Rubén Garcés

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Rubén Garcés
Position Power forward/Center
Height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight 245 lb (111 kg)
League ACB
Team Pamesa Valencia
Born October 17, 1973 (1973-10-17) (age 34)
Colón, Panama
Nationality Flag of Panama Panama/Flag of Spain Spain
High school Colegio Abel Bravo,Pananma
College Providence
Draft Undrafted
Pro career 1997–present
Former teams Quad City Thunder (1998–1999)
La Crosse Bobcats (1998–1999)
Boca Juniors (1999)
La Crosse Bobcats (1999–2000)
Phoenix Suns (2000–2001)
Golden State Warriors (2001)
ASVEL Villeurbanne (2001)
Forum Valladolid (2001–2002)
Leche Río Breogán (2002–2004)
Adecco Estudiantes (2004–2005)

Rubén Santiago Garcés Riquelme (born October 17, 1973, in Colón, Panama) is a Panamanian professional basketball player currently playing with Pamesa Valencia from the Spanish ACB. A 6'9" power forward/center, he played US college basketball with Navarro Junior College in Texas, and with Providence College in Rhode Island, and had a brief career in the NBA in the 2000-01 season, playing with Phoenix and Golden State. He has also played in the American CBA, the Spanish ACB, in Argentina, Venezuela, and France.[1]

Garces is a member of the Panama national basketball team.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 2006 FIBA World Championship - Ruben Garces Player Profile

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