Juan Mendez (basketball)
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Juan Mendez (born September 23, 1981 in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional basketball player, who played for the Niagara University men's university basketball team. His college career spanned from 2001 to 2005. Juan played with the Canadaian national basketball team in the Americas Championship 2007 averaging 8.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.
[edit] Vitals
- Sex: Male
- Position: C/PF
- Height: 2.03 m (6'8")
- Weight: 111.36 kg (245 lbs.)
- Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
[edit] Career Highs
Juan entered his senior year with over 1,500 career points. This put him close to Calvin Murphy on Niagara's all time lists. Juan is also the highest scoring Canadian in NCAA Division 1 history.
[edit] Professional Career:
Since graduating college, Mendez has played overseas:
- 2005/2006: Panellinios (
Greece) - 2006/2007: Ironi Nahariya (
Israel) - 2007/2008: Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Israel)
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