Luis Flores (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 11, 1981 San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Norman Thomas (New York City, New York) |
| College |
|
Venados de Mazatlán | |
| 2019 | Plaza Fernando Valerio |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Medals | |
Luis Alberto Flores (born April 11, 1981) is a Dominican former professional
Dominican Republic national basketball team. He was the 2009 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
.
High school
Flores attended Norman Thomas High School, in New York City, where he played high school basketball.
College career
Flores played his
NYC
area - only the eighth player to win the award multiple times, in the 70+ year history of the honor.
Professional career
Flores was drafted by the
New Orleans Hornets in 2006. After not making the Hornets regular season roster, Flores left for Europe
.
Overseas, Flores first played in Italy, for
Italian 2nd Division team Indesit Fabriano
.
2008–2009 saw Flores in Israel, playing impressively for
Krasnye Krylya Samara
.
In 2011, he signed with
Budivelnyk Kyiv of Ukraine.[2] After ending the season, Flores joined the Titanes del Licey of the Dominican Republic,[3]
where he made the playoffs, before being eliminated in the 1st round.
National team career
As a member of the senior
Dominican Republic national basketball team, Flores played at the following tournaments: the 2003 Centrobasket, where he won a silver medal, the 2003 Pan American Games, where he won a silver medal, the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, where he won a bronze medal, and the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.[4]
References
- ^ "Basket - EUROPA - Campionati Esteri - Grecia: Patras firma Luis Flores - Basketground". September 27, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- ^ "Luis Flores firma con el Budivelnyk Kyiv de Ucrania. | BASKETDOMINICANO.COM :: El Basket nos Une". Basketdominicano.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ Luis Flores Latin Basket
- ^ "archive.fiba.com: Players".