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Arroyo is 30...he has 3-5 prime years left. So after that who takes over?
Point Gods:
Jose Juan Barea
Age: 25
Height: 5"11
Weight: 175
Pueblo: Mayaguez
Most exprienced and skilled PG, and is the purest PG of the group. He's 1st in line.
Filiberto Rivera also has a lot of experience, and is the strongest defender.
Michael Rosario
Age:19
Height: 6"3
Weight: 190
From: New Jersey
doesn't have much experience, but did averaged 24 ppg in the U-19 tournament...league leader in points, and is the probably the most talented PR prospect out there right now. He plays like Steve Francis though, isn't a team player. Elite college PG who could be a first round pick in the future.
Denis Clemente
Age: 23
Height: 6"
Weight: 180
Pueblo: Bayamon
-fastest guard in the NCAA....explosive scorer...creates shots for his teammates...really tough to guard...weak body and frame, not a good defender...not a pass first player. Has a lot of confidence in his game and can probably make the NBA and become a Speedy Claxton type player with 3pt range.
Josue Soto
Age: 21
Height: 6"
Weight: 180
Pueblo: Arecibo
- A supersonic point guard...An extraordinary perimeter shooter, also with the peculiarity of getting good percentages by banking in straight-away three-pointers when he’s under pressure. A real leader, very emphatic, very expressive, hot-blooded, but who always listens to his coach. Lightning quick slashing, he has an extraordinary ability to drive and dish excellent passes to the big men.
Attended Arlington Day School where he averaged 17.6 points, 9.6 assists and 3.2 steals in earning first-team all-state honors after the school’s second state championship in 2006...named the 2006 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Florida...selected the Class 2A Player of the Year by the Dairy Farmers in 2005...named the Player of the Year in the city of Jacksonville by the Florida Times Union in 2006...ranked as the nation’s No. 35 best high school prospect by Galaxy of Prep Stars Basketball Magazine and the 11th ranked high school point guard in the class of 2006 by Hoopmasters.com...as an amateur, played internationally for both Puerto Rico and the U.S...member of the Miami Tropics AAU team...also competed as a member of Puerto Rico’s under-18 team at the FIBA under-18 Championship in 2006...helped Puerto Rico qualify for the 2007 Junior World Championships....
In 2006, Soto played for the United States in the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany. Soto was the team captain - a huge honor for a kid who was not even born in the United States.
Soto came through as he was one of the top scorers in the tournament, averaging 17.4 points and 4.4 assists in five games. Among players who have previously competed in the Schweitzer Tournament are Magic Johnson, Tim Duncan and Vince Carter.
Carlos Rivera;
Age:26
Height:6"2
Weight: 200
Pueblo: San German
Very experience...strong body for a PG...excellent defender; does a little bit of everything. Will have trouble beating the other guys for a position on the team.
Joey Rodriguez
Age: 21
Height:5"10
Weight:170
State: Florida
; very productive NCAA PG...excellent 3pt shooter...can run an offense and plays pesky defense. Downside is his heigh(5"10)
Ayuso is 32!!!
Shooting Gods
David Huetras
Age: 22
Height: 6"5
Weight: 190
Pueblo: Humacao
CAREER: His 152 3-pointers are sixth-most all-time at Ole Miss and the most ever in a two-year span ... Finished 83 points shy of 1,000 for his Ole Miss career ... Owns the seventh-best free-throw percentage in school history at 80.1 (177-of-221).
Competed with the Puerto Rican national team ... Won a Gold Medal at the Centroamerican and Caribbean Games in Colombia.
Named All-SEC second team by the league coaches and Associated Press ... Received NABC All-District 21 second team distinction ... Finalist for the Cellular South Howell Trophy, which honors the best college basketball player in Mississippi ... Started in 28-of-30 games played ... Led Ole Miss and ranked fourth in the SEC with 18.1 ppg ... Also led the team in 3-pointers made (77), free-throw percentage (80.6) and minutes/game (31.7) ... His 77 treys are fifth-most in a season in school history ... Ranked among SEC leaders in FT pct. (5th), 3-pointers made (2.6/game, 4th) and 3-point FG pct. (35.5, 4th) ... Second on the team with 68 assists and 27 steals, also averaged 4.5 rebounds per outing ... In league play, ranked 9th in scoring (16.3), 7th in FT pct. (78.3) and 8th in 3-pointers/game (2.3)
Guillermo Diaz
Age: 23
Height: 6"2
Weight: 185
Pueblo: San Juan
* NBA Development League: 14 games, 232 points (16.6 PPG), 42 assists (3.0), 51 rebounds (3.6), 8 steals (0.6), .487 field goal percentage, .857 free-throw and .313 3-points
* NCAA: 93 games, 1477 points (15.9 PPG), 238 assists (2.6), 313 rebounds (3.4), 123 steals (1.3), .448 field goal percentage, .740 free-throw, and .380 3-point.
* ČEZ Basketball Nymburk: 15 games, 301 points (20.1 PPG), 49 assists (3.3), .620 field goal percentage, .897 free-throw and .411 3-point.
Isaac Sosa
Age: 19
Height: 6"3
Weight: 175
Pueblo: Guaynabo
• Averaged 8.2 points in 19.7 minutes
• Shot 45.2 percent from 3-point range, making 57-of-126 attempts
Chris Baez
Age: 21
Height: 6"5
Weight: 190
State: Florida
Javier Mojica
Carmelo Lee is in his 30's also.
Strong Forwards
AD Vassallo
Height: 6"6
Weight: 215
Pueblo: Toa Baja
-3pt specialist who has added slashing to game. Strong body, solid rebounder and defender. Even expanded his ability to pass. Very productive player who can hit from the clutch.
One of the top seniors in the nation ... Strong candidate for pre-season honors, both in the ACC and nationally ... World-class shooter ... Improved steadily during each season and has become the prime offensive option for the Hokies ... Rebounds his position extremely well ... Excellent outside scorer with terrific range ... Tough, confident player who knows how to compete
assallo enters the year as one of the most prolific shooters that the collegiate game has to offer. Awfully productive last season, the senior will have the opportunity to bolster his numbers even more given the graduation of Deron Washington on a very young Hokie team.
The biggest asset that Vassallo brings to the table is easily his ability to shoot the ball from beyond the three point arc. Ranking 11th in DraftExpress’ percentage of team three pointers made and 22nd in DraftExpress’ overall three pointers made, he places himself statistically amongst the top 7 or 8 players returning to the collegiate game this season in those categories. His size, ability to get his shot off quickly, and high release point make his shot extremely difficult to block for even more athletic defenders.
Improving over the last year was Vassallo’s game off of the bounce, although it is still subpar for a shooting guard prospect. He has proven capable of putting the ball on the deck one or two times and knocking down a jumper from midrange, although he rarely opts to take the ball all the way to the rim. Ball handling still remains a concern on the offensive end, especially when combined with his below average first step. On the bright side though, A.D. has shown off some nifty court vision in terms of finding the open man when he isn’t able to score himself. He turns the ball over too much considering how heavily he relies on his jump-shot, though, sporting a negative assist to turnover ratio.
The Puerto Rico native uses his height and burly build to do a decent job of rebounding the ball for a swingman, caroming boards to the tune of 4.6 per game. His size doesn’t especially help him on the defensive end though, where he struggles to guard even small forwards at the collegiate level. Vassallo’s poor lateral quickness hurts him especially when trying to contain players with strong dribble drive arsenals.
Jonathan Rodriguez
Age: 21
Height: 6"6
Weight: 200
Pueblo: Bayamon
averaging 22 pg over 10 rebounds, shooting 50% in the Atlantic Sun division.
Edwin Ubiles
Age: 23
Height: 6"6
Weight: 199
State: New York
The most athletic player in the MAAC...Explosive, extremely skilled, multi-position talent... Plays above the rim...Long, lean and bouncy... Can score in a variety of ways...Creative with and without the basketball...Electrifies fans with rim-rocking dunks and lightning-quick first step...Equally effective on the perimeter and off the dribble...Showed great improvement in consistency, defense and shooting in sophomore campaign...Legitimate conference Player of the Year candidate.
Kevin Young
Age: 19
Height: 6"8
Weight: 195
State: California
Teyshaun Prince clone...excellent defender with a long body...has intangibles like Lee, and is very athletic.
Angel Reyes isn't old, but he is lame.
Powerforwards
Ricky Sanchez
Age: 22
Height: 6"11
Weight: 220
Puelbo: Guayama
* Sanchez's NBDL stats in 50 games with 21 starts are 579 points with a 11.6 PPG, 85 assists with a 1.7 APG, 177 rebounds with a 4.2 RPG, 32 steals with a 0.6 SPG, 36 blocks with a 0.7 BPG, .404 field goal percentage, .744 free throw percentage, and .366 3-point percentage.
* His CBA stats in 47 games are 374 points with an 8.0 PPG, 68 assists with a 1.4 APG, 170 rebounds with a 3.6 RPG, 28 steals with a 0.6 SPG, 34 blocks with a 0.7 BPG, .425 field goal percentage, .767 free-throw percentage, and .394 3-point percentage.
Victor Davila
Age: 20
Height: 6"8
Weight: 245
Pueblo: Carolina
- Powerful post player with strong offensive skills and quick feet ... Proven scorer and rebounder
Angel Garcia
Age: 21
Height: 6'11
Weight: 245
Pueblo: Toa Baja
A tall, skilled big man ... Has long arms and can stretch the defense out beyond the three-point line ... An excellent passer ... Has a great feel for the game.
Santiago is 33 years old...
Centers
Peter John Ramos
Age: 24
Height: 7"3
Weight: 265
Pueblo: Fajardo
- Most experienced, talented, skilled and stubborn.
Has an arsenal of offensive moves....hook shot, ability to score from the post, midrange jumper...ability to powerdunk it.
Isn't aggressive enough, though he has improved.
An off and on defender...solid rebounder...lack of wingspan makes him a poor shot blocker.
Luis Colon
Age: 23
Height: 6"10
Weight: 260
Pueblo: Carolina
A post defender...limited offensive game. Solid rebounder/defender. Nothing special
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