Juan Palacios (basketball)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tello and the second or maternal family name is Palacios.

Juan Palacios

Palacios with Lietuvos rytas, in 2014.
Free agent
Position	Power forward / center
Personal information
Born	(1985-05-11) May 11, 1985 (age 39) Medellín, Colombia
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Our Saviour New American (Centereach, New York)
College	Louisville (2004–2008)
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2009	CB Vic
2009–2011	UB La Palma
2011–2012	Gran Canaria
2012–2013	Guerreros de Bogotá
2013	JSF Nanterre
2013–2014	Lietuvos rytas
2014–2016	Pınar Karşıyaka
2017	Tofaş
2017	Neptūnas Klaipėda
2018	Beşiktaş
2018–2019	Élan Chalon
2019–2020	Estudiantes
2020–2021	Titanes de Barranquilla
2021–2022	CBet Jonava
2022–2023	Libertadores de Querétaro
2023	Guaros de Lara
2023	Titanes de Barranquilla
2023–2024	Changwon LG Sakers
Career highlights and awards
Turkish League champion (2015) LKL MVP (2014) LKL All-Star (2014) LNB Pro A champion (2013) LKL Rebounds Leader (2022)

Juan Diego Tello Palacios (born 11 May 1985) is a Colombian professional basketball player who last played for the Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League (KBL).

High school

Born in Medellín, Colombia, Palacios attended high school at Our Savior New American in Centereach, New York, United States. As a senior, he averaged 20.2 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.2 steals.

College career

Palacios played college basketball at the University of Louisville, from 2004 to 2008, averaging 8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.[1] He had hoped to become the first Colombian to play in the NBA,[2] but he was not selected in the 2008 NBA draft. In the Louisville Media Guide, he listed former Cardinal player Francisco Garcia, as his favorite NBA player.[3]

Professional career

After one year at CB Vic, where Palacios debuted as professional player, and two years playing on loan at UB La Palma, in LEB Oro, CB Gran Canaria added him to play in Spain's top-tier level Liga ACB, in 2011.[4] On 14 August 2013, he signed with Lietuvos Rytas, of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[5] In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Pınar Karşıyaka.[6]

On 15 February 2017, Palacios signed with Turkish club Tofaş, for the rest of the 2016–17 BSL season.[7] On August 10, 2017, Palacios signed with Lithuanian club Neptūnas Klaipėda, for the 2017–18 season.[8] On 2 January 2018, he moved to the Turkish club Beşiktaş.[9] He signed with Élan Chalon of the French league on 20 July 2018.[10] On 2 August 2019, Palacios signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Movistar Estudiantes.[11]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2013–14	Lietuvos Rytas	10	9	25.2	.444	.000	.743	5.6	1.4	.8	1.1	10.0	10.6

Domestic leagues

Season	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	CB Vic	LEB Oro	30	19.6	.489	.256	.649	4.1	.7	.7	.2	8.6
2009–10	UB La Palma		34	26.7	.461	.227	.808	6.6	1.8	1.2	.3	13.1
2010–11			29	27.6	.509	.316	.742	6.5	1.9	1.5	.3	16.9
2011–12	Gran Canaria 2014	ACB	31	19.2	.456	.286	.793	4.3	.7	.6	.1	7.6
2012	Guerreros de Bogotá	Liga DirecTV	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
2012–13	JSF Nanterre	LNB Pro A	22	18.6	.467	.462	.600	4.6	1.0	.9	.3	7.4
2013–14	BC Lietuvos rytas	LKL	26	23.2	.598	.250	.630	6.7	2.1	1.5	.3	14.4
		VTB	24	25.5	.581	.500	.711	6.5	2.0	1.1	.3	13.3
2014–15	Pinar Karşıyaka	BSL	42	26.9	.474	.111	.667	6.8	2.1	1.1	.3	12.1

References

1. Juan Palacios Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine at Rivals.com
2. Palacios brings Colombian flavor to draft. NBA.com.
3. Five Quick Questions with Juan Palacios
4. El Gran Canaria 2014 apuesta por Juan Palacios ACB.com 26 July 2011
5. "Lietuvos Rytas picks up big man Palacios". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
6. "Pinar Karsiyaka adds big man Palacios". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
7. "Tofas Bursa signed Juan Palacios". Eurohoops.net. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
8. "neptūno"-gretose-–-atletiškasis-juanas-palaciosas-komentarai ""NEPTŪNO" GRETOSE – ATLETIŠKASIS AUKŠTAŪGIS JUANAS PALACIOSAS (KOMENTARAI)". bcneptunas.lt (in Lithuanian). 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
9. "Besiktas officially signs Juan Palacios". Sportando.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
10. "Elan Chalon signs Juan Palacios". Sportando. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
11. "Movistar Estudiantes announces Juan Palacios". Sportando. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Louisville Cardinals bio
• TBLStat.net Profile