Ángel Figueroa
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| Position | Forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| League | Superior National Basketball |
| Team | Arecibo Captains |
| Born | October 13, 1981 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality |  Puerto Rico |
| College | Dowling College |
| Pro career | 1999–present |
Ángel Luis "Buster" Figueroa Sepúlveda (born October 13, 1981) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who currently plays for the Arecibo Captains of the BSN league in Puerto Rico. He is a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team since 2006.
[edit] Career
Figueroa made his professional debut in the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico in 1999. In his first two years he competed with the Guaynabo Mets. On his rookie year he won the Rookie of the year award after having an average of 15.41 Points per game. After two seasons playing for Guaynabo he was traded to the Arecibo Captains in 2001. With Arecibo, Figueroa would be selected to the league's All-Star game on multiple occasions. In between, Figueroa would be the nation's leading scorer in NCAA's Division II during the 2001-2002 season at Dowling College. In 2005 he helped the Arecibo Captains win the league's national championship with an average of 19.0 points per game. He would be the National Superior Basketball league's scoring champion in 2006 with an average of 20.73 points per game. He would then compete for the Puerto Rican national basketball team in the Central American and Caribbean Games where Puerto Rico went on to win the gold medal finishing with an undefeated record. He was selected as a member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team that participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, but he was unable to compete due to injury. Figueroa finished the 2007 regular season as the league's top scorer with an average of 24.6 points per game. His performance gained him a participation in the league's All-Star game. Due to his performance in the BSN he was selected to play in the national basketball team, in which he served as a back-up forward. In 2008 he finished the regular BSN in the second scoring possition with an average of 21.5 points per game.[1] He was once again selected as a starter in the All-Star game, being the player that received most fan votes in the pre-game poll.[2]
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