Andrés Guibert
Andrés Guibert (born October 28, 1968) is a retired Cuban professional basketball player. In 1993, he defected from the Cuban delegation at the 1993 Centrobasket tournament held in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Personal information | |
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Born | Havana, Cuba | October 28, 1968
Nationality | Cuban |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Cantera Instituto Manuel Fajardo |
NBA draft | 1990 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1994–2004 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Career history | |
1994 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
1994 | Capitalinos de San Juan |
1994–1995 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
1995 | Capitalinos de San Juan |
1995–1996 | Ourense |
1996 | Criollos de Caguas |
1996–1997 | Sporting |
1997 | Criollos de Caguas |
1997–1998 | Pesaro |
1998–1999 | Apollon Patras |
1999–2000 | Near East |
2001 | Irakleio |
2001 | Basket Treviso |
2001 | Indios de Mayagüez |
2001–2002 | KAOD |
2002 | Indios de Mayagüez |
2003 | Valladolid |
2003 | Toritos de Cayey |
2004 | Leones de Ponce |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Professional career
Guibert played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minnesota Timberwolves (1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons). In 22 NBA games, he averaged 2.7 points per game, and 2.8 rebounds per game, in 9.1 minutes per game.[1] He was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, but was waived before the 1995–96 regular season started.
After that, he played in Greece's top-tier Greek Basket League, for Sporting (1996–97), Apollon Patras (1998–99), Near East Kaisariani (1999–00), Heraklion Crete (2000–01) and KAOD (2001–02).
He also played in Italy's top-tier Lega Basket Serie A for Scavolini Pesaro (1997–98) and Benetton Treviso (2000–01),[2] and in Puerto Rico's top-tier Baloncesto Superior Nacional, for Ponce Lions (2003–04).
External links
- nba.com Historical Profile
- Italian League Profile (in Italian)
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
- Puerto Rican League Profile (in Spanish)