| Carolina Giants | |
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| Power Forward | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | September 18, 1981[1] |
| Place of birth | New York, United States |
| Nationality | Puerto Rico |
| Career information | |
| College | Neosho County, Kansas |
| Pro career | 2007–present |
| League | National Superior Basketball |
Angelo Reyes (born September 18, 1981 in New York, United States) is a Puerto Rican/American professional basketball player. Reyes has played with the ABA and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with Carolina Giants. Reyes has played internationally in Australia. Reyes has been a member of the Puerto Rican National Team since 2006.
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Reyes played junior-college ball at Neosho County in Kansas. For the past 5 years, he has played in the National Superior Basketball (BSN) with Morovis Titans, Caguas Creoles, Humacao Grays, and the Carolina Giants. Reyes led Caguas to the 2006 Puerto Rican championship and has led the BSN in rebounding. Reyes was selected Most Valuable Player of league in 2007 while playing with the Carolina Giants after averaging 19.7 PPG and 11.9 RPG.
Reyes was a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team in 2006, participating in the Central American and Caribbean Games earning the Gold Medal, and at the World Championship in Japan.
Due to Reyes' outstanding play during the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, he earned an invitation to the Milwaukee Bucks Preseason veterans training camp.[2]
On October 2, 2007, Reyes was excluded from the veterans roster of the Milwaukee Bucks and released because of failing his physical due to injury. His agent stated that there are several teams in Spain that are interested in acquiring Reyes. On October 24, 2007, Reyes signed with the Wollongong Hawks of the NBL.[3] Reyes averaged 14 ppg before he was released from the club. The team cited "diciplinary reasons" as the cause for the release.[4]
In August, 2008, signed for Hebraica y Macabi in Uruguay.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s basketball | ||
| Competitor for Puerto Rico | ||
| FIBA Americas Championship | ||
| Bronze | 2007 United States | Team competition |
| Silver | 2009 Puerto Rico | Team competition |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Silver | 2007 Brazil | Team competition |
| Centrobasket | ||
| Gold | 2008 Mexico | Team competition |
| FIBA CBC Championship | ||
| Gold | 2007 Puerto Rico | Team competition |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
| Gold | 2006 Colombia | Team competition |
During summer of 2007, Reyes represented Puerto Rico as a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team during the 2007 Pan American Games winning the Silver Medal, CaribeBasket 2007 winning the Gold Medal, and the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship winning the Bronze Medal. On this tournament, Reyes was second in rebounds per game averaging 9.5, outrebounding players like Amar'e Stoudemire and Dwight Howard. He is represented by agent, Ralph Menar.
On July 1, 2008, hours before the team was scheduled to travel to Europe, Angelo Reyes was excluded after not establishing communication with the directives.[5] Reyes was replaced with Alex Falcón.[5] Subsecuently, Reyes asked for a dispense to attend personal matters, noting that he intended to join the team in a week.[6] Now is playing for Halcones Rojos de Veracruz
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