Ramón Rivas
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Juan Ramón Rivas Contreras (born March 16, 1966[1]) is a Puerto Rican retired professional basketball player, and sports color commentator. Rivas was the third player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA (after Butch Lee and José Ortiz), and half of the first duo of Puerto Ricans to be active in the NBA simultaneously (with Ortiz). Rivas has played in the NBA, NCAA Division I, and in the Puerto Rican National Superior League (BSN), with the Carolina Giants.
Personal information | |
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Born | (1966-03-16) March 16, 1966 (age 58) Carolina, Puerto Rico |
Nationality | Puerto Rican / Spanish |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Pedro Albizu Campos (Carolina, Puerto Rico) |
College | Temple (1985–1988) |
NBA draft | 1988: undrafted |
Playing career | 1988–1999 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Number | 45 |
Career history | |
1988–1989 | Boston Celtics |
1989–1996 | Taugrés |
1996–1997 | FC Barcelona |
1997–1998 | AEK |
1998 | Cáceres |
1998–1999 | Zara Imballaggi Fabriano |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Rivas also played internationally, in Spain, Greece, and Italy. Rivas was also a member of the senior Puerto Rican National Basketball Team for several years. He represented Puerto Rico at the following tournaments: the 1986 FIBA World Championship, in Málaga, Spain; the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, in Seoul, South Korea; the 1990 FIBA World Championship, in Buenos Aires, Argentina; the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, in Barcelona, Spain; and the 1996 Summer Olympics, in Atlanta, United States.