Josimar Abdiel Ayarza Tous (born May 3, 1987) is a

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nian professional

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player.

Early life

As a collegiate freshman for

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, in March 2008, Ayarza was selected for All-

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First Team accolades after averaging 18.7 points and 8.2 rebounds. Then as a sophomore, he received first-team all-state selection from the

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after averaging 16.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks. Ayarza then signed a

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to play for

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. He scored 410 total points for the Golden Eagles combined from 2009 to 2011.

Professional career

He played for Atletico Echague Parana of the

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in Argentina.

International basketball

He represented the

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at the

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, where he helped secure the gold medal.2015 FIBA COCABA Championship for Men
ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, accessed 17 March 2017.

References

External links

ESPN profile

RealGM Profile

Latinbasket.com profile
1987 births Living people Panamanian men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball players Associação Bauru Basketball players Caballeros de Culiacán players Fuerza Regia de Monterrey players Estudiantes Concordia basketball players Lanús basketball players Jefes de Fuerza Lagunera players Panamanian expatriate basketball people in Argentina Panamanian expatriate basketball people in Brazil Panamanian expatriate basketball people in Colombia Panamanian expatriate basketball people in Mexico Panamanian expatriate basketball people in the United States Panamanian expatriate basketball people in Venezuela Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Cuesta College alumni Sportspeople from Panama City {{Panama-basketball-bio-stub