Andrés Guillermo Rodríguez Fernández (born February 27, 1981) is a Puerto Rican professional
basketball player
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, who last played for
Atenienses de Manatí of the
Baloncesto Superior Nacional
The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation.
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. He was born in Puerto Rico, where he debuted as a professional basketball played for the
Criollos de Caguas in 1999. Rodríguez attended
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public university, public research university in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. Chartered in 1798 as the Jefferson Seminary, it became in the 19t ...
and
American University
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, completing his college education in 2004. Afterwards, he migrated to Europe, where he first played for
Olimpija Ljubljana and had his best season by leading the
Liga ACB
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in assists per game in 2013 with
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
. While concurrently playing in Puerto Rico, Rodríguez won three BSN championships for two different teams. Internationally, he is a member of the
Puerto Rico national basketball team
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Since joining FIB ...
.
Early and college career
Rodríguez began his college career in 1999 after graduating from Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola, joining the
University of Louisville
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after becoming a walk on member of the
Cardinals squad as a
freshman
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. He debuted on December 15 playing only four minutes, recovering a rebound and stealing a ball. In his next appearance, Rodríguez scored a free throw and stole two balls. In his final appearance for Louisville, he only played a minute and recorded a steal. That same year, he debuted as a professional in his native Puerto Rico for the
Criollos de Caguas of the
Baloncesto Superior Nacional
The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation.
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(BSN). In 2001, he transferred to
American University
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. In seasons 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04 played in the
Patriot League
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Championship for the institution's team, the Eagles. Rodríguez completed a
finance
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major, graduating with an average of 3.62 and forming part of the honor roll. Afterwards, he planned a move back to Puerto Rico in order to study law, but a basketball agent convinced him to pursue professional tryouts.
Playing in Europe and return to the BSN
Rodríguez has a playing style that is decidedly centered around teamwork, something that made him a better fit for European teams. He was able to make a quick and successful transition shortly after graduating from college, joining
Olimpija Ljubljana of the
Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
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. Rodríguez recognized that the stark contrast presented by his style in a fast-paced league like the BSN was a hindrance that prevented him from melding for several years. However, he consistently returned to play in Puerto Rico during the international offseason. By his second postgrad year, Rodríguez had established a presence in the European market, signing with
BC Dynamo Moscow of the
Russian Basketball Super League
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. His first multi-year stint was with PGE
Turów Zgorzelec
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The club played in the Polish Basketball League, Polish League (PLK) and won the Polish championship once, in the 2 ...
of the
Polish Basketball League
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. Back in the BSN during the offseason, Rodríguez formed part of the first Criollos team to win the league championship.

Rodríguez began the 2008–09 season by completing his first stay in the
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...
by completing the pre-season with
Caja Laboral. Afterwards, he signed with
BC Donetsk
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of the
Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
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. The following season, Rodríguez returned to the Liga ACB, this time joining
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
. After two seasons of absence, Rodríguez returned to the BSN in 2010, becoming the regular point guard of the
Capitanes de Arecibo
The Capitanes de Arecibo are a Puerto Rican professional basketball team based in Arecibo that competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) league. In 2010, the team also had the distinction to play in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) ...
. Under his lead, the team won back to back championships. In his return to the Liga ACB with Blusens Monbus, Rodríguez lead the league in assists and the team unexpectedly advanced to the post season. This directly limited his participation with the Capitanes. In November 2013, the Capitanes traded him to the
Cangrejeros de Santurce in exchange for
Walter Hodge
Walter Wallace Hodge Muñoz (born September 21, 1986) is a Puerto Rican- U.S. Virgin Islander professional basketball player for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Internationally, Hodge plays with the senio ...
and Jonathan Han. Still nursing a knee injury, Rodríguez decided not to pursue an international contract in order to rehabilitate.
On November 19, 2014, he signed with
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., known as Flexicar Fuenlabrada because of sponsorship reasons, or just as Fuenlabrada, is a professional basketball team based in Fuenlabrada, Spain. The team plays in the Primera FEB and ...
. On February 16, 2015, he parted ways with Fuenlabrada.
National team career
Rodríguez made his international debut by playing for the youth versions of the
Puerto Rico national basketball team
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Since joining FIB ...
. He made his debut for the adult team at the
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
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, where Puerto Rico won the gold medal. Rodríguez was included in the preliminary lists for several events held in 2010, but he was not selected by coach Manuel Cintrón. Due to the fact that his father, Luis Dominic Rodríguez, was born in the
Dominican Republic
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he considered joining the
Dominican Republic national basketball team
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if no interest was shown, but ultimately disregarded this idea by noting that playing for Puerto Rico had always been his preference. After Cintrón was fired from the team, Rodríguez was included in the team that participated in the
2011 FIBA Americas Championship
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by
Flor Meléndez
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.
He was initially meant to serve as a third backup point guard, but the coach's strategy of using
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez (born July 30, 1979) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association with the Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, ...
and
José Barea
José Juan Barea Mora (born June 26, 1984) is a Puerto Rican basketball coach and former player. He played college basketball for the Northeastern Huskies before joining the Dallas Mavericks in 2006 and becoming only the seventh Puerto Rican t ...
at once placed him in charge of a defensive backup squad. Puerto Rico was unable to qualify with a narrow 2-point loss to Argentina, but qualified to the
2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men
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. The following year, Rodríguez joined the B squad that won silver at the
Centrobasket
The Centrobasket is a FIBA-sponsored international basketball tournament where national teams from Central America and the Caribbean participate. These countries make up the Central American and Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CONCENCABA). Th ...
championship. He repeated his previous role at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. However, another narrow loss costed them the opportunity to qualify to the Olympics and eventually lead to the termination of Meléndez. Under coach
Paco Olmos
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Olmos coached inferior teams of ...
, Rodriguez returned in his backup role and joined the team for the
2013 FIBA Americas Championship
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, which qualified directly for the
2014 FIBA World Cup
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by winning the silver medal.
Personal life
Rodríguez is married to Adienid Muñiz.
The couple's first child, Antoneo Andrés Rodríguez Muñiz, was born on October 27, 2012, while his father was playing abroad for Blusens Monbus.
Before playing in the fifth game of the season, Muñiz was taken to Hospital La Rosaleda in
Santiago de Compostela
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for a routine checkup after experiencing some discomfort, while Rodríguez proceeded to the game where they were supposed to rendezvous.
However, once there she entered labor to the surprise of both, since the birth was expected to take place a month after.
In 2015, the couple had their first daughter.
Career statistics
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BC Donetsk
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Andres
1981 births
Living people
ABA League players
American Eagles men's basketball players
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players
BC Donetsk players
BC Dynamo Moscow players
Cangrejeros de Santurce basketball players
Capitanes de Arecibo players
Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico
Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola alumni
Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
KK Olimpija players
Liga ACB players
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players
Obradoiro CAB players
Point guards
Puerto Rican men's basketball players
Saski Baskonia players
Turów Zgorzelec players
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in basketball
Criollos de Caguas basketball players
Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players