Jorge Díaz (basketball)

Jorge Díaz
No. 12 – Atléticos de San Germán
PositionCenter
LeagueBaloncesto Superior Nacional
Personal information
Born (1989-11-13) November 13, 1989 (age 34)
Bronx, New York
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolColegio Bautista de Caguas
CollegeNebraska (2009–2012)
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2015Piratas de Quebradillas
2015–2016Hebraica y Macabi
2016–2017Bahía Basket
2017–2021Piratas de Quebradillas
2021–presentAtléticos de San Germán
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Puerto Rico
Centrobasket
Gold medal – first place 2016 Panama
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla

Jorge Bryan Díaz (born November 13, 1989) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Atléticos de San Germán of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents the Puerto Rican national team.

Early years

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Jorge Bryan Díaz was born in Bronx, N.Y., USA to a Puerto Rican mother, Nilda Hernandez, and an Ecuatorian father, Jorge Diaz. He has one sister, Natalie Diaz. When he was 4 years old his family moved to Caguas, Puerto Rico. He played in High School with Colegio Bautista de Caguas for Coach Leonel Arill. He averaged about 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots per game in 2007-08 under Arill, who helped Diaz and the Caguas team to a national title in 2006. Diaz has also played on the Puerto Rican Under-19 National Team, traveling to many international tournaments, including playing in Serbia in 2007, where he was first seen by the Nebraska coaching staff.

On January 17, 2009, he joined the Nebraska basketball team, the Nebraska Huskers where he also majored in Spanish. As a player, he has been battling foot injuries many times. For instance in 2012 as a Husker junior, he would have ranked second in the Big Ten in blocked shots per game, but did not play in enough games to qualify for league rankings because of said injuries.

International career

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Díaz has participated in several FIBA tournaments representing Puerto Rico. At present, he is the tallest center of the Puerto Rico squad.[1]

Career statistics

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College

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Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011/12 Nebraska Cornhuskers NCAA I 16 27.3 .471 -- .667 4.3 0.6 0.4 1.9 8.6
2010/11 Nebraska Cornhuskers NCAA I 32 26.3 .538 -- .514 4.4 1.0 0.5 1.2 10.5
2009/10 Nebraska Cornhuskers NCAA I 39 23.7 .522 -- .490 4.0 1.0 0.5 1.2 8.8

National team

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Competition Year GP MPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG BPG
2015 FIBA Americas Championship 2015 4 24.5 .571 .000 .500 4.3 1.5 7.0 --
2015 Marchand Continental Championship Cup 2015 3 18 .450 .333 .500 4.7 0.0 7.7 --
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 4 9.2 .200 .000 .000 2.5 0.0 1.0 --

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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