Richard Lugo (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1973 Calabozo, Guárico, Venezuela |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | St. Francis (NY) (1996–97) |
| Playing career | 1995–present |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
VEN  | Panteras de Miranda |
COL  | Los Canoneros |
PUR  | Vaqueros de Bayamón, Cangrejero de Santurce, Capitanes de Arecibo, Atletico de San German |
CHN  | Nanjing Dragons |
ESP  | Porriño Baloncesto |
POL  | Śląsk Wrocław |
| VEN | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
MEX  | Halcones UV Córdoba |
| VEN | Bucaneros de La Guaira |
| PUR | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
| VEN | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s basketball | ||
| Representing Venezuela
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| FIBA AmeriCup | ||
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2005 Santo Domingo | |
| FIBA South American Championship | ||
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2001 Valdivia | |
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2004 Rio de Janeiro | |
Richard Lugo (born May 7, 1973 in Calabozo, Guárico, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player currently signed with Venezuelan team Guaiqueríes de Margarita.
Lugo played one season of NCAA Division I college basketball at St. Francis College in New York. He averaged 9.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 4.5 blocks per game as a freshman starting center for the Terriers. Following this season, he signed as a professional with Panteras de Miranda in Venezuela.
In 20 years as a professional, Lugo has played for several teams in Latin America and had brief stints in Europe and China.[1] He was the Venezuelan Player of the Year in 1998 and is a four-time member of the Venezuelan All-Defensive Team (2000, 2005–07) and two-time Puerto Rican League Defensive Player of the Year (2003–04).[2] Champion with Capitanes of Arecibo Puerto Rican League in 2005. Participates with Atleticos San German team Puerto Rican League in 2008. He was a player of Team Brujos de Guayama in 2007. Richard Lugo is a member of the Honorary Council of the Federation of Basketball of Venezuela.
Lugo has been a member of the Venezuela national basketball team since 1998. He competed with the team at the 2002 FIBA World Championship and 2006 FIBA World Championship and was the team's leading rebounder at both tournaments.[3] 2016 Became for life in the Professional Basketball League of Venezuela (LPB) in the player with the most rebounds overcoming itself with more than 6,000 rebounds being the leader until today in the Venezuelan basketball.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Stats Profile at latinbasket.com
- ^ Stats
- ^ Profile at FIBA.com
External links
- Richard Lugo at FIBA
- Richard Lugo at Eurobasket.com
- Richard Lugo at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
- Richard Lugo at RealGM
- Richard Lugo at Proballers
- Richard Lugo at Basketball-Reference.com
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