Jose Placer-Diaz (ex Mayaguez) joins Kufstein

Kufstein Towers (2.Bundesliga) agreed terms with 26-year old Puerto Rican guard Jose Placer-Diaz (185cm-79kg-2000, college: S.Florida, agency: Helping Ballers) for the new 2026-27 season. He played last season with Indios de Mayaguez in the Puerto Rican BSN league. In 20 games, he averaged 3.8ppg. Prior to that, he played for Furstenfeld Panthers (BSL).
He has also played professionally in Criollos.
Placer-Diaz won the Puerto Rican League championship title in 2024.
He graduated from the University of South Florida in 2024 and it will be his third season as a professional player. Placer-Diaz played for other colleges such as the University of North Florida and the University of Maryland - Baltimore County.