Joel Gabriel Muñoz Castillo (born June 24, 1980) is a Panamanian professional

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player who plays for the Dragones de Don Bosco of the

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He is also a member of the

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. Muñoz has played professional basketball in

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, and

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since beginning his career with Tumba Muerto Colosos in the Panama National Basketball League in 2000. In his most recent season, he averaged 4.3 points and 4.2 assists per game with Potros ITSON in the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. Muñoz is also a member of the

. He competed with the team at the

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in 2005, 2007, and 2009;

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in 2008; and the COCABA Championship in 2004 and 2009. He averaged 10 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4 assists per game

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1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Panama City Panamanian men's basketball players Pan American Games competitors for Panama Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Club Athletico Paulistano basketball players Correcaminos de Colón players Panamanian expatriate basketball people in Mexico Potros ITSON de Obregón players {{Panama-basketball-bio-stub