Édgar Sosa (basketball)

Édgar Sosa
No. 4 – Dinamo Sassari
Position Point guard
League Italian League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born January 15, 1988
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nationality Dominican
Listed height 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m)
Listed weight 176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school Rice (New York City, New York)
College Louisville (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Pro career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Angelico Biella
2012 Reales de la Vega
2013 Blancos de Rueda Valladolid
2013 Cangrejeros de Santurce
2013 Leones de Santo Domingo
2013–2014 ratiopharm Ulm
2014–present Dinamo Sassari

Édgar Sosa (born January 15, 1988) is a Dominican professional basketball player who plays for Dinamo Sassari of the Italian League. He arrived in Italy in 2010 after completing his U.S. college career with the University of Louisville Cardinals.

High school and college career

Sosa played high school basketball at Rice High School in New York City where he received all-American honors. His high school teammates include Curtis Kelly (Kansas State) and Kashif Pratt (Seton Hall). He played under the coaching of Maurice Hicks.

As a freshman along with Derrick Caracter, Earl Clark, and Jerry Smith, the young group struggled early in the 2006–07 season. The team went on to win 8 out of its last 10 games, earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament.

In the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Texas A&M, Édgar scored 31 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. He shot 15 for 17 from the line and 7 for 9 from the field. Sosa shot 15 for 15 on free throws to start the game, but missed his final two, as Texas A&M won the game.

On January 4, 2009, Sosa hit a game winning 25 footer over Michael Porter, Kentucky's point guard.

In 2009, Sosa helped lead the Louisville Cardinals to the Elite Eight, where they lost to Michigan St.

Professional career

Sosa played for the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Summer League in 2010,[1] then he signed for Italian Serie A outfit Angelico Biella.[2]

On September 30, 2013, he signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga for the 2013–14 season.[3]

On July 7, 2014, he signed with the Italian Euroleague team Dinamo Sassari for the 2014–15 season.[4]

Euroleague career 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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Sassari 10 0 22.9 .361 .282 .719 1.4 4.2 .3 .0 10.4 6.7
Career 10 0 22.9 .361 .282 .719 1.4 4.2 .3 .0 10.4 6.7

National team

On September the 5th, 2011, while playing for the Dominican Republic team, Sosa suffered a graphic and severe leg injury in a FIBA basketball game. Sosa, recently signed by Italian team Sutor Montegranaro will be sidelined for at least six months and will spend two days in the hospital after surgery.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Schroeder, Scott. (2010-06-28) NBA Summer League Rosters – Vegas. Ridiculousupside.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
  2. ↑ Basket, Angelico Biella: Presi Edgar Sosa e Goran Suton. notiziarioitaliano.it (2010-07-23).
  3. ↑ "Ratiopharm Ulm sign Edgar Sosa". Sportando.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Dinamo Sassari lands Edgar Sosa". Sportando.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Edgar Sosa to undergo surgery today, will be out at least six months | Serie A. Sportando. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.

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