Félix Javier Pérez

Félix Javier Pérez
Position Center
Height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight 250 lb (110 kg)
Born May 31, 1971(1971-05-31)
Guayama, Puerto Rico
Died September 21, 2005(2005-09-21) (aged 34)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Nationality  Puerto Rico
Pro career 1990–2004
Career history Mets de Guaynabo (1990-1997)
Atléticos de San Germán (1998-1999)
Piratas de Quebradillas (2000-2001)
Capitanes de Arecibo (2002)
Leones de Ponce (2003)
Capitanes de Arecibo (2003-2004)
Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for  Puerto Rico
Goodwill Games
Gold 1994 St. Petersburg Team competition

Félix Javier Pérez Rivera (May 31, 1971 – September 21, 2005) was a Puerto Rican basketball player and a member of the Puerto Rican national basketball team. He was born on May 31, 1971 in Guayama, Puerto Rico.

In 15 seasons in the BSN, Pérez played for the Mets de Guaynabo, Atléticos de San Germán, Piratas de Quebradillas, Leones de Ponce, and Capitanes de Arecibo.[1] In 1995 he led the teams in rebounds, with 10.3 average per game.

As part of the National Team, he participated in the 1994 Goodwill Games where Puerto Rico won the gold medal. He also participated in the 1994 FIBA World Championship.

Pérez was killed on September 21, 2005 outside his home in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, when he tried to help his neighbor during a robbery. He had a wife, Sara Aponte, and four children.[2]

In 2010, Glorimari Jaime Rodríguez, mayor of Guayama, announced that the basketball stadium of Cimarrona would receive his name in his honor. Pérez was born and raised in Cimarrona, Guayama.[3]

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1990 Guaynabo 6 .500 .000 .250 1.5 0.2 2.0
1991 Guaynabo 14 .333 .000 1.000 1.6 0.1 1.3
1992 Guaynabo 33 .556 .000 .475 9.7 0.8 8.7
1993 Guaynabo 30 .488 .286 .442 3.3 1.0 7.7
1994 Guaynabo 30 .532 .000 .450 8.8 0.9 9.8
1995 Guaynabo 30 .602 .316 .491 10.3 1.7 12.7
1996 Guaynabo 34 .551 .125 .362 6.9 1.1 7.3
1997 Guaynabo 25 .622 .000 .520 4.7 0.9 9.6
1998 San Germán 31 .597 .000 .545 7.0 1.3 5.7
1999 San Germán 18 .620 .000 .556 6.2 1.1 5.7
2000 Quebradillas 23 .556 .000 .667 3.7 0.7 3.6
2001 Quebradillas 22 .640 .000 .565 9.8 1.3 7.9
2002 Arecibo 28 .548 .000 .355 7.9 1.6 6.5
2003 Ponce 24 .616 .000 .556 5.1 0.8 4.2
2003 Arecibo 6 .286 .000 .455 8.7 0.7 4.2
2004 Arecibo 27 .515 .500 .615 3.6 0.9 2.9
Career 381 .560 .213 .480 6.9 1.0 6.9

References

  1. ^ Salpicón de malla y aro on Primera Hora (March 5, 2004)
  2. ^ "Estuve con él hasta que la muerte nos separó" on Primera Hora; Jiménez, Lester (September 23, 2005)
  3. ^ Cancha de baloncesto en Guayama llevara el nombre del fenecido baloncelista Félix Javier Pérez on El Sur a la Vista (June 10, 2010)

External links

4 Ortiz | 5 López | 6 Borges | 7 R.Colon | 8 Mincy | 9 Carter | 10 J.Colon | 11 Vega | 12 Allende | 13 León | 14 Casiano | 15 Pérez | Coach: Morales