Roberto José Hatton Negron (born October 11, 1976) is a Puerto Rican

Puerto Rican people

A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...

 professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player. Hatton has most notably played for Marist College

Marist College

Marist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929...

 in the NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico with the Arecibo Captains

Arecibo Captains

The Capitanes de Arecibo are a team in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional , Puerto Rico's main basketball league. In 2010, the team also played in the Premier Basketball League under the name Capitanes de Puerto Rico....

, San Germán Athletics

San Germán Athletics

The Atleticos de San Germán also known as La Cuna del Baloncesto en Puerto Rico is a BSN basketball team from Puerto Rico...

, and the Ponce Lions

Ponce Lions (basketball)

The Leones de Ponce are a BSN basketball team based in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The Lions are one of the BSN's most successful franchises, having won a total of twelve championships...

. Hatton has also played professionally in Portugal

Portugal

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, Russia

Russia

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, Mexico

Mexico

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 and France

France

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. Hatton has been a member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team

Puerto Rico national basketball team

The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship...

 since 1993, taking part in both the 2004 Olympic Games

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

, famous for their defeat of the United States team

USA Basketball

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, as well as the 2006 FIBA World Championship

FIBA World Championship

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