Peter John Ramos

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Peter John Ramos
Position	Center
Height	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Team	Idaho Stampede
Nationality	Puerto Rico
Born	May 23, 1985 Fajardo, Puerto Rico
College	None
Draft	32^nd overall, 2004 Washington Wizards
Pro career	2004 – present

Peter John Ramos (born May 23, 1985 in Fajardo) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Ramos is the sixth player from Puerto Rico to play in an NBA game and the third Puerto Rican drafted by the NBA. Ramos has played in the NBA, NBDL and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with Caguas Creoles. Ramos has been a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team since 2004. He was a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican National Team that defeated the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games. He was also a member of the of the 2006 Puerto Rican National Team that won the Gold Medal in the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.

1 Biography
2 Career stats
3 External links
4 See also

[edit] Biography

Ramos began playing basketball in the streets of Fajardo. Ramos began capturing the attention of basketball scouts because of his height; he was 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) when he was only 15 years old.

Félix Rivera, owner of the Caguas Creoles in the Puerto Rican Basketball League decided to recruit Ramos and bring him to Puerto Rico, despite the fact he had not seen him play basketball. Ramos met members of his family when he came to Caguas and he began studies at the Colegio Bautista. Under the guidance of coach Leonel Arril, Ramos began learning the techniques of the basketball game. Ramos continued getting taller, and by 2004 he was already 7'3". He led his high school to two National Championships. In the Puerto Rican Basketball League, Ramos developed quickly and in 2002, he won the Most Improved Player Award. In 2003 he earned a spot in the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team and participated in the Pan American Games.

In April of 2004 Ramos announced he would enter the 2004 NBA Draft, hinting that he would withdraw if not a top 15 selection. On draft night, he was picked as the 32nd selection in the draft's second round, by the Washington Wizards.

During summer of 2004, Ramos participated with the Wizards during the NBA Summer Pro League. And was a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican National Basketball Team which defeated the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games.

During the 2004-2005 NBA season Ramos played in six games scoring 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 block. Ramos spend most of the year on the inactive/injured reserve.

During the summer of 2005, Ramos participated with the Wizards during the NBA Summer Pro League for a second straight year.

At the start of the 2005-2006 season Ramos was assigned to the Roanoke Dazzle of the NBA Development League. He was called up by the Wizards on 19 January 2006 and reassigned back to Roanoke on 21 January. Ramos finished the season in the NBA D-League second in blocks with 78.

In 2006 Ramos participated with the Wizards during the NBA Summer Pro League for a third straight year. And again represented Puerto Rico in the Basketball World Championship 2006 and 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games where Puerto Rico won the Gold Medal. Ramos was waived by the Washington Wizards during 2006 Pre-Season Training Camp. On 2 Nov 2006, Ramos was drafted by the Idaho Stampede with the 9th pick of the first round of the 2006 NBA Development League draft.

[edit] Career stats

Ramos's NBA stats in 6 games are 11 points with a 1.8 PPG, 4 rebounds with a 0.7 RPG, 1 block with a 0.2 BPG, a .500 field goal and .500 free throw percentage. His NBA Development League stats in 43 games are 641 points with a 14.9 PPG, 43 assists with a 1.0 APG, 331 rebounds with a 7.7 RPG, 78 blocks with a 1.8 BPG, .588 field goal percentage and .599 free-throw percentage.

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[edit] See also

List of famous Puerto Ricans

2004 NBA Draft
First Round Dwight Howard \| Emeka Okafor \| Ben Gordon \| Shaun Livingston \| Devin Harris \| Josh Childress \| Luol Deng \| Rafael Araújo \| Andre Iguodala \| Luke Jackson \| Andris Biedriņš \| Robert Swift \| Sebastian Telfair \| Kris Humphries \| Al Jefferson \| Kirk Snyder \| Josh Smith \| J.R. Smith \| Dorell Wright \| Jameer Nelson \| Pavel Podkolzine \| Viktor Khryapa \| Sergei Monia \| Delonte West \| Tony Allen \| Kevin Martin \| Sasha Vujačić \| Beno Udrih \| David Harrison
Second Round Anderson Varejão \| Jackson Vroman \| Peter John Ramos \| Lionel Chalmers \| Donta Smith \| Andre Emmett \| Antonio Burks \| Royal Ivey \| Chris Duhon \| Albert Miralles \| Justin Reed \| David Young \| Viktor Sanikidze \| Trevor Ariza \| Tim Pickett \| Bernard Robinson \| Ha Seung-Jin \| Pape Sow \| Ricky Minard \| Sergei Lishouk \| Vassilis Spanoulis \| Christian Drejer \| Romain Sato \| Matt Freije \| Rickey Paulding \| Luis Flores \| Marcus Douthit \| Sergei Karaulov \| Blake Stepp \| Rashad Wright