Daniel Santiago
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| Position | Center |
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| Height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| League | ACB |
| Team | CB Málaga |
| Born | June 24, 1976  Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | Puerto Rico /USA |
| College | University of New Mexico Saint Vincent College |
| Draft | Undrafted |
| Pro career | 1996–present |
| Former teams | Bayamón Cowboys Pallacanestro Varese (1998-2000) Phoenix Suns (2000-2002) Lottomatica Roma (2002-2003) Milwaukee Bucks (2003-2005) |
| Awards | 1998 NAIA Player of the year 1998 BSN champion 1999 Serie A champion 2006 ACB champion |
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Competitor for  Puerto Rico |
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| Bronze | 1999 Winnipeg | Team | |
| Bronze | 2003 Santo Domingo | Team | |
Daniel Gregg Santiago Lynn (born June 24, 1976 in Lubbock, Texas, U.S.) is a professional basketball player currently with Spanish ACB club CB Málaga.
Santiago is the fourth player from the Puerto Rico National Team to play in a NBA game. He has played in the NBA, NCAA, NAIA, and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with Bayamón Cowboys, and overseas in Italy and Spain.
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[edit] Biography
Santiago was raised in the West Texas town of Lamesa. He attended and played Junior College basketball at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico and played NCAA Division I basketball at the University of New Mexico. He finished up his collegiate career at the NAIA school of Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where he was named the NAIA player of the year.
Daniel's grandfather, Pedro Santiago, was a well known baseball player in Puerto Rico and then came over to the United States to play. Pedro's nickname in Puerto Rico is "Jockey" as he was only 5'6". Daniel is known as "El Gigante" in his grandfather's native land.
In Puerto Rico, Santiago played professionally on the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with the Vaqueros. He has played in Bayamón since the middle 1990s, helping the team to various national championships and tournament finals. In between 1998 and 2000, he played for Varese Roosters of the Italian league, and between 2000 and 2001, Santiago played for the NBA's Phoenix Suns in the position of back-up center. He was released from the Suns after the 2001 campaign was over. In 2003, he returned to the NBA, with the Milwaukee Bucks, playing two consecutive seasons.
In 2002, Santiago represented Puerto Rico as a member of that country's national basketball team at the Indianapolis World basketball championships and he also played on the 2004 Olympic team that handed the United States their first defeat in Olympic play since the US began using professional players. Santiago again represented Puerto Rico in the 2006 Basketball World Championships, retiring from the national side in 2007, after 11 years of tenure.
In 2005, Santiago signed for a season with a team of the Spanish League, CB Málaga. He won the 2006 Spanish Championship, and signed a further two-year deal with the Andalusia outfit.
[edit] Career stats
Santiago's NBA stats in 122 games are 417 points with a 3.4 PPG, 38 assists with a 0.3 APG, 260 rebounds with a 2.1 RPG, 39 steals with a 0.3 SPG, 47 blocks with a 0.4 BPG, .469 field goal percentage, and .685 free-throw percentage.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Video Interview with Daniel Santiago @ fiba.com
- NBA.com: Daniel Santiago Bio
- Player Profile @ basketball-reference.com
- Player Profile @ ACB.com
- Player Profile @ Euroleague.net
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