Gelvis Solano
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| 2018–2019 | Ciclista Olímpico | |||||||||||
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| 2019–2020 | Club Athletico Paulistano | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Mineros de Zacatecas | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Szolnoki Olaj | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Reales de La Vega | |||||||||||
| 2023-present | Dewa United Banten | |||||||||||
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Gelvis Andres Solano Paulino (born 1 June 1994) is a Dominican professional basketball player for Dewa United Banten of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the Merrimack Warriors.
Early life
Solano is the son of Andrés Solano, a former member of the Dominican Republic national baseball team. Like many Dominican kids, he started out playing baseball. At the age of 9, he switched to basketball.[1]
College career
He played four years at Merrimack College from 2012 to 2016 where he finished as all-time second place for points scored.[1]
Professional career
After he finished College in the US, Solano went back to Dominican to play for Reales de La Vega. The team reached the playoffs, but lost in the second round before the semifinals. Then, he played in the second division there for the Enriquillo Rebels and soon gained the nickname as Dominican Westbrook.[citation needed] His debut in Argentina top league came with Atlético Echagüe in 2016/17. His career continued with
After evaluating his options, he went on to play for Ciclista Olímpico in Argentina.[2] Olympic came from an opaque performance in the Super 20 and decided to release Sebastián Vázquez, in favor of Solano.[1]
Olímpico closed the regular phase in eleventh position and went against Obras Sanitarias where Olímpico struggled but was able to close the series 3-2. After eliminating Obras, Olímpico focused on Club La Unión, which Solano helped beat 3-0 in the series. Solano had a direct duel with Federico Marín. Gelvis commented on the matter: “I saw that he was celebrating too much in our house and that is disrespectful. I took it a little personal.”[1]
National team
Solano has been a member of the
At the
References
- ^ a b c d e f Gelvis Solano, el “dueño” de la pelota El Liberal, 6 June 2019. Accessed 21 February 2020. (in Spanish)
- ^ Gelvis Solano habló de las claves para el clásico entre Olímpico y Quimsa Diario Panorama, 18 March 2019. Accessed 21 February 2020. (in Spanish)