Ronnie Amir Aguilar Romero (born June 24, 1987)[1] is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Colorado State and senior year at Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Ronnie Amir Aguilar
Personal information
Born (1987-06-24) June 24, 1987 (age 37)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / El Salvador/ Honduras
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn Marshall (Los Angeles, California)
College
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–2019
PositionPower forward/center
Career history
2011Bakersfield Jam
2013Trotamundos de Carabobo
2016Texas Legends
2018Formosa Dreamers
2018Al-Nweidrat
2019Hainan Haixiang

Early life and career

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Ronnie Amir Aguilar was born in Los Angeles. Was born to a father from El Salvador and a mother from Honduras. He attended John Marshall High School and was the first In Marshall's History to become an all American with a D1 scholarship. Played his first two years of college basketball for Colorado State.[2]

In 2009, Aguilar transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills. He started 39 games out of 39 played in two years at Dominguez Hills, averaging 18.4 points and 14.8 rebounds per contest. As a senior, Aguilar helped the Toros set five records that included a 16–1 start, defeating the No. 1 team in the nation, a No. 4 ranking by the NABC, and 10-game win streak and 23 wins in a single season, before being ushered out of the NCAA postseason by BYU-Hawaii, whom the Toros bested during the regular season.[3]

Professional career

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Between November and December 2011, Aguilar played six games in the NBA Development League for the Bakersfield Jam, averaging 2.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in 5.9 minutes per game.

On September 27, 2012, Aguilar signed with the Los Angeles Lakers,[4] waived on October 20.[5]

On January 26, 2013, Aguilar signed with Venezuelan club Trotamundos de Carabobo.[6]

In November 2013, Aguilar spent training camp with the Bakersfield Jam.[7]

On March 13, 2016, Aguilar was acquired by the Dallas Mavericks Texas Legends of the NBA Development League.[8] Four days later, he made his debut for the Legends in a 107–105 loss to the Bakersfield Jam, recording one rebound in two minutes off the bench.[9]

In January 2018, Aguilar, sign with Taiwanese basketball team Formosa Dreamers of the ASEAN Basketball League. He replaced Reggie Okosa, who only played two games for the club.[10]

On October 28, 2018, Aguilar signed with Al-Nweidrat of the Bahraini Premier League.[11]

National team career

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In 2013, Aguilar led the El Salvador national basketball team to their first medal in international basketball, a silver medal in the 2013 FIBA COCABA Championship. He returned to play for them in 2015, and took them to their first pre-Olympic world tournament in history.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ronnie Amir Aguilar Romero's FIBA profile
  2. ^ WALDNER: Cal State Dominguez Hills alum Ronnie Aguilar living Lakers dream
  3. ^ Lakers sign Amir (Ronnie) Aguilar, a former Cal State Dominguez Hills standout
  4. ^ Lakers Sign Ronnie Aguilar
  5. ^ Lakers waive Reeves Nelson, Ronnie Aguilar
  6. ^ ShamSports.com: Ronnie Aguilar player profile
  7. ^ Bakersfield Jam Set Training Camp Roster Archived 2015-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "Last-Second Shot Sinks Legends". NBA.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  10. ^ "Okosa On His Way Out from Dreamers, Replaced by Aguilar". January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "Asian Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
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