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Cuban basketball player

Jasiel Rivero

No. 14 – Maccabi Tel Aviv
Position Center / Power forward
League Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueEuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1993-10-31) October 31, 1993 (age 31)Havana, Cuba
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2014–2015 Capitalinos
2015–2018 Estudiantes Concordia
2018–2019 Boca Juniors
2019–2021 San Pablo Burgos
2021–2023 Valencia
2023–present Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Champions League champion (2020, 2021) All-FIBA Champions League Second Team (2021) All-Spanish League Second Team (2021) All-Argentine League Team (2019) Argentine League Top Scorer (2019) Cuban League champion (2015) All-Cuban League Team (2015) Cuban League MVP (2015) Cuban League Finals MVP (2015) Cuban League Top Scorer (2015)

Jasiel "Papi" Rivero Fernández (born October 31, 1993) is a Cuban professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague.

Professional career

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Argentina (2015–2019)

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Rivero made his professional debut on January 1, 2016, for Estudiantes Concordia. Rivero played with Boca Juniors for the 2018–19 season, averaging 18.1 points per game (2nd in the league), while shooting 54% from the floor.[1]

San Pablo Burgos (2019–2021)

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On September 9, 2019, Rivero signed with San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. Rivero would play a key part in San Pablo Burgos success in the Basketball Champions League as the club became champions both in the 2019-20 and 2020–21 campaigns.

In 2019-20, he scored 8.3 points and had 4.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 50% from the field.[2] In 2020-21, he scored 12.3 points and had 6.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 57% from the field.[2]

Valencia Basket (2021–2023)

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On July 15, 2021, despite interest from clubs such as Panathinaikos,[3] Rivero decided to sign with Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB.[4] He reunited himself with his former head coach Joan Peñarroya.

In 2021-22, he scored 11.1 points and had 4.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 59% from the field.[2] In 2022-23, he scored 10.5 points and had 3.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 59% from the field.[2]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2023–present)

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On July 30, 2023, Rivero signed with Israel powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv.

National team career

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Rivero represented Cuba during the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. He averaged 18.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 0.5 assists.

Legend

GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR Performance Index Rating
Bold Career high

Basketball Champions League

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FIBA Americas League

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Uruguay Tabaré LUB 5 34.0 .431 .188 .805 8.2 2.0 2.6 .4 19.6
2015–16 Argentina Est. Concordia LNB 16 25.5 .458 .267 .605 4.1 .7 1.4 .4 8.9
2017–18 Argentina Est. Concordia LNB 39 28.0 .557 .341 .717 5.2 1.2 .6 .7 18.0
2018–19 Argentina Boca Juniors LNB 47 30.8 .542 .384 .681 5.2 1.4 1.2 .7 18.1
2019–20 Spain San Pablo Burgos ACB 16 19.3 .460 .379 .564 3.8 .7 .2 .4 7.8
2020–21 Spain San Pablo Burgos ACB 35 23.4 .559 .262 .655 5.5 1.1 .7 .4 12.2
2021–22 Spain Valencia ACB 34 19.8 .548 .243 .557 4.1 .8 .9 .3 10.0
2022–23 Spain Valencia ACB 25 19.6 .622 .440 .598 4.2 .7 .7 .6 11.7
2023–24 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 26 19.3 .636 .250 .658 5.6 .9 .5 .4 11.3
  1. ^ "Argentinian Liga A Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. ^ a b c d "Jasiel Rivero Player Profile, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  3. ^ "Panathinaikos showing strong interest in Jasiel Rivero". eurohoops.net. July 7, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Jasiel Rivero leaves Burgos, signs with Valencia". eurohoops.net. July 15, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.