Alexander Abreu Vázquez (born August 14, 1991) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Cariduros de Fajardo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He formerly played college basketball in Akron and

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, and also in the French

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.Former drug dealer, Akron standout Alex Abreu wants players to learn from his past
/ref> Standing at a height of , he plays at the

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position. Internationally, Abreu represents and plays for the

Puerto Rican national team Puerto, a Spanish word meaning ''seaport'', may refer to: Places *El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, Spain *Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines *Puerto Colombia, Colombia *Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela *Puerto Galera, Orient ...

College career

Abreu played for The University of Akron, which was on track for one of the best seasons in program history. After having drugs shipped in from Puerto Rico, he was arrested and the team was quickly eliminated from the NCAA tournament in the round of 64.

Professional career

Orléans Loiret Basket

On June 16, 2017, Abreu signed a one-year deal with Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro B.

Santeros de Aguada

Abreu won a championship with the Santeros de Aguada in 2019.

Cariduros de Fajardo

Abreu currently plays with the Cariduros de Fajardo of the BSN. After los Santeros de Aguada moved their franchise to the city of Fajardo.

National team career

Abreu represented Puerto Rico at the

2016 Centrobasket The 2016 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2016 Centrobasket, was the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central American and Caribbean subzone. The top five teams automatically qual ...

where he won a gold medal.Alexander Abreu's profile , FIBA
/ref> Abreu also played at the

2017 FIBA AmeriCup The 2017 FIBA AmeriCup was the 18th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior men's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Medellín, Colombia, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Bahía Blanca a ...

where he averaged 4.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in two games.

References

External links

Alex Abreu Vásquez
at RealGM
Akron Zips bio

West Georgia Wolves bio
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