SPB 2024 - CJ Rodriguez (ex Hebraica) is the seconf foreign player added by Gaiteros

- March 6, 2024

POSTED BY: Francisco Vega

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CJ Rodriguez

CJ Rodriguez

Gaiteros de Zulia (SPB) strengthened their roster with addition of 29-year old American (has also Panamanian passport) 188cm point guard CJ Rodriguez (college: S.Nazarene). Rodriguez joins another USA player Kevin Allen who is already in the roster.
He played recently at Hebraica in Uruguayan LUB league. In two games he recorded 12.5ppg, 4.0rpg, 2.0apg and 3.5spg last season. The last summer he played at Motilones in Colombian Liga Wplay where in 15 games he was the best scorer with impressive 23.7ppg and had 6.6rpg, 3.9apg (top 3) and 2.1spg (in top 2). Great season indeed as he was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Colombian LPB Apertura Honorable Mention. He also played 15 games in Colombian Liga Wplay where he averaged remarkable 15.8ppg, 3.0rpg and 2.1apg. A very good season in his career as he was selected to Latinbasket.com All-Colombian LPB Apertura Honorable Mention.
He is a very experienced player. Thanks to Rodriguez's pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Latin America, Africa and of course North America) in six different countries. Rodriguez has played previously professionally in Argentina (Argentino and Dep Viedma), Mexico (Mineros and Capitanes), Panama (Caballos), Egypt (Haia Al Qana) and Ecuador (Punto Rojo).
Among many awards his team won Mexican LNBP 2020 East Division Regular Season in 2020. He was voted to Latinbasket.com Panamanian LPB Clausura All-Domestic Players Team back in 2018.
Rodriguez graduated from Southern Nazarene University in 2016 and it is his eighth season in pro basketball. He played also for Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa for one year.