Hansel Atencia

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Hansel Atencia
Oviedo CB
Position Point guard
League LEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1997-05-24) 24 May 1997 (age 27)
Barrancabermeja, Colombia
NationalityColombian / Spanish
Listed height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Listed weight77 kg (170 lb)
Career information
High schoolMountain Mission
Grundy, Virginia
College
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2013–2014 Bucaros Freskaleche
2019–2020 Þór Akureyri
2020–2021 Haukar
2020→ Titanes de Barranquilla
2021 Titanes de Barranquilla
2022 Oviedo CB
2022–2023 Estudiantes
2023 Búcaros
2023–2024 Cáceres
2024 Titanes de Barranquilla
2024–present Real Valladolid
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Colombia Team

Hansel Giovanny Atencia Suarez (born 24 May 1997) is a Colombian-Spanish basketball player for Estudiantes of the Spanish LEB Oro. He is a member of the Colombia national basketball team. [1]

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Playing career

College career

Atencia averaged a team-leading 17.5 points and 5.3 assists during his senior season at The Master's University and was named to the NAIA All-American Second Team. [2]

Professional career

After graduating from college, Atencia signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Þór Akureyri in June 2019. [2] He appeared in 21 games for Þór in the Úrvalsdeild before the final game and the playoffs where canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland, averaging 18.2 points and 5.6 assists. [3]

The following season, Atencia stayed in the Úrvalsdeild, signing with Haukar. [4] In November 2020, it was announced that Haukar had loaned Atencia to Titanes de Barranquilla due to the Covid-19 stoppage in the Úrvalsdeild. He was expected to finish the Colombian leagues season with Titanes and return to Iceland in December. [5] On 22 November 2020, he helped Titanes win the Liga de Baloncesto Profesional championship. [6] On 25 April 2021, Atencia made a running three point shot from just inside the half court line at the buzzer to help Haukar beat KR 72–69. [7]

Following the Úrvalsdeild season, Atencia returned to Titanes and helped them win their fourth consecutive LBP title on 7 June 2021. [8] On 3 February 2022, he signed with Oviedo CB of the LEB Oro. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hansel Atencia, el santandereano armador de la selección Colombia de baloncesto". Vanguardia (in Spanish). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Kólumbískur landsliðsmaður til Þórs". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ↑ José Miguel González. "Hansel Atencia: Al pequeño gigante de santander". Cancha Latina (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kanadískur framherji í Hauka". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Haukar lána Hansel til Titanes Barranquilla". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Titanes es el campeón de la Liga de Baloncesto Profesional 2020". Liga de Baloncesto Profesional (in Spanish). 22 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Anton Ingi Leifsson (25 April 2021). "Sjáðu ótrúlegan endasprett Hauka". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Finals Game 3: Titanes - Tigrillos 89-88". Eurobasket.com . 7 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (3 February 2022). "Hansel Atencia (ex Titanes) signs at Oviedo". Eurobasket. Retrieved 3 February 2022.


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