Kyle Vinales
| Free Agent | |
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 18, 1992 Farmington Hills, Michigan |
| Nationality | American / Puerto Rican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Legia Warszawa |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kyle Vinales (born June 18, 1992) (
High school career
Vinales began playing
Collegiate career
Before committing to Central Connecticut State University, Vinales was rated as a one-star recruit by ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball with a scout grade of 78. He officially signed with the team on November 8, 2010.[2]
Vinales made an excellent career debut after scoring 24 points and recording 5 steals in a loss against Yale on November 11, 2011. He would score a season-high 39 points in his second game against Niagara. Due to his performances, Vinales was named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week on several occasions, but never earned more prestigious honors.[3]
In his sophomore season at CCSU, Vinales became known as one of the top scorers in the
In his third year playing basketball for CCSU, Vinales continued to be one of the most aggressive scorers in the NCAA. However, in January 2014, Vinales injured his shooting hand during practice. Howie Dickenman, the team's head coach, made the statement, "You hate to see it happen to someone who works so hard."[5]
Kyle never played in his senior year. He announced that he would not be playing via Twitter, saying "No more college ball for me. Time to start my pro career"[
Professional career
In 2015 Vinales won the Tunisian league MVP when he averages 22.4 point and 6 assist per game. He also won the Tunisian league championship in the same year. In 2018 he was named to the BSN (Puerto Rican league) top five players. When he averaged 20.1 pts per game 3.4 rebs and 3.6 assist for Humacao Caciques.
On September 30, 2019, he has signed with Kalev/Cramo of the Latvian–Estonian League.[7]
On July 12, 2020, he has signed with
In Februaray, 2022, he signed with Mets de Guaynabo of the Puerto Rican League.[10]
On July 4, 2022, he has signed with
On January 1, 2023, he signed with
The Basketball Tournament
Vinales joined House of 'Paign, a team composed primarily of Illinois alumni in The Basketball Tournament 2020. He scored five points and dished out four assists in a 76-53 win over War Tampa in the first round.[13]
References
- ^ "Kyle Vinales Bio". CCSUBlueDevils.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Kyle Vinales". ESPN.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Kyle Vinales Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Johnson, Raphielle (24 May 2013). "Kyle Vinales won't leave Central Connecticut State after all". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Johnson, Raphielle (8 January 2014). "Central Connecticut State guard Kyle Vinales out 5-6 weeks with broken finger". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Kyle Vinales Basketball Player Profile". Latin-Basket.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Kyle Vinales signs with BC Kalev/Cramo". Sportando. September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Kyle Vinales signs with Lietkabelis". Sportando. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "S.Centar inks Kyle Vinales". Eurobasket. September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Los Mets de Guaynabo adquieren a Kyle Viñales desde Carolina". elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Le meneur américano-portoricain Kyle Vinales débarque au SLUC Nancy" (in French). basketeurope.com. July 4, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Legia ma nowego rozgrywającego". plk.pl (in Polish). January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ Richey, Scott (July 4, 2020). "Thrive and advance". The News-Gazette. Retrieved July 5, 2020.