Omar Quintero
| Gigantes de Guayana | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Venezuelan League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 26, 1981 Nogales, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Southern Nazarene (2002–2003) |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Medals | |
Omar Quintero (born September 26, 1981 in Nogales, Mexico) is a Mexican professional basketball player. He is a 6'0" tall and 185 lb point guard who currently plays for Gigantes de Guayana in the Venezuelan League. He also represented the senior Mexico national basketball team.
College career
Quintero attended one year of college (2002–03) in the United States, with NAIA school Southern Nazarene University, where he played with the Crimson Storm.[1] Quintero averaged a school record and conference-leading 24.1 points per game for Southern Nazarene.[2][3] He turned pro after one season at the school, playing for Fuerza Guinda de Nogales in Mexico.[4]
Professional career
In addition to playing for local teams in Mexico, Quintero's pro career has also taken him to the Spanish League and Venezuelan League. In the 2004–05 season, he played in the EuroLeague with Spanish side TAU Ceramica, scoring nine points in two games off the bench for the team.[5] In 2008, he played in the BSN league of Puerto Rico, with Cariduros de Fajardo. In 2009, he played with Gigantes de Guayana of the Venezuelan League.[6]
National team career
Quintero was long-time a member of the senior Mexico national basketball team. He was the leading overall scorer at the 2003 FIBA AmeriCup, averaging 21.1 points per game, and the sixth overall scorer, with an average of 18.5 points per game, at the 2005 FIBA AmeriCup.[7]
References
- ^ "Profile at NBA.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "Prospect Profile: Omar Quintero". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ SNU Men's Basketball Individual Season Records.
- ^ "NBA.com profile". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "Doudiz.com profile". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ Profile at latinbasket.com.
- ^ "Profile at FIBA.com". Archived from the original on 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
External links
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Aguacateros de Michoacán players
- Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from Sonora
- Correcaminos UAT Victoria players
- Fuerza Guinda de Nogales players
- Halcones de Ciudad Obregón players
- Huracanes de Tampico players
- Mexican expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Mexican expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Mexican expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- Mexican men's basketball players
- Liga ACB players
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico
- People from Nogales, Sonora
- Point guards
- Santos de San Luis players
- Saski Baskonia players
- Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm men's basketball players
- Tijuana Zonkeys players
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games