Angel Matias (ex Mayaguez) agreed terms with Laguneros

- October 9, 2019

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Angel Matias

Laguneros de la Comarca (LNBP) inked 27-year old Puerto Rican international forward Angel Matias (193-102kg-92, college: Georgia South). He has a double citizenship as he also holds American passport. Matias played in the summer at Indios de Mayaguez in Puerto Rican BSN league. In 21 games he recorded 6.6ppg and 2.7rpg. Matias also played for Capitanes (also in BSN) where in 17 games he averaged 10.8ppg and 3.4rpg.
Among other achievements Matias won Puerto Rican BSN championship title in 2016 and 2018. He received also Latinbasket.com All-Panamanian LPB Clausura Honorable Mention award in 2018.
Matias has been also a member of Puerto Rican international program for some years. He has regularly played for Puerto Rican senior team since 2018 and previously for U18 National Team back in 2010.
Matias also represented Puerto Rico at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla (Colombia) last year. His team won Gold and his stats at that event were 2 games: 5.0ppg, 3.5rpg.
Matias is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in Uruguay (Bohemios), El Salvador (Halcones), Nicaragua (Toros) and Panama (Caballos).
Matias attended Georgia Southern University until 2015 and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball.

By Eurobasket Data Center