Guillermo Diaz (basketball)
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| Position | Guard |
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| League | NBA |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Team | ČEZ Basketball Nymburk |
| Nationality |  Puerto Rico |
| Born | March 4, 1985 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| College | University of Miami |
| Draft | 52nd overall, 2006 Los Angeles Clippers |
| Pro career | 2006 – present |
Guillermo Diaz (born March 4, 1985 in San Juan) is Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Diaz has played in the NCAA and ABA for the Miami Tropics. Diaz was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA in 2006 becoming the 5th Puerto Rican ever drafted by the NBA. Diaz has also played internationally in Czech Republic for ČEZ Basketball Nymburk.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Miami Christian School
Diaz played high school basketball at Miami Christian School in Miami, Florida, where he was ranked the 31st best prospect in the country by Insiders.com.
[edit] University of Miami
Diaz had a stellar college career at the University of Miami, where he earned All-American status. At the University of Miami, he finished 10th on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,477 points, including 174 three-point field goals. He garnered All-Big East Team Freshman First Team honors in 2003-04 and led Miami in scoring as both a sophomore and a junior. He was named to the All-ACC Team in both his sophomore and junior years. He is most widely known for his stellar leaping ability.
Diaz's University of Miami statistics in 93 games are 1477 points with a 15.9 PPG, 238 assists with a 2.6 APG, 313 rebounds with a 3.4 RPG, 123 steals with a 1.3 SPG, .448 field goal percentage, .740 free-throw percentage, and .380 3-point percentage.
[edit] Los Angeles Clippers
Diaz declared his eligibility for the NBA draft following his junior year and was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers, with the 52nd overall selection in the 2006 NBA Draft.
During the summer of 2006, Diaz participated with the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA Summer Pro League.
[edit] BK Nymburk
For the 2006-2007 season he will play for ČEZ Basketball Nymburk in the Czech basketball league.
[edit] Career stats
Diaz's NCAA stats in 93 games are 1477 points with a 15.9 PPG, 238 assists with a 2.6 APG, 313 rebounds with a 3.4 RPG, 123 steals with a 1.3 SPG, .448 field goal percentage, .740 free-throw percentage, and .380 3-point percentage.
[edit] External links
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| 2006 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Andrea Bargnani | LaMarcus Aldridge | Adam Morrison | Tyrus Thomas | Shelden Williams | Brandon Roy | Randy Foye | Rudy Gay | Patrick O'Bryant | Mouhamed Sene | J.J. Redick | Hilton Armstrong | Thabo Sefolosha | Ronnie Brewer | Cedric Simmons | Rodney Carney | Shawne Williams | Oleksiy Pecherov | Quincy Douby | Renaldo Balkman | Rajon Rondo | Marcus Williams | Josh Boone | Kyle Lowry | Shannon Brown | Jordan Farmar | Sergio Rodríguez | Maurice Ager | Mardy Collins | Joel Freeland |
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| Second Round James White | Steve Novak | Solomon Jones | Paul Davis | P.J. Tucker | Craig Smith | Bobby Jones | Kosta Perović | David Noel | Denham Brown | James Augustine | Daniel Gibson | Marcus Vinicius | Lior Eliyahu | Alexander Johnson | Dee Brown | Paul Millsap | Vladimir Veremeenko | Leon Powe | Ryan Hollins | Cheick Samb | Guillermo Diaz | Yotam Halperin | Hassan Adams | Ejike Ugboaja | Edin Bavcic | Loukas Mavrokefalidis | J.R. Pinnock | Damir Markota | Will Blalock |
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