85-74 in Ashdod by the much higher-ranked Maccabi (#3).
He was the second best scorer with 12 points. Rodriguez also added 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals.
Rodriguez has reliable stats this season: 12.9ppg, 3.6rpg, 4.7apg and 2.2spg.
He plays currently for the Puerto Rican national team.
#6. Point guard Shabazz Napier (185-91, college: Connecticut, currently plays in NBA) is a teammate of previously mentioned Maurice Harkless. But that was another game of his team in NBA which we would like to mention.
Napier couldn't help the Portland Trail Blazers (49-33) in their game against the New Orleans Pelicans (47-34).
He scored 5 points in 21 minutes.
The Portland Trail Blazers (49-33) were badly defeated 119-102 in New Orleans by the Pelicans.
Napier's stats this year are: 8.6ppg, 2.3rpg, 2.0apg and 1.1spg in 76 games.
He also holds two passports: Puerto Rican and American.
Napier is a former international player as he played for the Puerto Rican senior team two years ago.
Apparently he has never played in Puerto Rico.
#7. International point guard Alexander Abreu (180-91, college: W.Georgia, currently plays in France) contributed to an easy victory against the 11th-ranked ALM Evreux (12-16) 85-68 in the French ProB (second division) in Friday night's game.
Abreu recorded 8 points and added 5 passes.
Entente Orleans 45 (23-6) is placed second in the ProB.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
Abreu's stats this season are: 12.2ppg, 1.8rpg, 6.7apg and 1.9spg.
He is also Puerto Rican national team player.
#8. Center Peter Ramos (222-85, currently plays in Taiwan) couldn't help one of league's weakest teams KKL (16-14) in their last game on Sunday. Despite Ramos' very good performance KKL was defeated 86-73 at home by the second-ranked Pauian.
He recorded a double-double by scoring 25 points and getting 11 rebounds. Ramos also added 3 assists.
Ramos has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 24.7ppg, 16.1rpg, 3.1apg and 1.6bpg.
Ramos holds both American and Puerto Rican passports.
He used to play for the Puerto Rican national team
back in 2016. Ramos played also for Criollos de Caguas in Puerto Rican league.
#9. Former international guard Edgar Padilla (187-75, college: Massachusetts, currently plays in Mexico) managed to help Ostioneros de Guaymas in a victory against one of league's weakest teams Pioneros Los Mochis (2-7) crushing them 102-82 in the Mexican CIBACOPA in Saturday night's game.
He scored only 2 points in 16 minutes.
Ostioneros de Guaymas (6-3) is placed third in the CIBACOPA.
This year Padilla's total stats are: 1.4ppg and 2.1rpg in seven games.
He used to play for the Puerto Rican national team
sixteen years ago.
#10. Guard Jezreel De Jesus (185-91, agency: Interperformances, currently plays in Argentina) couldn't help one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams Salta Basket (10-24) in their game against Ferrocarril (10-21) in the Argentinian LigaA. De Jesus cannot count Monday's game as one of the best ones.
He scored only 2 points.
The bottom-ranked Salta Basket was defeated 90-86 on their home court in Salta by the one of league's weakest teams Ferrocarril (#19).
There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be important.
De Jesus has averaged so far 2.3ppg and 1.3apg.
He is a former international player as three years ago he still played for the Puerto Rican senior national team.
The list of other players, who all have Puerto Rican passport but never been selected to any of Puerto Rican national teams:
#1.Emanuel Ubilla (188-PG-86, agency: Court Side, college: Fair Dickinson, currently plays in Latvia) led Ventspils to a victory against the closely-ranked VEF Riga (19-4) 87-80 in the Latvian LBL last Saturday.
Ubilla scored 12 points and added 3 assists.
It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. BK Ventspils (25-3) is placed first in the LBL.
It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row.
They will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
This season Ubilla averages: 9.9ppg, 3.1rpg and 4.9apg.
He has a dual citizenship: Puerto Rican and American.
Ubilla used to play for Atleticos de San German in Puerto Rican league.
#2.TreVon Hughes (183-PG-87, college: Wisconsin, currently plays in Lithuania) was the major contributor in P.Zvaigzdes' victory against the closely-ranked Juventus (11-21) 93-82 in the Lithuanian LKL on Sunday night.
He recorded 16 points and added 4 passes in 32 minutes.
Pieno Zvaigzdes Pasvalys (13-18) is placed fifth in the LKL.
This year Hughes has relatively solid stats: 12.2ppg, 4.1rpg, 4.2apg and 2.5spg in 21 games he played so far.
He is another player who holds two passports: Puerto Rican and American.
Strangely Hughes has never played in Puerto Rico.
#3.Jonathan Rodriguez (196-F-87, college: Campbell, currently plays in Argentina) could not help Comunicaciones (13-20) in their last game on Monday. Despite Rodriguez's very good performance Comunicaciones was defeated 85-74 on the road by the second-ranked Instituto.
He was the second best scorer with 24 points. Rodriguez also added 7 rebounds.
Rodriguez has reliable stats this season: 12.9ppg, 4.4rpg and 1.7apg.
He has both Dominican Republic and Puerto Rican nationalities.
#4.Ivan Aska (201-F-90, college: Murray St., currently plays in France) contributed to an easy victory against the league outsider Charleville-Mezieres (6-22) crushing them 90-58 in the French ProB (second division) last Saturday.
Aska recorded 6 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 22 minutes.
Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (17-11) is placed seventh in the ProB.
Aska averaged so far 11.8ppg, 6.0rpg and 1.6apg in 28 games.
He also holds two passports: U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rican.
Quebradillas land Reyshawn Terry, ex Mobis Phoebus - 8 days ago
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REYSHAWN TERRY Defending champion Piratas de Quebradillas (BSN) tabbed experienced 34-year old American forward Reyshawn Terry (203-109kg-84, college: N.Carolina). He played recently at played at Mobis Phoebus in South Korean KBL league. In 57 games he averaged impressive 22.5ppg, 7.4rpg, 1.9apg and 1.4spg this season. He was also selected League Player of the Week. The most of last season Terry spent at Ryukyu (B League) in Japan where in 44 games he had very remarkable stats: 15.4ppg,... [read more]
REYSHAWN TERRY
Defending champion Piratas de Quebradillas (BSN) tabbed experienced 34-year old American forward Reyshawn Terry (203-109kg-84, college: N.Carolina). He played recently at played at Mobis Phoebus in South Korean KBL league. In 57 games he averaged impressive 22.5ppg, 7.4rpg, 1.9apg and 1.4spg this season. He was also selected League Player of the Week. The most of last season Terry spent at Ryukyu (B League) in Japan where in 44 games he had very remarkable stats: 15.4ppg, 5.7rpg and 1.5apg. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in B League West Division. Terry also played for LG Sakers (also in KBL) that season. In only one game he recorded high stats: 27 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. In 2007 Terry was drafted by Orlando Magic (NBA) in second round (44th overall). He attended University of North Carolina and it will be his eleventh (!!!) season in pro basketball. Among other achievements Terry won Dominican Rep. LNB South Division championship title in 2015. He received also Latinbasket.com All-Dominican Rep. LNB Player of the Year award and Latinbasket.com All-Dominican Rep. LNB Import player of the Year award back in 2015. Terry represented USA at the West Asia Basketball Championships in Tehran (Iran) five years ago. His team won Silver. Terry is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in ten different countries playing on four different continents. He is familiar with European, Asian, Latin American and of course North American leagues. Terry has played previously professionally in France (Le Mans), Germany, Greece, Italy, Lebanon (Tadamon, Champville and Al Moutahed), Spain, Ukraine (Khimik), Venezuela (Trotamundos), Puerto Rico (Santeros) and Dominican Republic (Caneros de La Romana, La Villa and JH Rodriguez). Let's have closer look into His outlook:
(by Matthew Maurer for NBADraft.net in 2007)
Terry has a good amount of quickness to create separation from his defender. Athletically he is among the elite level athletes at his position in the college game. Physically he has all the tools one looks for in a defender. Long arms, quickness, and size Underrated ball handler who can take opposing players off the dribble. Great help defender who gets a number of shot blocks by rotating over.
Has always been a bit of an inconsistent player who goes through periods of streaky play. Has a tendency to gamble too much on steals which can leave him out of position giving his man the open look.
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