Echenique re-signs at Reggio Emilia

Unahotels Reggio Emilia (Serie A) confirmed 29-year-old Colombian international center Jaime Echenique for the new 2026-27 season. He played there last season and managed to play in three leagues. In 32 Serie A games, he recorded 10.8ppg and 4.8rpg. Echenique also played 14 games in FIBA Europe Cup, averaging 11.6ppg, 4.4rpg, and 1.1bpg, helping the team reach the quarterfinals. He was named League Player of the Week. Additionally, he recorded 2 games in Basketball Champions League with 14.0ppg, 6.5rpg, 1.0apg, and 1.0spg. In the previous 2024-25 season, he played at Petkimspor (BSL) in the Turkish league. Echenique has been regularly called to the Colombian Senior National Team since 2020.
He is quite an experienced player. Echenique has played professionally in Greece (Promitheas), Lithuania (Rytas), Spain (Gipuzkoa), Turkey, NBA (Washington Wizards), NBA G League (Capital City Go-Go and Motor City Cruise), and NBA Summer League (Washington Wizards and Portland Trail Blazers).
His team achieved a spot in the Greek Cup Final Four in 2024. He received the Latinbasket.com All-FIBA AmeriCup Honorable Mention in 2022.
Echenique graduated from Wichita State in 2020 and it will be his seventh season as a professional player. He played also for Trinity Valley Community College for 2 years.