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Javier Gonzalez (basketball)

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Position
  
Guard

Name
  
Javier Gonzalez

Nationality
  
Puerto Rican

Role
  
Basketball player


Listed height
  
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Height
  
1.83 m

Listed weight
  
176 lb (80 kg)

Weight
  
80 kg

Born
  
April 15, 1989 (age 35) Carolina, Puerto Rico (
1989-04-15
)

Current team
  
Cangrejeros de Santurce (#6 / Point guard)

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Javier Gonzalez, known as Javi, is a basketball player playing the point guard position. He is a 4-year starter at North Carolina State.

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High school

Played for Coach Marcos Rodriguez at Miami's Dr. Michael M. Krop High School. Averaged 20.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a senior. He was tabbed the Class 6-A Florida Player of the Year, First-team all-state and All-Dade County, Miami-Dade County Co-Player of the Year, Miami Herald's Player of the Year, Team reached the 6-A state quarterfinals, and finished 28-4. Earned Co-MVP honors at Florida's 2007 Senior Showcase. Led the East squad with 15 points and four assists in 18 minutes of action. Also finished second in the Three-Point Shootout. MVP of the Dade-Broward All-Star game, scoring all 12 points in the second half, 12 of the team's final 16 points for the win. Played his first two years of high school basketball at St. Patrick's in New Jersey. Named second-team all-state as a sophomore. Rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 14 player in Florida by rivals.com.

International

Has participated in two (2) FIBA tournaments representing Puerto Rico.

Awards and achievements

  • Rookie of the Year / Puerto Rico BSN 2013
  • Most Improved Player / Puerto Rico BSN 2013
  • Puerto Rico men's national basketball team A National Team in 2015 and B National Team 2013 and 2014
  • All Defensive Team / Puerto Rico 2013 One of top perimeter defenders in the BSN league
  • 3 time ACC Player of the Game / twice vs Duke: once vs North Carolina
  • Set All Time NCAA Record for most point scored in 24 seconds, 10 points in 23.3 seconds @ Arizona on Dec. 23, 2009
  • 2007 6A Florida State Player of the Year
  • 2007 Miami Dade County Co-Player of the Year
  • 2006 and 2007 1st Team All Miami Dade County
  • 2005 2nd Team All State New Jersey
  • References

    Javier Gonzalez (basketball) Wikipedia