Félix Javier Pérez | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 250 |
Position: | Center |
Birth Date: | 31 May 1971 |
Birth Place: | Guayama, Puerto Rico |
Death Place: | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
Nationality: | American |
Career Start: | 1990 |
Career End: | 2004 |
Years1: | 1990–1997 |
Team1: | Mets de Guaynabo |
Years2: | 1998–1999 |
Team2: | Atléticos de San Germán |
Years3: | 2000–2001 |
Team3: | Piratas de Quebradillas |
Years4: | 2002 |
Team4: | Capitanes de Arecibo |
Years5: | 2003 |
Team5: | Leones de Ponce |
Years6: | 2003–2004 |
Team6: | Capitanes de Arecibo |
Félix Javier Pérez Rivera (May 31, 1971 – September 21, 2005) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. In 15 seasons in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), Pérez played for the Mets de Guaynabo, Atléticos de San Germán, Piratas de Quebradillas, Leones de Ponce, and Capitanes de Arecibo.[1] In 1995, he led the league in rebounds with an average of 10.3 per game.
Pérez was a member of the Puerto Rican national basketball team. As part of the national team, he participated in the 1994 Goodwill Games where Puerto Rico won the gold medal, and the 1994 FIBA World Championship.
Pérez was killed on September 21, 2005, outside his home in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, when he tried to help his neighbor during a robbery. He had a wife, Sara Aponte, and four children.[2]
In 2010, Glorimari Jaime Rodríguez, mayor of Pérez's hometown Guayama, announced that the basketball stadium of Cimarrona would be renamed in his honor.[3]
|-| align="left" | 1990| align="left" | Guaynabo| 6 || .500 || .000 || .250 || 1.5 || 0.2 || 2.0|-| align="left" | 1991| align="left" | Guaynabo| 14 || .333 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.6 || 0.1 || 1.3|-| align="left" | 1992| align="left" | Guaynabo| 33 || .556 || .000 || .475 || 9.7 || 0.8 || 8.7|-| align="left" | 1993| align="left" | Guaynabo| 30 || .488 || .286 || .442 || 3.3 || 1.0 || 7.7|-| align="left" | 1994| align="left" | Guaynabo| 30 || .532 || .000 || .450 || 8.8 || 0.9 || 9.8|-| align="left" | 1995| align="left" | Guaynabo| 30 || .602 || .316 || .491 || 10.3 || 1.7 || 12.7|-| align="left" | 1996| align="left" | Guaynabo| 34 || .551 || .125 || .362 || 6.9 || 1.1 || 7.3|-| align="left" | 1997| align="left" | Guaynabo| 25 || .622 || .000 || .520 || 4.7 || 0.9 || 9.6|-| align="left" | 1998| align="left" | San Germán| 31 || .597 || .000 || .545 || 7.0 || 1.3 || 5.7|-| align="left" | 1999| align="left" | San Germán| 18 || .620 || .000 || .556 || 6.2 || 1.1 || 5.7|-| align="left" | 2000| align="left" | Quebradillas| 23 || .556 || .000 || .667 || 3.7 || 0.7 || 3.6|-| align="left" | 2001| align="left" | Quebradillas| 22 || .640 || .000 || .565 || 9.8 || 1.3 || 7.9|-| align="left" | 2002| align="left" | Arecibo| 28 || .548 || .000 || .355 || 7.9 || 1.6 || 6.5|-| align="left" | 2003| align="left" | Ponce| 24 || .616 || .000 || .556 || 5.1 || 0.8 || 4.2|-| align="left" | 2003| align="left" | Arecibo| 6 || .286 || .000 || .455 || 8.7 || 0.7 || 4.2|-| align="left" | 2004| align="left" | Arecibo| 27 || .515 || .500 || .615 || 3.6 || 0.9 || 2.9|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" || 381 || .560 || .213 || .480 || 6.9 || 1.0 || 6.9