Francisco Cruz
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Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Lithuanian Basketball League EuroCup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Nogales, Mexico | October 3, 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Mexican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | Abraham Lincoln (Denver, Colorado) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2012: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2012–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Halcones Rojos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Fuerza Guinda de Nogales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Ciclista Olímpico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | VEF Rīga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Fuenlabrada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Rytas Vilnius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francisco "Pako" Javier Cruz Saldívar (born October 3, 1989) is a Mexican professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. He also represents the senior Mexico national basketball team. He played NCAA Division I college basketball at Wyoming. He is a 1.91 m (6'3") tall shooting guard, that can also play as a small forward.
High school
Cruz attended and played basketball at Abraham Lincoln High School, in Denver, Colorado.
College career
After high school, Cruz played college basketball. He first played at Western Nebraska Community College (JUCO), from 2008 to 2010. He then transferred to Wyoming (NCAA Division I), where he played with the Wyoming Cowboys, from 2010 to 2012.
Professional career
Cruz began his pro career with the Mexican League club Halcones Rojos, in 2012. In 2015, he moved the Argentine League club Ciclista Olímpico. He then joined the Latvian club VEF Rīga, with which he played in the VTB United League.
In 2016, he joined the Spanish club Fuenlabrada, of the Liga ACB and European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup.[1]
On 3 August 2019, he signed with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[2]
National team career
Cruz is a member of the senior Mexico national basketball team. With Mexico, he played at the 2014 FIBA World Cup,[3] and at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. He also played at the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a bronze medal, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
References
- ^ Francisco Cruz, más arsenal para el perímetro del Montakit Fuenlabrada (in Spanish).
- ^ "Vilniaus „Ryte" – snaiperis iš Meksikos — BC "Rytas"". rytasvilnius.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ Francisco CRUZ (MEX).
External links
- Twitter (in Spanish)
- EuroCup Profile
- FIBA Archive Profile
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Wyoming College Bio
- 1989 births
- Living people
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players
- Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from Sonora
- BK VEF Rīga players
- Ciclista Olímpico players
- Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Expatriate basketball people in Latvia
- Fuerza Guinda de Nogales players
- Halcones Rojos Veracruz players
- Liga ACB players
- Mexican expatriate basketball people in Argentina
- Mexican expatriate basketball people in Latvia
- Mexican expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
- Mexican expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Mexican expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Mexican men's basketball players
- Pan American Games competitors for Mexico
- People from Nogales, Sonora
- Pioneros de Quintana Roo players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Western Nebraska Cougars men's basketball players
- Wyoming Cowboys basketball players