Alejandro Carmona Explained

Alejandro Carmona
League:Baloncesto Superior Nacional
Team:Gigantes de Carolina
Number:12
Weight:220lb
Position:Forward
Birth Date:14 June 1983
Birth Place:Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Nationality:Puerto Rican
High School:Troy (Troy, Ohio)
Career Start:2005
Years1:2005–2006
Team1:Fort Worth Flyers
Years2:2006–2008
Team2:Vaqueros de Bayamón
Years3:2008–2009
Team3:Gigantes de Carolina
Years4:2009–2011
Team4:Indios de Mayagüez
Years5:2011–2012
Team5:Caciques de Humacao
Years6:2012–2013
Team6:Panteras de Aguascalientes
Years7:2014–2016
Team7:Brujos de Guayama
Years8:2016
Team8:Atenienses de Manati
Years9:2016-2021
Team9:Piratas de Quebradillas
Years10:2021-2023
Team10:Gigantes de Carolina
Highlights:

Alejandro "Bimbo" Carmona (born June 14, 1983) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Gigantes de Carolina of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN After going undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft, Carmona participated in 2005 pre-season training camp of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association, and then played with the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League. Since then, he has been playing in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) with Gigantes de Carolina, Vaqueros de Bayamón, Indios de Mayagüez, Brujos de Guayama and Piratas de Quebradillas. Carmona was a member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team since 2006.

Biography

He has is often confused with Alejandro Carmona aka Ali Baba. The two are separate characters.Carmona attended Troy High School in Troy, Ohio from 1999 to 2001 where he played basketball for two seasons before being ruled ineligible by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. During his time in Troy, Carmona verbally committed to play college basketball at the University of Memphis and later at the University of Dayton.

Carmona has played in the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico since 2001. Carmona won Rookie of the Year in 2002 for National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico. In 2005 Carmona was invited to the Detroit Pistons Pre-Season Training Camp and was later allocated to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBDL.

In 2006, Carmona played with Fuerza Regia from Mexico, (LNBP league). Has set the record for most points in a game, with Fuerza Regia, with 49, against Durango (on October 13), LNBP League.

Carmona has been a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team in 2006, participating in the Central American and Caribbean Games earning the Gold Medal.

During summer of 2007, Carmona represented Puerto Rico as a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team during the 2007 Pan-American Games winning the Silver Medal.

In 2017, Carmona joined the Piratas de Quebradillas where he won his first BSN Championship.

On January 20, 2022 "Bimbo" signed with the Gigantes de Carolina and on July 26, 2023 he won his second BSN championship. This was the first championship in franchise history.

Career stats

Carmona's NBDL stats in 7 games are 17 points with a 2.4 PPG, 3 assists with a 0.4 APG, 11 rebounds with a 1.6 RPG, 2 steals with a 0.3 SPG, .308 field goal percentage, and .500 free-throw percentage.

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