Karel Guzmán Abreu (born 7 February 1995) is a Cuban professional

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player for

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of the Liga Națională.

Professional career

In mid-2017, Guzmán joined Ciclista Juninense, a second-tier team in

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. In April 2018, he transferred to the first-tier team

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where he originally signed for three seasons.Karel Guzmán, ¡bienvenido a Rumania!
Javier Rodríguez Perera (

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), 5 September 2020. Accessed 9 February 2021. In the 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Básquet season, as a starter, Guzmán played in 23 matches. He finished 6th in the league in total defensive rebounds (130), and second in 2 point field goal percentage with 70.4. In addition, his 298 total points allowed him to finish second-best scorer of his team (surpassed by his

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ian teammate Trevor Gaskins who got 377), he was the leader in total rebounds (152) and got 35 assists and 47 triples in 119 shots.

Personal

Guzmán is left-handed.

Cuban national team

Guzmán has been a member of the Cuban national basketball team.

References

External links

Profile
at Eurobasket.com
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at RealGM.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Guzmán, Karel 1995 births Living people Basketball players from Havana Ciclista Juninense basketball players Ciclista Olímpico players Cuban expatriate basketball people in Argentina Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Romania Cuban men's basketball players Expatriate basketball people in Romania Shooting guards U-BT Cluj-Napoca players