Félix Javier Pérez Rivera (May 31, 1971 – September 21, 2005) was a Puerto Rican professional

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player. In 15 seasons in 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. T ...

(BSN), Pérez played for the Mets de Guaynabo,

Atléticos de San Germán Atléticos de San Germán is a basketball club of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) based in San Germán, Puerto Rico. Founded in the 1930s after the amalgamation of the old San Germán team and the Farmacia Martín team, the team is one of ...

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, Leones de Ponce, and

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) ...

. In 1995, he led the league in

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with an average of 10.3 per game. Pérez was a member of the

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. As part of the national team, he participated in the

1994 Goodwill Games The 1994 Goodwill Games was the third edition of the multi-sport event, created by Ted Turner, which was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia between July 23 and August 7, 1994. The event – designed to improve Soviet Union – United States relatio ...

where Puerto Rico won the gold medal, and the

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. Pérez was killed on September 21, 2005, outside his home in

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Guaynabo (, ) is a Guaynabo barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. Located west of the capital San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, east of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayam� ...

, when he tried to help his neighbor during a robbery. He had a wife, Sara Aponte, and four children. In 2010, Glorimari Jaime Rodríguez, mayor of Pérez's hometown

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, announced that the basketball stadium of Cimarrona would be renamed in his honor. on ''El Sur a la Vista'' (June 10, 2010)

Statistics

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Guaynabo Guaynabo (, ) is a city and municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. Located west of the capital San Juan, east of Bayamón, south of Cataño and San Juan Bay, and north of Aguas Buenas, Guaynabo is spread over 9 barrio ...

, 6 , , .500 , , .000 , , .250 , , 1.5 , , 0.2 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , 1991 , align="left" ,

, 14 , , .333 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.6 , , 0.1 , , 1.3 , - , align="left" , 1992 , align="left" ,

, 33 , , .556 , , .000 , , .475 , , 9.7 , , 0.8 , , 8.7 , - , align="left" , 1993 , align="left" ,

, 30 , , .488 , , .286 , , .442 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , 7.7 , - , align="left" , 1994 , align="left" ,

, 30 , , .532 , , .000 , , .450 , , 8.8 , , 0.9 , , 9.8 , - , align="left" , 1995 , align="left" ,

, 30 , , .602 , , .316 , , .491 , , 10.3 , , 1.7 , , 12.7 , - , align="left" , 1996 , align="left" ,

, 34 , , .551 , , .125 , , .362 , , 6.9 , , 1.1 , , 7.3 , - , align="left" , 1997 , align="left" ,

, 25 , , .622 , , .000 , , .520 , , 4.7 , , 0.9 , , 9.6 , - , align="left" , 1998 , align="left" , San Germán , 31 , , .597 , , .000 , , .545 , , 7.0 , , 1.3 , , 5.7 , - , align="left" , 1999 , align="left" , San Germán , 18 , , .620 , , .000 , , .556 , , 6.2 , , 1.1 , , 5.7 , - , align="left" , 2000 , align="left" , Quebradillas , 23 , , .556 , , .000 , , .667 , , 3.7 , , 0.7 , , 3.6 , - , align="left" , 2001 , align="left" , Quebradillas , 22 , , .640 , , .000 , , .565 , , 9.8 , , 1.3 , , 7.9 , - , align="left" , 2002 , align="left" ,

Arecibo Arecibo (; ) is a Arecibo barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado, Puerto Rico, Utuado and Ciales, Puerto Rico, Ciale ...

, 28 , , .548 , , .000 , , .355 , , 7.9 , , 1.6 , , 6.5 , - , align="left" , 2003 , align="left" , Ponce , 24 , , .616 , , .000 , , .556 , , 5.1 , , 0.8 , , 4.2 , - , align="left" , 2003 , align="left" ,

, 6 , , .286 , , .000 , , .455 , , 8.7 , , 0.7 , , 4.2 , - , align="left" , 2004 , align="left" ,

, 27 , , .515 , , .500 , , .615 , , 3.6 , , 0.9 , , 2.9 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 381 , , .560 , , .213 , , .480 , , 6.9 , , 1.0 , , 6.9

References

External links

Baloncesto Superior Nacional website
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