Jorge Brian Díaz

Jorge Brian Díaz
No. 21 – Piratas de Quebradillas
Position Center
League Baloncesto Superior Nacional
Personal information
Born (1989-11-13) November 13, 1989
Bronx, New York
Nationality Puerto Rican
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Colegio Bautista de Caguas
College Nebraska (2009–2012)
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2016–present Piratas de Quebradillas

Jorge Brian Díaz (born November 13, 1989) is a Puerto Rican profesional basketball player for Piratas de Quebradillas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional and the Puerto Rican national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and currently at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.[1]

Biography

Jorge Brian Díaz was born in Bronx, N.Y., USA to a Puerto Rican mother, Nilda Hernandez, and an Ecuatorian father, Jorge Diaz. He has one sister, Natalie Diaz. When he was 4 years old his family moved to Caguas, Puerto Rico. He played in High School with Colegio Bautista de Caguas for Coach Leonel Arill. He averaged about 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots per game in 2007-08 under Arill, who helped Diaz and the Caguas team to a national title in 2006. Diaz has also played on the Puerto Rican Under-19 National Team, traveling to many international tournaments, including playing in Serbia in 2007, where he was first seen by the Nebraska coaching staff. On Jan. 17, 2009, he joined the Nebraska basketball team, the Nebraska Huskers where he also majored in Spanish. As a player, he has been battling foot injuries many times. For instance in 2012 as a Husker junior, he would have ranked second in the Big Ten in blocked shots per game, but did not play in enough games to qualify for league rankings because of said injuries.

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball

Season Team [2] League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011/12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball NCAA Division I 16 27.3 .471 -- .667 4.3 0.6 0.4 1.9 8.6
2010/11 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball NCAA Division I 32 26.3 .538 -- .514 4.4 1.0 0.5 1.2 10.5
2009/10 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball NCAA Division I 39 23.7 .522 -- .490 4.0 1.0 0.5 1.2 8.8

Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) Puerto Rico

Season Team [3] League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013 Piratas de Quebradillas Puerto Rico BSN 25 -- .540 -- .710 1.6 0.2 -- -- 2.4
2014 Piratas de Quebradillas Puerto Rico BSN 26 -- .570 .280 .730 3.8 0.7 -- -- 8.58
2015 Mets de Guaynabo (basketball) Puerto Rico BSN 44 -- .620 .340 .560 3.5 0.4 -- -- 6.5

International

Has participated in five FIBA tournaments representing Puerto Rico. At present is the tallest center of the Puerto Rico squad.

Competition[4] Year GP MPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG BPG
2015 FIBA Americas Championship 2015 4 24.5 .571 .000 .500 4.3 1.5 7.0 --
2015 Marchand Continental Championship Cup 2015 3 18 .450 .333 .500 4.7 0.0 7.7 --
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 4 9.2 .200 .000 .000 2.5 0.0 1.0 --

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Jorge-Brian-Diaz-18508/stats/
  3. ↑ "Baloncesto Superior Nacional de Puerto Rico". Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  4. ↑ http://www.americas2015.com/jugador.asp?r=54829&c=PUR&n=Puerto%20Rico&team=349
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