David Cubillán

David Cubillán
Halcones de Xalapa
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	July 27, 1987 (age 37); Maracaibo, Venezuela
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint Benedict's Preparatory School; (Newark, New Jersey)
College	Marquette (2006–2010)
NBA draft	2010: undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010	Espartanos de Margarita
2011	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2011–2012	Soles de Mexicali
2012–2013	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2013–2014	Maccabi Haifa
2014	Maccabi Ashdod
2014–2015	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2015	Guaros de Lara
2015–2017	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2017–2018	Flamengo
2018–2019	Guaros de Lara
2018–2019	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2019–2020	Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2020–2021	CB Peñas Huesca
2021	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2021–2022	Unifacisa Basquete
2022	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2022	Caribbean Storm Islands
2022	Titanes de Barranquilla
2023	Goes
2023	Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2023	Abejas de León
2024–present	Halcones de Xalapa
Men's basketball
Representing Venezuela
FIBA South American Championship
FIBA AmeriCup

David Alejandro Cubillán León^[1] (born July 27, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for the Abejas de León. He played college basketball with the Marquette Golden Eagles, where he was a key part of Marquette's bench play.

College career

While at Marquette, Cubillán was the first man off the bench, backing up starting point guard, Dominic James. As a freshman, he scored a career-high 20 points, in a 75–71 win over Pittsburgh, on March 3, 2007.^[2]

Professional career

In July 2013, Cubillán signed with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.^[3] However, he was released from the roster that season, and moved to the Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod. He finished that 2013–14 season, playing with his third team of that season, Trotamundos de Carabobo, on the Venezuelan professional league, where he is considered to be one of the best point guards in the league. In August 2017, Cubillan announced that he is going to play in Brazilian league, using the colors of Flamengo.

He later returned to Trotamundos.^[4]

National team career

With the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team, Cubillán has won the gold medal at the 2014 South American Championship, the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, and the 2016 South American Championship. He also won a silver medal at the 2012 South American Championship.^[5]

He also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Player profile

Cubillán's strengths as a player, include his quickness, and his ability to shoot the three-point shot at a high percentage.

References

^ "Asistencias". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
^ Matthews, Cubillán step up, lead Golden Eagles past Pitt
^ "Maccabi Haifa sign David Cubillan". Sportando.net. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
^ Diego Bolívar (29 May 2021). "Trotamundos arrolló a Broncos y clasificó a la final". El Carabobeño (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
^ "2014 South American Basketball Championship - Venezuela - David Cubillan". FIBA. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

External links

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[1] "Asistencias". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

[2] Matthews, Cubillán step up, lead Golden Eagles past Pitt

[3] "Maccabi Haifa sign David Cubillan". Sportando.net. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

[4] Diego Bolívar (29 May 2021). "Trotamundos arrolló a Broncos y clasificó a la final". El Carabobeño (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[2014_South_American_Basketball_Championship_--5] "2014 South American Basketball Championship - Venezuela - David Cubillan". FIBA. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

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