Daniel Amigo (born September 13, 1995) is a Mexican-American-Argentine professional basketball player for

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of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for the

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. He plays for the

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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for Argentina, at the request of Sergio Hernández. Amigo helped Mexico reach the semifinal round of the

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for the

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References

External links

Denver Pioneers bio
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