Juan Palacios (basketball)

Juan Palacios

Palacios with the Lietuvos rytas
No. 3 – Pınar Karşıyaka
Position Center
League Turkish Basketball League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born May 11, 1985
Medellín, Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 244.2 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Our Saviour New American
(Centereach, New York)
College Louisville (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Pro career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 CB Vic
2009–2011 UB La Palma
2011–2012 CB Gran Canaria
2012–2013 Guerreros de Bogotá
2013 JSF Nanterre
2013–2014 BC Lietuvos rytas
2014–present Pınar Karşıyaka
Career highlights and awards

Juan Diego Tello Palacios (born May 11, 1985) is a Colombian professional basketball player who currently plays for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL).

High school and college career

Born in Medellín, Colombia, Palacios attended high school at Our Savior New American in Centereach, New York, United States. As a senior, he averaged 20.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals.

Palacios played college basketball for the University of Louisville from 2004 to 2008, averaging 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.[1] He had hoped to become the first Colombian to play in the NBA,[2] but he was not selected in the 2008 NBA Draft. In the Louisville Media Guide, he listed former Cardinal Francisco Garcia as his favorite NBA player.[3]

Professional career

After one year at CB Vic, where he debuted as professional player, and two years playing on loan at UB La Palma in LEB Oro, CB Gran Canaria adds him to play in Liga ACB on 2011.[4] On August 14, 2013, he signed with Lietuvos Rytas of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[5] In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Pınar Karşıyaka.[6]

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.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Lietuvos Rytas 10 9 25.2 .444 .000 .743 5.6 1.4 .8 1.1 10.0 10.6

References

  1. ↑ Juan Palacios at Rivals.com
  2. ↑ Palacios brings Colombian flavor to draft. NBA.com.
  3. ↑ Five Quick Questions with Juan Palacios
  4. ↑ El Gran Canaria 2014 apuesta por Juan Palacios ACB.com July 26, 2011
  5. ↑ "Lietuvos Rytas picks up big man Palacios". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Pinar Karsiyaka adds big man Palacios". Eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

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