Edwin Ubiles (born November 26, 1986) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He played

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for Siena College. A native of

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, he averaged 14.8 points per game over his four seasons at Siena, where he finished third on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,939 points.

Professional career

In November 2011, Ubiles joined the

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of the NBA Development League. He played in the 2012 D-League All-Star Game, and on March 18, 2012, he signed a 10-day contract with the

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. He became the first player from Siena College to play in a regular season NBA game when he debuted with the Wizards on March 21, 2012. After his contract expired, he rejoined the Dakota Wizards. On April 20, 2012, Ubiles was selected as the D-League Rookie of the Year after averaging averaged 19.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists. He was also named to the All-NBA D-League First Team and All-Rookie First Team. On September 9, 2012, Ubiles signed with

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of France. However, he was released by the club a month later due to his wish to rehabilitate his injured foot at home in the United States. On January 11, 2013, he was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League. He was traded to the Springfield Armor on March 5, 2013. On September 10, 2013, Ubiles signed with

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of Japan for the 2013–14 bj league season. In 50 games for Kyoto, he averaged 15.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals per game. On August 1, 2014, Ubiles signed a one-year deal with

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of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. In November 2014, he parted ways with Ashdod after appearing in six league games. He later moved back to Puerto Rico where he played for Atenienses de Manatí and

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in 2015. In November 2015, Ubiles signed with

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for the 2016 BSN season. On December 29, 2016, Ubiles signed with the Chautauqua Hurricane of the

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. In December 2017, Ubiles signed with the Albany Patroons of the

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. In June 2018, Ubiles signed with Leones de Ponce for the 2018 BSN season. Ubiles currently plays for the Albany Patroons of

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Personal life

Ubiles has twin daughters, Laila and Thalia.Beyond the Games: Edwin Ubiles
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References

External links

Edwin Ubiles
at nbadleague.com

at sienasaints.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Ubiles, Edwin 1986 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York City Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Caciques de Humacao players Cholet Basket players Dakota Wizards players Kyoto Hannaryz players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalists in basketball Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in Israel Puerto Rican men's basketball players Santa Cruz Warriors players Shooting guards Siena Saints men's basketball players Small forwards Sportspeople from Brooklyn Springfield Armor players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Washington Wizards players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people