Ángel Delgado Explained

Ángel Delgado
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:245
League:Basketbol Süper Ligi
Team:Galatasaray Ekmas
Number:31
Birth Date:20 November 1994
Birth Place:Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
High School:The Patrick School
(Elizabeth, New Jersey)
College:Seton Hall (2014–2018)
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Team1:Los Angeles Clippers
Years2:2018–2019
Team2:Agua Caliente Clippers
Years3:2019–2020
Team3:Hapoel Holon
Years4:2020
Team4:Sioux Falls Skyforce
Years5:2020–2021
Team5:Movistar Estudiantes
Years6:2021–2022
Team6:Bilbao Basket
Years7:2022–2023
Team7:Pınar Karşıyaka
Years8:2023–2024
Team8:Beşiktaş
Years9:2024–present
Team9:Galatasaray
Highlights:

Ángel Luis Delgado Astacio (born November 20, 1994) is a Dominican professional basketball player for Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates. Delgado has also played on the Dominican national team.[1]

College career

Delgado committed to play college basketball with the Pirates of Seton Hall University on August 16, 2013, after receiving offers from Florida State, Fordham, Virginia, among others.[2] [3] Delgado was elected Rookie of the Year of the Big East Conference in the 2014-15 season, after averaging 9.3 points and a conference-high 9.9 rebounds per game.[4]

In his junior year at Seton Hall, Delgado lead the NCAA in rebounds with 13.1 rebounds per game that season to go along with 15.2 points per game. He was one assist shy of a triple double in the Big East Tournament matchup versus Marquette.[5] He was named to the First Team All-Big East and led Seton Hall to a 21-12 overall mark and 10-8 record in the Big East. Delgado entered the 2017 NBA draft without an agent, although decided to return to Seton Hall for his senior year of college after not being invited to the NBA Combine.[6]

Delgado broke Derrick Coleman's record for most rebounds in the Big East with a 19-rebound performance against DePaul on January 27, 2018.[7] In his final game in college, an 83-79 loss to Kansas in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament, he had 24 points and 23 rebounds.[8] As a senior, Delgado averaged 13.6 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. He won the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award for top center and Haggerty Award for top New York-area player.[9] In his career at Seton Hall he pulled down 1,432 rebounds. He participated in the 2018 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.[10]

Professional career

Los Angeles Clippers (2018–2019)

After being undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Delgado signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on July 6, 2018.[11] For the 2018–19 season, he split his playing time between the Clippers and their NBA G League affiliate, the Agua Caliente Clippers.[12] On January 5, 2019, Delgado grabbed an NBA G League-record 31 rebounds for the Clippers in a 112–94 win over the Oklahoma City Blue.[13] He broke a record previously set by Jack Cooley back in 2015 under the NBA D-League.[14] Delgado made his NBA debut on February 7, recording 3 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 steal in 14 minutes of action in a blowout 116–92 loss to the Indiana Pacers.[15]

Beijing Royal Fighters (2019)

On August 8, 2019, Delgado signed with the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association.[16] On October 16, 2019, he parted ways with the Royal Fighters before appearing in a game for them.[17]

Hapoel Holon (2019–2020)

On December 2, 2019, Delgado signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League.[18] He appeared in nine games for Holon in the Basketball Champions League and Israeli League, averaging 8.6 points and 5.7 rebounds in 17.3 minutes of action.

On January 14, 2020, Delgado parted ways with Holon for personal reasons.[19]

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2020)

On March 6, 2020, the Sioux Falls Skyforce announced that they had acquired Delgado off waivers.[20] In two games, he averaged 13.5 points, six rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game.[21]

Movistar Estudiantes (2020–2021)

On July 18, 2020, the Movistar Estudiantes announced that they had added Delgado.[22]

Bilbao Basket (2021–2022)

On July 19, 2021, he has signed with Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB.[23]

Pınar Karşıyaka (2022–2023)

On June 23, 2022, he has signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[24]

Beşiktaş (2023–2024)

On July 6, 2023, he has signed with Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[25]

Galatasaray (2024–present)

On July 2, 2024, he signed with Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[26]

National team career

Delgado represented the Dominican Republic at the 2016 Centrobasket, where he won a bronze medal. He averaged 12.5 points per game, 10th best in the tournament, and 7.5 rebounds per game, sixth best.[1] Delgado later played in the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, appearing in three games and, averaging 8.7 points and 8.3 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Clippers| 2 || 0 || 7.5 || .200 || – || .500 || 2.0 || .0 || .5 || .0 || 1.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 2 || 0 || 7.5 || .200 || – || .500 || 2.0 || .0 || .5 || .0 || 1.5

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delgado Leads Dominican Republic to CentroBasket Bronze. Seton Hall Pirates. April 16, 2018. June 27, 2016.
  2. News: Eli Hershkovich . Seton Hall's Angel Delgado wants to be more than college basketball's best rebounder . 4 April 2022 . . 30 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Angel Delgado - Basketball Recruiting. ESPN. April 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: Angel Delgado Named Big East Rookie of the Year. Seton Hall Pirates. April 16, 2018. March 11, 2015.
  5. News: Carino. Jerry. Seton Hall basketball: Is Angel Delgado the nation's best big man? A closer look. April 16, 2018. Asbury Park Press. October 26, 2017.
  6. News: Seton Hall Angel Delgado withdraws from NBA draft. April 16, 2018. United Press International. May 27, 2017.
  7. News: Carino. Jerry. Seton Hall basketball: Angel Delgado breaks Big East rebounding record in romp of DePaul. April 16, 2018. Asbury Park Press. January 28, 2018.
  8. News: NCAA Tournament: Kansas holds off Seton Hall despite Angel Delgado's huge game. April 16, 2018. The Trentonian. Associated Press. March 17, 2018.
  9. News: Arizona's Ayton Wins Karl Malone Award. Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. April 7, 2018. B004. Newspapers.com. Pascoe. Bruce.
  10. News: Carino. Jerry. Seton Hall basketball: Angel Delgado wins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar award as nation's top center. April 16, 2018. Asbury Park Press. April 6, 2018.
  11. News: Press Release: LA Clippers Sign Angel Delgado To Two-Way Contract. July 6, 2018. NBA.com. July 6, 2018.
  12. Web site: Clippers sign Angel Delgado to two-way contract . Sportando . July 7, 2018.
  13. Web site: LA Clippers two-way player Angel Delgado sets G-League record for rebounds in a game. 5 January 2019.
  14. Web site: Clippers Two-Way Player Angel Delgado Proving HImself as an Elite G League Rebounder. 5 January 2019.
  15. Web site: Clippers' Angel Delgado: Makes NBA debut. 8 February 2019 .
  16. News: Angel Delgado signed by Beijing Royal Fighters. December 3, 2019. Court-Side. August 8, 2019.
  17. News: Jason Thompson will replace 2019 G League Player of the Year Angel Delgado in Beijing Royal Fighters. December 3, 2019. Sportando. October 16, 2019.
  18. News: אנחל דלגאדו חתם בהפועל "יונט" חולון. December 3, 2019. basket.co.il. December 2, 2019. he.
  19. News: Angel Delgado, Hapoel Holon part ways. January 14, 2020. Sportando. January 14, 2020.
  20. News: SKYFORCE ACQUIRES ANGEL DELGADO. March 6, 2020. NBA.com. March 6, 2020.
  21. News: Angel Delgado: Claimed by Skyforce . June 13, 2020 . . March 11, 2020.
  22. Web site: ACB: Ángel Delgado refuerza la pintura de Movistar Estudiantes. July 18, 2020. ES. movistarestudiantes.com. July 18, 2020.
  23. News: Bilbao Basket lands Angel Delgado. July 19, 2021. Sportando. En. August 7, 2021.
  24. News: Pinar Karsiyaka lands Angel Delgado. June 23, 2022. Sportando. En. June 23, 2022. Carchia . Emiliano .
  25. Web site: Angel Delgado Beşiktaş'ta. July 6, 2023. Beşiktaş. tr. July 6, 2023.
  26. Web site: Galatasaray’a hoş geldin Ángel Delgado. July 2, 2024. Galatasaray. tr. July 3, 2024.