Roberto "Bobby" Ríos Osorio (born August 14, 1957) is a retired Puerto Rican

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. Ríos played as a

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and

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for five different teams during his career, and won three championships. He is currently 5th in assists and 7th in

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of all-time in the league.

Career

Ríos was born in

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on August 14, 1957. He debuted with the

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in 1978. In 1981, Ríos was traded to the Leones de Ponce where he became the starting

. He ended up averaging 17.7 points per game in his first season and remained a consistent scorer during this first stint with the team. However, in the middle of the 1985 season, Ríos was traded to the

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. He averaged 15 points per game during 23 games with San Germán, and won his first championship. During the next five seasons with the team, Ríos averaged over 20 points per game in every season. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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. In 1991, Ríos returned to Ponce and remained with them for 8 seasons. During those seasons, he continued to be a prolific scorer, winning 2 more championships and the

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award in 1995. Ríos was the first player in the history of the BSN to reach the platform of 1,000 3 point baskets made and was arguably one of the best 3 point shooters of all-times in the league. In 1999 Ríos went to the Brujos de Guayama and played with them for two seasons. He retired in 2001 as a member of the

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Personal life

Roberto "Bobby" Ríos at an early age had excelled in a variety of sports before playing basketball including track and field where he was a prospect at Central High School in

. He started his semi-pro basketball career in 1977 with the San Juan Moderno team that at the time was head coached by the legendary Julio Toro. That led him to be invited by the

's then star Rubén Montañez to the team practices and eventually Ríos was signed by then Bayamón owner Hetin Reyes in 1978. Ríos moved to

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in 1981, after he was traded to the Leonés De Ponce. He also has three daughters that are his # 1 fans. Ríos worked for the city of Ponce for 20 years and is currently retired and enjoying his life. He also lives very grateful to the sport of basketball.

Statistics

, - , align="left" , 1978 , align="left" , Bayamón , 32 , , .527 , , .000 , , .776 , , 1.5 , , 0.8 , , 9.3 , - , align="left" , 1979 , align="left" , Bayamón , 30 , , .512 , , .000 , , .800 , , 2.1 , , 1.9 , , 8.6 , - , align="left" , 1980 , align="left" , Ponce , 28 , , .446 , , .000 , , .822 , , 3.0 , , 2.3 , , 8.6 , - , align="left" , 1981 , align="left" , Ponce , 33 , , .504 , , .222 , , .796 , , 3.2 , , 5.3 , , 17.8 , - , align="left" , 1982 , align="left" , Ponce , 32 , , .469 , , .167 , , .694 , , 3.2 , , 3.3 , , 16.8 , - , align="left" , 1983 , align="left" , Ponce , 33 , , .470 , , .381 , , .810 , , 2.8 , , 3.5 , , 13.5 , - , align="left" , 1984 , align="left" , Ponce , 24 , , .454 , , .418 , , .852 , , 3.6 , , 3.3 , , 15.5 , - , align="left" , 1985 , align="left" , Ponce , 9 , , .467 , , .538 , , .839 , , 2.6 , , 1.8 , , 13.0 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", 1985 , align="left" , San Germán , 23 , , .500 , , .382 , , .825 , , 3.0 , , 3.6 , , 15.1 , - , align="left" , 1986 , align="left" , San Germán , 33 , , .475 , , .448 , , .819 , , 2.4 , , 5.8 , , 22.3 , - , align="left" , 1987 , align="left" , San Germán , 30 , , .509 , , .412 , , .898 , , 2.1 , , 5.1 , , 24.7 , - , align="left" , 1988 , align="left" , San Germán , 31 , , .459 , , .364 , , .808 , , 2.8 , , 6.4 , , 20.1 , - , align="left" , 1989 , align="left" , San Germán , 30 , , .488 , , .435 , , .894 , , 3.2 , , 6.2 , , 21.7 , - , align="left" , 1990 , align="left" , San Germán , 30 , , .460 , , .374 , , .855 , , 3.5 , , 4.4 , , 21.2 , - , align="left" , 1991 , align="left" , Ponce , 22 , , .523 , , .469 , , .781 , , 2.5 , , 3.0 , , 16.5 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", 1992 , align="left" , Ponce , 33 , , .485 , , .422 , , .871 , , 3.6 , , 7.1 , , 19.0 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", 1993 , align="left" , Ponce , 34 , , .457 , , .396 , , .891 , , 2.8 , , 5.3 , , 17.1 , - , align="left" , 1994 , align="left" , Ponce , 30 , , .490 , , .413 , , .864 , , 2.0 , , 2.2 , , 20.4 , - , align="left" , 1995 , align="left" , Ponce , 32 , , .443 , , .376 , , .864 , , 2.9 , , 4.3 , , 20.8 , - , align="left" , 1996 , align="left" , Ponce , 34 , , .442 , , .401 , , .752 , , 2.6 , , 2.5 , , 20.3 , - , align="left" , 1997 , align="left" , Ponce , 28 , , .465 , , .485 , , .883 , , 1.2 , , 2.2 , , 15.3 , - , align="left" , 1998 , align="left" , Ponce , 30 , , .455 , , .414 , , .814 , , 1.4 , , 2.6 , , 16.1 , - , align="left" , 1999 , align="left" ,

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, 21 , , .467 , , .424 , , .886 , , 1.1 , , 1.0 , , 11.3 , - , align="left" , 2000 , align="left" ,

, 19 , , .217 , , .136 , , .929 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 1.9 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 681 , , .466 , , .337 , , .834 , , 2.5 , , 3.3 , , 16.1

References

External links

Bobby Ríos Profile
on BSNPR.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Rios, Bobby 1957 births Living people Atléticos de San Germán players Baloncesto Superior Nacional players Leones de Ponce basketball players Point guards Puerto Rican men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Puerto Rico Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Brujos de Guayama players Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players 20th-century American sportsmen