Iverson Latrell Molinar Jones (born December 3, 1999) is a Panamanian professional

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of the

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. He played

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Early life and high school career

Molinar grew up in

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, Panama. He moved to the United States at age 15 to play for

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. As a junior at Covenant Christian Ministries Academy in

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, Molinar averaged 21.5 points, six rebounds and five assists per game. He played for Veritas National Prep School as a senior. Molinar also competed for Team Why Not, an

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program founded by NBA player

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. He committed to playing college basketball for

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over offers from

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and

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, among others.

College career

On November 21, 2019, Molinar scored a freshman season-high 21 points in an 80–66 win over

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. As a freshman, he averaged 5.9 points per game. He missed the first three games of his sophomore season after testing positive for

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. On January 9, 2021, Molinar recorded 24 points, eight rebounds and four steals in an 84–81 victory over Vanderbilt. He was subsequently named

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(SEC) Player of the Week. As a sophomore, Molinar averaged 16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. On January 12, 2022, Molinar scored 28 points in a 88–72 win against

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. On January 25, 2022, he scored a career-high 30 points in a 82–74 overtime loss against

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. Molinar was named to the First Team All- SEC as a junior. As a junior, he averaged 17.5 points, 3.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. On March 25, 2022, Molinar declared for the

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while maintaining his college eligibility. He later signed with an

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, forgoing his remaining eligibility.

Professional career

Wisconsin Herd (2022–present)

On November 3, 2022, Molinar was named to the opening night roster for the

National team career

Molinar played for Panama's junior national teams from the age of 10. He made his debut with the senior national team at the

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, averaging three points per game.

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Molinar is the son of Leyza Jones and Manuel Molinar. He is named after

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. He speaks English, Spanish and Italian.

References

External links

Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
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