Sanjoanense lands Genesis Rivera, ex Pastoras

Genesis Rivera

Liga Feminina newcomer A.D. Sanjoanense tabbed 28-year old Venezuelan international 180cm swingman Genesis Rivera (college: UMass) for new season. Rivera played this summer at Pastoras in Venezuelan SLBF. She helped them to win the Superliga title. The last season she played at CP Natacao in Portuguese Liga Feminina where in 20 games she averaged 14.7ppg, 9.2rpg, 1.8apg and 1.1spg. Good season as she was voted League Player of the Week and selected to Eurobasket.com All-Portuguese League Second Team.
Rivera has been also a member of Venezuelan international program for some years. She has regularly played for Venezuelan senior team since 2015 and previously for U17 National Team back in 2013.
Rivera represented Venezuela at the Olympic Games Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Medellin (Colombia) last year. Her stats at that event were 3 games: 5.3ppg, 2.3rpg, FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 14.3%, FT: 50.0%.
She is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball she experienced life in four different countries playing on three different continents. Rivera is familiar with European, Latin American and of course North American leagues. She has played previously professionally also in Chile, Puerto Rico and Uruguay (Aguada).
Among many awards she was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Chilean Liga Femenina Honorable Mention back in 2019.
Rivera graduated from University of Massachusetts in 2019 and it will be her sixth season in pro basketball.



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