Édgar Sosa (basketball) explained

Édgar Sosa
Position:shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:175
League:Libyan Division I Basketball League
Team:Al-Fateh
Nationality:Dominican / American
Birth Date:15 January 1988
Birth Place:New York City, US
High School:Rice (New York City, New York)
College:Louisville (2006–2010)
Draft Year:2010
Career Start:2010
Years1:2010–2011
Team1:Angelico Biella
Years2:2012
Team2:Reales de La Vega
Years3:2013
Team3:Blancos de Rueda Valladolid
Years4:2013
Team4:Cangrejeros de Santurce
Years5:2013
Team5:Leones de Santo Domingo
Years6:2013–2014
Team6:ratiopharm Ulm
Years7:2014–2015
Team7:Dinamo Sassari
Years8:2015–2016
Team8:Petrochimi Bandar Imam
Years9:2016
Team9:Hapoel Jerusalem
Years10:2016–2017
Team10:Juvecaserta
Years11:2017
Team11:Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
Years12:2017–2018
Team12:New Zealand Breakers
Years13:2018
Team13:Reyer Venezia
Years14:2018–2019
Team14:BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Years15:2019–2020
Team15:Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Years16:2020–2021
Team16:Boulazac
Years17:2021
Team17:Rasta Vechta
Years18:2021–2022
Team18:Zamalek
Years20:2022–2023
Team20:Al-Naft
Highlights:
Years21:2023-present
Team21:Al-Fateh

Édgar Sosa (born January 15, 1988) is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for Al-Naft SC of the Iraqi Basketball League. He played college basketball for Louisville.

High school and college career

Sosa attended Rice High School in New York City, where he received all-American honors.

As a freshman at Louisville playing with Derrick Caracter, Earl Clark and Jerry Smith, the young group struggled early in the 2006–07 season. The team went on to win 8 out of its last 10 games, earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Texas A&M, Sosa scored 31 points, shooting 15 for 17 from the line and 7 for 9 from the field. He also shot 15 for 15 on free throws to start the game, but missed his final two, as Texas A&M won the game.

In his four-year career at Louisville, Sosa played 140 games and averaged 9.7 points per game.[1]

Professional career

On July 23, 2010, Sosa signed a one-year deal with Italian Serie A team Angelico Biella.[2] In June 2011, he parted ways with Biella.[3]

On July 3, 2011, Sosa signed a one-year deal with Sutor Basket Montegranaro.[4] However, after breaking his leg playing for the Dominican Republic at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship in September,[5] he was ruled out for six months.[6] Sosa was subsequently replaced on Montegranaro's roster by Ben Uzoh.[7]

In June 2012, Sosa joined Dominican team Reales de La Vega.[8] [9]

In January 2013, Sosa joined Blancos de Rueda Valladolid on a one-month contract.[10] He later played in Puerto Rico for Cangrejeros de Santurce and in his home country for Leones de Santo Domingo.

On September 30, 2013, Sosa signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga for the 2013–14 season.[11]

On July 7, 2014, Sosa signed with Italian team Dinamo Sassari for the 2014–15 season.[12]

On September 25, 2015, Sosa signed with the Atlanta Hawks.[13] He was waived by the Hawks on October 10, 2015, after appearing in one preseason game.[14] Later that month, he signed with Iranian team Petrochimi Bandar Imam.[15] On April 16, 2016, a day after winning the Iranian Super League title with Petrochimi, Sosa signed with Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem for the rest of the season.[16]

On August 11, 2016, Sosa signed with Italian team Juvecaserta Basket for the 2016–17 season.[17] On March 15, 2017, he parted ways with Juvecaserta after averaging 19.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game in the Serie A.[18] Three days later, he signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.[19]

On July 26, 2017, Sosa signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2017–18 NBL season.[20] On March 14, 2018, he signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Lega Basket Serie A.[21]

On June 8, 2018, Sosa signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A.[22] In 18 games played during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 13.2 points and 5.2 assists per game.

On August 24, 2019, Sosa returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2019–20 season.[23] On January 12, 2020, Sosa recorded a season-high 38 points, while shooting 6-of-10 from three-point range, along with four rebounds and four assists in a 98–93 win over his former team Hapoel Jerusalem.[24] He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 15 MVP.[25]

On July 26, 2020, he signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of LNB Pro A.[26]

On February 16, 2021, he signed with Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga.[27] Sosa averaged 16.5 points, 3.4 assists, and 2.0 rebounds per game.

On September 2, 2021, he signed with Zamalek of the Egyptian Basketball Super League.[28] On May 28, he was named to the All-BAL First Team of the 2022 season, helping Zamalek to a third place with a team leading 18.5 points per game.

On September 18, 2022, Sosa joined Al-Naft SC of the Iraqi Basketball League.[29]

National team career

Sosa made his debut for the Dominican national team in 2011. In 2014, he represented the Dominican Republic at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.[30]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="text-align:left;"| Sassari| 10 || 0 || 22.9 || .361 || .282 || .719 || 1.4 || 4.2 || .3 || .0 || 10.4 || 6.7|-| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 10 || 0 || 22.9 || .361 || .282 || .719 || 1.4 || 4.2 || .3 || .0 || 10.4 || 6.7

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edgar Sosa Stats. Sports-Reference.com. September 26, 2015.
  2. Web site: Angelico Biella signs Goran Suton and Edgar Sosa. Sportando.com. July 23, 2010. July 26, 2017.
  3. Web site: Edgar Sosa will leave Biella. Sportando.com. June 7, 2011. July 26, 2017.
  4. Web site: Sutor Montegranaro announced Edgar Sosa. Sportando.com. July 3, 2011. July 26, 2017.
  5. Web site: Edgar Sosa broke his leg in FIBA Americas Championship. Sportando.com. September 5, 2011. July 26, 2017.
  6. Web site: Edgar Sosa to undergo surgery today, will be out at least six months. Sportando.com. September 5, 2011. July 26, 2017.
  7. Web site: Fabi Shoes Montegranaro announces Ben Uzoh. Sportando.com. September 19, 2011. July 26, 2017.
  8. Web site: Sanchez. Odalis. Saldívar: Edgar Sosa jugará con Reales en la LNB. elnacional.com.do. June 13, 2012. July 26, 2017. Spanish.
  9. Web site: Guerrero. Mario Emilio. LNB - EDGAR SOSA SE COMPROMETE A JUGAR CON LOS REALES DE LA VEGA. dominicanosenbasket.com. June 25, 2012. July 26, 2017. Spanish.
  10. Web site: Edgar Sosa player profile. ShamSports.com. July 26, 2017.
  11. Web site: Ratiopharm Ulm sign Edgar Sosa. Sportando.com. September 30, 2013. July 26, 2017.
  12. Web site: Dinamo Sassari lands Edgar Sosa. Sportando.com. July 7, 2014. July 26, 2017.
  13. Web site: Hawks Finalize Training Camp Roster. NBA.com. September 25, 2015. September 25, 2015.
  14. News: Vivlamore. Chris. Hawks waive Sosa, Kazemi. MyAJC.com. October 10, 2015. July 26, 2017.
  15. Web site: Edgar Sosa agrees to a deal with Petrochimi. Sportando.com. October 19, 2015. July 26, 2017.
  16. Web site: Edgar Sosa signs with Hapoel Jerusalem. Sportando.com. April 16, 2016. July 26, 2017.
  17. Web site: Edgar Sosa signs with JuveCaserta Basket. Sportando.com. August 11, 2016. August 11, 2016.
  18. Web site: Edgar Sosa, Juvecaserta part ways. Sportando.com. March 15, 2017. March 15, 2017.
  19. Web site: Edgar Sosa officially signs with Riyadi. Sportando.com. March 18, 2017. March 18, 2017.
  20. News: SKYCITY BREAKERS ANNOUNCE GREAT NEWS ON AND OFF COURT. NZBreakers.co.nz. July 26, 2017. July 26, 2017.
  21. Web site: Reyer Venezia signs Edgar Sosa. sportando.basketball. March 14, 2018. March 21, 2018.
  22. Web site: Gravelines-Dunkerque signs Edgar Sosa. Sportando.basketball. June 8, 2018. August 24, 2019.
  23. News: Edgar Sosa signs with Gilboa Galil. Sportando.basketball. August 24, 2019. August 24, 2019. Carchia . Emiliano .
  24. Web site: Winner League, Game 15: Gilboa Galil Vs Hapoel J-M. basket.co.il. January 12, 2020. January 12, 2020.
  25. Web site: מצטיין המחזור ה-15: אדגר סוסה. January 14, 2020. basket.co.il. January 14, 2020. he.
  26. Web site: Edgar Sosa (ex Galil Gilboa) is a second import added to the roster of Boulazac. July 26, 2020. Eurobasket. En. July 26, 2020.
  27. News: Rasta Vechta announces Edgar Sosa. February 16, 2021. Sportando. En. February 17, 2021. Borghesan . Ennio Terrasi .
  28. Web site: Al Zamalek signs Edgar Sosa . Latinbasket . September 2, 2021 . September 2, 2021.
  29. News: Hamid Addasi . Abdul . 2022-09-18 . Al Naft tabs Edgar Sosa . Afrobasket.com . 2022-08-19.
  30. Web site: Edgar Sosa's profile. FIBA.com. July 26, 2017.