Category | Player Date of Birth | 15.03.1944 Position | Shooting Guard Height | 188cm (6'2") Country | Mexico
Clubs
‘Instituto Tecnológico’ of Ciudad Madero (1960-1966)
Selección Mexicana (1966-1968)
Ignis Varese (Italy, 1968-1974)
Federale Lugano (Switzerland, 1974-1977)
Club Highlights
Three-time Italian champion with Ignis Varese (1969, 1970, 1971)
Three-time Italian Cup winner with Ignis Varese (1969, 1970, 1971)
Three-time champion of the European Cup for Men’s Champion Clubs (current Euroleague) with Ignis Varese (1970, 1972, 1973)
Two-time Intercontinental Cup champion with Ignis Varese (1970, 1973)
Three-time Swiss champion with Federale Lugano (1975, 1976, 1977)
Swiss Cup winner (1975)
National Team
Participated in 3 Olympic Games (Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968 and Montreal 1976)
Participated in 3 World Championships (Brazil 1963, Uruguay 1967 and Puerto Rico 1974)
1st place Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament (Yokohama, 1964)
1st place ‘Centrobasket’ (Mexico City, 1965)
Pan American silver medalist (1967)
3rd place Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament (Hamilton, 1976)
Individual Highlights
First non-American player ever drafted by an NBA team (Atlanta Hawks with pick number 167 in the 10th
round of the 1970 NBA Draft)
Italian league second best scorer (1971)
World Championship second best scorer in Puerto Rico (1974)
Stands within the 50 main contributors listed during the 50th Anniversary of European basketball competitions
Best Mexican player of the 20th century
Named Honorary Citizen by the city of Varese (2010)