Sadiel Rojas (born July 16, 1989) is a Dominican-American professional

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player who plays for UCAM Murcia in the Spanish league. Rojas played

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where he was the NAIA Division II Player of the Year as a senior in 2010–11.

College career

Rojas played college basketball at

. Averaging a double-double on the season (17.8ppg, 10.3rpg), he helped the school capture the 2009 NAIA Division II National Championship. He and Steve Briggs, the leading scorer of the championships season, were inducted into the OKWU Sports Hall of Fame in October 2016. Rojas received NABC- NAIA Division II Player of the Year honors in his senior season after averaging 25.7 points and 11.9 rebounds a game.

Professional career

In June 2011, Rojas signed with Leones de Santo Domingo of the

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(LNB). On November 3, 2011, he was selected by the

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in the fourth round of the 2011 NBA D-League draft. The next day, he was traded to the

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. On February 28, 2012, he was waived by the Mad Ants due to injury.Sadiel Rojas Player Profile – RealGM
/ref> On October 29, 2012, he was re-acquired by the Mad Ants. Following the conclusion of the 2012–13 D-League season, he re-joined Leones de Santo Domingo. On November 23, 2013, he was again re-acquired by the Mad Ants. Following the conclusion of the 2013–14 D-League season, he re-joined Leones de Santo Domingo. In July 2014, he joined the Indiana Pacers for the

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. Days later, he signed with Spanish squad UCAM Murcia and had his contract renewed in 2015 and 2016. After averaging 4.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in 2019-20, Rojas extended his contract in June 2020. Rojas competes for the Ants Alumni in

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. He was a guard on the 2015 team who made it to the semifinals, falling 87-76 to

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NBA D-League career statistics

Regular season

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Dominican national team

He has capped for the Dominican national team on many occasions.

References

External links

NBA D-League ProfileProfile
at Eurobasket.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rojas, Sadiel 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Basketball players from Texas CB Murcia players Dominican Republic expatriate basketball people in Spain Dominican Republic men's basketball players Fort Wayne Mad Ants players Liga ACB players Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles basketball players Shooting guards Small forwards Sportspeople from Fort Worth, Texas 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Pan American Games competitors for the Dominican Republic