Juan Mendez (basketball)

Juan Mendez
Personal information
Born	September 23, 1981 (age 43); Montreal, Quebec
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Florida Air Academy; (Melbourne, Florida)
College	Niagara (2001–2005)
NBA draft	2005: undrafted
Playing career	2005–2013
Position	Power forward
Number	13
Coaching career	2015–present
Career history
2005–2006	Pallacanestro Trapani
2006	Panellinios
2006–2007	Ironi Nahariya
2007–2008	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2008–2009	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2010–2011	BC Dnipro
2011–2012	Cocolos
2012–2013	Montreal Jazz
2013	GUG
Career highlights and awards
	MAAC Player of the Year (2005);

Juan Méndez (born September 23, 1981) is a Canadian professional basketball player who played for the Niagara University men's university basketball team from 2001 to 2005. He is currently assistant coach on the Redmen Basketball Team. Born in Montreal, Quebec, from Dominican parents, Mendez played with the Canadian national basketball team as well as in several different professional teams overseas.

Career Highs

Juan entered his senior year with over 1,500 career points. This put him close to Calvin Murphy on Niagara's all time lists. Juan is also the highest scoring Canadian in NCAA Division 1 history. In 2014, Juan was inducted into the MAAC Naismith Hall of Fame (1st Canadian) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

Professional career

After graduating college, Mendez built his professional career as a player overseas. He has also been a member of the Team Canada from summers 2003 to 2008. During his time with the team, he participated in the NBA summer league in 2003, averaging 11.4 PPG in 5 games. He participated in the 2003 Pan American Games and finished in 2nd place at Four Nations Tournament in China and Brazil in 2004. He also averaged 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game at the 2005 Americas Championship and 8.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game during the 2007 Americas Championship.

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Juan Mendez (basketball)

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Career Highs

Professional career

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Personal information
Born	(1981-09-23) September 23, 1981 (age 43) Montreal, Quebec
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Florida Air Academy (Melbourne, Florida)
College	Niagara (2001–2005)
NBA draft	2005: undrafted
Playing career	2005–2013
Position	Power forward
Number	13
Coaching career	2015–present
Career history
2005–2006	Pallacanestro Trapani
2006	Panellinios
2006–2007	Ironi Nahariya
2007–2008	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2008–2009	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2010–2011	BC Dnipro
2011–2012	Cocolos
2012–2013	Montreal Jazz
2013	GUG

Career highlights and awards
MAAC Player of the Year (2005)