Denis Clemente

Denis Clemente (born April 10, 1986 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played collegiately in the United States with the Kansas State University Wildcats, and led the team to the Elite 8 round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, before losing to the Butler Bulldogs. He is a 6'1, 175 pound combo guard.

Denis Clemente
Clemente guarded by Diante Garrett of Iowa State
No. 16 – Capitanes de Arecibo
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBSN
Personal information
Born (1986-04-10) April 10, 1986
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolCalusa Preparatory School
College
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011Maccabi Rishon Lezion
2011–2014Caciques de Humacao
2014–2017Capitanes de Arecibo
2017–2018Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2018–2020Mineros de Zacatecas
2020–2021Cangrejeros de Santurce
2021–2022Brujos de Guayama
2023–presentCapitanes de Arecibo

Clemente graduated from Kansas Sate in 2010, and he entered the 2010 NBA draft. After he went undrafted, he played in the NBA Summer League with the Charlotte Bobcats, but was cut prior to training camp. In December 2010 he signed with Greek club Maroussi BC.[1] In September 2011 he signed with Slovak club BK Bemaco SPU Nitra.[2] In 2011 he was selected Rookie of the Year in Puerto Rico's Professional league. He has also had a stint playing professional basketball in Mexico.[3]

Personal life

He is the second cousin of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame player Roberto Clemente.[4]

References
  1. Ερχεται ο Κλεμέντε, δείπνο και εύσημα. Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)
  2. Prvou legionárskou posilou Denis Clemente Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovak)
  3. "Denis Clemente gana el Novato del Año en el BSN". Primera Hora. 12 July 2011.
  4. Passion pays off for Kansas State's Denis Clemente in NCAA Tournament St. Petersburg Times, March 24, 2010


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