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No. 4–Dewa United Banten | ||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | |||||||||||
League | IBL | |||||||||||
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Born | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1 June 1994|||||||||||
Listed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
Listed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||
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College | Merrimack (2012–2016) | |||||||||||
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted | |||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | |||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Atlético Echagüe | |||||||||||
2017 | Hunan Jinjian Rice Industry | |||||||||||
2017–2018 | Bergamo Basket 2014 | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | Ciclista Olímpico | |||||||||||
2019–2020 | Club Athletico Paulistano | |||||||||||
2020–2021 | Mineros de Zacatecas | |||||||||||
2021–2022 | Szolnoki Olaj | |||||||||||
2022–2023 | Reales de La Vega | |||||||||||
2023-present | Dewa United Banten | |||||||||||
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Gelvis Andres Solano Paulino (born June 1, 1994) is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Dewa United Banten of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the Merrimack Warriors.
Solano is the son of Andrés Solano, a former member of the Dominican Republic national baseball team. Like many Dominican kids, he started out playing baseball. At the age of 9, he switched to basketball. [1]
He played four years at Merrimack College from 2012 to 2016 where he finished as all-time second place for points scored. [1]
After he finished College in the US, Solano went back to Dominican to play for Reales de La Vega. The team reached the playoffs, but lost in the second round before the semifinals. Then, he played in the second division there for the Enriquillo Rebels and soon gained the nickname as Dominican Westbrook.[ citation needed ] His debut in Argentina top league came with Atlético Echagüe in 2016/17. His career continued with Hunan Jinjian Rice Industry, of the National Basketball League (China). His best match was against Hebei Xianglan Kylins, in which he converted 60 points. Solano recalls that he recorded many steals Later, he went on to Bergamo Basket 2014, of the Italian Serie A2 Basket before he returned to the Dominican Republic and in the summer of 2018 he became champion with Reales de La Vega. [1]
After evaluating his options, he went on to play for Ciclista Olímpico in Argentina. [2] Olympic came from an opaque performance in the Super 20 and decided to release Sebastián Vázquez, in favor of Solano. [1]
Olímpico closed the regular phase in eleventh position and went against Obras Sanitarias where Olímpico struggled but was able to close the series 3-2. After eliminating Obras, Olímpico focused on Club La Unión, which Solano helped beat 3-0 in the series. Solano had a direct duel with Federico Marín. Gelvis commented on the matter: “I saw that he was celebrating too much in our house and that is disrespectful. I took it a little personal.” [1]
Solano has been a member of the Dominican Republic national basketball team. Gelvis returned to wear the shirt of his country in the AmeriCup, which was played in Uruguay. [1]
At the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, he was one of the cornerstones of the team that surprisingly beat Germany and advanced to the second round instead of the heavily favored competitor.
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