Benito Santiago Jr.
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| Born | June 22, 1989 Coamo, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | LaSalle (Miami, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Cumberlands (2011–2013) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Indios de Mayagüez | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Maratonistas de Coamo | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Atléticos de San Germán | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Huracanes del Atlántico | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Vaqueros de Bayamón | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Panteras de Aguascalientes | ||||||||||||||
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Benito Santiago Jr. (born June 22, 1989) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Vaqueros de Bayamón in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), the top tier basketball league in the country. He played college basketball for Cumberlands. He is a former baseball player.
Personal life
Santiago is the son of former Major League Baseball player Benito Santiago.[1]
Baseball career
Santiago was selected in the 31st round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the Chicago Cubs.[2]
References
- ^ Story, Mark. "Mark Story: Benito Santiago Jr. chasing hoop dreams at Cumberlands". Kentucky.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "Late transfer: Santiago Jr. a fast learner". MLB.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.