Daniel Amigo (born September 13, 1995) is a Mexican-American-Argentine professional basketball player for
Libertadores de Querétaro
Libertadores de Querétaro (English: ''Querétaro Liberators'') is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Querétaro City, Querétaro. The Libertadores are part of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basket ...
of the
Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for the
Denver Pioneers
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. He plays for the
Mexico men's national basketball team
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.
High school career
Amigo attended
Coronado High School. As a senior, he averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. He committed to
Denver
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.
College career
As a freshman at Denver, Amigo averaged 6.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. He averaged 2.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Following the season,
Rodney Billups
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was hired as head coach, and Amigo sharply increased his production during his junior season. He averaged 15.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as a junior, earning Second Team All-
Summit League honors. As a senior, Amigo averaged 15.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, shooting 52 percent from the field. He was named to the Second Team All-Summit League.
Professional career
In June 2018, Amigo signed with
Debreceni EAC of the
NB I/A. On August 17, 2019, he signed with the
Soles de Mexicali of the
Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. In June 2020, Amigo signed with
BC Pieno žvaigždės
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of the Lithuanian league. He averaged 10 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. On July 6, 2021, Amigo returned to the Soles de Mexicali. He averaged 10.5 points, 4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. On November 29, Amigo signed with
Polski Cukier Toruń
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of the
Polish Basketball League.
National team career
Amigo has represented Mexico and Argentina in international competitions, as he has an Argentine father and Mexican mother. He participated in the
2017 FIBA AmeriCup
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for Argentina, at the request of
Sergio Hernández. Amigo helped Mexico reach the semifinal round of the
qualifying tournament
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for the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
.
References
External links
Denver Pioneers bio
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1995 births
Living people
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
American men's basketball players
American sportspeople of Mexican descent
American people of Argentine descent
Argentine men's basketball players
Argentine people of Mexican descent
Basketball players from El Paso, Texas
Centers (basketball)
Denver Pioneers men's basketball players
Grises de Humacao players
Mexican men's basketball players
Mexican people of Argentine descent
Soles de Mexicali players
Twarde Pierniki Toruń players