Javier Alexis Mojica (born August 31, 1984) is a Puerto Rican

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player who plays for

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of the

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(BSN). He played college basketball for Central Connecticut.

High school career

Mojica attended the Auburn High School in

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, He played two seasons at Auburn High and one season at

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before transferring back to Auburn for his senior season.

College career

Mojica was a walk on to begin his career for the Blue Devils. the Mojica played college basketball for

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, In his freshman season, he averaged 7.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists. In his sophomore year, he averaged 9.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. In his Junior year, he averaged 8.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists. In his Senior year, he averaged 16.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists.

Professional career

Mojica started his professional career at Poland with the

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basketball team in the 2008–09 season. He averaged 16.6 points, 4 rebounds and 1.6 assists while he was there. In the 2008–09 season, Mojica moved to the Puerto-Rican side

, in his first season there, He averaged 12.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists. In his second season at

, he averaged 12.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists. in the 2009–10 season, he moved to the Belgian side

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, where he averaged 6.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists having played 10 games for the team. He moved back to

at the 2010–11 season, in that season he averaged 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists. In the next season at

, he averaged 12.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists. In the same 2011–12 season, he moved to

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in Argentina, where he averaged 15.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists. In the 2012–13 season, he played for

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in Argentina where he averaged 10 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists. In the 2012–13 season, he also played for

, where he averaged 14.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists. In the 2013–14 season, he played for the Puerto-Rican side Cangrejeros de Santurce, where he averaged 9.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists. In the 2014–15 season at Cangrejeros de Santurce, he averaged 12.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in that season. In the 2015–16 season, he continued playing at Cangrejeros de Santurce, he averaged 10.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1 assists in that season. In the 2016–17 season, he moved to the Puerto-rican side

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, where he averaged 8.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He moved back to

in the 2017–18 season, in that season, where he averaged 13.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists. In the 2018–19 season at

, Mojica averaged 18.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

International career

Mojica represented the Puerto Rican Basketball National team at the

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in Athens Greece, where he averaged 3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists during the tournament. Javier Mojica also represented the Puerto Rican Basketball National team at the

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where he averaged 2 points and 1.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists.

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