Miguel Ruiz (basketball)

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Miguel Ruiz
No. 14–Obras Sanitarias
Position Small forward / power forward
Personal information
Born (1990-12-20) December 20, 1990 (age 34)
Caracas, Venezuela
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012Centauros de Apure
2012Mavort
2012 Trotamundos de Carabobo
2014→ Sayago
2015→ Regatas Corrientes
2016-2017→ Libertad Sunchales
2019-2020→ Platense
2020-2021→ Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)
2022-2023→ Unifacisa Basquete
2023 Panteras de Miranda
2023 Guaros de Lara
2023–present Obras Sanitarias
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
South American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Venezuela
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Venezuela
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Mexico

Miguel Ruiz (born December 20, 1990) [1] is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for Guaros de Lara of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto.

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Professional career

In his pro career, Ruiz has played in the 2nd-tier South American League.

On October 10, 2023, Ruiz was announced by Argentine club Obras Sanitarias. [2]

National team career

Ruiz has been a member of the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team. [3] He played at the 2014 South American Championship, where he won a gold medal, at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, where he also won a gold medal, and at the 2016 South American Championship, where he won another gold medal.

He also played with Venezuela at the 2016 Olympic Games. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Miguel RUIZ.
  2. ↑ Prensa (2023-10-30). "Miguel Ruiz, el nuevo refuerzo de Obras". Obras Basket - Club Obras Sanitarias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  3. ↑ US routs Venezuela in Olympic basketball tune-up.
  4. ↑ "Miguel Ruiz". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
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