Bruno Fitipaldo selected the top Uruguayan playing abroad in last week's games

We bring you last week's top performances from Uruguayans who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.

Bruno Fitipaldo

   #1. This week's number one is an international point guard Bruno Fitipaldo (183-91, agency: Pro Sports, currently plays in Spain). He led CB Canarias to a victory against the closely-ranked Valencia Basket (29-1) 90-86 in the Spanish Liga Endesa in Sunday night's game. Fitipaldo recorded 16 points in 23 minutes on the court. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias (21-5) is placed third in the Liga Endesa. It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. It's Fitipaldo's first season with the team. He has relatively good stats this year: 11.1ppg, 1.5rpg, 4.2apg, 1.5spg, 2FGP: 46.6%, 3FGP: 34.6% and FT: 77.9% in 25 games he played so far. Fitipaldo is currently a member of the Uruguayan senior national team.

Jayson Granger

   #2. Second place goes to former international guard Jayson Granger (189-89, currently plays in Euroleague). Granger could not help ALBA Berlin (11-22) in their last game on Tuesday. Despite his very good performance ALBA Berlin was defeated 96-86 on the road by the higher-ranked Zalgiris (#11). Granger scored 15 points. His team will play only one more game in the Euroleague Regular Season. And that game will be critical. This season Granger averages: 8.4ppg, 2.6rpg, 4.8apg, 2FGP: 49.5%, 3FGP: 33.9% and FT: 77.8%. He has a dual citizenship: Uruguayan and Italian. Worth to mention he played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. Granger played for the Uruguayan national team in 2017.

Maximiliano Sole

   #3. The Uruguayan player who performed third best last week abroad was an experienced former international forward Maximiliano Sole (195-88, currently plays in Spain). Sole contributed to an easy victory against the third-ranked Quintanar (10-5) crushing them 69-46 in the Spanish EBA (fourth division) in Saturday night's game. He recorded 6 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. It was the game of the round between two top 3 ranked teams in Group B-B. Real Madrid 2nd team (14-1) is placed first. It was his team's seventh consecutive victory in a row. There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial. Sole has been at the team for five years. Sole's overall stats this season are: 5.5ppg, 5.1rpg, 2FGP: 54.3%, 3FGP: 33.3% and FT: 70.6%. He is another player who holds two passports: Uruguayan and Greek. Sole played for the Uruguayan national team six years ago.

Rodrigo Deus

   #4. Small forward Rodrigo Deus (196-97, currently plays in Spain) contributed to Zamora's victory against the eighth-ranked Valladolid (4-7) 72-63 in the Spanish EBA (fourth division) last Saturday. He recorded 7 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 25 minutes. Caja Rural de Zamora (4-11) is placed tenth in Group A-B. They ended the series of five consecutive loses. There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be important. This year Deus' overall stats are: 8.4ppg, 3.9rpg and 1.2spg in 11 games. He has both Uruguayan and Spanish nationalities. Deus used to play for the Uruguayan U18 national team back in 2014.


One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has Uruguayan passport:

   #1. Santiago Ramirez (198-F-93, currently plays in Spain) was the major contributor in Benidorm's victory against the eighth-ranked Puerto Sagunto (7-9) 62-53 in the Spanish EBA (fourth division) on Saturday night. He scored 14 points in a mere 19 minutes. Servigroup Benidorm (10-6) is placed seventh in Group E-Class. It was his team's first victory after three consecutive loses. This year Ramirez has relatively solid stats: 11.6ppg and 5.8rpg in 16 games he played so far. He has a dual citizenship: Uruguayan and Spanish.


Other top Uruguayan players, who play abroad:

Agustin Ubal (197-G-3) plays for FC Barcelona in Spanish ANGT
Mauro Zubiaurre (189-PG-94) plays for Pinheiros in Brazilian NBB
Theo Metzger (200-C-99) plays for Ferro in Argentinian La Liga
Luciano Previatti (197-PF-3) plays for Mogi in Brazilian NBB
Emiliano Serres (205-F-97) plays for Obras in Argentinian La Liga
Ignacio Xavier (196-G/F-99) plays for Obras in Argentinian La Liga
Nahuel Lemos (205-F/C-99) plays for Obras in Argentinian La Liga
Joaquin Rodriguez (198-F-99) plays for Obras in Argentinian La Liga
Angel Arevalo (195-F-1) plays for Boca Juniors in Argentinian La Liga
Uriel Trocki (201-F-96) plays for Ironi Nes-Ziona in Israeli Winner League
Mathias Calfani (204-C/F-92) plays for Toshiba Thunders in Japanese B1 League
Luciano Parodi (189-G-94) plays for Minas in Brazilian NBB
Bernardo Barrera (194-SG-97) plays for Salta Basket in Argentinian La Liga Argentina

Notice: The list above includes only some of the Uruguayan playing currently abroad. Go to Uruguayan Abroad Page to see completed list.