Javier Eduardo González Vejar (born April 15, 1989) is a Puerto Rican professional

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player for the

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of the

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(BSN).

High school

González played for coach Marcos Rodriguez at Miami's Dr. Michael M. Krop High School in

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. He averaged 20.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a senior. González was tabbed the Class 6-A Florida Player of the Year, First-team all-state and All-Dade County, Miami-Dade County Co-Player of the Year, Miami Herald's Player of the Year, Team reached the 6-A state quarterfinals, and finished 28-4. Earned Co-MVP honors at Florida's 2007 Senior Showcase. Led the East squad with 15 points and four assists in 18 minutes of action. Also finished second in the Three-Point Shootout. MVP of the Dade-Broward All-Star game, scoring all 12 points in the second half, 12 of the team's final 16 points for the win. Played his first two years of high school basketball at St. Patrick's in New Jersey. Named second-team all-state as a sophomore. Rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 14 player in Florida by rivals.com.

NC State

Javi Gonzalez played college basketball for the

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in the

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. Gonzalez was a 4 year starter for the Pack and became a fan favorite due to his grit and fiery play on the court. Under head coach

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, Gonzalez averaged 6.4 points and 2.8 assists per game and shot 34.3% from three point range. In 2009, Gonzalez hit a 3-pointer against #7

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with 1 second on the

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that clinched the win for the Wolfpack. In 2010, he scored a record-breaking 10 points in 23.3 seconds against

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Professional career

On 9 September 2012, González signed with

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of the Czech NBL.

National team career

González was selected for

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in 2014 and 2015. He participated in two

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tournaments representing

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. He played at the

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, where he averaged 7.0 points and 4.3 rebounds in four games. Additionally, he played at the Marchand Continental Championship Cup, where he averaged 7.7 points over three games.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Javier 1989 births Living people Aguacateros de Michoacán players Baloncesto Superior Nacional players BC Kolín players BK Iskra Svit players Brujos de Guayama players Caciques de Humacao players Cangrejeros de Santurce basketball players Guards (basketball) Melilla Baloncesto players NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in Mexico Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in Slovakia Puerto Rican expatriate basketball people in Spain Puerto Rican men's basketball players Sportspeople from Carolina, Puerto Rico Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players