Roberto José Hatton Negrón (born 11 October 1976[1]) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Hatton has most notably played for Marist College in the NCAA and for the Arecibo Captains, San Germán Athletics, and Ponce Lions in Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional. Hatton has also played professionally in Portugal, Russia, Mexico and France. Hatton has been a member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team since 1993, taking part in both the 2004 Olympic Games, famous for their defeat of the United States team, as well as the 2006 FIBA World Championship. At the youth level he won a silver medal at the 1997 FIBA Under-22 World Championship.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 October 1976 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Colegio Ponceño |
| College | Marist (1995–1999) |
| NBA draft | 1999: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1994–2012 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 1994–2000 | Atléticos de San Germán |
| 2000–2001 | Correcaminos UAT Victoria |
| 2001–2004 | Leones de Ponce |
| 2004–2005 | CAB Madeira |
| 2005 | Leones de Ponce |
| 2005 | Strasbourg |
| 2005–2006 | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
| 2006–2007 | Leones de Ponce |
| 2008 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| 2008–2009 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz |
| 2009–2012 | Leones de Ponce |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
His #10 jersey was retired by his former team Leones de Ponce in 2017.[3]
References
edit- ^ Roberto J. Hatton Negron: Biography. Archived 10 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BSN profile
- ^ "Ponce retirará número de "Bobby Joe" Hatton". El Vocero (in Spanish). May 24, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
External links
edit- Bobby Joe Hatton at Latinbasket
- Bobby Joe Hatton at RealGM
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