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Panchi Barrera

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Gustavo Barrera
Hebraica y Macabi
PositionPoint Guard
LeagueLiga Uruguaya de Basketball
Personal information
Born (1985-04-06) April 6, 1985 (age 39)
NationalityUruguayan
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2007DKV Joventut
2005Pamesa Castellón (loan)
2005–2006CB Ciudad de Huelva (loan)
2006–2007CB Breogán (loan)
2007Club Melilla Baloncesto (loan)
2007–2008Hebraica y Macabi
2008–2009Atenas de Córdoba
2009Trotamundos de Carabobo
2009–2010Unión Atlética
2010–2011Unicaja Málaga
2011CB Granada
2011–2013Hebraica y Macabi
2013Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2013–presentHebraica y Macabi
Panchi Barrera
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Men's basketball
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro National team
South American Basketball Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Puerto Montt National team

Gustavo "Panchi" Barrera (born April 6, 1985, in Uruguay) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. His jersey's number is 9. He is a longtime member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Hebraica y Macabi of Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.

Professional career

Barrera started his professional career in 2001 with Welcome Montevideo in Uruguay.[1] He played several years with DKV Joventut in Spain, including six games with the team at the ULEB Cup 2003-04.[2] After several years on the bench, he had his best season back in Uruguay in 2007-08 for second place Hebraica y Macabi, averaging 14.1 points and 6.9 assists per game.[3] Following this season, he was invited to play on the Houston Rockets' summer league team over the 2008 summer.[4] After that he played a season with Club Atlético Atenas, he averaged 36.7 minutes per game, 17.0 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game and 9.0 assists per game. He played for Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Venezuelan Professional Basketball League.[5] At the moment he has got the highest number of assists per game at the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball averaging 7.0 assists per game, a total of 300 in the league.

Uruguayan national team

Barrera made his debut for the Uruguay senior team at the 2008 South American Championship, averaging 10.5 points and 5.2 assists per game.[6] He also played for the team at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009.

References

  1. ^ Profile at basketpedya.com
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ [2]
  4. ^ Rockets Summer League Team roster
  5. ^ Profile at latinbasket.com
  6. ^ Profile at FIBA.com