Position Power forward / Center Name Gregory Echenique Career start 2013 Listed weight 265 lb (120 kg) Weight 118 kg | Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Height 2.06 m Nationality Venezuelan Role Basketball player | |
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League Liga Profesional de Baloncesto Born November 20, 1990 (age 34) Miranda, Venezuela ( 1990-11-20 ) Parents Jose Echenique, Maria Echenique College Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball, Creighton Bluejays men's basketball | ||
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Gregory Joshue Echenique Carrillo (born November 20, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player who plays for Guaros de Lara of the Venezuelan Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB).
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- College career
- Professional career
- Venezuelan national team
- References
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College career
Echenique played college basketball at Rutgers University, with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights from 2008 to 2009, and at Creighton University, with the Creighton Bluejays, from 2010 to 2013.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA Draft, Echenique signed with the German team MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, that played in the Basketball Bundesliga. He was cut by the team in December 2013, after playing 10 games with the team.
In January 2014, he signed a two-month contract with Belgian club Telenet Oostende, the defending Belgian League champion. After this period, he left to play in Puerto Rico for Vaqueros de Bayamon, but when he didn't receive a visa immediately, he continued to train with them and support them at their games on the bench. After the injury of Brent Wright, he returned to the roster of Telenet Oostende in April 2014. On December 27, 2014, he parted ways with Oostende. A day later, he signed with Venezuelan team Guaros de Lara.
He won the 2016 FIBA Americas League championship and the 2016 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup championship with Guaros de Lara.
Venezuelan national team
Echenique is a member of the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team. He played with Venezuela at the following tournaments: the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2012 South American Championship, where he won a silver medal, the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 2015 Pan American Games, and the 2016 South American Championship, where he won a gold medal.
He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics.