Gabriel Girón

Gabriel Girón
Girón with the Mexico national basketball team in 2022
No. 24 – Libertadores de Querétaro
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueLNBP
Personal information
Born (1988-02-27) 27 February 1988 (age 36)
Monterrey, Mexico
NationalityMexican / Panamanian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2017Fuerza Regia
2017–2019Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2019–2020Dorados de Chihuahua
2020–2021Leñadores de Durango
2021–2022Fuerza Regia
2022–presentLibertadores de Querétaro
Career highlights and awards
  • LNBP Sixth Man of the Year (2017)[1]
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Mexico
FIBA AmeriCup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Argentina

Gabriel Oscar Girón Villarreal (born 27 February 1988) is a Mexican-Panamanian professional basketball player for Libertadores de Querétaro of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He was a part of the 2017 Mexican championship winning Fuerza Regia team, and was a member of the Mexico's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin, Italy.[2]

Personal life

Girón was born in Mexico to a Panamanian father and Mexican mother. His brother Daniel is also a basketball player, who represents Panama internationally.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bueno, Lalo (1 March 2017). "Está Jorge Camacho entre los Más Valiosos de la temporada 2016-2017 de la LNBP". Cancha y Diamante (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Italy), FIBA.basketball, accessed 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Gabriel y Daniel Girón: primera vez que dos hermanos se enfrentan con distintas selecciones". www.sportingnews.com. January 18, 2022.

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