Ivan Almonte
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Ivan Almonte is a professional basketball player from the Dominican Republic
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Ivan Almonte was born in Santo Domingo
, Dominican Republic
to his father Radhames and mother Altagracia Almonte. His brothers Erick and Hector are also professional baseball players. He is currently married to wife Kamryn and has two young children. Ivan Played basketball and baseball at Liceo Union Panamericana in Santo Domingo where he averaged 25 points and 9 rebounds as a prep senior and once scored 56 points in a single game.
He played with the Dominican National Team at the 2001 Under-21 World Championships and has represented Dominican Republic in other prestigious events as well. From 2002 to 2004, he attended Southeastern Community College in Iowa where he averaged 11.6 points with 7.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists, both years he won the NJCAA national championships under head coach Joe O'Brien. From 2004 to 2006, Ivan Almonte attended Florida International University
, where he averaged 16 points with 10.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
He has played professionally in France
for the last 4 years and is currently signed with the Boulazac Basket Dordogne for the 2009-2010 season.
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
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Ivan Almonte was born in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
to his father Radhames and mother Altagracia Almonte. His brothers Erick and Hector are also professional baseball players. He is currently married to wife Kamryn and has two young children. Ivan Played basketball and baseball at Liceo Union Panamericana in Santo Domingo where he averaged 25 points and 9 rebounds as a prep senior and once scored 56 points in a single game.
He played with the Dominican National Team at the 2001 Under-21 World Championships and has represented Dominican Republic in other prestigious events as well. From 2002 to 2004, he attended Southeastern Community College in Iowa where he averaged 11.6 points with 7.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists, both years he won the NJCAA national championships under head coach Joe O'Brien. From 2004 to 2006, Ivan Almonte attended Florida International University
Florida International University
Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
, where he averaged 16 points with 10.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
He has played professionally in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
for the last 4 years and is currently signed with the Boulazac Basket Dordogne for the 2009-2010 season.
External links
- http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=fra&PlayerID=38588