Gerardo Suero

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Gerardo Suero
No. 20Soles de Santo Domingo Este
Position Shooting guard
League Torneo Superior de Baloncesto
Personal information
Born (1989-04-20) April 20, 1989 (age 35)
Santo Domingo
NationalityDominican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Our Savior New American School
(Centereach, New York)
College
  • Career Technical Institute (2009–2010)
  • Albany (2011–2012)
NBA draft 2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014 Titanes del Licey
2013 Guaros de Lara
2014Academia de la Montaña
2015 Leones de Santo Domingo
2015–2016 Breogán
2016–2019 Indios de San Francisco
2017–2018 JA Vichy-Clermont
2019–2020 Cariduros de Fajardo
2021Mauricio Báez club
2021 Grises de Humacao
2021–present Soles de Santo Domingo Este
Career highlights and awards

Angel Gerardo Suero (born April 20, 1989) is a Dominican basketball player. He entered the 2012 NBA draft, but was not selected. [1] Suero is also a member of the Dominican Republic national basketball team.

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Early life

Suero was born on April 20, 1989, to Gerardo Suero and Zoralla Castillo. His father was a 1980 Olympic Games quarterfinalist in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes. In February 2007, Suero left his hometown of Villa Juana to live in the United States.

High school

Suero attended high school at Our Savior New American School. [2] He averaged 33.1 points and 9.7 rebounds as a senior.

College

Suero attended Wabash Valley College, before transferring to Career Technical Institutes in New York City, and eventually the University of Albany.

Suero averaged 21.5 points per game in his first year at the University of Albany, along with 5.8 rebounds per game. [3]

He claimed honors in the America East Conference as being America East Player of the Week 4 times. [4]

Club career

In the final of the Torneo Superior de Baloncesto, he scored 17 points and 11 rebounds. He was elected the Most Valuable Player of the final series by leading the 3-0 sweep of his team, the Mauricio Báez club, over San Lázaro, with a total of 70 points and an average of 23.3 per game. [5]

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References

  1. "Gerardo Suero Player Profile". Real GM Basketball. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. Sam Perkins (20 April 2012). "When it rains it pours: Albany loses potential POY Gerardo Suero, Binghamton may lose potential star Ben Dickinson and others". One Bid Wonders. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. "Gerardo Suero Stats". ESPN . Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  4. "Gerardo Suero Bio". University of Albany. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. El Mauricio Báez se proclamó campeón del Torneo de Baloncesto Superior del Distrito tras derrotar al San Lázaro Franklin Nuñez (Proceso.com.do), 7 June 2021. Accessed 11 June 2021.(in Spanish)