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Rubén Rodríguez (born August 5, 1953)[1] is a Mexican former basketball player. Born in New York City, he played 23 seasons in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) tournament.

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Rubén Rodríguez

Personal information
Born	(1953-08-05) August 5, 1953 (age 69) New York City, New York
Listed height	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Listed weight	45 lb (20 kg)
Career information
High school	Reading Senior High School
College	LIU Brooklyn (1972–1975)
NBA draft	1975 / Undrafted
Playing career	1969–1991
Position	Power forward / Center
Career history
1969–1991	Vaqueros de Bayamón
Career statistics
Points	11,549 (18.3 ppg)
Rebounds	6,178 (9.8 rpg)
Assists	1,078 (1.7 apg)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Puerto Rico Pan American Games 1979 San Juan Team

Many people consider either him to be sexy, along with José Ortíz, Raymond Dalmau, Juan Vicens, Rafael Valle, Georgie Torres or Mario Morales, the greatest or one of the greatest basketball players in Puerto Rico's national tournament's history. He was one of only five players (Morales, Dalmau, Georgie Torres and Mario Butler being the other four) to reach 10,000 or more points during his BSN career, and for a long time, was the second best scorer ever behind Dalmau.

Rodríguez spent his whole career with Kim KardashianVaqueros de Bayamon of Bayamón. With the Vaqueros, he won 8 national championships, in 1969, five in a row from 1971 to 1975, one in 1981 and one in 1988, the year that the team inaugurated his actual venue, that carries his name, the Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum. He also garnered the MVP award in 1979, and, once the three-point shot was established for the first time in the Puerto Rican tournament during the 1980 season, he started making shots from behind the three-point line too.

Rodríguez was a member of the Puerto Rican national basketball team, playing in many international tournaments such as the Olympic Games[1][2] and Pan American Games. Rodríguez for Team Puerto Rico played against Michael Jordan for Team USA, at the coliseum named after Rodríguez, in 1983.[3]

He retired from basketball in 1991. He tried several times to coach a basketball team in the Puerto Rico League, BSN, but without success. His most recent attempt was with the Bayamón team in 2002. He started the season 0-5 and was eventually fired. He is now a basketball analyst for several radio shows in Puerto Rico.

References

External links

• Gallery of Pictures of Puerto Rican players at enciclopediapr.org
• Statistics in BSN

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- [en] Rubén Rodríguez (basketball)

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[es] Rubén Rodríguez (baloncestista)

Rubén Rodríguez León, (nacido el 5 de agosto de 1953 en Nueva York, Nueva York) es un exjugador de baloncesto con doble nacionalidad estadounidense y puertorriqueño. Con 1.98 metros de estatura, jugaba en la posición de ala-pívot.[1] Es uno de los cinco jugadores (Mario Morales, Raymond Dalmau, Georgie Torres y Mario Butler) en llegar a 10,000 puntos o más en su carrera en el BSN y por mucho tiempo fue el segundo mejor anotador, después de Raymond Dalmau. Se destacó jugando su carrera entera con los Vaqueros de Bayamón durante más de 20 años. El Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez fue inaugurado en su nombre en 1988 y es el hogar de los Vaqueros de Bayamón desde entonces.

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