Denis Clemente (born April 10, 1986 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Santeros de Aguada of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played collegiately in the United States with the Kansas State University Wildcats, and led the team to the Elite 8 round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, before losing to the Butler Bulldogs. He is a 6'1, 175 pound combo guard.
.jpg) Clemente guarded by Diante Garrett of Iowa State | |
| No. 16 – Santeros de Aguada | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | BSN |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 10, 1986 Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Calusa Preparatory School |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | Maccabi Rishon Lezion |
| 2011–2014 | Caciques de Humacao |
| 2014–2017 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| 2017–2018 | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey |
| 2018–2020 | Mineros de Zacatecas |
| 2021 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
| 2022 | Brujos de Guayama |
| 2023 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| 2024–present | Santeros de Aguada |
Clemente graduated from Kansas Sate in 2010, and he entered the 2010 NBA draft. After he went undrafted, he played in the NBA Summer League with the Charlotte Bobcats, but was cut prior to training camp. In December 2010 he signed with Greek club Maroussi BC.[1] In September 2011 he signed with Slovak club BK Bemaco SPU Nitra.[2] In 2011 he was selected Rookie of the Year in Puerto Rico's Professional league. He has also had a stint playing professional basketball in Mexico.[3]
Personal life
editHe is the second cousin of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame player Roberto Clemente.[4]
References
edit- ^ Ερχεται ο Κλεμέντε, δείπνο και εύσημα. Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)
- ^ Prvou legionárskou posilou Denis Clemente Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovak)
- ^ "Denis Clemente gana el Novato del Año en el BSN". Primera Hora. 12 July 2011.
- ^ Passion pays off for Kansas State's Denis Clemente in NCAA Tournament Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine St. Petersburg Times, March 24, 2010
External links
edit- Denis Clemente at RealGM
- Stats in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (Puerto Rico's Professional league)
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