Ramón Clemente

Ramón Clemente
No. 21 – Cangrejeros de Santurce
PositionPower forward
LeagueBSN
Personal information
Born (1985-12-11) December 11, 1985 (age 38)
Queens, New York
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn Bowne (Flushing, New York)
College
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009Indios de Mayagüez
2009–2010Maccabi Ashdod
2010–2011Hapoel Yokneam Megido
2011Indios de Mayagüez
2011Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2011–2012Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on
2012Indios de Mayagüez
2012–2013Ironi Nahariya
2013Indios de Mayagüez
2013–2014Obras Sanitarias
2015–2017Ferro Carril Oeste
2016Indios de Mayagüez
2017Indios de Mayagüez
2017–2018Ciclista Olímpico
2018–2021Vaqueros de Bayamón
2018–2019Leñadores de Durango
2019–2020San Lorenzo
2020–2021Piratas de Quebradillas
2022–presentCangrejeros de Santurce
Career highlights and awards
  • LNB All-Star (2015, 2016)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Puerto Rico
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal – second place 2013 Venezuela
Centrobasket
Gold medal – first place 2016 Panama

Ramón Clemente (born December 11, 1985) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).

College career

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Clemente started his college career at Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas playing for two years and winning back to back Conference Championships. In addition, he made the All American Team.

After junior college, Clemente continued to play college basketball at Wichita State University in Kansas and graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice in 2009.[1]

Professional career

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Immediately after graduating college in 2009, Clemente played professionally in Puerto Rico with Mayaguez and continues to do so. In the 2009–10 season he joined Maccabi Ashdod B.C. from Israeli Liga Leumit.

Played for Hapoel Yokneam Megido from Israel 2010–2011. Played for Maccabi Be'er Yaakov from Israel 2011–2012. Played for Irony Nahariya from Israel 2012–2013. Played in Italy from 2013–2014 and won a Championship. Currently playing for Obras Sanitarias from Argentina.

National team career

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Clemente has been a member of the Puerto Rico men's national basketball team, most notably playing in the 2014 and 2019 FIBA World Cup.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ramon clemente profile at goshockers.com, retrieved 5 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Ramon Clemente". RealGM. Retrieved March 1, 2024.