Richie Dalmau
Encyclopedia
Raymond Dalmau (born 1973) is a retired basketball
player from Puerto Rico
, the eldest son of the legendary Raymond Dalmau
. He began his professional career in 1991 with the Capitanes de Arecibo under the guidance of his father. The next year he moved to the team where his father spent his career, the Piratas de Quebradillas.
He became a basketball star while he played with Quebradillas, earning a spot in the Puerto Rican National Team in 1995. He still holds that spot as a backing Point Guard. With the National Team he has participated in many International events, among them the 1996 Olympics and the 1998 and 2002 World Tournaments.
He participated in two Puerto Rican League Finals in the years 1999 and 2000, losing both of them to the Cangrejeros de Santurce
. In 2001 he was named the League's Most Outstanding Player. In 2002 he participated in the NBA
's National Basketball Development League (NBDL) with the Fayetteville Patriots
and the Roanoke Dazzle
.
By the end of the 2003 season, the Quebradillas Pirates had many financial problems and they lost the rights to all their players. Richie and his brother Ricardo moved to the Indios de Mayaguez
.
For the 2005 season, the Dalmau brothers signed with the Cangrejeros de Santurce, which their father Raymond
will coach. During this time Richie and his brother Ricardo won their first championship on the league in 2007. Richie signed again with the Cangrejeros de Santurce in 2007 for three years. He have two younger brothers who also play in the BSN; Christian
and Ricardo
.
Richie is also the founder of a rock band named "Sueño de Hormiga" where he plays the guitar. "Sueño de Hormiga" will release it first CD album during 2008 where Richie is the executive producer.
Dalmau has also contributed to improving Puerto Rico's public education system. In 2008, he and his brother Ricardo Dalmau
participated in Sapientis Week, an initiative sponsored by the non-profit Sapientis
which brings distinguished public figures into classrooms in order to raise the public's awareness of the education crisis in Puerto Rico.
stats in 14 games are 0 games started, 75 points with a 5.4 PPG, 35 assists with a 2.5 APG, 25 rebounds with a 1.8 RPG, 9 steals with a 0.6 SPG, .422 field goal percentage, .250 three point percentage and .731 free-throw percentage.
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 from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, the eldest son of the legendary Raymond Dalmau
Raymond Dalmau
Raymond Dalmau Pérez is a retired Puerto Rican professional basketball player. During most of his career, Dalmau played in the National Superior Basketball league. His sons Richie, Christian and Ricardo also played basketball on the highest level of Puerto Rican basketball.-Career:Dalmau...
. He began his professional career in 1991 with the Capitanes de Arecibo under the guidance of his father. The next year he moved to the team where his father spent his career, the Piratas de Quebradillas.
He became a basketball star while he played with Quebradillas, earning a spot in the Puerto Rican National Team in 1995. He still holds that spot as a backing Point Guard. With the National Team he has participated in many International events, among them the 1996 Olympics and the 1998 and 2002 World Tournaments.
He participated in two Puerto Rican League Finals in the years 1999 and 2000, losing both of them to the Cangrejeros de Santurce
Santurce Crabbers (basketball)
The Cangrejeros de Santurce are a BSN basketball team from the Santurce area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. They currently play at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum and Mario Morales Coliseum, they have been playing there since 2005...
. In 2001 he was named the League's Most Outstanding Player. In 2002 he participated in the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
's National Basketball Development League (NBDL) with the Fayetteville Patriots
Fayetteville Patriots
The Fayetteville Patriots were a NBA Development League team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Its logo design features a bald eagle's head and a basketball in the middle of a capital letter "P" with stars and stripes filling the rest of it.-Season By Season:- Franchise history...
and the Roanoke Dazzle
Roanoke Dazzle
The Roanoke Dazzle were an NBA Development League team based in Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.. In operation from the inaugural D-League season of 2001-02 through the 2005-06 season, the Dazzle marked the return of professional basketball to Roanoke since the Virginia Squires called Roanoke home in the...
.
By the end of the 2003 season, the Quebradillas Pirates had many financial problems and they lost the rights to all their players. Richie and his brother Ricardo moved to the Indios de Mayaguez
Indios de Mayagüez
The Indios de Mayagüez are a baseball team in the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League . Normally based in Mayagüez, the Indios have won 16 national championships and two Caribbean World Series...
.
For the 2005 season, the Dalmau brothers signed with the Cangrejeros de Santurce, which their father Raymond
Raymond Dalmau
Raymond Dalmau Pérez is a retired Puerto Rican professional basketball player. During most of his career, Dalmau played in the National Superior Basketball league. His sons Richie, Christian and Ricardo also played basketball on the highest level of Puerto Rican basketball.-Career:Dalmau...
will coach. During this time Richie and his brother Ricardo won their first championship on the league in 2007. Richie signed again with the Cangrejeros de Santurce in 2007 for three years. He have two younger brothers who also play in the BSN; Christian
Christian Dalmau
Christian Dalmau is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He is the second son of the legendary Puerto Rican basketball star Raymond Dalmau...
and Ricardo
Ricardo Dalmau
Ricardo Dalmau Santana is the youngest of three children of the legendary basketball player Raymond Dalmau. He began his professional basketball career in 1995 with the Polluelos de Aibonito, under the coaching of his father. That year he earned the Puerto Rican League's Rookie of the Year Award...
.
Richie is also the founder of a rock band named "Sueño de Hormiga" where he plays the guitar. "Sueño de Hormiga" will release it first CD album during 2008 where Richie is the executive producer.
Dalmau has also contributed to improving Puerto Rico's public education system. In 2008, he and his brother Ricardo Dalmau
Ricardo Dalmau
Ricardo Dalmau Santana is the youngest of three children of the legendary basketball player Raymond Dalmau. He began his professional basketball career in 1995 with the Polluelos de Aibonito, under the coaching of his father. That year he earned the Puerto Rican League's Rookie of the Year Award...
participated in Sapientis Week, an initiative sponsored by the non-profit Sapientis
Sapientis
Sapientis is a non-profit organization based in San Juan, Puerto Rico whose mission is to improve the quality of public education as a means to reducing poverty, stimulating economic growth and enhancing the standard of living in Puerto Rico.-Context:...
which brings distinguished public figures into classrooms in order to raise the public's awareness of the education crisis in Puerto Rico.
Career stats
Dalmau's NBA Development LeagueNBA Development League
The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...
stats in 14 games are 0 games started, 75 points with a 5.4 PPG, 35 assists with a 2.5 APG, 25 rebounds with a 1.8 RPG, 9 steals with a 0.6 SPG, .422 field goal percentage, .250 three point percentage and .731 free-throw percentage.