Sadiel Antonnio Lucciano Rojas Thompson (born July 16, 1989) is a Dominican-American professional

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player who last played for

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in the Spanish league. Rojas played

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at Oklahoma Wesleyan University where he was the NAIA Division II Player of the Year as a

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in 2010–11.

College career

Rojas played college basketball at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Averaging a double-double on the season (17.8ppg, 10.3rpg), he helped the school capture the 2009 NAIA Division II National Championship. He and Steve Briggs, the leading scorer of the championships season, were inducted into the OKWU Sports Hall of Fame in October 2016. Rojas received NABC- NAIA Division II Player of the Year honors in his senior season after averaging 25.7 points and 11.9 rebounds a game.

Professional career

Leones de Santo Domingo (2011)

In June 2011, Rojas signed with Leones de Santo Domingo of the

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(LNB).

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2011–2014)

On November 3, 2011, he was selected by the

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in the fourth round of the 2011 NBA D-League draft. The next day, he was traded to the

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. On February 28, 2012, he was waived by the Mad Ants due to injury.Sadiel Rojas Player Profile – RealGM
/ref> On October 29, 2012, he was re-acquired by the Mad Ants. Following the conclusion of the 2012–13 D-League season, he re-joined Leones de Santo Domingo. On November 23, 2013, he was again re-acquired by the Mad Ants. Rojas won the 2014 NBA D-League championship with Fort Wayne.

Return to Leones de Santo Domingo (2013–2014)

Following the conclusion of the 2013–14 D-League season, he re-joined Leones de Santo Domingo where he won LNB Best Defensive Player of the Year honors.

UCAM Murcia (2014–2023)

In July 2014, he joined the

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for the

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. Days later, he signed with Spanish squad

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and renewed his contract in 2015 and 2016. After averaging 4.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in 2019–20, Rojas extended his contract in June 2020. He last played for Murcia in the 2022–23 season. Rojas saw the hardwood in a total of 292 Liga ACB contests.

The Basketball Tournament

Rojas competed for the Ants Alumni in

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. He was a guard on the 2015 team who made it to the semifinals, falling 76–87 to

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NBA D-League career statistics

Regular season

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Dominican national team

He was capped for the Dominican national team on many occasions. He participated in the 2016 Centrobasket Championship, winning the bronze medal, the

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and the 2019

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References

External links

NBA D-League ProfileProfile
at Eurobasket.com

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