Miguel Ruiz (born December 20, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for

Guaros de Lara Guaros de Lara is a Venezuelan Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass a ...

of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto.

Professional career

In his pro career, Ruiz has played in the 2nd-tier South American League. On October 10, 2023, Ruiz was announced by Argentine club

Obras Sanitarias Club Atlético Obras Sanitarias de la Nación (mostly known simply as Obras Sanitarias or Obras) is an Argentina, Argentine professional sports club that is located in the district of Núñez, Buenos Aires. Although originally conceived as a rugb ...

National team career

Ruiz has been a member of the senior men's

Venezuelan national basketball team The Venezuela national basketball team is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). ( es, link=no, Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto) They won the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup. Venezuela qualified for two Summer Olympiads: 1992 ...

. He played at the 2014 South American Championship, where he won a gold medal, at the

2015 FIBA Americas Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was ...

, where he also won a gold medal, and at the 2016 South American Championship, where he won another gold medal. He also played with Venezuela at the

2016 Olympic Games ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...

References

External links

FIBA ProfileLatinbasket.com Profile
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