SPB 2023 - Eloy Vargas is back at Trotamundos

- May 6, 2023

POSTED BY: Francisco Vega

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Eloy Vargas

Defending champion Trotamundos de Carabobo (SPB) agreed terms with experienced 34-year old Dominican center Eloy Vargas (211cm-113kg-1988, college: Kentucky, agency: BIG). It is actually his comeback to La Asuncion as he has played here before. Vargas moved there from Aguada in Uruguayan LUB league. In 27 games he had very impressive stats: 16.6ppg, 11.9rpg (leader !!!), 1.9apg, 1.2spg and 1.6bpg last season. Good year as he was named League Player of the Week (4 times). He ended the last season at Larranaga (Metropolitan) in Uruguay where in only one game he recorded 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. But the most of that year he spent at Metros in Dominican Rep. LNB. In 9 games he averaged remarkable 18.7ppg, 9.3rpg, 1.4apg, 1.2spg and 1.0bpg. Good season as he was also here named League Player of the Week.
In 2014 (two years after his graduation) he was drafted by Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League) in first round (17th overall).
The former University of Kentucky standout is in his eleventh (!!!) season in pro basketball.
Vargas has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2013.
He represented Dominican Republic at the World Cup in China four years ago. His team got to the Semifinals and his stats at that event were 5 games: 11.0ppg, 5.6rpg, FGP: 58.3%, FT: 86.7%.
Vargas is quite experienced player. Vargas' career allowed him to visit four different continents, while he played in nine different countries. He tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Asia, Latin America and of course North America. Vargas has played previously professionally in Argentina (Gimnasia and Boca), Brazil (Flamengo), France (Boulazac Basket), Greece (Kavalas), Iran (Chemidor), Puerto Rico (Vaqueros), Spain (Clavijo), Uruguay (Defensor) and Dominican Republic (San Carlos, San Lazaro, Cupes, CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago and Caneros). He won Dominican Republic LNB championship title in 2014, 2015 and 2017. Vargas was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Dominican Republic LNB Center of the Year in 2016, 2019 and 2021. He played also for Miami Dade College for one year.