| Position | Guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Born | March 4, 1985 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| College | University of Miami |
| Draft | 2nd round, 52nd overall, 2006 Los Angeles Clippers |
| Pro career | 2006–present |
| Career history | ČEZ Basketball Nymburk (2006-07) Olympiada Patras (2007) Anaheim Arsenal (2007-08) Los Angeles Clippers (2008) Juvecaserta Basket (2008-09) Pallacanestro Biella (2009-10) Capitanes de Arecibo (2010; 2011) Victoria Libertas Pesaro (2010-11) BC Armia Tbilsi (2011 - ) |
| Awards | 2011 BSN Finals MVP |
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| Silver | 2009 San Juan | Team competition |
Guillermo Diaz (born March 4, 1985) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Diaz has played in the NCAA, NBA, ABA for the Miami Tropics, and the NBA D-League with the Anaheim Arsenal. Diaz was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA in 2006, becoming the fifth Puerto Rican ever drafted by the NBA and the eighth to play there. Diaz has also played internationally in the Czech Republic for ČEZ Basketball Nymburk, Greece for Olympiada Patras, Italy for several teams, and in Puerto Rico with the Capitanes de Arecibo. He is most widely known for his stellar leaping ability.
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Diaz had a stellar college career at the University of Miami, where he earned All-American status. At the University of Miami, he finished 10th on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,477 points, including 174 three-point field goals. He garnered All-Big East Team Freshman First Team honors in 2003-04 and led Miami in scoring as both a sophomore and a junior. He was named to the All-ACC Team in both his sophomore and junior years.
Diaz declared his eligibility for the NBA draft following his junior year and was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers, with the 52nd overall selection in the 2006 NBA Draft. During the summers of 2006 and 2007, Diaz participated with the team in the NBA Summer Pro League.
On August 16, 2007, Diaz signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Los Angeles Clippers[1] to 3 years $2 million, according to HOOPSHYPE.com. On October 25, Diaz was released at the conclusion of preseason, signing a free agent contract with the Anaheim Arsenal of the NBDL. Through January 8, 2008, Diaz averaged 16.6 points per game in 14 games, with 7 starts.
On January 8, 2008, Diaz was signed to a 10-day contract with the Clippers,[2] in which he debuted against the Phoenix Suns playing 5 minutes and registering 1 rebound. On January 18, the Clippers extended his contract for an additional 10 days. Through 6 games played in the NBA, Diaz scored 5 points, grabbed 2 rebounds, and dished 1 assist in 18 minutes played. The contract was terminated on January 28, when the team decided not to offer a guaranteed contract for the remainder of the season.[3]
Guillermo Diaz was included on the Summer League roster of the Charlotte Bobcats for the NBA Summer League 2008.[4]
For the 2006-2007 season he played for ČEZ Basketball Nymburk in the Czech basketball league. On January 7, 2007, El Nuevo Dia reported that Diaz would not return for the second half of the season, as stated by mentor Arturo Alvarez, as Diaz wasn't able to adapt to the different lifestyle that he experienced in the Czech Republic. By the time that Diaz decided to leave the Czech league, he was the second leading scorer in the whole league with an average of 20.1 points per game and had led Nymburk to a 15-1 season start.
Diaz also played in five games with AEP Olimpiada Patron in the Greek League in 2007, tallying 13.0 points per game.
In February 2008, he signed for Pepsi Caserta, a team in the LegADue also known as Serie A2, second division of Italian professional basketball. He helped them win the championship in the 2008 season. For winning they were promoted to Serie A in the 2008-2009 season.
After his departing from the Czech league Diaz announced that he was interested in including his name to the list of players in the BSN draft. He was involved in a movement that was trying to convince the team owners of the league to avoid the implementation of a salary top to first-year players.
However, the team owners decided to put a top salary of twenty five thousand dollars which led Diaz to remove his name from the list of players.[5] This led former owner Miguel Mercado to create a movement inciting first-year players to withdraw their names from the draft; the controversy reached a conclusion when Mercado and the league reached an agreement. Diaz announced that he was going to skip participation on any league, continuing his participation in the Clippers summer league team.[5]
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