Juan Diego Tello Palacios (born 11 May 1985) is a Colombian professional

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player for

Libertadores de Querétaro Libertadores de Querétaro (English: ''Querétaro Liberators'') is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Querétaro City, Querétaro. The Libertadores are part of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basket ...

of the

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(LNBP).

High school

Born in

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

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, Palacios attended high school at Our Savior New American in

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. As a senior, he averaged 20.2 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.2 steals.

College career

Palacios played

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at the

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, from 2004 to 2008, averaging 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. He had hoped to become the first Colombian to play in the

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, but he was not selected in the 2008 NBA draft. In the Louisville Media Guide, he listed former Cardinal player Francisco Garcia, as his favorite NBA player.

Professional career

After one year at

CB Vic Club Bàsquet Vic is a Spanish basketball club based in Vic, Catalonia. History The team arrived to the Spanish second league, the LEB Oro in the 2008–09 season, but renounced to play after selling the berth to CB Sant Josep. CB Vic played th ...

, where Palacios debuted as professional player, and two years playing on

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UB La Palma Unión Baloncesto La Palma is a professional basketball team based in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago i ...

, in

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CB Gran Canaria Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D., is a professional basketball club based in Las Palmas, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the Gran Canaria Arena. From 2012 until 2021, they have been sponsored by Herbalif ...

added him to play in Spain's top-tier level

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, in 2011. On 14 August 2013, he signed with

Lietuvos Rytas ''Lietuvos rytas'' (lit. 'Morning of Lithuania') is a Lithuanian daily newspaper. History and profile "Lietuvos rytas" was established in 1990 on a basis of newspaper "Komjaunimo tiesa". The paper is printed in Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also ...

, of the

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. In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with

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. On 15 February 2017, Palacios signed with Turkish club

Tofaş Tofaş (acronym for ''Türk Otomobil Fabrikası Anonim Şirketi''; ''Turkish Automobile Factory Joint-Stock Company'' pronounced ) is a Turkish automobile manufacturer which was established in 1968 by Vehbi Koç, who was the founder of Koç Hold ...

, for the rest of the 2016–17 BSL season. On August 10, 2017, Palacios signed with Lithuanian club Neptūnas Klaipėda, for the 2017–18 season. On 2 January 2018, he moved to the Turkish club

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. He signed with

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

of the French league on 20 July 2018. On 2 August 2019, Palacios signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Movistar Estudiantes.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Domestic leagues

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

TBLStat.net Profile
1985 births Living people Basketball players from New York (state) BC Rytas players BC Neptūnas players Beşiktaş men's basketball players CB Estudiantes players CB Gran Canaria players CB Vic players Centers (basketball) Colombian expatriate basketball people in France Colombian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Colombian expatriate basketball people in Spain Colombian expatriate basketball people in the United States Colombian men's basketball players Élan Chalon players Karşıyaka basketball players Liga ACB players Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players Nanterre 92 players People from Centereach, New York Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Medellín Sportspeople from Suffolk County, New York Tofaş S.K. players UB La Palma players Titanes de Barranquilla players {{ULouisville-stub