Eloy Vargas

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Eloy Vargas
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No. 11–Trotamundos de Carabobo
Position Center
League SPB
Personal information
Born (1988-12-30) December 30, 1988 (age 35)
Moca, Dominican Republic
NationalityDominican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school American Heritage
(Plantation, Florida)
College Florida (2008–2009)
Miami Dade College (2009–2010)
Kentucky (2010–2012)
NBA draft 2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012Cañeros de La Romana
2013Cupes de los Pepines
2013San Lázaro
2013 Cañeros de La Romana
2013–2014 Fuenlabrada
2014 Metros de Santiago
2014–2015 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2015 Vaqueros de Bayamón
2015Metros de Santiago
2015 Kavala
2015–2016 Defensor Sporting
2016San Carlos
2016Metros de Santiago
2017 GECR Indalo
2017Metros de Santiago
2017–2018 Boulazac Dordogne
2018–2019GECR Indalo
2019 Trotamundos de Carabobo
2019–2020 Flamengo
2020 Chemidor B.C.
2021Metros de Santiago
2021–2022 Boca Juniors
2022–2023 Aguada
2023–presentTrotamundos de Carabobo
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Eloy Vargas (born December 30, 1988) is a Dominican professional basketball player for Trotamundos de Carabobo of the SPB. He started his collegiate basketball career at Florida, and finished it at Kentucky, and represents the Dominican national team in international competition.

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Professional career

After graduating from the University of Kentucky in 2012, Vargas returned to the Dominican Republic to play for Cañeros de La Romana of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.

On August 24, 2012, Vargas signed a two-year deal with CB Clavijo of the LEB Oro. [1] He later left Clavijo in September 2012 before appearing in a game for them. [2] He then signed with Alba Fehérvár of Hungary in October 2012 but did not end up joining the team. [3] He went on to play for three Dominican teams in 2013: Cupes de los Pepines, San Lazaro and Cañeros de La Romana.

In July 2013, Vargas joined the New York Knicks for the 2013 NBA Summer League. [4] On November 27, 2013, he signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of Spain for the rest of the 2013–14 season. [5] In June 2014, he joined Metros de Santiago of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.

On November 1, 2014, Vargas was selected by the Los Angeles D-Fenders with the 17th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft. [6] In April 2015, he signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional. [7] In June 2015, he re-signed with Metros de Santiago for the 2015 LNB season.

On September 28, 2015, he signed with Kavala of the Greek Basket League. [8] In November 2015, he parted ways with Kavala after appearing in seven games. In early December 2015, he signed with Defensor Sporting of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball. [9]

On July 28, 2017, Vargas signed with French club Boulazac Dordogne for the 2017–18 season. [10]

Vargas spent the 2019–20 season in Brazil with Flamengo Basketball. On September 26, 2020, he signed with Chemidor Qom of the Iranian league. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ El pívot dominicano Eloy Vargas, campeón de la NCAA 2012 con Kentucky, cierra la plantilla del Knet (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Knet es la última prueba de Palencia Baloncesto (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Fuenlabrada agreed to terms with Eloy Vargas
  4. ↑ "Eloy Vargas is on the New York Knicks Summer League Roster". Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ Fuenlabrada sign Eloy Vargas
  6. ↑ D-Fenders Select Six in 2014 Draft
  7. ↑ Eloy Vargas signs at Bayamon
  8. ↑ Eloy Vargas signs with Kavala
  9. ↑ Eloy Vargas (ex Kavala) agreed terms with Defensor
  10. ↑ ELOY VARGAS DERNIÈRE RECRUE ESTIVALE ! (in French)
  11. ↑ "Chemidor signs Eloy Vargas, Kelvin Amayo". Sportando. September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
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