Andrés Guibert (born October 28, 1968) is a Cuban former professional

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player. In 1993, he defected from the Cuban delegation at the

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tournament held in

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Professional career

Guibert played in the

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(NBA) for the

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( 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons). In 22 NBA games, he averaged 2.7 points per game, and 2.8 rebounds per game, in 9.1 minutes per game. He was selected by the

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in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, but was waived before the 1995–96 regular season started. After that, he played in Greece's top-tier

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, for Sporting (1996–97),

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(1998–99), Near East Kaisariani (1999–00), Heraklion Crete (2000–01) and KAOD (2001–02). He also played in Italy's top-tier

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for

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(1997–98) and Benetton Treviso (2000–01),Guibert history on the official Serie A site.
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's top-tier

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, for Ponce Lions (2003–04).

References

External links

nba.com Historical ProfileItalian League Profile

Spanish League Profile

Puerto Rican League Profile
1968 births Living people Apollon Patras B.C. players CB Valladolid players Centers (basketball) Club Ourense Baloncesto players Defecting sportspeople of Cuba Cuban expatriate basketball people in Puerto Rico Cuban expatriates in the United States Cuban men's basketball players Cuban expatriate basketball people in Greece Cuban expatriate basketball people in Italy Cuban expatriate basketball people in Spain Cuban expatriate basketball people in the United States Irakleio B.C. players K.A.O.D. B.C. players Leones de Ponce basketball players Liga ACB players Minnesota Timberwolves players National Basketball Association players from Cuba Near East B.C. players Pallacanestro Treviso players Power forwards (basketball) Sporting basketball players Basketball players from Havana Toronto Raptors expansion draft picks Undrafted National Basketball Association players Victoria Libertas Pesaro players Criollos de Caguas basketball players {{Cuba-basketball-bio-stub