Gelvis Solano

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Gelvis Solano
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Solano in 2024
No. 4–Dewa United Banten
Position Point guard
League IBL
Personal information
Born (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
College Merrimack (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016Club Sameji
2016 Reales de La Vega
2016Rebeldes del Enriquillo
2016–2017 Atlético Echagüe
2017 Hunan Yongsheng
2017–2018 Bergamo Basket 2014
2018Reales de La Vega
2018–2019 Ciclista Olímpico
2019–2020 Club Athletico Paulistano
2020 Mineros de Zacatecas
2021Gregorio Urbano Gilbert
2021 Tigrillos Medellín
2021Rebeldes del Enriquillo
2021–2022 Szolnoki Olaj
2022Gregorio Urbano Gilbert
2022Reales de La Vega
2022 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2022–2023 Brampton Honey Badgers
2023 Aguada
2023Reales de La Vega
2023 Club San Carlos
2024 Dewa United Banten
2024Reales de La Vega
2024–presentDewa United Banten
Career highlights and awards
Medals
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Gelvis Andres Solano Paulino (born 1 June 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.

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Early life

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]

College career

He played four years at Merrimack College from 2012 to 2016 where he finished as all-time second place for points scored. [1]

Professional career

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 Yongsheng, 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]

In January 2024, Solano joined the Dewa United Banten of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). [3] In December 2024, he returned to the Dewa United Banten for the 2025 IBL season. [4]

National team

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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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gelvis Solano, el “dueño” de la pelota El Liberal, 6 June 2019. Accessed 21 February 2020. (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Gelvis Solano habló de las claves para el clásico entre Olímpico y Quimsa Diario Panorama, 18 March 2019. Accessed 21 February 2020. (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ "Gelvis Solano Datang, Skuad Dewa United Banten Lengkap". IBL. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Urusan Gelvis Solano Bersama Dewa United Belum Selesai". IBL. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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