Gregory Vargas

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Gregory Vargas
No. 5 – SLUC Nancy
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1986-02-18) February 18, 1986 (age 38)
Ocumare Del Tuy, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
Listed height5 ft 11.75 in (1.82 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013Caquetíos de Falcón
2013–2014Brujos de Guayama
2014Maratonistas de Coamo
2014–2015Marinos
2015–2016Maccabi Haifa
2016–presentSLUC Nancy
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Venezuela
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Venezuela
Gold medal – first place 2016 Venezuela
Silver medal – second place 2012 Argentina
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Mexico

Gregory Vargas (born February 18, 1986)[1] is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for SLUC Nancy in France.[2] He currently plays for SLUC Nancy Basket as a point guard.[2][3]

Player profile

Vargas was described as a tough FIBA player, who could be a college basketball All-American, by ESPN basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla.[4]

Professional career

In the 2015–16 season, Vargas averaged 13.9 points and 6.4 assists per game in the Israeli Premier League, with Maccabi Haifa.[5]

Vargas also played against the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies as a part of Maccabi Haifa, in an NBA preseason game.[6] He scored over 20 points in 8 games, and had 10 or more assists in 3 games as well, during the 2015–16 season.[7][8][9]

Venezuelan national team

Vargas is a member of the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team. As a member of the team at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship,[10] he helped Venezuela to defeat Uruguay[11] and Canada to win the gold medal. That was Venezuela's first FIBA Americas Championship,[12] and allowed them to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio, where Vargas also played with Venezuela.[13]

References

  1. ^ 41079
  2. ^ a b "Gregory Vargas Basketball Player Profile, Maccabi Bazan Haifa, News, Winner League stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com.
  3. ^ "FIBA Americas Championship 2015: Venezuela vs Argentina, Preview, Prediction & Predicted Lineup". Yibada.
  4. ^ Baltimore Sun (23 July 2015). "Experience in Pan American games will help Melo Trimble, ESPN analyst says". baltimoresun.com.
  5. ^ "Gregory Vargas profile - Game center - FIBA.com".
  6. ^ Contributing Writer (11 October 2015). "Lakers Vs. Maccabi Hafia Preview: L.A. Looks To End Three Game Losing Streak". Lakers Nation.
  7. ^ Gregory VARGAS | Season 2015/2016
  8. ^ "Mac Tel Aviv humiliated on the road by Mac Haifa". The Jerusalem Post - JPost.com.
  9. ^ "Greens grab dramatic victory over Ness Ziona". The Jerusalem Post - JPost.com.
  10. ^ "2016 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men - Vargas, Venezuela hope for another incredible summer - FIBA.com". FIBA.com.
  11. ^ "FIBA Americas results and recap, featuring Jack Michael Martinez vs. Luis Scola". ProBasketballTalk.
  12. ^ "Canadian Men's Basketball fails to qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics". The Brock Press.
  13. ^ AP Member Choice Complete (11 September 2015). "John Calipari acknowledges former players as he enters Hall of Fame". latimes.com.

External links

Template:Venezuela squad 2013 FIBA Americas Championship

Template:Venezuela Men Basketball Squad 2016 Summer Olympics


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