Juan Palacios (basketball)

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Juan Palacios
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Palacios with Lietuvos rytas, in 2014.
Changwon LG Sakers
Position Power forward / center
League Korean Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1985-05-11) 11 May 1985 (age 38)
Medellín, Colombia
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolOur Saviour New American
(Centereach, New York)
College Louisville (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 CB Vic
2009–2011 UB La Palma
2011–2012 Gran Canaria
2012–2013 Guerreros de Bogotá
2013 JSF Nanterre
2013–2014 Lietuvos rytas
2014–2016 Pınar Karşıyaka
2017 Tofaş
2017 Neptūnas Klaipėda
2018 Beşiktaş
2018–2019 Élan Chalon
2019–2020 Estudiantes
2020–2021 Titanes de Barranquilla
2021–2022 CBet Jonava
2022–2023 Libertadores de Querétaro
2023 Guaros de Lara
2023Titanes de Barranquilla
2023–present Changwon LG Sakers
Career highlights and awards

Juan Diego Tello Palacios (born 11 May 1985) is a Colombian professional basketball player for the Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League (KBL).

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High school

Born in Medellín, Colombia, Palacios attended high school at Our Savior New American in Centereach, New York, United States. As a senior, he averaged 20.2 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.2 steals.

College career

Palacios played college basketball at the University of Louisville, from 2004 to 2008, averaging 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. [1] He had hoped to become the first Colombian to play in the NBA, [2] but he was not selected in the 2008 NBA draft. In the Louisville Media Guide, he listed former Cardinal player Francisco Garcia, as his favorite NBA player. [3]

Professional career

After one year at CB Vic, where Palacios debuted as professional player, and two years playing on loan at UB La Palma, in LEB Oro, CB Gran Canaria added him to play in Spain's top-tier level Liga ACB, in 2011. [4] On 14 August 2013, he signed with Lietuvos Rytas, of the Lithuanian Basketball League. [5] In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Pınar Karşıyaka. [6]

On 15 February 2017, Palacios signed with Turkish club Tofaş, for the rest of the 2016–17 BSL season. [7] On August 10, 2017, Palacios signed with Lithuanian club Neptūnas Klaipėda, for the 2017–18 season. [8] On 2 January 2018, he moved to the Turkish club Beşiktaş. [9] He signed with Élan Chalon of the French league on 20 July 2018. [10] On 2 August 2019, Palacios signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Movistar Estudiantes. [11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2013–14 Lietuvos Rytas 10925.2.444.000.7435.61.4.81.110.010.6

Domestic leagues

SeasonTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2008–09 CB Vic LEB Oro 3019.6.489.256.6494.1.7.7.28.6
2009–10 UB La Palma 3426.7.461.227.8086.61.81.2.313.1
2010–112927.6.509.316.7426.51.91.5.316.9
2011–12 Gran Canaria 2014 ACB 3119.2.456.286.7934.3.7.6.17.6
2012 Guerreros de Bogotá Liga DirecTV ??????????
2012–13 JSF Nanterre LNB Pro A 2218.6.467.462.6004.61.0.9.37.4
2013–14 BC Lietuvos rytas LKL 2623.2.598.250.6306.72.11.5.314.4
VTB 2425.5.581.500.7116.52.01.1.313.3
2014–15 Pinar Karşıyaka BSL 4226.9.474.111.6676.82.11.1.312.1

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References

  1. ↑ Juan Palacios at Rivals.com
  2. ↑ Palacios brings Colombian flavor to draft. NBA.com.
  3. ↑ Five Quick Questions with Juan Palacios
  4. ↑ El Gran Canaria 2014 apuesta por Juan Palacios ACB.com 26 July 2011
  5. ↑ "Lietuvos Rytas picks up big man Palacios". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Pinar Karsiyaka adds big man Palacios". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Tofas Bursa signed Juan Palacios". Eurohoops.net. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ "neptūno"-gretose-–-atletiškasis-juanas-palaciosas-komentarai ""NEPTŪNO" GRETOSE – ATLETIŠKASIS AUKŠTAŪGIS JUANAS PALACIOSAS (KOMENTARAI)". bcneptunas.lt (in Lithuanian). 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Besiktas officially signs Juan Palacios". Sportando.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Elan Chalon signs Juan Palacios". Sportando. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Movistar Estudiantes announces Juan Palacios". Sportando. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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