Omar Quintero

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Omar Quintero
Personal information
Born (1981-09-26) 26 September 1981 (age 42)
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College Southern Nazarene (2002–2003)
Playing career2002–2017
Position Point guard
Career history
As coach:
2017–2018 Aguacateros de Michoacán (assistant)
2018–2019Aguacateros de Michoacán
2019–2020 Huracanes de Tampico
2020– Libertadores de Querétaro
2021– Mexico
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara
Centrobasket
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Culiacán
FIBA COCABA Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Cancún

Omar Quintero Pereda (born 26 September 1981) is a Mexican professional basketball coach and former player. He played the point guard position for teams in Mexico, Spain, Italy, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico. He also played for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League. Quintero represented the Mexico national basketball team, winning several international medals.

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Quintero has coached the Mexico men's national team since 2021.

Early life and college career

A native of Nogales, Sonora, Quintero started playing basketball at the age of nine. [1] He attended the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas (UAT), where he played basketball for the Correcaminos UAT and set the Mexican collegiate record by scoring 87 points in a single game. [1]

Quintero attended one year of college (2002–03) in the United States, with NAIA school Southern Nazarene University, where he played with the Crimson Storm. [2] Quintero averaged a school record and conference-leading 24.1 points per game for Southern Nazarene. [3] [4] He turned pro after one season at the school, playing for Fuerza Guinda de Nogales in Mexico. [5]

Professional career

In addition to playing for local teams in Mexico, Quintero's pro career has also taken him to the Spanish Liga ACB and Venezuelan League. He was the first Mexican to play in the Liga ACB. [1] In the 2004–05 season, he played in the EuroLeague with Spanish side TAU Ceramica, scoring nine points in two games off the bench for the team. [6] He played under head coach Aleksandar Petrović in 2006 with Fabriano Basket, later calling him the best coach of his career. [7] In 2008, he played in the BSN league of Puerto Rico, with Cariduros de Fajardo. In 2009, he played with Gigantes de Guayana of the Venezuelan League. [8]

Quintero played with the Huracanes de Tampico from 2009 to 2014. [9]

Quintero announced his retirement from professional basketball in December 2017, accepting a position on the coaching staff of the Aguacateros de Michoacán as an assistant coach. [10] [11]

National team career

Quintero was long-time a member of the senior Mexico national basketball team. He was the leading overall scorer at the 2003 FIBA AmeriCup, averaging 21.1 points per game, and the sixth overall scorer, with an average of 18.5 points per game, at the 2005 FIBA AmeriCup. [12]

Coaching career

After one season as an assistant coach for the Aguacateros de Michoacán, Quintero was promoted to head coach in December 2018. [13]

In June 2019, he was announced as the new head coach of the Huracanes de Tampico. [14]

Quintero was hired as the head coach of the Libertadores de Querétaro in January 2020. [15]

In February 2021, Quintero was announced as the new head coach of the Mexico men's national basketball team. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Trujano, Saúl (23 August 2023). "Omar Quintero, el Jimmy Lozano del basquetbol mexicano". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Profile at NBA.com". Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Prospect Profile: Omar Quintero". Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  4. ↑ SNU Men's Basketball Individual Season Records.
  5. ↑ "NBA.com profile". Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Doudiz.com profile". Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "Quintero hopes to bring Mexico to the FIBA Basketball World Cup". FIBA. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Profile at latinbasket.com.
  9. ↑ Deantes, Leo (11 February 2021). "Omar Quintero, el último ídolo". El Sol de Tampico (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2023– via PressReader.
  10. ↑ García, Carlos (16 December 2017). "Anuncia retiro Omar Quintero". El Diario de Sonora (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Omar Quintero se retira como leyenda del basquetbol mexicano". Grada Norte (in Spanish). 18 December 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Profile at FIBA.com". Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  13. ↑ "Omar Quintero, nuevo entrenador de Aguacateros Michoacán". La Voz de Michoacán (in Spanish). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  14. ↑ Sánchez, Sergio (13 June 2019). "Omar Quintero nuevo coach de Huracanes de Tampico". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  15. ↑ Flores, Miguel (28 January 2020). "Omar Quintero, nuevo coach de Libertadores". AM Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  16. ↑ González, Francisco (16 February 2021). "Omar Quintero al rescate". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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