http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Sanchez
Ricky Sanchez Position Power Forward
League NBDL
Height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Team Philadelphia 76ers
Nationality Puerto Rico
Born 1987-07-06 (age 20)
Draft 2nd round, 35th overall, 2005, Portland Trail Blazers
Pro career 2005–present
Ricardo "Ricky" Sanchez (born July 6, 1987 in Guayama, Puerto Rico) is a
Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Sanchez has played with the
Idaho Stampede in the NBA Development League and the Continental Basketball
Association, and with the Caguas Creoles and Humacao Grays in the National
Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico. He was drafted by the Portland
Trail Blazers with 35th pick of the 2005 NBA Draft becoming the fourth Puerto
Rican to be drafted by the National Basketball Association, and was
immediately traded to the Denver Nuggets for their selection, Jarrett Jack.
Sanchez has been a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team since
2007.
[edit] Biography
Sanchez studied in the IMG Academy located in Bradenton, Florida where he
participated with the academy's team. During this period he was trained by
Joe Abunassar, who is responsible for training professional players Kevin
Garnett and Al Harrington. He averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds during his
senior high school year wich prompetd Abunassar to support Sanchez's decision
to enter his name in the National Basketball Association Draft.[1] Sanchez
became a well-known player in Puerto Rico's minor basketball leagues, quickly
becoming a member of the exclusive Puerto Rico Pump-N-Run basketball team.[2]
The Puerto Rico Pump-N-Run is made up exclusively of that country's very best
young basketball players.
Sanchez started his professional career at the age of 14 where he played with
the Caguas Creoles of the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico
in 2001 playing in 7 games scoring 13 points with a 1.9 PPG average.[3] In
2002, at the age of 15 he played a second season with the Caguas Creoles
playing 9 games scoring 18 points with a 2.0 PPG average.[3]
In 2005 Sanchez was widely expected to attend the University of Memphis and
had signed a letter of intent when he suddenly announced he was skipping
college to enter directly into the NBA Draft.
With his signing, Sanchez joins fellow Puerto Ricans Alfred Lee, Jose Ortiz,
Ramon Rivas, Ramon Ramos, Daniel Santiago, Carlos Arroyo (who also played
with the Nuggets) and Peter John Ramos, in chronological order, as NBA
players from Puerto Rico. On October 26, 2006 fellow Puerto Rican Jose Juan
Barea joined this group as well.
During the summer of 2005, Sanchez participated with the Denver Nuggets
during the NBA Summer Pro League.
On November 12, 2005, Ricky Sanchez signed with the Idaho Stampede of the
Continental Basketball Association. At the time of signing he was the
youngest player to sign a CBA contract.[4]
In the early summer of 2006, Sanchez expressed interest in participating in
the National Superior Basketball tournament, but the Denver Nuggets denied
him permison to play.
In 2006, Sanchez participated with the Denver Nuggets during the NBA Summer
Pro League for a second straight year. Sanchez was assigned to the NBA
Development League to play with the Idaho Stampede for the 2006-2007 season
on October 3, 2006. Sanchez played part of the BSN's 2007 season with Humacao
Grays before receiving an injury on one of his legs.
During summer of 2007, Sanchez represented Puerto Rico as a member of the
Puerto Rican National Basketball Team during the 2007 Pan-American Games
winning the Silver Medal.
On September 10, 2007, Billy King announced that Sanchez's rights were traded
to the Philadelphia 76ers along with forward Reggie Evans for Steven Hunter
and Bobby Jones.[5]
Career stats
* Sanchez's NBDL stats in 50 games with 18 starts are 580 points with a
11.6 PPG, 85 assists with a 1.7 APG, 210 rebounds with a 4.2 RPG, 32 steals
with a 0.6 SPG, 36 blocks with a 0.7 BPG, .404 field goal percentage, .744
free throw percentage, and .366 3-point percentage.
* His CBA stats in 47 games are 374 points with an 8.0 PPG, 68 assists
with a 1.4 APG, 170 rebounds with a 3.6 RPG, 28 steals with a 0.6 SPG, 34
blocks with a 0.7 BPG, .425 field goal percentage, .767 free-throw
percentage, and .394 3-point percentage.
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