http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Sanchez Ricky Sanchez Position Power Forward League NBDL Height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Weight 220 lb (100 kg) Team Philadelphia 76ers Nationality Puerto Rico Born 1987-07-06 (age 20) Draft 2nd round, 35th overall, 2005, Portland Trail Blazers Pro career 2005–present Ricardo "Ricky" Sanchez (born July 6, 1987 in Guayama, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Sanchez has played with the Idaho Stampede in the NBA Development League and the Continental Basketball Association, and with the Caguas Creoles and Humacao Grays in the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico. He was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with 35th pick of the 2005 NBA Draft becoming the fourth Puerto Rican to be drafted by the National Basketball Association, and was immediately traded to the Denver Nuggets for their selection, Jarrett Jack. Sanchez has been a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team since 2007. [edit] Biography Sanchez studied in the IMG Academy located in Bradenton, Florida where he participated with the academy's team. During this period he was trained by Joe Abunassar, who is responsible for training professional players Kevin Garnett and Al Harrington. He averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds during his senior high school year wich prompetd Abunassar to support Sanchez's decision to enter his name in the National Basketball Association Draft.[1] Sanchez became a well-known player in Puerto Rico's minor basketball leagues, quickly becoming a member of the exclusive Puerto Rico Pump-N-Run basketball team.[2] The Puerto Rico Pump-N-Run is made up exclusively of that country's very best young basketball players. Sanchez started his professional career at the age of 14 where he played with the Caguas Creoles of the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico in 2001 playing in 7 games scoring 13 points with a 1.9 PPG average.[3] In 2002, at the age of 15 he played a second season with the Caguas Creoles playing 9 games scoring 18 points with a 2.0 PPG average.[3] In 2005 Sanchez was widely expected to attend the University of Memphis and had signed a letter of intent when he suddenly announced he was skipping college to enter directly into the NBA Draft. With his signing, Sanchez joins fellow Puerto Ricans Alfred Lee, Jose Ortiz, Ramon Rivas, Ramon Ramos, Daniel Santiago, Carlos Arroyo (who also played with the Nuggets) and Peter John Ramos, in chronological order, as NBA players from Puerto Rico. On October 26, 2006 fellow Puerto Rican Jose Juan Barea joined this group as well. During the summer of 2005, Sanchez participated with the Denver Nuggets during the NBA Summer Pro League. On November 12, 2005, Ricky Sanchez signed with the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association. At the time of signing he was the youngest player to sign a CBA contract.[4] In the early summer of 2006, Sanchez expressed interest in participating in the National Superior Basketball tournament, but the Denver Nuggets denied him permison to play. In 2006, Sanchez participated with the Denver Nuggets during the NBA Summer Pro League for a second straight year. Sanchez was assigned to the NBA Development League to play with the Idaho Stampede for the 2006-2007 season on October 3, 2006. Sanchez played part of the BSN's 2007 season with Humacao Grays before receiving an injury on one of his legs. During summer of 2007, Sanchez represented Puerto Rico as a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team during the 2007 Pan-American Games winning the Silver Medal. On September 10, 2007, Billy King announced that Sanchez's rights were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with forward Reggie Evans for Steven Hunter and Bobby Jones.[5] Career stats * Sanchez's NBDL stats in 50 games with 18 starts are 580 points with a 11.6 PPG, 85 assists with a 1.7 APG, 210 rebounds with a 4.2 RPG, 32 steals with a 0.6 SPG, 36 blocks with a 0.7 BPG, .404 field goal percentage, .744 free throw percentage, and .366 3-point percentage. * His CBA stats in 47 games are 374 points with an 8.0 PPG, 68 assists with a 1.4 APG, 170 rebounds with a 3.6 RPG, 28 steals with a 0.6 SPG, 34 blocks with a 0.7 BPG, .425 field goal percentage, .767 free-throw percentage, and .394 3-point percentage. --

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