Emmanuel "Manny" Quezada is a Dominican-American
basketball
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player who plays for
Interclube in the
Angolan Basketball League
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The league was formerly known as BAI Basket, BIC Basket and Unitel Basket, named ...
. Standing at , he plays as
point guard
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.
Career
After playing at NCAA with
San Francisco University, Quezada started his career in 2010 in the
Dominican Republic
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, where he played for
Tiburones de Puerto Plata
Marineros de Puerto Plata is a professional basketball team based in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The team currently plays in Dominican top division Liga Nacional de Baloncesto
The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB) is the top men's professi ...
in the
Liga Nacional de Baloncesto
The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB) is the top men's professional basketball league in the Dominican Republic. Established in 2005, six teams compete annually between September and October.
History
The league was founded on September 6, 2004 a ...
.
In summer 2010, Quezada leaves his country and signs for
Spanish second division
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squad
Baloncesto León
Club Baloncesto León was a basketball team, based in León, Spain.
History
Early years (1981-1988)
Baloncesto León was founded by José Antonio Moirón GarcÃa, Enrique Emperador Marcos, Juan Carlos RodrÃguez Villanueva, Lisardo Mourelo Gonzà ...
, where he spends two seasons being one of the top scorers of the league.
In August 2012, he joins the
Liga ACB
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, Spanish top league, with one of the most classic teams in
Spain
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, i ...
:
FIATC Joventut
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.
In his first game at
Liga ACB
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, he becomes the MVP of the week after scoring 27 points in Joventut's win against
Lagun Aro GBC by 89–73.
After the injury of the Brazilian player Fúlvio in November 2013, playing for
São José Basketball
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, at NBB, Manny was hired to replace him in this team.
In March 2023, Quezada returned to Angola to play for
Interclube.
The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
In the summer of 2017, Quezada competed in
The Basketball Tournament
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on
ESPN
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for the Talladega Knights. Competing for the $2 million grand prize, Quezada scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists in the Knights' 78-74 first round loss to Paul's Champion's; a team led by former
NBA
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point guard
Earl Boykins
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. Quezada also played for Talladega during the summer of 2016. In two games, he averaged a team-high 29.5 points, 4.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds as the Knights fell to the City of Gods in the second round.
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References
External links
Profile at ACB.comProfile at FEB.esProfile at Eurobasket.com
1985 births
Living people
US Monastir basketball players
Basketball players from New York City
American sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent
Dominican Republic men's basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Angola
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players
San Francisco Dons men's basketball players
Baloncesto León players
Joventut Badalona players
Liga ACB players
Novo Basquete Brasil players
Small forwards
St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) alumni
American men's basketball players
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G.D. Interclube men's basketball players