Ángel Daniel Rodríguez Tricoche (born December 5, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional

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player for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the

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(BSN). He played college basketball for

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and the

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College career

Rodriguez began his collegiate career at

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. As a sophomore, he averaged 11.4 points and 5.2 assists per game. Following the season, he opted to transfer to Miami (Florida) to be closer to his home in Puerto Rico. Rodríguez averaged 12.6 points per game, 1.7 steals per game and 4.5 assists per game as a senior. On March 6, 2016, Rodríguez was named to the Third-team All-ACC. He also led his team to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

Professional career

NBA Summer League

Rodríguez went undrafted in the

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. After going undrafted, Rodríguez received an invitation to play in the 2016 NBA Summer League with the

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Cholet Basket (2016–2017)

In July 2016, Rodríguez joined the

for the 2016 NBA Summer League and on July 9, 2016, Rodríguez signed a one-year deal with

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Maccabi Haifa (2017–2018)

On August 3, 2017, Rodríguez signed with the Israeli club

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for the 2017–18 season. On May 7, 2018, Rodríguez recorded a career-high 31 points, shooting 4-of-5 from three-point range, along with 4 assists and 3 steals in a 92–79 win over Maccabi Rishon LeZion. In 31 games played during the 2017–18 season, Rodríguez led the Israeli League in steals (2.4 per game) and was the fifth leading player in assists (4.7 per game). Rodríguez also averaged 13.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2018–2019)

For the 2018–19 season, Rodríguez was signed by the

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of the

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(NBA) for training camp. He was waived on October 13. He was the added to the training camp roster of the Rockets’

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affiliate, the

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. On October 27, 2019, Rodríguez was included in the training camp roster of the

. On November 7, 2019, Rodríguez was included in the opening night roster of the

. He tallied 29 points, nine assists, four rebounds, two steals and two blocks during a win over the

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on December 29.

Austin Spurs (2019–2020)

On December 31, 2019, Rodríguez was traded to the

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by the

for the returning right of Josh Huestis.

Vaqueros de Bayamon (2020–2022)

On 2020, Rodriguez Tricoche returned to the

to play for the

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. On March 12, 2020, the league announced that they will be postponing the tournament because of the coronavirus. The BSN resumed the competition on November 10, 2020, in a bubble format, similar to what the NBA did. The bubble took place at the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort, in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico with a duration of six weeks. The Vaqueros were crowned champions after sweeping the

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in the Serie Final Chrysler. Angel carried the finals Most Valuable Player award after helping Bayamon to won their 15th championship in league's history. The next season, even he was named Most Valuable Player and dominated the league with 19 points, 5.6 rebounds, and led the tournament in assists averaging 8.4 per game, not everything were good news for the team. On September 27, 2021, the point guard injured his right hand thumb and that kept him out for the rest of the season. The Vaqueros still went to the playoffs but were eliminated in the semifinals by the

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. In the 2022 season, he won his second championship with Bayamón when they defeated

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in the finals.

Cangrejeros de Santurce (BCL Americas)

After recovering from his injury, Angel and his Vaqueros de Bayamon teammate, the shooting guard Benito Santiago Jr. reunited in the

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to represent Puerto Rico in the

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. Rodriguez has registered 19 assists in their first two games.

National team career

Rodríguez played for

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at the

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where he averaged 10.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game in two games played.

References

External links

Miami Hurricanes bio

Cholet Basket profile
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