David Alejandro Cubillán León (born July 27, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional

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player for the

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. He played

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with the

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, where he was a key part of Marquette's bench play.

College career

While at Marquette, Cubillán was the first man off the bench, backing up starting

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. As a freshman, he scored a career-high 20 points, in a 75–71 win over

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, on March 3, 2007.

Professional career

In July 2013, Cubillán signed with

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of the

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. However, he was released from the roster that season, and moved to the Israeli club

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. He finished that 2013–14 season, playing with his third team of that season,

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, on the Venezuelan professional league, where he is considered to be one of the best

s in the league. In August 2017, Cubillan announced that he is going to play in Brazilian league, using the colors of Flamengo. He later returned to Trotamundos.

National team career

With the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team, Cubillán has won the gold medal at the 2014 South American Championship, the

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, and the 2016 South American Championship. He also won a silver medal at the 2012 South American Championship. He also played at the

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Player profile

Cubillán's strengths as a player, include his quickness, and his ability to shoot the three-point shot at a high percentage.

References

External links

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1987 births Living people Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Flamengo basketball players Fuerza Regia de Monterrey players Guaiqueríes de Margarita players Guaros de Lara players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players Novo Basquete Brasil players Olympic basketball players for Venezuela Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela Point guards Soles de Mexicali players Sportspeople from Maracaibo Trotamundos de Carabobo players Venezuelan men's basketball players Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Brazil Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Israel Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Mexico Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in the United States 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Abejas de León players {{Venezuela-basketball-bio-stub Halcones de Xalapa players