Gerardo Suero

Gerardo Suero
CB Breogán
Position Shooting guard
League Liga Nacional de Baloncesto
Personal information
Born (1989-04-20) April 20, 1989
Santo Domingo
Nationality Dominican
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Our Savior New American School
(Centereach, New York)
College Career Technical Institute (2009–2010)
Albany (2011–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2014 Titanes del Licey / Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic)
2013 Guaros de Lara (Puerto Rico)
2014 Academia de la Montaña (Colombia)
2015 Leones de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
2015– Breogán (Spain)
Career highlights and awards
  • LNB MVP (2014)
  • All-LNB Team (2014)
  • LNB Rookie of the Year (2012)
  • First-team All-AEC (2012)

Angel Gerardo Suero (born April 20, 1989) is a Dominican basketball player. He entered the 2012 NBA Draft, but was not selected.[1] Suero is also a member of the Dominican Republic national basketball team.

Early life

Suero was born on April 20, 1989, to Gerardo Suero and Zoralla Castillo. His father was a 1980 Olympic Games quarterfinalist in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes. In February 2007, Suero left his hometown of Villa Juana to live in the United States.

High School

Suero attended high school at Our Savior New American School.[2] He averaged 33.1 points and 9.7 rebounds as a senior.

College

Suero attended Wabash Valley College, before transferring to Career Technical Institutes in New York City, and eventually the University of Albany.

Suero averaged 21.5 points per game in his first year at the University of Albany, along with 5.8 rebounds per game.[3]

He claimed honors in the America East Conference as being America East Player of the Week 4 times.[4]

References

  1. "Gerardo Suero Player Profile". Real GM Basketball. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. Sam Perkins (20 April 2012). "When it rains it pours: Albany loses potential POY Gerardo Suero, Binghamton may lose potential star Ben Dickinson and others.". One Bid Wonders. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. "Gerardo Suero Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  4. "Gerardo Suero Bio". University of Albany. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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